Hello, syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue: Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+4bdbcaa79e8ee36fe6af@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested on: commit: cdaddca6 ovl: fix deadlock in splice write git tree: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs.git overlayfs-next kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=4aa932b5eaeee9ef dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=4bdbcaa79e8ee36fe6af compiler: Debian clang version 11.0.1-2, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.1 Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.