Hello, syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue: Reported-by: syzbot+7229071b47908b19d5b7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested-by: syzbot+7229071b47908b19d5b7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested on: commit: ea33db4d fsnotify: avoid possible deadlock with HSM ho.. git tree: https://github.com/amir73il/linux fsnotify-fixes console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=12494878580000 kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=afb3000d0159783f dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7229071b47908b19d5b7 compiler: Debian clang version 15.0.6, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40 userspace arch: arm64 Note: no patches were applied. Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.