Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix lockdep warning when enabling MMP

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On Sun 30-04-23 12:34:00, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 02:10:19PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> > When we enable MMP in ext4_multi_mount_protect() during mount or
> > remount, we end up calling sb_start_write() from write_mmp_block(). This
> > triggers lockdep warning because freeze protection ranks above s_umount
> > semaphore we are holding during mount / remount. The problem is harmless
> > because we are guaranteed the filesystem is not frozen during mount /
> > remount but still let's fix the warning by not grabbing freeze
> > protection from ext4_multi_mount_protect().
> > 
> > Reported-by: syzbot+aacb82fca60873422114@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> I believe this is the wrong Reported-by.  The correct one looks like
> it should be:
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+6b7df7d5506b32467149@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=ab7e5b6f400b7778d46f01841422e5718fb81843

Well, one of the reports of this problem has also the ID I have referenced
(https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6b7df7d5506b32467149).  There are
apparently multiple ones...

> It's also helpful to add a Link line to the Syzkaller dashboard to
> make it easier to find the relevant Syzbot report.

Right, I'll do that next time. Thanks for the idea.

								Honza
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR



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