[v6.1] possible deadlock in reiserfs_writepage (4)

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Jun 15, 2026, 2:25:29 AM (3 days ago) Jun 15
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HEAD commit: 228da13e907e Linux 6.1.175
git tree: linux-6.1.y
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=108505ee580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=29caf4bae4b0566f
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9ff67efb90b0d1b91709
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
userspace arch: arm64

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

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kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a499b0d2a133/Image-228da13e.gz.xz

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REISERFS (device loop3): Using tea hash to sort names
REISERFS (device loop3): Created .reiserfs_priv - reserved for xattr storage.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.3.205/5625 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000d0ca8d48 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: __might_fault+0x9c/0x124 mm/memory.c:5849

but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000d4c09090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x7c/0xe8 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x190/0x1f60 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
reiserfs_write_lock+0x7c/0xe8 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27
map_block_for_writepage fs/reiserfs/inode.c:2388 [inline]
reiserfs_write_full_page fs/reiserfs/inode.c:2585 [inline]
reiserfs_writepage+0x758/0x2a94 fs/reiserfs/inode.c:2737
writeout mm/migrate.c:888 [inline]
fallback_migrate_folio mm/migrate.c:912 [inline]
move_to_new_folio+0x4b4/0xb50 mm/migrate.c:961
__migrate_folio_move mm/migrate.c:1199 [inline]
migrate_folio_move mm/migrate.c:1297 [inline]
migrate_pages_batch mm/migrate.c:1639 [inline]
migrate_pages+0x2680/0x3d38 mm/migrate.c:1843
do_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1334 [inline]
kernel_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1481 [inline]
__do_sys_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1558 [inline]
__se_sys_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1554 [inline]
__arm64_sys_mbind+0x6bc/0x858 mm/mempolicy.c:1554
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2880/0x6800 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
lock_acquire+0x20c/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
__might_fault+0xc4/0x124 mm/memory.c:5850
reiserfs_ioctl+0x140/0x450 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:96
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0x14c/0x1c8 fs/ioctl.c:856
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

other info that might help us debug this:

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&sbi->lock);
lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
lock(&sbi->lock);
lock(&mm->mmap_lock);

*** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.3.205/5625:
#0: ffff0000d4c09090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x7c/0xe8 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 5625 Comm: syz.3.205 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x1c0/0x1ec arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:158
show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:165
__dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:88
dump_stack_lvl+0xf4/0x15c lib/dump_stack.c:106
dump_stack+0x1c/0x5c lib/dump_stack.c:113
print_circular_bug+0x148/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2048
check_noncircular+0x264/0x2f8 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2880/0x6800 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
lock_acquire+0x20c/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
__might_fault+0xc4/0x124 mm/memory.c:5850
reiserfs_ioctl+0x140/0x450 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:96
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0x14c/0x1c8 fs/ioctl.c:856
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585


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