http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14497 Summary: system blocked on "sync" command issued. Product: File System Version: 2.5 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: blocking Priority: P1 Component: ext4 AssignedTo: fs_ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: htmldeveloper@xxxxxxxxx Regression: Yes Seemed like ext4 FS error has resulted in the harddisk not being able to be mounted properly second time round. First I plugged in the thumbdrive and then followed by the USB harddisk: usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0930, idProduct=6545 usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1: Product: TransMemory usb 2-1: Manufacturer: TOSHIBA usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 5B84080000C8 usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage USB Mass Storage support registered. usb-storage: device found at 2 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb-storage: device scan complete scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access TOSHIBA TransMemory PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 7823360 512-byte logical blocks: (4.00 GB/3.73 GiB) sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00 sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through sdb: sdb1 sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3 usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d49, idProduct=7350 usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-2: Product: OneTouch usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Maxtor usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 2HAPXD2T usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 3 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb-storage: device scan complete scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access Maxtor OneTouch 0125 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 625142448 512-byte logical blocks: (320 GB/298 GiB) sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 2d 08 00 00 sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sdc3 sdc4 < sdc5 sdc6 > sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended EXT3 FS on sdc2, internal journal EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs warning: mounting fs with errors, running e2fsck is recommended EXT3 FS on sdc1, internal journal EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. EXT4-fs (sdc5): warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended EXT4-fs (sdc5): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs warning: mounting fs with errors, running e2fsck is recommended EXT3 FS on sdc3, internal journal EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 3 JBD2: I/O error detected when updating journal superblock for sdc5-8. EXT4-fs (sdc5): previous I/O error to superblock detected usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d49, idProduct=7350 usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-2: Product: OneTouch usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Maxtor usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 2HAPXD2T usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 4 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb-storage: device scan complete scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access Maxtor OneTouch 0125 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] 625142448 512-byte logical blocks: (320 GB/298 GiB) sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 2d 08 00 00 sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through sdd: sdd1 sdd2 sdd3 sdd4 < sdd5 sdd6 > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk INFO: task umount:6076 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. umount D ffff880001c97340 0 6076 6071 0x00000080 ffff8800986e9be8 0000000000000082 ffff8800986e9b58 ffffffff810538f5 ffff8800986e9c38 0000000000010f08 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800a87a2e40 ffff8800bbfdae40 Call Trace: [<ffffffff810538f5>] ? update_curr+0xd8/0x164 [<ffffffff810396fe>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x1c/0x36 [<ffffffff811533f1>] bdi_sched_wait+0x21/0x39 [<ffffffff814c884f>] __wait_on_bit+0x5b/0xa3 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff814c8915>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x7e/0x9f [<ffffffff810864db>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x56 [<ffffffff811531bf>] wait_on_bit+0x2d/0x49 [<ffffffff81153496>] sync_inodes_sb+0x8d/0x183 [<ffffffff81157cdb>] __sync_filesystem+0x5f/0xa0 [<ffffffff81157f63>] sync_filesystem+0x5a/0x77 [<ffffffff811347f8>] generic_shutdown_super+0x3a/0x107 [<ffffffff811348ff>] kill_block_super+0x3a/0x68 [<ffffffff811351ec>] deactivate_super+0x82/0xb2 [<ffffffff8114d065>] mntput_no_expire+0xdc/0x12f [<ffffffff8114686e>] ? dput+0x58/0x174 [<ffffffff8114d715>] sys_umount+0x2d6/0x31b [<ffffffff810130f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b INFO: task umount:6076 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. umount D ffff880001c97340 0 6076 6071 0x00000080 ffff8800986e9be8 0000000000000082 ffff8800986e9b58 ffffffff810538f5 ffff8800986e9c38 0000000000010f08 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800a87a2e40 ffff8800bbfdae40 Call Trace: [<ffffffff810538f5>] ? update_curr+0xd8/0x164 [<ffffffff810396fe>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x1c/0x36 [<ffffffff811533f1>] bdi_sched_wait+0x21/0x39 [<ffffffff814c884f>] __wait_on_bit+0x5b/0xa3 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff814c8915>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x7e/0x9f [<ffffffff810864db>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x56 [<ffffffff811531bf>] wait_on_bit+0x2d/0x49 [<ffffffff81153496>] sync_inodes_sb+0x8d/0x183 [<ffffffff81157cdb>] __sync_filesystem+0x5f/0xa0 [<ffffffff81157f63>] sync_filesystem+0x5a/0x77 [<ffffffff811347f8>] generic_shutdown_super+0x3a/0x107 [<ffffffff811348ff>] kill_block_super+0x3a/0x68 [<ffffffff811351ec>] deactivate_super+0x82/0xb2 [<ffffffff8114d065>] mntput_no_expire+0xdc/0x12f [<ffffffff8114686e>] ? dput+0x58/0x174 [<ffffffff8114d715>] sys_umount+0x2d6/0x31b [<ffffffff810130f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b INFO: task umount:6076 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. umount D ffff880001c97340 0 6076 6071 0x00000080 ffff8800986e9be8 0000000000000082 ffff8800986e9b58 ffffffff810538f5 ffff8800986e9c38 0000000000010f08 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800a87a2e40 ffff8800bbfdae40 Call Trace: [<ffffffff810538f5>] ? update_curr+0xd8/0x164 [<ffffffff810396fe>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x1c/0x36 [<ffffffff811533f1>] bdi_sched_wait+0x21/0x39 [<ffffffff814c884f>] __wait_on_bit+0x5b/0xa3 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff814c8915>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x7e/0x9f [<ffffffff810864db>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x56 [<ffffffff811531bf>] wait_on_bit+0x2d/0x49 [<ffffffff81153496>] sync_inodes_sb+0x8d/0x183 [<ffffffff81157cdb>] __sync_filesystem+0x5f/0xa0 [<ffffffff81157f63>] sync_filesystem+0x5a/0x77 [<ffffffff811347f8>] generic_shutdown_super+0x3a/0x107 [<ffffffff811348ff>] kill_block_super+0x3a/0x68 [<ffffffff811351ec>] deactivate_super+0x82/0xb2 [<ffffffff8114d065>] mntput_no_expire+0xdc/0x12f [<ffffffff8114686e>] ? dput+0x58/0x174 [<ffffffff8114d715>] sys_umount+0x2d6/0x31b [<ffffffff810130f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b INFO: task umount:6076 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. umount D ffff880001c97340 0 6076 6071 0x00000080 ffff8800986e9be8 0000000000000082 ffff8800986e9b58 ffffffff810538f5 ffff8800986e9c38 0000000000010f08 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800986e9fd8 0000000000017340 ffff8800a87a2e40 ffff8800bbfdae40 Call Trace: [<ffffffff810538f5>] ? update_curr+0xd8/0x164 [<ffffffff810396fe>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x1c/0x36 [<ffffffff811533f1>] bdi_sched_wait+0x21/0x39 [<ffffffff814c884f>] __wait_on_bit+0x5b/0xa3 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff811533d0>] ? bdi_sched_wait+0x0/0x39 [<ffffffff814c8915>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x7e/0x9f [<ffffffff810864db>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x56 [<ffffffff811531bf>] wait_on_bit+0x2d/0x49 [<ffffffff81153496>] sync_inodes_sb+0x8d/0x183 [<ffffffff81157cdb>] __sync_filesystem+0x5f/0xa0 [<ffffffff81157f63>] sync_filesystem+0x5a/0x77 [<ffffffff811347f8>] generic_shutdown_super+0x3a/0x107 [<ffffffff811348ff>] kill_block_super+0x3a/0x68 [<ffffffff811351ec>] deactivate_super+0x82/0xb2 [<ffffffff8114d065>] mntput_no_expire+0xdc/0x12f [<ffffffff8114686e>] ? dput+0x58/0x174 [<ffffffff8114d715>] sys_umount+0x2d6/0x31b [<ffffffff810130f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Doing a "top" indicate no hung task: 2544 root 40 0 173m 59m 8824 S 7.9 2.0 7:26.67 Xorg 1 root 40 0 4084 864 620 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.88 init 2 root 40 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd 3 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0 4 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.02 ksoftirqd/0 5 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/0 6 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/1 7 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:01.36 ksoftirqd/1 8 root RT 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 watchdog/1 9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.24 events/0 10 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.51 events/1 11 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.02 khelper 17 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 async/mgr 150 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 sync_supers 152 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.11 bdi-default 153 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kintegrityd/0 154 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kintegrityd/1 156 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.02 kblockd/0 157 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.28 kblockd/1 159 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kacpid 160 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.01 kacpi_notify 161 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kacpi_hotplug 295 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:02.53 ata/0 Issuing a "sync" will block, and thus cannot dismount any drive, and during system shutdown, it will again block on "Halting system"....a hard powerdown is thus necessary. Can anyone helped diagnose the error? Some info: Fedora Core 10, linus-git tree (latest): git describe v2.6.32-rc5-81-g964fe08 and the configuration of the "/dev/sdc": fdisk -l /dev/sdc Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0d87fdb3 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 1 4864 39070048+ 83 Linux /dev/sdc2 4865 9728 39070080 83 Linux /dev/sdc3 9729 19455 78132127+ 83 Linux /dev/sdc4 19456 38913 156296385 5 Extended /dev/sdc5 19456 29899 83891398+ 83 Linux /dev/sdc6 29900 31205 10490413+ 83 Linux where /dev/sdc5 is ext4 and the rest are ext3 or vfat. Upon reboot, no dmesg error are also issued when mounted, and I can also copy files from /dev/sdc5 to other directories without any dmesg error. 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