====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.2.4114/21040 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888046599848 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1042 [inline] ffff888046599848 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{4:4}, at: lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1874 but task is already holding lock: ffff888056fa9c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x28f/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #3 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1aa/0x1ca0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x28f/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 iter_file_splice_write+0xa24/0x12b0 fs/splice.c:738 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:938 [inline] do_splice+0x1478/0x1fc0 fs/splice.c:1351 __do_splice+0x32a/0x360 fs/splice.c:1433 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1636 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1618 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1618 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #2 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1aa/0x1ca0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 pipe_lock fs/pipe.c:91 [inline] pipe_lock+0x64/0x80 fs/pipe.c:88 iter_file_splice_write+0x1ea/0x12b0 fs/splice.c:683 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:938 [inline] do_splice+0x1478/0x1fc0 fs/splice.c:1351 __do_splice+0x32a/0x360 fs/splice.c:1433 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1636 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1618 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1618 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (sb_writers#6){.+.+}-{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_write include/linux/fs/super.h:125 [inline] mnt_want_write+0x6f/0x450 fs/namespace.c:499 ovl_set_or_remove_acl fs/overlayfs/inode.c:505 [inline] ovl_set_acl+0x3a0/0xa80 fs/overlayfs/inode.c:554 set_posix_acl+0x25f/0x320 fs/posix_acl.c:954 vfs_set_acl+0x44a/0x920 fs/posix_acl.c:1133 do_set_acl+0xd9/0x1a0 fs/posix_acl.c:1278 do_setxattr+0xeb/0x180 fs/xattr.c:633 filename_setxattr+0x16b/0x1d0 fs/xattr.c:665 path_setxattrat+0x1de/0x2a0 fs/xattr.c:713 __do_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:754 [inline] __se_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:750 [inline] __x64_sys_lsetxattr+0xc9/0x140 fs/xattr.c:750 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{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+0x1669/0x2890 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x179/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 down_read+0x9b/0x460 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1042 [inline] lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1874 walk_component fs/namei.c:2221 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2722 [inline] path_lookupat+0x5e9/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2746 filename_lookup+0x224/0x5f0 fs/namei.c:2775 kern_path+0x35/0x50 fs/namei.c:2987 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1222 resume_store+0x1d6/0x490 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1306 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:142 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3af/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x7d3/0x11d0 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/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: &ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth] --> &pipe->mutex --> &of->mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&of->mutex); lock(&pipe->mutex); lock(&of->mutex); rlock(&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by syz.2.4114/21040: #0: ffff88801d33a9b8 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2a2/0x370 fs/file.c:1255 #1: ffff8880336c6420 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 #2: ffff888056fa9c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x28f/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 #3: ffff88801eeb9008 (kn->active#62){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #3: ffff88801eeb9008 (kn->active#62){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2ff/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:344 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 21040 Comm: syz.2.4114 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x275/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 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+0x1669/0x2890 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x179/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 down_read+0x9b/0x460 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1042 [inline] lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1874 walk_component fs/namei.c:2221 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2722 [inline] path_lookupat+0x5e9/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2746 filename_lookup+0x224/0x5f0 fs/namei.c:2775 kern_path+0x35/0x50 fs/namei.c:2987 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1222 resume_store+0x1d6/0x490 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1306 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:142 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3af/0x570 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x7d3/0x11d0 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f87d3b8f749 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:00007f87d4976038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f87d3de5fa0 RCX: 00007f87d3b8f749 RDX: 0000000000000012 RSI: 0000200000000040 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007f87d3c13f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f87d3de6038 R14: 00007f87d3de5fa0 R15: 00007ffef19cc4c8 md: async del_gendisk mode will be removed in future, please upgrade to mdadm-4.5+ block device autoloading is deprecated and will be removed. PM: Image not found (code -5)