fs/jbd2/journal.c | 6 ++++-- include/linux/jbd2.h | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
syzbot is reporting possibility of deadlock due to sharing lock_class_key
for jbd2_handle across ext4 and ocfs2. But this is a false positive, for
one disk partition can't have two filesystems at the same time.
Reported-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6e493c165d26d6fcbf72
Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Tested-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
---
fs/jbd2/journal.c | 6 ++++--
include/linux/jbd2.h | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index d480b94117cd..f43474002f50 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1521,7 +1521,6 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
struct block_device *fs_dev,
unsigned long long start, int len, int blocksize)
{
- static struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
journal_t *journal;
int err;
int n;
@@ -1530,6 +1529,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
if (!journal)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ lockdep_register_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
journal->j_blocksize = blocksize;
journal->j_dev = bdev;
journal->j_fs_dev = fs_dev;
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
journal->j_max_batch_time = 15000; /* 15ms */
atomic_set(&journal->j_reserved_credits, 0);
lockdep_init_map(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, "jbd2_handle",
- &jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
+ &journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
/* The journal is marked for error until we succeed with recovery! */
journal->j_flags = JBD2_ABORT;
@@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
journal_fail_superblock(journal);
+ lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
kfree(journal);
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
@@ -2187,6 +2188,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_destroy(journal_t *journal)
jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
kfree(journal->j_fc_wbuf);
kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
+ lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
kfree(journal);
return err;
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 43b9297fe8a7..f5eaf76198f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -1253,6 +1253,12 @@ struct journal_s
*/
struct lockdep_map j_trans_commit_map;
#endif
+ /**
+ * @jbd2_trans_commit_key:
+ *
+ * "struct lock_class_key" for @j_trans_commit_map
+ */
+ struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
/**
* @j_fc_cleanup_callback:
--
2.47.3
On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:11:37 +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> syzbot is reporting possibility of deadlock due to sharing lock_class_key
> for jbd2_handle across ext4 and ocfs2. But this is a false positive, for
> one disk partition can't have two filesystems at the same time.
>
>
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] jbd2: allocate lock_class_key for jbd2_handle dynamically
commit: 524c3853831cf4f7e1db579e487c757c3065165c
Best regards,
--
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
On Wed 22-10-25 20:11:37, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> syzbot is reporting possibility of deadlock due to sharing lock_class_key
> for jbd2_handle across ext4 and ocfs2. But this is a false positive, for
> one disk partition can't have two filesystems at the same time.
>
> Reported-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6e493c165d26d6fcbf72
> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Tested-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Thanks! Tha patch looks good. Feel free to add:
Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Honza
> ---
> fs/jbd2/journal.c | 6 ++++--
> include/linux/jbd2.h | 6 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> index d480b94117cd..f43474002f50 100644
> --- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> +++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> @@ -1521,7 +1521,6 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> struct block_device *fs_dev,
> unsigned long long start, int len, int blocksize)
> {
> - static struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
> journal_t *journal;
> int err;
> int n;
> @@ -1530,6 +1529,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> if (!journal)
> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>
> + lockdep_register_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> journal->j_blocksize = blocksize;
> journal->j_dev = bdev;
> journal->j_fs_dev = fs_dev;
> @@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> journal->j_max_batch_time = 15000; /* 15ms */
> atomic_set(&journal->j_reserved_credits, 0);
> lockdep_init_map(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, "jbd2_handle",
> - &jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
> + &journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
>
> /* The journal is marked for error until we succeed with recovery! */
> journal->j_flags = JBD2_ABORT;
> @@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
> journal_fail_superblock(journal);
> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> kfree(journal);
> return ERR_PTR(err);
> }
> @@ -2187,6 +2188,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_destroy(journal_t *journal)
> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
> kfree(journal->j_fc_wbuf);
> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> kfree(journal);
>
> return err;
> diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> index 43b9297fe8a7..f5eaf76198f3 100644
> --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
> +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> @@ -1253,6 +1253,12 @@ struct journal_s
> */
> struct lockdep_map j_trans_commit_map;
> #endif
> + /**
> + * @jbd2_trans_commit_key:
> + *
> + * "struct lock_class_key" for @j_trans_commit_map
> + */
> + struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
>
> /**
> * @j_fc_cleanup_callback:
> --
> 2.47.3
>
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR
Who can take this patch?
On 2025/10/23 16:59, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Wed 22-10-25 20:11:37, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
>> syzbot is reporting possibility of deadlock due to sharing lock_class_key
>> for jbd2_handle across ext4 and ocfs2. But this is a false positive, for
>> one disk partition can't have two filesystems at the same time.
