We report a potential deadlock while setting up a tcm gadget as follows. ================================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 5.8.13 #7 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ c1_fuzz/722 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff87cc2828 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tcm_alloc+0x1f/0x2b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2300 but task is already holding lock: ffff88806396b310 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: config_usb_cfg_link+0x70/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:413 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #3 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:956 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x14f/0x1380 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1103 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1118 config_usb_cfg_link+0x70/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:413 configfs_symlink+0x4f5/0xf10 fs/configfs/symlink.c:202 vfs_symlink fs/namei.c:3953 [inline] vfs_symlink+0x304/0x540 fs/namei.c:3939 do_symlinkat+0x104/0x1a0 fs/namei.c:3980 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3994 [inline] __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3991 [inline] __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x6e/0xb0 fs/namei.c:3991 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:392 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 -> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{3:3}: down_write+0x8f/0x140 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1531 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:810 [inline] configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0xba/0x470 fs/configfs/dir.c:1240 usbg_make_tpg+0x43a/0x5e0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1373 target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa7/0x9d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:837 configfs_mkdir+0x3f8/0xb40 fs/configfs/dir.c:1344 vfs_mkdir+0x38f/0x640 fs/namei.c:3641 do_mkdirat+0x113/0x1e0 fs/namei.c:3664 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:3680 [inline] __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:3678 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x57/0x80 fs/namei.c:3678 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:392 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 -> #1 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:956 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x14f/0x1380 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1103 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1118 usbg_make_tpg+0x145/0x5e0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1365 target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa7/0x9d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:837 configfs_mkdir+0x3f8/0xb40 fs/configfs/dir.c:1344 vfs_mkdir+0x38f/0x640 fs/namei.c:3641 do_mkdirat+0x113/0x1e0 fs/namei.c:3664 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:3680 [inline] __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:3678 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x57/0x80 fs/namei.c:3678 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:392 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 -> #0 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2496 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2601 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3218 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2fe7/0x5120 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4395 lock_acquire+0x18d/0xb00 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4982 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:956 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x14f/0x1380 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1103 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1118 tcm_alloc+0x1f/0x2b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2300 usb_get_function+0x58/0xc0 drivers/usb/gadget/functions.c:61 config_usb_cfg_link+0x1ed/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:435 configfs_symlink+0x4f5/0xf10 fs/configfs/symlink.c:202 vfs_symlink fs/namei.c:3953 [inline] vfs_symlink+0x304/0x540 fs/namei.c:3939 do_symlinkat+0x104/0x1a0 fs/namei.c:3980 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3994 [inline] __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3991 [inline] __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x6e/0xb0 fs/namei.c:3991 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:392 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: tpg_instances_lock --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17 --> &gi->lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&gi->lock); lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17); lock(&gi->lock); lock(tpg_instances_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 3 locks held by c1_fuzz/722: #0: ffff8880662ac438 (sb_writers#15){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1675 [inline] #0: ffff8880662ac438 (sb_writers#15){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3c/0xa0 fs/namespace.c:354 #1: ffff8880568afaf0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:810 [inline] #1: ffff8880568afaf0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{3:3}, at: configfs_symlink+0x388/0xf10 fs/configfs/symlink.c:193 #2: ffff88806396b310 (&gi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: config_usb_cfg_link+0x70/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:413 stack backtrace: CPU: 2 PID: 722 Comm: c1_fuzz Not tainted 5.8.13 #7 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack+0xa7/0xea lib/dump_stack.c:118 print_circular_bug.cold.46+0x15a/0x169 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1703 check_noncircular+0x327/0x3e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1827 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2496 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2601 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3218 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2fe7/0x5120 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4395 lock_acquire+0x18d/0xb00 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4982 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:956 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x14f/0x1380 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1103 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1118 tcm_alloc+0x1f/0x2b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2300 usb_get_function+0x58/0xc0 drivers/usb/gadget/functions.c:61 config_usb_cfg_link+0x1ed/0x3a0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:435 configfs_symlink+0x4f5/0xf10 fs/configfs/symlink.c:202 vfs_symlink fs/namei.c:3953 [inline] vfs_symlink+0x304/0x540 fs/namei.c:3939 do_symlinkat+0x104/0x1a0 fs/namei.c:3980 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3994 [inline] __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:3991 [inline] __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x6e/0xb0 fs/namei.c:3991 do_syscall_64+0x54/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:392 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 RIP: 0033:0x439d2a Code: ff 4c 8b 7c 24 30 64 c7 03 22 00 00 00 41 bc 22 00 00 00 e9 1a fd ff ff 45 31 ed e9 4d fe ff ff 48 63 f6 b8 0a 01 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 02 f3 c3 48 c7 c2 c0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 RSP: 002b:00007ffc01673278 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000010a RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00000000004002b0 RCX: 0000000000439d2a RDX: 00007ffc016732e0 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 00007ffc016732a0 RBP: 00007ffc01673320 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007ffc01674ee1 R10: 0000000000000005 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000403200 R14: 0000000000403290 R15: 0000000000000000 ================================================================== Regards, Kyungtae Kim