additionnal stack traces, not exactly the same as the OP ones. Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798328] INFO: task nfsd:1440 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798371] Not tainted 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798435] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798627] nfsd D ffff88013fd14440 0 1440 2 0x00000000 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798630] ffff8800b595fce0 0000000000000002 ffff8800b921afe0 ffff8800b595ffd8 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798633] 0000000000014440 0000000000014440 ffff8800b921afe0 ffffffffa01a90a0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798635] ffffffffa01a90a4 ffff8800b921afe0 00000000ffffffff ffffffffa01a90a8 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798638] Call Trace: Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798642] [] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x29/0x70 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798645] [] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x135/0x1b0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798654] [] ? svcauth_unix_domain_release+0x30/0x30 [sunrpc] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798658] [] mutex_lock+0x1f/0x2f Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798665] [] nfsd4_renew+0x5f/0xf0 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798672] [] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x56a/0x7b0 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798677] [] nfsd_dispatch+0xbb/0x200 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798686] [] svc_process_common+0x46d/0x6d0 [sunrpc] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798696] [] svc_process+0x107/0x170 [sunrpc] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798701] [] nfsd+0xbf/0x130 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798706] [] ? nfsd_destroy+0x80/0x80 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798708] [] kthread+0xd2/0xf0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798711] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1d0/0x1d0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798714] [] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798717] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1d0/0x1d0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798721] INFO: task kworker/u4:2:9594 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.798882] Not tainted 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799052] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799197] kworker/u4:2 D ffff88013fd14440 0 9594 2 0x00000000 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799207] Workqueue: nfsd4 laundromat_main [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799209] ffff8800365cbd40 0000000000000002 ffff8800b582c7d0 ffff8800365cbfd8 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799212] 0000000000014440 0000000000014440 ffff8800b582c7d0 ffffffffa01a90a0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799214] ffffffffa01a90a4 ffff8800b582c7d0 00000000ffffffff ffffffffa01a90a8 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799217] Call Trace: Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799221] [] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x29/0x70 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799224] [] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x135/0x1b0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799227] [] mutex_lock+0x1f/0x2f Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799234] [] laundromat_main+0x46/0x420 [nfsd] Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799238] [] process_one_work+0x182/0x450 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799252] [] worker_thread+0x121/0x410 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799256] [] ? rescuer_thread+0x3e0/0x3e0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799258] [] kthread+0xd2/0xf0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799261] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1d0/0x1d0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799264] [] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0 Jan 21 06:05:20 filer2 kernel: [398213.799267] [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x1d0/0x1d0