[syzbot] [xfs?] possible deadlock in xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin

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syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit: d1d36025a617 Merge tag 'probes-v6.19' of git://git.kernel...
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=163b021a580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=eaa3e2adda258a7
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=5f5f36a9ed0aadd614f3
compiler: Debian clang version 20.1.8 (++20250708063551+0c9f909b7976-1~exp1~20250708183702.136), Debian LLD 20.1.8

Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.

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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.0/5333 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8e0507e0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
ffffffff8e0507e0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4899 [inline]
ffffffff8e0507e0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5234 [inline]
ffffffff8e0507e0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x40/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5766

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888049d01798 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_ilock_for_iomap fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:789 [inline]
ffff888049d01798 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin+0x4d1/0x1a70 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:1793

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}:
down_write_nested+0x9d/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1706
xfs_reclaim_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1035 [inline]
xfs_icwalk_process_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1727 [inline]
xfs_icwalk_ag+0x1229/0x1a90 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1809
xfs_icwalk fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1857 [inline]
xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr+0x1e3/0x260 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1101
super_cache_scan+0x41b/0x4b0 fs/super.c:228
do_shrink_slab+0x6df/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:437
shrink_slab+0xd74/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:664
shrink_one+0x28a/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4955
shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5016 [inline]
lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5094 [inline]
shrink_node+0x315d/0x3780 mm/vmscan.c:6081
kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6941 [inline]
balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7124 [inline]
kswapd+0x13f5/0x2780 mm/vmscan.c:7389
kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246

-> #0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x117/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4264 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0x72/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4278
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4899 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5234 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x40/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5766
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline]
iomap_fill_dirty_folios+0xf4/0x260 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1557
xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin+0xa23/0x1a70 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:1857
iomap_iter+0x5ef/0xeb0 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
iomap_zero_range+0x1cc/0xa30 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1590
xfs_zero_range+0x9a/0x100 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:2289
xfs_free_file_space+0x8ad/0xcc0 fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c:900
xfs_falloc_zero_range fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1281 [inline]
__xfs_file_fallocate+0x91b/0x15f0 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1396
xfs_file_fallocate+0x27b/0x340 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1462
vfs_fallocate+0x669/0x7e0 fs/open.c:339
ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:363 [inline]
__do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:368 [inline]
__se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:366 [inline]
__x64_sys_fallocate+0xc0/0x110 fs/open.c:366
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);
lock(fs_reclaim);

*** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz.0.0/5333:
#0: ffff88803534c420 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2682 [inline]
#0: ffff88803534c420 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_fallocate+0x5f0/0x7e0 fs/open.c:338
#1: ffff888049d019b0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#22){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: xfs_ilock+0xee/0x370 fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c:149
#2: ffff888049d01b50 (mapping.invalidate_lock#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: xfs_ilock+0x16c/0x370 fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c:157
#3: ffff888049d01798 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_ilock_for_iomap fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:789 [inline]
#3: ffff888049d01798 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin+0x4d1/0x1a70 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:1793

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5333 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x117/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4264 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0x72/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4278
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4899 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5234 [inline]
__kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x40/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5766
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline]
iomap_fill_dirty_folios+0xf4/0x260 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1557
xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin+0xa23/0x1a70 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:1857
iomap_iter+0x5ef/0xeb0 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
iomap_zero_range+0x1cc/0xa30 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1590
xfs_zero_range+0x9a/0x100 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:2289
xfs_free_file_space+0x8ad/0xcc0 fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c:900
xfs_falloc_zero_range fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1281 [inline]
__xfs_file_fallocate+0x91b/0x15f0 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1396
xfs_file_fallocate+0x27b/0x340 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1462
vfs_fallocate+0x669/0x7e0 fs/open.c:339
ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:363 [inline]
__do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:368 [inline]
__se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:366 [inline]
__x64_sys_fallocate+0xc0/0x110 fs/open.c:366
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f6ad8f8f7c9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f6ad9dd1038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000011d
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f6ad91e6090 RCX: 00007f6ad8f8f7c9
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000010 RDI: 0000000000000009
RBP: 00007f6ad9013f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000001b7c R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f6ad91e6128 R14: 00007f6ad91e6090 R15: 00007ffc63ee8278
</TASK>


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