Hello, syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue: Reported-by: syzbot+ec9fab8b7f0386b98a17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested-by: syzbot+ec9fab8b7f0386b98a17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested on: commit: 5dfcd103 ovl: adapt ovl_parent_lock() to casefolded di.. git tree: https://github.com/amir73il/linux ovl_casefold console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1040fc62580000 kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=ec9fab8b7f0386b98a17 compiler: Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7 Note: no patches were applied. Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.