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possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/10/29 05:09
Reported-by: syzbot+c6bd0cf61bad0bb99aff@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 105d, last: 6d13h
Similar bugs (6)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan origin:upstream 4 C 62 9h44m 229d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/26 20:15
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 1 401d 401d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/16 07:13
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (3) 4 2 68d 77d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/25 22:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 4 1 233d 233d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/01 09:47
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 4 331d 426d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/25 04:24
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan ocfs2 4 C inconclusive 5670 36m 496d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/10/03 02:18

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.5.2411/12815 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888055f5df48 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ffff888055f5df48 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12b/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2713

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888055fe22e0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2325 [inline]
ffff888055fe22e0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x434/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_create_local_dquot+0x1a5/0x18e0 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:1224
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x7c6/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:871
       dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       wait_on_dquot fs/quota/dquot.c:356 [inline]
       dqget+0x6f8/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:983
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#2){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x163f/0x4630 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x4c9/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       d_delete_notify include/linux/fsnotify.h:267 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x397/0x4d0 fs/namei.c:4212
       do_rmdir+0x29a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:4260
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4440 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4434 [inline]
       __x64_sys_unlinkat+0xc0/0xe0 fs/namei.c:4434
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
       lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12b/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2713
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x540/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
       dio_complete+0x251/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:271
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2f25/0x3570 fs/direct-io.c:1320
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x233/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
       generic_file_direct_write+0x10f/0x330 mm/filemap.c:3787
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x15f/0x2a0 mm/filemap.c:3945
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x1660/0x1f00 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2469
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x642/0xb10 fs/read_write.c:861
       vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:934 [inline]
       do_pwritev+0x23d/0x3a0 fs/read_write.c:1031
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type] --> &dquot->dq_lock --> &ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key);
                               lock(&dquot->dq_lock);
                               lock(&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key);
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.5.2411/12815:
 #0: ffff8880589e2460 (sb_writers#18){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:933 [inline]
 #0: ffff8880589e2460 (sb_writers#18){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: do_pwritev+0x226/0x3a0 fs/read_write.c:1031
 #1: ffff888055fe2648 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #1: ffff888055fe2648 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x448/0x1f00 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2399
 #2: ffff888055fe22e0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2325 [inline]
 #2: ffff888055fe22e0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x434/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 12815 Comm: syz.5.2411 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12b/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2713
 ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
 ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x540/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
 dio_complete+0x251/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:271
 __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2f25/0x3570 fs/direct-io.c:1320
 ocfs2_direct_IO+0x233/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
 generic_file_direct_write+0x10f/0x330 mm/filemap.c:3787
 __generic_file_write_iter+0x15f/0x2a0 mm/filemap.c:3945
 ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x1660/0x1f00 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2469
 do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
 do_iter_write+0x642/0xb10 fs/read_write.c:861
 vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:934 [inline]
 do_pwritev+0x23d/0x3a0 fs/read_write.c:1031
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f3ac3b9aeb9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 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 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f3ac49ed028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000148
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f3ac3e15fa0 RCX: 00007f3ac3b9aeb9
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000240 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f3ac3c08c1f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000003
R10: 0000000000001400 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f3ac3e16038 R14: 00007f3ac3e15fa0 R15: 00007ffcfa16eba8
 </TASK>

Crashes (4):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/04 21:30 linux-6.1.y cd9b81672742 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2025/12/30 21:05 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2025/10/29 05:08 linux-6.1.y 8e6e2188d949 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/01/06 14:02 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.