Re: [syzbot] [fs?] possible deadlock in __configfs_open_file

From: syzbot
Date: Thu Jan 08 2026 - 12:58:12 EST


Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+f6e8174215573a84b797@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tested-by: syzbot+f6e8174215573a84b797@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tested on:

commit: 3a866087 Linux 6.18-rc1
git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=101c119a580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e854293d7f44b5a5
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f6e8174215573a84b797
compiler: gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14+deb12u1) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=11859f92580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.