dpkg stalls and fails to complete update kernel times out
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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dpkg (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: dpkg
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS - Server
Ubuntu 64bit 10.04 Server
Linux 2.6.32-24-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 19 01:38:40 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root partition is a LVM volume
Here are the fstab entry
/dev/mapper/
# /boot was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=b252807f-
#/dev/mapper/
/dev/mapper/
Try to apply an Update via Synaptic
Files are downloaded
Update starts and then stalls
Updates applied via apt-get or Synaptic fail - there is a Kernel timeout error in syslog with a Stack Trace
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420086] dpkg D 0000000000000000 0 24196 24133 0x00000000
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420090] ffff880168c87db8 0000000000000082 0000000000015bc0 0000000000015bc0
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420094] ffff88021a7931a0 ffff880168c87fd8 0000000000015bc0 ffff88021a792de0
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420097] 0000000000015bc0 ffff880168c87fd8 0000000000015bc0 ffff88021a7931a0
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420100] Call Trace:
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420109] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420112] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420117] [<ffffffff81559
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420119] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420122] [<ffffffff81559
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420126] [<ffffffff81085
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420129] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420131] [<ffffffff81168
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420134] [<ffffffff81168
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420137] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420140] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420142] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:22:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2281.420146] [<ffffffff81013
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422564] INFO: task dpkg:24196 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422568] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422570] dpkg D 0000000000000000 0 24196 24133 0x00000000
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422574] ffff880168c87db8 0000000000000082 0000000000015bc0 0000000000015bc0
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422578] ffff88021a7931a0 ffff880168c87fd8 0000000000015bc0 ffff88021a792de0
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422581] 0000000000015bc0 ffff880168c87fd8 0000000000015bc0 ffff88021a7931a0
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422584] Call Trace:
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422593] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422596] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422601] [<ffffffff81559
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422603] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422606] [<ffffffff81559
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422610] [<ffffffff81085
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422613] [<ffffffff81166
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422616] [<ffffffff81168
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422618] [<ffffffff81168
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422621] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422624] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422626] [<ffffffff8116b
Aug 31 23:24:45 itvss1 kernel: [ 2401.422631] [<ffffffff81013
"bdi_sync_ writeback( )" is the key.
Search for "writeback" in /edge.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/2. 6.32-25. 43
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Also look for "writeback" in
Bug #543617
Bug #585092
Bug #601361
Bug #620242
Bug #628047
Try the proposed kernel version 2.6.32-25.43, see /wiki.ubuntu. com/Testing/ EnableProposed
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