====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.9.2149/15876 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888051c2ce38 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 but task is already holding lock: ffff888059ed6ce8 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}: down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372 ocfs2_block_group_alloc fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:754 [inline] ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x7ae/0x4940 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:903 ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x415/0x9a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1053 ocfs2_expand_inline_dir fs/ocfs2/dir.c:2866 [inline] ocfs2_extend_dir+0xcd3/0x4a70 fs/ocfs2/dir.c:3228 ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert+0x34af/0x5370 fs/ocfs2/dir.c:4346 ocfs2_mknod+0xa1b/0x2290 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:298 ocfs2_mkdir+0x181/0x490 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:660 vfs_mkdir+0x413/0x630 fs/namei.c:5233 filename_mkdirat+0x285/0x510 fs/namei.c:5266 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5287 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5284 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (sb_internal#8){.+.+}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline] percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline] sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs/super.h:177 [inline] ocfs2_start_trans+0x2ac/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:370 ocfs2_xattr_set+0xebb/0x13e0 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:3674 __vfs_removexattr+0x431/0x470 fs/xattr.c:518 __vfs_removexattr_locked+0xe2/0x280 fs/xattr.c:553 vfs_removexattr+0x7f/0x230 fs/xattr.c:575 ovl_do_removexattr fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:335 [inline] ovl_removexattr fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:343 [inline] ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:760 [inline] ovl_get_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:840 [inline] ovl_fill_super_creds fs/overlayfs/super.c:1453 [inline] ovl_fill_super+0x4c54/0x5e50 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1564 vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1327 [inline] get_tree_nodev+0xbb/0x150 fs/super.c:1346 vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2a0 fs/super.c:1754 fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1193 [inline] do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3762 [inline] do_new_mount+0x341/0xd30 fs/namespace.c:3838 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4161 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4350 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4327 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 ocfs2_mknod+0x1679/0x2290 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:414 vfs_mknod+0x447/0x610 fs/namei.c:5092 filename_mknodat+0x3cb/0x660 fs/namei.c:-1 __do_sys_mknod fs/namei.c:5179 [inline] __se_sys_mknod+0x3a/0x150 fs/namei.c:5176 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 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: &oi->ip_xattr_sem --> sb_internal#8 --> &journal->j_trans_barrier Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- rlock(&journal->j_trans_barrier); lock(sb_internal#8); lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier); rlock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem); *** DEADLOCK *** 8 locks held by syz.9.2149/15876: #0: ffff8880335a8420 (sb_writers#35){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:493 #1: ffff888051c2d100 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#24/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1073 [inline] #1: ffff888051c2d100 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#24/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __start_dirop fs/namei.c:2923 [inline] #1: ffff888051c2d100 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#24/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: start_dirop fs/namei.c:2934 [inline] #1: ffff888051c2d100 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#24/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: filename_create+0x200/0x370 fs/namei.c:4922 #2: ffff88804febd100 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1028 [inline] #2: ffff88804febd100 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16a/0x4940 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:857 #3: ffff88804feb9800 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1028 [inline] #3: ffff88804feb9800 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16a/0x4940 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:857 #4: ffff88804feb89c0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[LOCAL_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1028 [inline] #4: ffff88804feb89c0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[LOCAL_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits+0x11f/0x26f0 fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c:636 #5: ffff8880335a8610 (sb_internal#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ocfs2_mknod+0x1181/0x2290 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:365 #6: ffff888059ed6ce8 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372 #7: ffff888058340950 (jbd2_handle#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x2054/0x2290 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:444 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 15876 Comm: syz.9.2149 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 ocfs2_mknod+0x1679/0x2290 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:414 vfs_mknod+0x447/0x610 fs/namei.c:5092 filename_mknodat+0x3cb/0x660 fs/namei.c:-1 __do_sys_mknod fs/namei.c:5179 [inline] __se_sys_mknod+0x3a/0x150 fs/namei.c:5176 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f5b8839bf79 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:00007f5b89191028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000085 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f5b88616090 RCX: 00007f5b8839bf79 RDX: 0000000000000712 RSI: 000000000000cc48 RDI: 0000200000000000 RBP: 00007f5b884327e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f5b88616128 R14: 00007f5b88616090 R15: 00007fff099cc368