Re: [syzbot] [jffs2?] possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode (2)
From: syzbot
Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 16:18:27 EST
syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
HEAD commit: df2908090cda Linux 7.3-rc2
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17c4f8d1580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=85bc5cc2fc7394d9
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=743079a09058321247d8
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
userspace arch: i386
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14824601580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-df290809.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a500bcdb2c4d/vmlinux-df290809.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/2b5c3e1aefa2/bzImage-df290809.xz
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kswapd0/113 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880139810e0 (&f->sem){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419
but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8efc9860 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0xbce/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7292
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
__fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x63/0x6a0 mm/slub.c:5010
jffs2_do_read_inode+0x307/0x520 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1372
jffs2_iget+0x32b/0xe30 fs/jffs2/fs.c:277
jffs2_do_fill_super+0x44b/0xa50 fs/jffs2/fs.c:578
jffs2_fill_super+0x283/0x370 fs/jffs2/super.c:290
mtd_get_sb+0x2f0/0x4c0 drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:57
mtd_get_sb_by_nr drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:88 [inline]
get_tree_mtd+0x6f9/0x8a0 drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:141
vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x320 fs/super.c:1947
fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1198 [inline]
do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3772 [inline]
do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3848 [inline]
path_mount+0x7d0/0x24c0 fs/namespace.c:4168
do_mount fs/namespace.c:4181 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4397 [inline]
__se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4374 [inline]
__ia32_sys_mount+0x292/0x310 fs/namespace.c:4374
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:79 [inline]
__do_fast_syscall_32+0x13a/0x8b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:291
do_fast_syscall_32+0x32/0x70 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:316
entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e
-> #0 (&f->sem){+.+.}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419
evict+0x3c2/0xad0 fs/inode.c:822
dispose_list+0x117/0x1e0 fs/inode.c:864
prune_icache_sb+0xea/0x150 fs/inode.c:1011
super_cache_scan+0x3ac/0x5c0 fs/super.c:240
do_shrink_slab+0x416/0x1200 mm/shrinker.c:443
shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
shrink_slab+0xa82/0x12e0 mm/shrinker.c:638
shrink_one+0x398/0x850 mm/vmscan.c:5119
shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5180 [inline]
lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5258 [inline]
shrink_node+0x2b20/0x4320 mm/vmscan.c:6247
kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7101 [inline]
balance_pgdat+0xb20/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7279
kswapd+0x556/0xb50 mm/vmscan.c:7555
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(&f->sem);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(&f->sem);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by kswapd0/113: 2, last CPU#3:
#0: ffffffff8efc9860 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0xbce/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7292
#1: ffff88806bdce0e8 (&type->s_umount_key#59){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared fs/super.c:688 [inline]
#1: ffff88806bdce0e8 (&type->s_umount_key#59){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_cache_scan+0x9b/0x5c0 fs/super.c:213
stack backtrace:
CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 113 Comm: kswapd0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419
evict+0x3c2/0xad0 fs/inode.c:822
dispose_list+0x117/0x1e0 fs/inode.c:864
prune_icache_sb+0xea/0x150 fs/inode.c:1011
super_cache_scan+0x3ac/0x5c0 fs/super.c:240
do_shrink_slab+0x416/0x1200 mm/shrinker.c:443
shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
shrink_slab+0xa82/0x12e0 mm/shrinker.c:638
shrink_one+0x398/0x850 mm/vmscan.c:5119
shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5180 [inline]
lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5258 [inline]
shrink_node+0x2b20/0x4320 mm/vmscan.c:6247
kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7101 [inline]
balance_pgdat+0xb20/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7279
kswapd+0x556/0xb50 mm/vmscan.c:7555
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
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