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possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/11/11 18:12
Bug presence: origin:upstream
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Reported-by: syzbot+95be16803df9182b82e6@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Fix commit: 03b40bf5d038 fs/buffer: fix use-after-free when call bh_read() helper
Patched on: [ci2-linux-5-15-kasan ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-perf], missing on: [ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64]
First crash: 347d, last: 68d
Fix bisection: fixed by (bisect log) :
commit 03b40bf5d0389ca23ae6857ee25789f0e0b47ce8
Author: Ye Bin <yebin10@huawei.com>
Date: Mon Aug 11 14:18:30 2025 +0000

  fs/buffer: fix use-after-free when call bh_read() helper

  
Bug presence (1)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/01/21 upstream (ToT) 3d3a9c8b89d4 C [report] possible deadlock in gup_fast_fallback
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO (2) 4 5 295d 317d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/12 12:58
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO 4 4 429d 436d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/11/29 10:24
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO (3) 4 2 136d 142d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/09/19 00:01
Last patch testing requests (4)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/09/14 10:54 20m retest repro linux-5.15.y OK log
2025/07/05 09:41 1h12m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/04/23 19:02 13m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/02/03 07:25 9m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log

Sample crash report:
loop2: detected capacity change from 0 to 4096
ntfs3: loop2: ino=21, "file1" fallocate(0x20) is not supported
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
5.15.189-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.2.23/4462 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88801e614728 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: get_current arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:15 [inline]
ffff88801e614728 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x1af/0x2080 mm/gup.c:2895

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_blockdev_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:1169 [inline]
ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __blockdev_direct_IO+0x391/0x3c90 fs/direct-io.c:1368

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x38/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1551
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
       ntfs_file_mmap+0x516/0x720 fs/ntfs3/file.c:401
       call_mmap include/linux/fs.h:2177 [inline]
       mmap_file+0x5d/0xb0 mm/util.c:1092
       __mmap_region mm/mmap.c:1792 [inline]
       mmap_region+0xd0d/0x15e0 mm/mmap.c:2929
       do_mmap+0x77a/0xdf0 mm/mmap.c:1582
       vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1b2/0x2b0 mm/util.c:551
       ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x542/0x780 mm/mmap.c:1631
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
       lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
       internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x1fa/0x2080 mm/gup.c:2895
       iov_iter_get_pages+0x225/0x5b0 lib/iov_iter.c:1544
       dio_refill_pages fs/direct-io.c:173 [inline]
       dio_get_page fs/direct-io.c:217 [inline]
       do_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:938 [inline]
       do_blockdev_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:1276 [inline]
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x1060/0x3c90 fs/direct-io.c:1368
       blockdev_direct_IO include/linux/fs.h:3344 [inline]
       ntfs_direct_IO+0x194/0x390 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:798
       generic_file_read_iter+0x2be/0x490 mm/filemap.c:2772
       call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2166 [inline]
       new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:404 [inline]
       vfs_read+0x725/0xcf0 fs/read_write.c:485
       ksys_read+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:623
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26);
                               lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
                               lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26);
  lock(&mm->mmap_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz.2.23/4462:
 #0: ffff888076864af0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2bf/0x370 fs/file.c:1058
 #1: ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
 #1: ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_blockdev_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:1169 [inline]
 #1: ffff888074bba120 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#26){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __blockdev_direct_IO+0x391/0x3c90 fs/direct-io.c:1368

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 4462 Comm: syz.2.23 Not tainted 5.15.189-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x1fa/0x2080 mm/gup.c:2895
 iov_iter_get_pages+0x225/0x5b0 lib/iov_iter.c:1544
 dio_refill_pages fs/direct-io.c:173 [inline]
 dio_get_page fs/direct-io.c:217 [inline]
 do_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:938 [inline]
 do_blockdev_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:1276 [inline]
 __blockdev_direct_IO+0x1060/0x3c90 fs/direct-io.c:1368
 blockdev_direct_IO include/linux/fs.h:3344 [inline]
 ntfs_direct_IO+0x194/0x390 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:798
 generic_file_read_iter+0x2be/0x490 mm/filemap.c:2772
 call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2166 [inline]
 new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:404 [inline]
 vfs_read+0x725/0xcf0 fs/read_write.c:485
 ksys_read+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:623
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fd480272be9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fd47e4da038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd480499fa0 RCX: 00007fd480272be9
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000200000001400 RDI: 0000000000000006
RBP: 00007fd4802f5e19 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fd48049a038 R14: 00007fd480499fa0 R15: 00007ffe8eabb968
 </TASK>

Crashes (24):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/17 09:42 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/08/17 09:40 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/07/29 12:17 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/07/29 12:17 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/06/16 15:38 linux-5.15.y 1c700860e8bc d1716036 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/06/14 02:37 linux-5.15.y 1c700860e8bc 0e8da31f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/06/01 08:12 linux-5.15.y 98f47d0e9b8c 3d2f584d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/05/15 19:27 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 cfde8269 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/04/09 11:47 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c 47d015b1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/04/05 04:04 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c c53ea9c9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/04/01 15:44 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c b8645499 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/04/01 15:44 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c b8645499 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/04/01 15:44 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c b8645499 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/03/28 16:38 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c 9a1a9e31 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/03/28 16:38 linux-5.15.y 0c935c049b5c 9a1a9e31 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/03/04 03:56 linux-5.15.y c16c81c81336 c3901742 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/01/20 07:09 linux-5.15.y 4735586da88e f2cb035c .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/01/20 06:12 linux-5.15.y 4735586da88e f2cb035c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/01/07 17:46 linux-5.15.y 91786f140358 f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2024/11/18 13:07 linux-5.15.y 0a51d2d4527b e7bb5d6e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2024/11/18 13:07 linux-5.15.y 0a51d2d4527b e7bb5d6e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2024/11/14 08:39 linux-5.15.y 3c17fc483905 a8c99394 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2024/11/11 18:12 linux-5.15.y 3c17fc483905 0c4b1325 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
2025/02/05 16:08 linux-5.15.y c16c81c81336 4dc70884 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in __blockdev_direct_IO
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.