possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/28 13:31
Subsystems: fs
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+c9f9d646b08f3b6032fe@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 18d, last: 38m
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
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3146cd8b assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir 2026/07/26 02:35 2026/07/26 02:35 2026/07/26 03:13 492bab15
Discussions (3)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[syzbot] [fs?] possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir 0 (3) 2026/07/31 10:51
[PATCH] configfs: fix lockdep false positive in configfs_depend_item() 1 (1) 2026/07/31 10:49
[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_tcm: fix deadlock in usbg_make_tpg() 1 (1) 2026/07/31 08:11
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir 4 syz, C 46 1d07h 17d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/25 09:00
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir 4 syz, C 39 1d06h 18d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/24 22:09
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir 4 32 13h14m 17d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 16:49
Last patch testing requests (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/07/31 10:51 28m yun.zhou@windriver.com patch upstream OK log

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor370/6056 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802444f870 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: configfs_rmdir+0x3fa/0x950 fs/configfs/dir.c:1534

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: vfs_rmdir fs/namei.c:5366 [inline]
ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: vfs_rmdir+0xed/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:5354

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       down_write+0x8b/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
       configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0xf3/0x6a0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1259
       usbg_make_tpg+0x261/0x620 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1686
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xab/0x8c0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:939
       configfs_mkdir+0x51e/0xb70 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x361/0x850 fs/namei.c:5276
       filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5309
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5336 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5333 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90 fs/namei.c:5333
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       tcm_register_callback+0x1f/0x70 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2625
       usbg_attach drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2649 [inline]
       usbg_enable_tpg+0x95/0x160 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1825
       target_tpg_enable+0x1fc/0x5d0 drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c:481
       target_fabric_tpg_base_enable_store+0x162/0x190 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:840
       flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
       configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
       ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       down_write_killable+0x93/0x250 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643
       configfs_rmdir+0x3fa/0x950 fs/configfs/dir.c:1534
       vfs_rmdir fs/namei.c:5381 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x328/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:5354
       filename_rmdir+0x31a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:5438
       __do_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:5461 [inline]
       __se_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:5458 [inline]
       __x64_sys_rmdir+0x46/0x70 fs/namei.c:5458
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &p->frag_sem --> &opts->dep_lock --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
                               lock(&opts->dep_lock);
                               lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
  lock(&p->frag_sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz-executor370/6056:
 #0: ffff888023ec4450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_rmdir+0x1ff/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:5427
 #1: ffff8880471ee9c0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1069 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880471ee9c0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __start_dirop fs/namei.c:2918 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880471ee9c0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: start_dirop fs/namei.c:2942 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880471ee9c0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: filename_rmdir+0x258/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:5431
 #2: ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
 #2: ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: vfs_rmdir fs/namei.c:5366 [inline]
 #2: ffff88803e07ba40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}, at: vfs_rmdir+0xed/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:5354

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6056 Comm: syz-executor370 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
 down_write_killable+0x93/0x250 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643
 configfs_rmdir+0x3fa/0x950 fs/configfs/dir.c:1534
 vfs_rmdir fs/namei.c:5381 [inline]
 vfs_rmdir+0x328/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:5354
 filename_rmdir+0x31a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:5438
 __do_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:5461 [inline]
 __se_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:5458 [inline]
 __x64_sys_rmdir+0x46/0x70 fs/namei.c:5458
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fd2f47c11d7
Code: 00 00 90 48 83 ec 10 48 63 ff 45 31 c9 45 31 c0 6a 00 31 c9 e8 ca 07 02 00 48 83 c4 18 c3 0f 1f 44 00 00 b8 54 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 01 c3 48 c7 c2 d8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8
RSP: 002b:00007fff71617f78 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000054
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd2f481c500 RCX: 00007fd2f47c11d7
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007fd2f484a320 RDI: 00007fd2f481c500
RBP: 00007fd2f481c500 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000ffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00007fff716181b8
R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 00007fd2f4845cc0 R15: 0000000000000002
 </TASK>

Crashes (1231):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/10 09:19 upstream db2ddb871435 3c5eaa21 .config console log report C ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/29 10:18 upstream fc02acf6ac0c 4a865b71 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/02 21:55 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c e611ffe1 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/30 13:45 upstream 11028ab62899 2377cd3d .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/12 00:03 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 17:39 upstream d58772d8520c 37a258dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 12:41 upstream d58772d8520c 37a258dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 09:08 upstream d58772d8520c 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 06:35 upstream d58772d8520c 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 05:27 upstream d58772d8520c 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 20:39 upstream d58772d8520c 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 19:36 upstream d58772d8520c 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 15:36 upstream db2ddb871435 039457bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 11:13 upstream db2ddb871435 558388e4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 09:06 upstream db2ddb871435 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 07:35 upstream b9b3e33b70b7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 06:07 upstream b9b3e33b70b7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 04:05 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 03:04 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 03:04 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 23:49 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 22:09 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 19:40 upstream b9b3e33b70b7 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 17:19 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 16:14 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 06:16 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 02:07 upstream a59f57e2aa12 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/08 10:43 upstream 9a143525f62b e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/04 02:12 upstream 848acc8ffe1b 9451e17e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/28 11:58 upstream 62cc90241548 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/26 01:49 upstream 3dab139d4795 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/12 06:07 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 21:34 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 19:37 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 557a89d3 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 13:47 upstream d58772d8520c 557a89d3 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 00:34 upstream d58772d8520c 508909ea .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 12:14 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 10:47 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 05:39 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 03:08 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 20:03 upstream f5bbbfec59b4 557a89d3 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 11:07 upstream d58772d8520c 557a89d3 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 03:17 upstream d58772d8520c 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 22:10 upstream d58772d8520c 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 17:26 upstream db2ddb871435 558388e4 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 07:19 upstream db2ddb871435 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 20:48 upstream b643e495ae92 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 16:01 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 14:57 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 13:52 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 09:33 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 08:21 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 07:18 upstream 06cf61899d64 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/12 02:00 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 12:18 linux-next 6b8c8af514d7 558388e4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 04:27 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 01:03 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/28 23:28 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 365f9c7a6b81 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/24 13:23 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci b66b0005b6ce 544adce9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.