loop2: detected capacity change from 0 to 512
EXT4-fs: Ignoring removed nobh option
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.2.6279/26652 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888074940b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x20f/0x2f40 fs/ext4/inode.c:2715

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:165 [inline]
ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6024 [inline]
ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3fe/0x770 fs/ext4/inode.c:6105

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:158 [inline]
       ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x24/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1922
       ext4_writepages+0x670/0x2f40 fs/ext4/inode.c:2761
       do_writepages+0x3ba/0x640 mm/page-writeback.c:2491
       filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x11e/0x180 mm/filemap.c:388
       __filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:421 [inline]
       file_write_and_wait_range+0x159/0x230 mm/filemap.c:774
       ext4_sync_file+0x23b/0xca0 fs/ext4/fsync.c:151
       generic_write_sync include/linux/fs.h:2962 [inline]
       ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x2f6/0x390 fs/ext4/file.c:292
       ext4_file_write_iter+0x1cf/0x1710 fs/ext4/file.c:-1
       call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline]
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x4b1/0xa30 fs/read_write.c:584
       ksys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:699 [inline]
       __do_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:709 [inline]
       __se_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:706 [inline]
       __x64_sys_pwrite64+0x197/0x220 fs/read_write.c:706
       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 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       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
       percpu_down_read+0x44/0x1a0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51
       ext4_writepages+0x20f/0x2f40 fs/ext4/inode.c:2715
       do_writepages+0x3ba/0x640 mm/page-writeback.c:2491
       __writeback_single_inode+0x156/0x1160 fs/fs-writeback.c:1622
       writeback_single_inode+0x3cb/0x8e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1743
       write_inode_now+0x17f/0x210 fs/fs-writeback.c:2786
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1821 [inline]
       iput+0x613/0x980 fs/inode.c:1860
       ext4_xattr_block_set+0x273b/0x32b0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2146
       ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2611 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2686 [inline]
       ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x120b/0x1dc0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2774
       __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x301/0x3e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:5984
       ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6027 [inline]
       __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x47f/0x770 fs/ext4/inode.c:6105
       ext4_evict_inode+0xa7f/0x1110 fs/ext4/inode.c:279
       evict+0x4c9/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xbeb/0x1420 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5556 [inline]
       ext4_fill_super+0x7829/0x7dc0 fs/ext4/super.c:5687
       get_tree_bdev+0x3f1/0x610 fs/super.c:1366
       vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1573
       do_new_mount+0x24a/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3078
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3606
       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:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
                               lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
                               lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
  lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.2.6279/26652:
 #0: ffff8880625760e0 (&type->s_umount_key#27/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: alloc_super+0x1fa/0x930 fs/super.c:228
 #1: ffff888062576650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline]
 #1: ffff888062576650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:2013 [inline]
 #1: ffff888062576650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ext4_evict_inode+0x43c/0x1110 fs/ext4/inode.c:240
 #2: ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:165 [inline]
 #2: ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6024 [inline]
 #2: ffff888055530ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3fe/0x770 fs/ext4/inode.c:6105

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 26652 Comm: syz.2.6279 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
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
 percpu_down_read+0x44/0x1a0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51
 ext4_writepages+0x20f/0x2f40 fs/ext4/inode.c:2715
 do_writepages+0x3ba/0x640 mm/page-writeback.c:2491
 __writeback_single_inode+0x156/0x1160 fs/fs-writeback.c:1622
 writeback_single_inode+0x3cb/0x8e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1743
 write_inode_now+0x17f/0x210 fs/fs-writeback.c:2786
 iput_final fs/inode.c:1821 [inline]
 iput+0x613/0x980 fs/inode.c:1860
 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x273b/0x32b0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2146
 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2611 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2686 [inline]
 ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x120b/0x1dc0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2774
 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x301/0x3e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:5984
 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6027 [inline]
 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x47f/0x770 fs/ext4/inode.c:6105
 ext4_evict_inode+0xa7f/0x1110 fs/ext4/inode.c:279
 evict+0x4c9/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xbeb/0x1420 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5556 [inline]
 ext4_fill_super+0x7829/0x7dc0 fs/ext4/super.c:5687
 get_tree_bdev+0x3f1/0x610 fs/super.c:1366
 vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1573
 do_new_mount+0x24a/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3078
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3606
 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: 0033:0x7f7795b9da0a
Code: 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 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:00007f7796976e58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f7796976ee0 RCX: 00007f7795b9da0a
RDX: 0000200000000180 RSI: 0000200000000140 RDI: 00007f7796976ea0
RBP: 0000200000000180 R08: 00007f7796976ee0 R09: 0000000000800718
R10: 0000000000800718 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000140
R13: 00007f7796976ea0 R14: 00000000000004a3 R15: 00002000000003c0
 </TASK>
------------[ cut here ]------------
EA inode 11 i_nlink=1026
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 26652 at fs/ext4/xattr.c:1006 ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x4e7/0x540 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1004
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 26652 Comm: syz.2.6279 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
RIP: 0010:ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x4e7/0x540 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1004
Code: 7c 24 40 4c 89 f8 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 30 00 74 08 4c 89 ff e8 7a c5 9b ff 49 8b 37 48 c7 c7 00 a1 a0 8a 89 da e8 79 4b 16 ff <0f> 0b 4c 8b 64 24 08 4c 8b 7c 24 10 e9 a9 fe ff ff e8 13 6d f5 07
RSP: 0018:ffffc900035471e0 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: d1375a6ba79f4300 RBX: 0000000000000402 RCX: 0000000000080000
RDX: ffffc9001c400000 RSI: 000000000007ffff RDI: 0000000000080000
RBP: ffffc900035472d8 R08: ffff8880b8e279db R09: 1ffff110171c4f3b
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed10171c4f3c R12: ffff8880555302b0
R13: 1ffff1100aaa6095 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff8880555302f0
FS:  00007f77969776c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055f2caabf7a0 CR3: 000000002f3bb000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref fs/ext4/xattr.c:1029 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_set_entry+0xb33/0x1e90 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1671
 ext4_xattr_ibody_set+0x250/0x690 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2215
 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2618 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2686 [inline]
 ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x12c7/0x1dc0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2774
 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x301/0x3e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:5984
 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6027 [inline]
 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x47f/0x770 fs/ext4/inode.c:6105
 ext4_evict_inode+0xa7f/0x1110 fs/ext4/inode.c:279
 evict+0x4c9/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xbeb/0x1420 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5556 [inline]
 ext4_fill_super+0x7829/0x7dc0 fs/ext4/super.c:5687
 get_tree_bdev+0x3f1/0x610 fs/super.c:1366
 vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1573
 do_new_mount+0x24a/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3078
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3606
 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: 0033:0x7f7795b9da0a
Code: 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 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:00007f7796976e58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f7796976ee0 RCX: 00007f7795b9da0a
RDX: 0000200000000180 RSI: 0000200000000140 RDI: 00007f7796976ea0
RBP: 0000200000000180 R08: 00007f7796976ee0 R09: 0000000000800718
R10: 0000000000800718 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000140
R13: 00007f7796976ea0 R14: 00000000000004a3 R15: 00002000000003c0
 </TASK>