Hello, syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 8f5ae30d69d7 Linux 6.17-rc1 git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=15322e62580000 kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=8c5ac3d8b8abfcb dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1090a418b58c19e9a57b compiler: Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7 userspace arch: arm64 syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=121cea42580000 C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=15589e62580000 Downloadable assets: disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/18a2e4bd0c4a/disk-8f5ae30d.raw.xz vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/3b5395881b25/vmlinux-8f5ae30d.xz kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/e875f4e3b7ff/Image-8f5ae30d.gz.xz mounted in repro: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/cf46540aa8ee/mount_0.gz IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit: Reported-by: syzbot+1090a418b58c19e9a...@syzkaller.appspotmail.com bcachefs (loop0): resume_logged_ops... done bcachefs (loop0): delete_dead_inodes... done bcachefs (loop0): done starting filesystem ============================================ WARNING: possible recursive locking detected 6.17.0-rc1-syzkaller-g8f5ae30d69d7 #0 Not tainted -------------------------------------------- syz.0.19/6755 is trying to acquire lock: ffff0000ec7c5c68 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline] ffff0000ec7c5c68 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: vfs_link+0x2f0/0x590 fs/namei.c:4845 but task is already holding lock: ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline] ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_temp fs/overlayfs/dir.c:228 [inline] ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_over_whiteout fs/overlayfs/dir.c:473 [inline] ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_or_link+0x608/0x11b8 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:629 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21); lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21); *** DEADLOCK *** May be due to missing lock nesting notation 6 locks held by syz.0.19/6755: #0: ffff0000dcc7e428 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:557 #1: ffff0000ec7b1e50 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:914 [inline] #1: ffff0000ec7b1e50 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: filename_create+0x1ac/0x32c fs/namei.c:4139 #2: ffff0000ec7b2418 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline] #2: ffff0000ec7b2418 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: vfs_link+0x2f0/0x590 fs/namei.c:4845 #3: ffff0000ec7b27d0 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_inode_lock_interruptible fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:672 [inline] #3: ffff0000ec7b27d0 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_nlink_start+0x2fc/0x6e0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:1176 #4: ffff0000d2034428 (sb_writers#11){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:557 #5: ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline] #5: ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_temp fs/overlayfs/dir.c:228 [inline] #5: ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_over_whiteout fs/overlayfs/dir.c:473 [inline] #5: ffff0000ec7c54d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_create_or_link+0x608/0x11b8 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:629 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6755 Comm: syz.0.19 Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1-syzkaller-g8f5ae30d69d7 #0 PREEMPT Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/30/2025 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:499 (C) __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120 dump_stack+0x1c/0x28 lib/dump_stack.c:129 print_deadlock_bug+0x2e8/0x2f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3041 check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3093 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3895 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2940/0x30a4 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x14c/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_write+0x50/0xc0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline] vfs_link+0x2f0/0x590 fs/namei.c:4845 ovl_do_link fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:227 [inline] ovl_create_real+0x11c/0x3fc fs/overlayfs/dir.c:179 ovl_create_temp fs/overlayfs/dir.c:229 [inline] ovl_create_over_whiteout fs/overlayfs/dir.c:473 [inline] ovl_create_or_link+0x62c/0x11b8 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:629 ovl_link+0x1d8/0x258 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:746 vfs_link+0x3e0/0x590 fs/namei.c:4854 do_linkat+0x224/0x48c fs/namei.c:4924 __do_sys_linkat fs/namei.c:4952 [inline] __se_sys_linkat fs/namei.c:4949 [inline] __arm64_sys_linkat+0xdc/0xf8 fs/namei.c:4949 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x58/0x180 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:879 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:898 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:596 --- This report is generated by a bot. 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