Re: [syzbot] kernel BUG in create_default_group...

From: Edward Adam Davis

Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 05:41:12 EST


From: Edward Aadm Davis <eadavis@xxxxxxxx>

#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 58161ead29e5

diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index eda80c2a2d38..edc5a7419ad9 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -1605,6 +1605,9 @@ static int configfs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
struct configfs_dirent * parent_sd = dentry->d_fsdata;
int err;

+ if (!configfs_dirent_is_ready(parent_sd))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+
inode_lock(d_inode(dentry));
/*
* Fake invisibility if dir belongs to a group/default groups hierarchy