EXT4-fs (loop8): external journal has bad superblock ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.8.708/10445 is trying to acquire lock: ffff8880233e54c8 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: blkdev_put+0xff/0x760 block/bdev.c:944 but task is already holding lock: ffff88807edae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3} , at: ext4_get_journal_blkdev fs/ext4/super.c:5882 [inline] , at: ext4_open_dev_journal fs/ext4/super.c:5954 [inline] , at: ext4_load_journal fs/ext4/super.c:6017 [inline] , at: ext4_load_and_init_journal+0x280/0x2100 fs/ext4/super.c:4918 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3}: down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520 __super_lock fs/super.c:58 [inline] super_lock+0x167/0x360 fs/super.c:117 super_lock_shared fs/super.c:146 [inline] super_lock_shared_active fs/super.c:1442 [inline] fs_bdev_mark_dead+0xad/0x1f0 fs/super.c:1458 bdev_mark_dead+0x83/0x1a0 block/bdev.c:1030 disk_force_media_change+0x132/0x1b0 block/disk-events.c:302 __loop_clr_fd+0x396/0x660 drivers/block/loop.c:1170 loop_clr_fd drivers/block/loop.c:1253 [inline] lo_ioctl+0x11e8/0x19f0 drivers/block/loop.c:1578 blkdev_ioctl+0x58b/0x6f0 block/ioctl.c:639 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:871 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfd/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:857 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #1 (&bdev->bd_holder_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x129/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 bdev_mark_dead+0x31/0x1a0 block/bdev.c:1028 disk_force_media_change+0x132/0x1b0 block/disk-events.c:302 __loop_clr_fd+0x396/0x660 drivers/block/loop.c:1170 blkdev_put+0x5bd/0x760 block/bdev.c:-1 bdev_release+0x57/0x70 block/bdev.c:968 ext4_kill_sb+0x68/0xa0 fs/ext4/super.c:7391 deactivate_locked_super+0x97/0x100 fs/super.c:481 cleanup_mnt+0x429/0x4c0 fs/namespace.c:1259 task_work_run+0x1ce/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:239 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xf6/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:291 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1a/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:302 do_syscall_64+0x61/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:87 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #0 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x129/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 blkdev_put+0xff/0x760 block/bdev.c:944 ext4_get_journal_blkdev fs/ext4/super.c:5941 [inline] ext4_open_dev_journal fs/ext4/super.c:5954 [inline] ext4_load_journal fs/ext4/super.c:6017 [inline] ext4_load_and_init_journal+0xcef/0x2100 fs/ext4/super.c:4918 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5391 [inline] ext4_fill_super+0x419e/0x66c0 fs/ext4/super.c:5724 get_tree_bdev+0x3e4/0x510 fs/super.c:1591 vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764 do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3386 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3726 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3935 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3912 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &disk->open_mutex --> &bdev->bd_holder_lock --> &type->s_umount_key#31 Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&type->s_umount_key#31); lock(&bdev->bd_holder_lock); lock(&type->s_umount_key#31); lock(&disk->open_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz.8.708/10445: #0: ffff88807edae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_get_journal_blkdev fs/ext4/super.c:5882 [inline] #0: ffff88807edae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_open_dev_journal fs/ext4/super.c:5954 [inline] #0: ffff88807edae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_load_journal fs/ext4/super.c:6017 [inline] #0: ffff88807edae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_load_and_init_journal+0x280/0x2100 fs/ext4/super.c:4918 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 10445 Comm: syz.8.708 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x2bd/0x3c0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x129/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 blkdev_put+0xff/0x760 block/bdev.c:944 ext4_get_journal_blkdev fs/ext4/super.c:5941 [inline] ext4_open_dev_journal fs/ext4/super.c:5954 [inline] ext4_load_journal fs/ext4/super.c:6017 [inline] ext4_load_and_init_journal+0xcef/0x2100 fs/ext4/super.c:4918 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5391 [inline] ext4_fill_super+0x419e/0x66c0 fs/ext4/super.c:5724 get_tree_bdev+0x3e4/0x510 fs/super.c:1591 vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764 do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3386 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3726 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3935 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3912 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 RIP: 0033:0x7fdef8790eea Code: d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb a6 e8 de 1a 00 00 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fdef96c1e68 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdef96c1ef0 RCX: 00007fdef8790eea RDX: 0000200000000080 RSI: 0000200000000480 RDI: 00007fdef96c1eb0 RBP: 0000200000000080 R08: 00007fdef96c1ef0 R09: 0000000001008002 R10: 0000000001008002 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000480 R13: 00007fdef96c1eb0 R14: 0000000000000477 R15: 00002000000001c0