Re: [syzbot] possible deadlock in bd_register_pending_holders

Since commit dfbb3409b27fa42b in axboe/linux-block.git#block-5.15 breaks
"sb_writers#$N => &p->lock => major_names_lock" dependency chain,
I think that this dependency chain should be no longer possible.

#syz fix: block: genhd: don't call blkdev_show() with major_names_lock held

On 2021/09/10 23:42, syzbot wrote:

Hello,

syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit:    27151f177827 Merge tag 'perf-tools-for-v5.15-2021-09-04' o..
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=104612b3300000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=ac2f9cc43f6b17e4
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f5608de5d89cc0d998c7
compiler:       gcc (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.1

Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+f5608de5d89cc0d998c7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com