This is believed to be fixed in the latest upload of the linux package. Changelog:
linux (2.6.31-10.34) karmic; urgency=low
[ Ted Tso ]
* [Upstream] ext3: Don't update superblock write time when filesystem is read-only - LP: #427622
This is believed to be fixed in the latest upload of the linux package. Changelog:
linux (2.6.31-10.34) karmic; urgency=low
[ Ted Tso ]
* [Upstream] ext3: Don't update superblock write time when filesystem is
read-only
- LP: #427622