* [syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blkdev_write_iter
@ 2026-10-29 5:12 syzbot
2026-10-29 6:57 ` Edward Adam Davis
2026-10-29 7:37 ` [PATCH] block: remove inode lock for buffered write Edward Adam Davis
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2026-10-29 5:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: axboe, linux-block, linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 330517c63aa9 Merge tag 'char-misc-7.4-rc1' of git://git.ke..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11962aa5580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=b03c85f3988bfcd5
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=39e465d3f7a1555b0f96
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=16949aa5580000
C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=105c53cd580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-330517c6.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/ecb230491807/vmlinux-330517c6.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/ace3132a7acc/bzImage-330517c6.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz.2.64/6167 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_buffered_write block/fops.c:734 [inline]
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_write_iter+0xd12/0x11d0 block/fops.c:812
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_write_iter+0xc5e/0x11d0 block/fops.c:811
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9);
*** DEADLOCK ***
May be due to missing lock nesting notation
locks held by syz.2.64/6167: 1, last CPU#2:
#0: ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
#0: ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_write_iter+0xc5e/0x11d0 block/fops.c:811
stack backtrace:
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 6167 Comm: syz.2.64 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_deadlock_bug.cold+0xbd/0xca kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3085
check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3137 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3939 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x13f4/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
down_read+0x94/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
blkdev_buffered_write block/fops.c:734 [inline]
blkdev_write_iter+0xd12/0x11d0 block/fops.c:812
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f835bf9f559
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:00007ffd15ca3258 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f835c225fa0 RCX: 00007f835bf9f559
RDX: 00000000fffffe38 RSI: 0000200000001140 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f835c036b20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f835c225fac R14: 00007f835c225fa0 R15: 00007f835c225fa0
</TASK>
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* Re: [syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blkdev_write_iter
2026-10-29 5:12 [syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blkdev_write_iter syzbot
@ 2026-10-29 6:57 ` Edward Adam Davis
2026-10-29 7:20 ` syzbot
2026-10-29 7:37 ` [PATCH] block: remove inode lock for buffered write Edward Adam Davis
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Edward Adam Davis @ 2026-10-29 6:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96; +Cc: linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs
From: Edward Aadm Davis <eadavis@sina.com>
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 330517c63aa9
diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index 517b96c9d262..375ec2c15926 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -808,9 +808,7 @@ static ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
} else {
ssize_t ret2;
- inode_lock_shared(bd_inode);
ret2 = blkdev_buffered_write(iocb, from);
- inode_unlock_shared(bd_inode);
ret = direct_write_fallback(iocb, from, ret,
ret2);
need_sync = true;
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* Re: [syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blkdev_write_iter
2026-10-29 6:57 ` Edward Adam Davis
@ 2026-10-29 7:20 ` syzbot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2026-10-29 7:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: eadavis, linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs
Hello,
syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:
Reported-by: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested on:
commit: 330517c6 Merge tag 'char-misc-7.4-rc1' of git://git.ke..
git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1573fa81580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=b03c85f3988bfcd5
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=39e465d3f7a1555b0f96
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=10ef43e0580000
Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.
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* [PATCH] block: remove inode lock for buffered write
2026-10-29 5:12 [syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blkdev_write_iter syzbot
2026-10-29 6:57 ` Edward Adam Davis
@ 2026-10-29 7:37 ` Edward Adam Davis
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Edward Adam Davis @ 2026-10-29 7:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96
Cc: axboe, linux-block, linux-kernel, sunjunchao, syzkaller-bugs
Commit 2fec4fd97cc3 ("block: take i_rwsem for the direct I/O write fallback")
added shared inode locking around ordinary buffered writes, but commit
1b1be9ea4e34 move the lock to blkdev_buffered_write() and didn't remove the
shared inode lock in blkdev_write_iter(), potentially hitting:
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
--------------------------------------------
syz.2.64/6167 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_buffered_write block/fops.c:734 [inline]
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_write_iter+0xd12/0x11d0 block/fops.c:812
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802a5f1ee8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{4:4}, at: blkdev_write_iter+0xc5e/0x11d0 block/fops.c:811
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9);
*** DEADLOCK ***
Call Trace:
inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
blkdev_buffered_write block/fops.c:734 [inline]
blkdev_write_iter+0xd12/0x11d0 block/fops.c:812
Let's remove shared inode lock from blkdev_write_iter().
Fixes: 1b1be9ea4e34 ("block: take the inode lock for buffered write fallback")
Reported-by: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=39e465d3f7a1555b0f96
Tested-by: syzbot+39e465d3f7a1555b0f96@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Edward Adam Davis <eadavis@sina.com>
---
block/fops.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index 517b96c9d262..375ec2c15926 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -808,9 +808,7 @@ static ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
} else {
ssize_t ret2;
- inode_lock_shared(bd_inode);
ret2 = blkdev_buffered_write(iocb, from);
- inode_unlock_shared(bd_inode);
ret = direct_write_fallback(iocb, from, ret,
ret2);
need_sync = true;
--
2.43.0
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