====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.3.611/8517 is trying to acquire lock: ffff0000eee140f8 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_inode_lock_interruptible fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:705 [inline] ffff0000eee140f8 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_start+0x58/0x264 fs/overlayfs/util.c:735 but task is already holding lock: ffff0000eee13d88 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1074 [inline] ffff0000eee13d88 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lock_two_nondirectories+0xe8/0x148 fs/inode.c:1256 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4){+.+.}-{4:4}: __lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5574 [inline] lock_release+0x178/0x3b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5889 up_write+0x3c/0x5d8 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1681 inode_unlock include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline] unlock_two_nondirectories+0x60/0x118 fs/inode.c:1269 ext4_move_extents+0x468/0x3580 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:656 __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1657 [inline] ext4_ioctl+0x2a14/0x4234 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1922 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x14c/0x1c4 fs/ioctl.c:583 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xe8/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:736 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x48/0x148 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:755 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:594 -> #1 (sb_writers#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_write include/linux/fs/super.h:125 [inline] ovl_start_write+0xf0/0x324 fs/overlayfs/util.c:32 ovl_do_copy_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:977 [inline] ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1189 [inline] ovl_copy_up_flags+0x980/0x28a4 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1243 ovl_maybe_copy_up+0x108/0x148 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1272 ovl_open+0x12c/0x2c0 fs/overlayfs/file.c:211 do_dentry_open+0x5c4/0xfc8 fs/open.c:947 vfs_open+0x44/0x2d4 fs/open.c:1079 do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline] path_openat+0x2234/0x2a6c fs/namei.c:4858 do_file_open+0x1c4/0x2e4 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x114/0x1e8 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open+0xac/0xdc fs/open.c:1370 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __arm64_sys_openat+0x9c/0xb8 fs/open.c:1381 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xe8/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:736 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x48/0x148 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:755 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:594 -> #0 (&ovl_i_lock_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+0x1780/0x2f44 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x140/0x368 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x160/0xef8 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 mutex_lock_interruptible_nested+0x24/0x30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:898 ovl_inode_lock_interruptible fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:705 [inline] ovl_copy_up_start+0x58/0x264 fs/overlayfs/util.c:735 ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1182 [inline] ovl_copy_up_flags+0x768/0x28a4 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1243 ovl_copy_up+0x24/0x34 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1282 ovl_rename_start fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1176 [inline] ovl_rename+0x2d8/0xfec fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1363 vfs_rename+0xa78/0xd48 fs/namei.c:6064 filename_renameat2+0x66c/0x730 fs/namei.c:6182 __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6211 [inline] __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6206 [inline] __arm64_sys_renameat2+0xe4/0x114 fs/namei.c:6206 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xe8/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:736 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x48/0x148 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:755 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:594 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &ovl_i_lock_key[depth] --> sb_writers#3 --> &ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4 Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4); lock(sb_writers#3); lock(&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4); lock(&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]); *** DEADLOCK *** 5 locks held by syz.3.611/8517: #0: ffff00010bddc410 (sb_writers#17){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:493 #1: ffff00010bddc718 (&type->s_vfs_rename_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lock_rename fs/namei.c:3791 [inline] #1: ffff00010bddc718 (&type->s_vfs_rename_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __start_renaming+0xec/0x33c fs/namei.c:3880 #2: ffff0000eee14300 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1074 [inline] #2: ffff0000eee14300 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lock_two_directories+0x19c/0x214 fs/namei.c:3767 #3: ffff0000eee13810 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1074 [inline] #3: ffff0000eee13810 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lock_two_directories+0x1c4/0x214 fs/namei.c:3768 #4: ffff0000eee13d88 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:1074 [inline] #4: ffff0000eee13d88 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]/4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lock_two_nondirectories+0xe8/0x148 fs/inode.c:1256 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 8517 Comm: syz.3.611 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:499 (C) __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120 dump_stack+0x1c/0x28 lib/dump_stack.c:129 print_circular_bug+0x328/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x158/0x174 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+0x1780/0x2f44 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x140/0x368 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x160/0xef8 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 mutex_lock_interruptible_nested+0x24/0x30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:898 ovl_inode_lock_interruptible fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:705 [inline] ovl_copy_up_start+0x58/0x264 fs/overlayfs/util.c:735 ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1182 [inline] ovl_copy_up_flags+0x768/0x28a4 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1243 ovl_copy_up+0x24/0x34 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1282 ovl_rename_start fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1176 [inline] ovl_rename+0x2d8/0xfec fs/overlayfs/dir.c:1363 vfs_rename+0xa78/0xd48 fs/namei.c:6064 filename_renameat2+0x66c/0x730 fs/namei.c:6182 __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6211 [inline] __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6206 [inline] __arm64_sys_renameat2+0xe4/0x114 fs/namei.c:6206 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xe8/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:736 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x48/0x148 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:755 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:594