Forwarded: [PATCH] namei: add debug printk to trace parent inode lock state
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Date: Fri Mar 06 2026 - 00:22:31 EST
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Subject: [PATCH] namei: add debug printk to trace parent inode lock state
Author: kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
Add debug printk statements to trace the parent directory inode rwsem
state through the symlink creation path. This helps identify which
component is dropping the parent inode's i_rwsem between start_dirop()
and end_dirop(), causing the unbalanced unlock WARNING in
filename_symlinkat().
The printk traces:
- rwsem owner/count after start_dirop() acquires the lock
- rwsem owner/count after vfs_symlink() returns
- rwsem owner/count at end_dirop() just before the unlock
- dentry->d_parent and path->dentry at each point
This is a temporary diagnostic patch and should be reverted once the
root cause is identified.
Reported-by: syzbot+2ed46b6b748df855347f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2ed46b6b748df855347f
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <Kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/namei.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 58f715f7657e..9584ff6dff47 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2944,6 +2944,11 @@ struct dentry *start_dirop(struct dentry *parent, struct qstr *name,
void end_dirop(struct dentry *de)
{
if (!IS_ERR(de)) {
+ struct inode *dir = d_inode(de->d_parent);
+ pr_warn("DEBUG: end_dirop: de=%px parent=%px inode=%px rwsem count=%ld owner=%px current=%px\n",
+ de, de->d_parent, dir,
+ atomic_long_read(&dir->i_rwsem.count),
+ READ_ONCE(dir->i_rwsem.owner), current);
inode_unlock(de->d_parent->d_inode);
dput(de);
}
@@ -4922,7 +4927,9 @@ static struct dentry *filename_create(int dfd, struct filename *name,
dentry = start_dirop(path->dentry, &last, reval_flag | create_flags);
if (IS_ERR(dentry))
goto out_drop_write;
-
+ pr_warn("DEBUG: after start_dirop: dentry=%px parent=%px parent_inode=%px rwsem owner=%px current=%px\n",
+ dentry, dentry->d_parent, d_inode(dentry->d_parent),
+ (void *)atomic_long_read(&d_inode(dentry->d_parent)->i_rwsem.count), current);
if (unlikely(error))
goto fail;
@@ -4959,7 +4966,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_creating_path);
*/
void end_creating_path(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry)
{
- end_creating(dentry);
+ if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+ inode_unlock(d_inode(path->dentry));
+ dput(dentry);
+ }
mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
path_put(path);
}
@@ -5639,6 +5649,10 @@ int filename_symlinkat(struct filename *from, int newdfd, struct filename *to)
if (!error)
error = vfs_symlink(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), path.dentry->d_inode,
dentry, from->name, &delegated_inode);
+ pr_warn("DEBUG: after vfs_symlink: error=%d dentry=%px parent=%px parent_inode=%px rwsem owner=%px path_dentry=%px path_inode=%px\n",
+ error, dentry, dentry->d_parent, d_inode(dentry->d_parent),
+ (void *)atomic_long_read(&d_inode(path.dentry)->i_rwsem.count),
+ path.dentry, d_inode(path.dentry));
end_creating_path(&path, dentry);
if (is_delegated(&delegated_inode)) {
error = break_deleg_wait(&delegated_inode);
--
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