>>
>> Reported-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
>> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6e493c165d26d6fcbf72
>> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
>> Tested-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
>
> Thanks! Tha patch looks good. Feel free to add:
>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
>
> Honza
>
>> ---
>> fs/jbd2/journal.c | 6 ++++--
>> include/linux/jbd2.h | 6 ++++++
>> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
>> index d480b94117cd..f43474002f50 100644
>> --- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
>> +++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
>> @@ -1521,7 +1521,6 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
>> struct block_device *fs_dev,
>> unsigned long long start, int len, int blocksize)
>> {
>> - static struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
>> journal_t *journal;
>> int err;
>> int n;
>> @@ -1530,6 +1529,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
>> if (!journal)
>> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>>
>> + lockdep_register_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
>> journal->j_blocksize = blocksize;
>> journal->j_dev = bdev;
>> journal->j_fs_dev = fs_dev;
>> @@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
>> journal->j_max_batch_time = 15000; /* 15ms */
>> atomic_set(&journal->j_reserved_credits, 0);
>> lockdep_init_map(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, "jbd2_handle",
>> - &jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
>> + &journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
>>
>> /* The journal is marked for error until we succeed with recovery! */
>> journal->j_flags = JBD2_ABORT;
>> @@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
>> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
>> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
>> journal_fail_superblock(journal);
>> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
>> kfree(journal);
>> return ERR_PTR(err);
>> }
>> @@ -2187,6 +2188,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_destroy(journal_t *journal)
>> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
>> kfree(journal->j_fc_wbuf);
>> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
>> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
>> kfree(journal);
>>
>> return err;
>> diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
>> index 43b9297fe8a7..f5eaf76198f3 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
>> @@ -1253,6 +1253,12 @@ struct journal_s
>> */
>> struct lockdep_map j_trans_commit_map;
>> #endif
>> + /**
>> + * @jbd2_trans_commit_key:
>> + *
>> + * "struct lock_class_key" for @j_trans_commit_map
>> + */
>> + struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
>>
>> /**
>> * @j_fc_cleanup_callback:
>> --
>> 2.47.3
>>
>>
On Fri 31-10-25 20:28:34, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Who can take this patch?
Ted should pick it up. He's in CC so I'm sure he'll eventually get to it
when gathering patches for the next merge window.
Honza
>
> On 2025/10/23 16:59, Jan Kara wrote:
> > On Wed 22-10-25 20:11:37, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> >> syzbot is reporting possibility of deadlock due to sharing lock_class_key
> >> for jbd2_handle across ext4 and ocfs2. But this is a false positive, for
> >> one disk partition can't have two filesystems at the same time.
> >>
> >> Reported-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> >> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6e493c165d26d6fcbf72
> >> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> >> Tested-by: syzbot+6e493c165d26d6fcbf72@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> >
> > Thanks! Tha patch looks good. Feel free to add:
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
> >
> > Honza
> >
> >> ---
> >> fs/jbd2/journal.c | 6 ++++--
> >> include/linux/jbd2.h | 6 ++++++
> >> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> >> index d480b94117cd..f43474002f50 100644
> >> --- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> >> +++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
> >> @@ -1521,7 +1521,6 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> >> struct block_device *fs_dev,
> >> unsigned long long start, int len, int blocksize)
> >> {
> >> - static struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
> >> journal_t *journal;
> >> int err;
> >> int n;
> >> @@ -1530,6 +1529,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> >> if (!journal)
> >> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> >>
> >> + lockdep_register_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> >> journal->j_blocksize = blocksize;
> >> journal->j_dev = bdev;
> >> journal->j_fs_dev = fs_dev;
> >> @@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> >> journal->j_max_batch_time = 15000; /* 15ms */
> >> atomic_set(&journal->j_reserved_credits, 0);
> >> lockdep_init_map(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, "jbd2_handle",
> >> - &jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
> >> + &journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key, 0);
> >>
> >> /* The journal is marked for error until we succeed with recovery! */
> >> journal->j_flags = JBD2_ABORT;
> >> @@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@ static journal_t *journal_init_common(struct block_device *bdev,
> >> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
> >> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
> >> journal_fail_superblock(journal);
> >> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> >> kfree(journal);
> >> return ERR_PTR(err);
> >> }
> >> @@ -2187,6 +2188,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_destroy(journal_t *journal)
> >> jbd2_journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
> >> kfree(journal->j_fc_wbuf);
> >> kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
> >> + lockdep_unregister_key(&journal->jbd2_trans_commit_key);
> >> kfree(journal);
> >>
> >> return err;
> >> diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> >> index 43b9297fe8a7..f5eaf76198f3 100644
> >> --- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
> >> +++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
> >> @@ -1253,6 +1253,12 @@ struct journal_s
> >> */
> >> struct lockdep_map j_trans_commit_map;
> >> #endif
> >> + /**
> >> + * @jbd2_trans_commit_key:
> >> + *
> >> + * "struct lock_class_key" for @j_trans_commit_map
> >> + */
> >> + struct lock_class_key jbd2_trans_commit_key;
> >>
> >> /**
> >> * @j_fc_cleanup_callback:
> >> --
> >> 2.47.3
> >>
> >>
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR
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