====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.2.114/6699 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88803b1769b0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601 but task is already holding lock: ffff888019c4d238 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_readdir+0x275/0x8d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1898 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590 kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:796 kernfs_create_dir_ns+0xde/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1098 sysfs_create_dir_ns+0x12f/0x2a0 fs/sysfs/dir.c:59 create_dir lib/kobject.c:73 [inline] kobject_add_internal+0x631/0xd10 lib/kobject.c:240 kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:374 [inline] kobject_add+0x163/0x240 lib/kobject.c:426 btrfs_sysfs_add_block_group_type+0x243/0x6c0 fs/btrfs/sysfs.c:1866 btrfs_create_pending_block_groups+0xd3d/0x1a00 fs/btrfs/block-group.c:2876 __btrfs_end_transaction+0x140/0x640 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1080 btrfs_inc_block_group_ro+0x63e/0x6f0 fs/btrfs/block-group.c:3150 btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x26d/0x980 fs/btrfs/relocation.c:5355 btrfs_relocate_chunk+0x115/0x830 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:3590 __btrfs_balance+0x1dbf/0x2af0 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:4492 btrfs_balance+0xafa/0x11f0 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:4879 btrfs_ioctl_balance+0x3d6/0x610 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:3452 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xff/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583 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 -> #3 (btrfs_trans_num_extwriters){++++}-{0:0}: join_transaction+0x1a4/0xc90 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:323 start_transaction+0x6b9/0x1650 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:708 btrfs_dirty_inode+0x9f/0x190 fs/btrfs/inode.c:6429 btrfs_setattr+0x2db/0x12a0 fs/btrfs/inode.c:5488 notify_change+0xc18/0xf60 fs/attr.c:556 vfs_utimes+0x45a/0x660 fs/utimes.c:67 do_utimes_path fs/utimes.c:99 [inline] do_utimes+0x1b9/0x2c0 fs/utimes.c:139 __do_sys_utime fs/utimes.c:220 [inline] __se_sys_utime fs/utimes.c:209 [inline] __x64_sys_utime+0x138/0x200 fs/utimes.c:209 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 -> #2 (btrfs_trans_num_writers){++++}-{0:0}: __lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5574 [inline] lock_release+0x199/0x3d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5889 percpu_up_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:112 [inline] __sb_end_write include/linux/fs/super.h:14 [inline] sb_end_intwrite+0x26/0x1c0 include/linux/fs/super.h:101 __btrfs_end_transaction+0x248/0x640 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1085 btrfs_dirty_inode+0x14c/0x190 fs/btrfs/inode.c:6443 file_update_time_flags+0x2d5/0x4b0 fs/inode.c:2426 btrfs_page_mkwrite+0x5df/0x1b10 fs/btrfs/file.c:1914 do_page_mkwrite+0x150/0x310 mm/memory.c:3589 wp_page_shared mm/memory.c:3990 [inline] do_wp_page+0x203b/0x49d0 mm/memory.c:4209 handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6333 [inline] __handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6455 [inline] handle_mm_fault+0x9f5/0x13c0 mm/memory.c:6624 do_user_addr_fault+0xa73/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1334 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline] exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527 asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618 -> #1 (sb_pagefaults#2){.+.+}-{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_pagefault include/linux/fs/super.h:159 [inline] btrfs_page_mkwrite+0x329/0x1b10 fs/btrfs/file.c:1873 do_page_mkwrite+0x150/0x310 mm/memory.c:3589 do_shared_fault mm/memory.c:5875 [inline] do_fault mm/memory.c:5937 [inline] do_pte_missing+0x711/0x29e0 mm/memory.c:4477 handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6317 [inline] __handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6455 [inline] handle_mm_fault+0xd0a/0x13c0 mm/memory.c:6624 do_user_addr_fault+0x75b/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1385 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline] exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527 asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618 -> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{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_killable+0xa4/0x220 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1560 mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601 get_mmap_lock_carefully mm/mmap_lock.c:450 [inline] lock_mm_and_find_vma+0x2d7/0x340 mm/mmap_lock.c:501 do_user_addr_fault+0x330/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1357 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline] exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527 asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618 filldir64+0x2cd/0x670 fs/readdir.c:-1 dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3566 [inline] kernfs_fop_readdir+0x57e/0x8d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1915 iterate_dir+0x3a5/0x580 fs/readdir.c:108 __do_sys_getdents64 fs/readdir.c:412 [inline] __se_sys_getdents64+0xf1/0x280 fs/readdir.c:397 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: &mm->mmap_lock --> btrfs_trans_num_extwriters --> &root->kernfs_rwsem Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- rlock(&root->kernfs_rwsem); lock(btrfs_trans_num_extwriters); lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem); rlock(&mm->mmap_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 3 locks held by syz.2.114/6699: #0: ffff88803e44d528 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x252/0x320 fs/file.c:1261 #1: ffff8880613e5ef8 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#6){++++}-{4:4}, at: iterate_dir+0x29e/0x580 fs/readdir.c:101 #2: ffff888019c4d238 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_readdir+0x275/0x8d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1898 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6699 Comm: syz.2.114 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 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_killable+0xa4/0x220 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1560 mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601 get_mmap_lock_carefully mm/mmap_lock.c:450 [inline] lock_mm_and_find_vma+0x2d7/0x340 mm/mmap_lock.c:501 do_user_addr_fault+0x330/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1357 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline] exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527 asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618 RIP: 0010:filldir64+0x2cd/0x670 fs/readdir.c:382 Code: 4c 24 08 48 8b 44 24 58 48 89 01 48 8b 04 24 8b 54 24 14 49 bc 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 66 89 41 10 80 e2 0f 88 51 12 49 63 ee 44 29 13 00 4c 8d 79 13 bf 07 00 00 00 44 89 f6 e8 0d 9f 86 ff RSP: 0018:ffffc90007c47c40 EFLAGS: 00050202 RAX: 0000000000000028 RBX: ffffc90007c47e38 RCX: 0000200000000fe0 RDX: 0000000000000008 RSI: 0000200000000fb8 RDI: 0000200000001008 RBP: 0000000000000012 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed1004d623d1 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: ffff88803dd1e780 R14: 0000000000000012 R15: 0000200000001008 dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3566 [inline] kernfs_fop_readdir+0x57e/0x8d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1915 iterate_dir+0x3a5/0x580 fs/readdir.c:108 __do_sys_getdents64 fs/readdir.c:412 [inline] __se_sys_getdents64+0xf1/0x280 fs/readdir.c:397 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: 0033:0x7f7af707c799 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:00007f7af52b5028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000d9 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f7af72f6090 RCX: 00007f7af707c799 RDX: 0000000000001001 RSI: 0000200000000cc0 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007f7af7112c99 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f7af72f6128 R14: 00007f7af72f6090 R15: 00007fffbd976bd8 ---------------- Code disassembly (best guess): 0: 4c 24 08 rex.WR and $0x8,%al 3: 48 8b 44 24 58 mov 0x58(%rsp),%rax 8: 48 89 01 mov %rax,(%rcx) b: 48 8b 04 24 mov (%rsp),%rax f: 8b 54 24 14 mov 0x14(%rsp),%edx 13: 49 bc 00 00 00 00 00 movabs $0xdffffc0000000000,%r12 1a: fc ff df 1d: 66 89 41 10 mov %ax,0x10(%rcx) 21: 80 e2 0f and $0xf,%dl 24: 88 51 12 mov %dl,0x12(%rcx) 27: 49 63 ee movslq %r14d,%rbp * 2a: c6 44 29 13 00 movb $0x0,0x13(%rcx,%rbp,1) <-- trapping instruction 2f: 4c 8d 79 13 lea 0x13(%rcx),%r15 33: bf 07 00 00 00 mov $0x7,%edi 38: 44 89 f6 mov %r14d,%esi 3b: e8 0d 9f 86 ff call 0xff869f4d