====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.2.4221/24641 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88806a3bdae8 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 but task is already holding lock: ffff88802b4bb8e0 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:369 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:1568 ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:369 ocfs2_mknod+0x1181/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:365 ocfs2_create+0x195/0x460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:677 lookup_open fs/namei.c:4511 [inline] open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4611 [inline] path_openat+0x1395/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4855 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_open fs/open.c:1378 [inline] __se_sys_open fs/open.c:1374 [inline] __x64_sys_open+0x11e/0x150 fs/open.c:1374 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{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:367 ocfs2_xattr_set+0xebb/0x13e0 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:3674 __vfs_removexattr+0x431/0x470 fs/xattr.c:536 __vfs_removexattr_locked+0xe2/0x280 fs/xattr.c:571 vfs_removexattr+0x7f/0x230 fs/xattr.c:593 ovl_do_removexattr fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:341 [inline] ovl_removexattr fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:349 [inline] ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:756 [inline] ovl_get_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:836 [inline] ovl_fill_super_creds fs/overlayfs/super.c:1449 [inline] ovl_fill_super+0x4c47/0x5e20 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1560 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:3758 [inline] do_new_mount+0x341/0xd30 fs/namespace.c:3834 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4167 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4383 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4360 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/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+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1568 ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 ocfs2_mknod+0x1679/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:414 ocfs2_mkdir+0x181/0x460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:660 vfs_mkdir+0x413/0x630 fs/namei.c:5261 filename_mkdirat+0x285/0x510 fs/namei.c:5294 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5315 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5312 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/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#3 --> &journal->j_trans_barrier Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- rlock(&journal->j_trans_barrier); lock(sb_internal#3); lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier); rlock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem); *** DEADLOCK *** 8 locks held by syz.2.4221/24641: #0: ffff88807d9e8410 (sb_writers#21){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:493 #1: ffff88806a3bdda0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1074 [inline] #1: ffff88806a3bdda0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __start_dirop fs/namei.c:2914 [inline] #1: ffff88806a3bdda0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: start_dirop fs/namei.c:2938 [inline] #1: ffff88806a3bdda0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: filename_create+0x200/0x370 fs/namei.c:4950 #2: ffff888058834fa0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline] #2: ffff888058834fa0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882 #3: ffff8880588333a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline] #3: ffff8880588333a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882 #4: ffff8880588379a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline] #4: ffff8880588379a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882 #5: ffff88807d9e8600 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ocfs2_mknod+0x1181/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:365 #6: ffff88802b4bb8e0 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3ab/0x700 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:369 #7: ffff888060a40938 (jbd2_handle#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x2054/0x2290 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:444 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 24641 Comm: syz.2.4221 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 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+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1568 ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fd/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:367 ocfs2_mknod+0x1679/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:414 ocfs2_mkdir+0x181/0x460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:660 vfs_mkdir+0x413/0x630 fs/namei.c:5261 filename_mkdirat+0x285/0x510 fs/namei.c:5294 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5315 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5312 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f822ef9bcc7 Code: 00 66 90 48 89 f2 b9 00 01 00 00 48 89 fe bf 9c ff ff ff e9 db f7 ff ff 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 b8 02 01 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:00007f822fdf7e58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f822fdf7ee0 RCX: 00007f822ef9bcc7 RDX: 00000000000001ff RSI: 0000200000000100 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000200000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000100 R13: 00007f822fdf7ea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000