Running smb2.rename test from Samba smbtorture suite against a kernel built with lockdep triggers a "possible recursive locking detected" warning. This is because mnt_want_write() is called twice with no mnt_drop_write() in between: -> ksmbd_vfs_mkdir() -> ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create() -> kern_path_create() -> filename_create() -> mnt_want_write() -> mnt_want_write() Fix this by removing the mnt_want_write/mnt_drop_write calls from vfs helpers that call kern_path_create(). Full lockdep trace below: ============================================ WARNING: possible recursive locking detected 6.6.0-rc5 #775 Not tainted -------------------------------------------- kworker/1:1/32 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888005ac83f8 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0xe1/0x410 but task is already holding lock: ffff888005ac83f8 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_create+0xb6/0x260 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(sb_writers#5); lock(sb_writers#5); *** DEADLOCK *** May be due to missing lock nesting notation 4 locks held by kworker/1:1/32: #0: ffff8880064e4138 ((wq_completion)ksmbd-io){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x40e/0x980 #1: ffff888005b0fdd0 ((work_completion)(&work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x40e/0x980 #2: ffff888005ac83f8 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_create+0xb6/0x260 #3: ffff8880057ce760 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#3/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x123/0x260 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 32 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.6.0-rc5 #775 Workqueue: ksmbd-io handle_ksmbd_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x4f/0x90 dump_stack+0x14/0x20 print_deadlock_bug+0x2f0/0x410 check_deadlock+0x26b/0x3b0 __lock_acquire+0xce2/0x1060 ? mark_lock.part.0+0xff/0x720 ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? mark_held_locks+0x6b/0x90 lock_acquire.part.0+0x125/0x2d0 ? ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0xe1/0x410 ? __pfx_lock_acquire.part.0+0x10/0x10 ? __kmem_cache_free+0x179/0x280 ? ____kasan_slab_free+0x15b/0x1d0 ? __kasan_slab_free+0x16/0x20 ? slab_free_freelist_hook+0xbc/0x180 lock_acquire+0x93/0x160 ? ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0xe1/0x410 mnt_want_write+0x49/0x220 ? ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0xe1/0x410 ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0xe1/0x410 ? __pfx__printk+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_ksmbd_vfs_mkdir+0x10/0x10 smb2_open+0x1064/0x38b0 ? __pfx___lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_smb2_open+0x10/0x10 ? __lock_release+0x13f/0x290 ? smb2_validate_credit_charge+0x25d/0x360 ? __pfx___lock_release+0x10/0x10 ? do_raw_spin_lock+0x127/0x1c0 ? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0xac/0x110 ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x22/0x50 ? smb2_validate_credit_charge+0x25d/0x360 ? ksmbd_smb2_check_message+0x3be/0x400 ? __pfx_ksmbd_smb2_check_message+0x10/0x10 __process_request+0x151/0x310 __handle_ksmbd_work+0x33c/0x520 ? __pfx___handle_ksmbd_work+0x10/0x10 handle_ksmbd_work+0x4a/0xd0 process_one_work+0x4a7/0x980 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? assign_work+0xe1/0x120 worker_thread+0x365/0x570 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x18d/0x1d0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x38/0x70 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 </TASK> Fixes: 40b268d384a2 ("ksmbd: add mnt_want_write to ksmbd vfs functions") Signed-off-by: Marios Makassikis <mmakassikis@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/smb/server/vfs.c | 17 ----------------- 1 file changed, 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c index b5a5e50fc9ca..ac49e295d4c3 100644 --- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c +++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c @@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode) return err; } - err = mnt_want_write(path.mnt); - if (err) - goto out_err; - mode |= S_IFREG; err = vfs_create(mnt_idmap(path.mnt), d_inode(path.dentry), dentry, mode, true); @@ -186,9 +182,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode) } else { pr_err("File(%s): creation failed (err:%d)\n", name, err); } - mnt_drop_write(path.mnt); -out_err: done_path_create(&path, dentry); return err; } @@ -219,10 +213,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode) return err; } - err = mnt_want_write(path.mnt); - if (err) - goto out_err2; - idmap = mnt_idmap(path.mnt); mode |= S_IFDIR; err = vfs_mkdir(idmap, d_inode(path.dentry), dentry, mode); @@ -246,8 +236,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode) } out_err1: - mnt_drop_write(path.mnt); -out_err2: done_path_create(&path, dentry); if (err) pr_err("mkdir(%s): creation failed (err:%d)\n", name, err); @@ -665,16 +653,11 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_link(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *oldname, goto out3; } - err = mnt_want_write(newpath.mnt); - if (err) - goto out3; - err = vfs_link(oldpath.dentry, mnt_idmap(newpath.mnt), d_inode(newpath.dentry), dentry, NULL); if (err) ksmbd_debug(VFS, "vfs_link failed err %d\n", err); - mnt_drop_write(newpath.mnt); out3: done_path_create(&newpath, dentry); -- 2.34.1