I am seeing this same issue under 10.10 with kernel 2.6.35-22-generic. This is running on a standard Sun Ultra 27 Workstation.
Using a SanDisk U3 Titanium USB stick in this case, but it happens with all my USB hard drives.
Details from syslog follow.
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.002680] scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access SanDisk U3 Titanium 7.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.003316] sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004151] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] 15745023 512-byte logical blocks: (8.06 GB/7.50 GiB) Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004616] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004623] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08 Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004627] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.006533] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.006539] sdc: sdc1 Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.009011] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.009016] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk Oct 28 11:46:13 burra kernel: [249465.229023] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:46:44 burra kernel: [249496.024807] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:47:15 burra kernel: [249526.902013] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:47:46 burra kernel: [249557.855677] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:48:17 burra kernel: [249588.731214] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.686586] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837111] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled error code Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837115] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_ABORT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837119] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 00 89 bb 4e 00 00 f0 00 Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837129] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 9026382 Oct 28 11:49:20 burra kernel: [249651.599308] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:49:51 burra kernel: [249682.474875] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:50:22 burra kernel: [249713.430194] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:50:53 burra kernel: [249744.305790] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260264] INFO: task nautilus:26666 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260269] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260272] nautilus D 00000001017d7962 0 26666 9859 0x00000000 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260278] ffff88002a82b938 0000000000000082 ffff880000000000 0000000000015980 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260283] ffff88002a82bfd8 0000000000015980 ffff88002a82bfd8 ffff8800c9eac4a0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260287] 0000000000015980 0000000000015980 ffff88002a82bfd8 0000000000015980 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260291] Call Trace: Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260299] [<ffffffff81587023>] io_schedule+0x73/0xc0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260305] [<ffffffff812a3f6c>] get_request_wait+0xcc/0x1a0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260311] [<ffffffff8107f610>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260316] [<ffffffff8129dca1>] ? elv_merge+0x161/0x210 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260319] [<ffffffff812a40d3>] __make_request+0x93/0x4b0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260326] [<ffffffff812a2cc3>] generic_make_request+0x1b3/0x530 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260330] [<ffffffff811038b5>] ? mempool_alloc_slab+0x15/0x20 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260333] [<ffffffff811039b3>] ? mempool_alloc+0x63/0x140 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260339] [<ffffffff81181832>] ? bvec_alloc_bs+0x62/0x110 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260342] [<ffffffff812a30c2>] submit_bio+0x82/0x110 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260345] [<ffffffff8110b3ae>] ? test_set_page_writeback+0xbe/0x170 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260349] [<ffffffff81186357>] mpage_bio_submit+0x27/0x30 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260353] [<ffffffff81186ee6>] __mpage_writepage+0x256/0x610 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260358] [<ffffffff812bc575>] ? radix_tree_gang_lookup_tag_slot+0x95/0xe0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260362] [<ffffffff81101130>] ? find_get_pages_tag+0x40/0x110 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260366] [<ffffffff8110ae1f>] write_cache_pages+0x1cf/0x3f0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260370] [<ffffffff81186c90>] ? __mpage_writepage+0x0/0x610 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260374] [<ffffffff8118649e>] mpage_writepages+0x3e/0x70 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260381] [<ffffffffa0bd2ae0>] ? fat_get_block+0x0/0x220 [fat] Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260386] [<ffffffffa0bd2ee5>] fat_writepages+0x15/0x20 [fat] Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260389] [<ffffffff8110b091>] do_writepages+0x21/0x40 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260392] [<ffffffff81101ddb>] __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x5b/0x60 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260395] [<ffffffff81101e3a>] filemap_write_and_wait_range+0x5a/0x80 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260400] [<ffffffff8117a39a>] vfs_fsync_range+0x5a/0xa0 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260403] [<ffffffff8117a44c>] vfs_fsync+0x1c/0x20 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260406] [<ffffffff8117a48a>] do_fsync+0x3a/0x60 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260409] [<ffffffff8117a4e0>] sys_fsync+0x10/0x20 Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260414] [<ffffffff8100a0f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Oct 28 11:51:24 burra kernel: [249775.262609] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.136728] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287155] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled error code Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287159] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_ABORT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287163] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 00 89 fc ee 00 00 f0 00 Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287173] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 9043182 Oct 28 11:52:28 burra kernel: [249839.088224] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Oct 28 11:53:00 burra kernel: [249870.999231] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
I am seeing this same issue under 10.10 with kernel 2.6.35-22-generic. This is running on a standard Sun Ultra 27 Workstation.
Using a SanDisk U3 Titanium USB stick in this case, but it happens with all my USB hard drives.
Details from syslog follow.
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.002680] scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access SanDisk U3 Titanium 7.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS DRIVER_ OK kernel/ hung_task_ timeout_ secs" disables this message. 023>] io_schedule+ 0x73/0xc0 f6c>] get_request_ wait+0xcc/ 0x1a0 610>] ? autoremove_ wake_function+ 0x0/0x40 ca1>] ? elv_merge+ 0x161/0x210 0d3>] __make_ request+ 0x93/0x4b0 cc3>] generic_ make_request+ 0x1b3/0x530 8b5>] ? mempool_ alloc_slab+ 0x15/0x20 9b3>] ? mempool_ alloc+0x63/ 0x140 832>] ? bvec_alloc_ bs+0x62/ 0x110 0c2>] submit_ bio+0x82/ 0x110 3ae>] ? test_set_ page_writeback+ 0xbe/0x170 357>] mpage_bio_ submit+ 0x27/0x30 ee6>] __mpage_ writepage+ 0x256/0x610 575>] ? radix_tree_ gang_lookup_ tag_slot+ 0x95/0xe0 130>] ? find_get_ pages_tag+ 0x40/0x110 e1f>] write_cache_ pages+0x1cf/ 0x3f0 c90>] ? __mpage_ writepage+ 0x0/0x610 49e>] mpage_writepage s+0x3e/ 0x70 ae0>] ? fat_get_ block+0x0/ 0x220 [fat] ee5>] fat_writepages+ 0x15/0x20 [fat] 091>] do_writepages+ 0x21/0x40 ddb>] __filemap_ fdatawrite_ range+0x5b/ 0x60 e3a>] filemap_ write_and_ wait_range+ 0x5a/0x80 39a>] vfs_fsync_ range+0x5a/ 0xa0 44c>] vfs_fsync+0x1c/0x20 48a>] do_fsync+0x3a/0x60 4e0>] sys_fsync+0x10/0x20 0f2>] system_ call_fastpath+ 0x16/0x1b DRIVER_ OK
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.003316] sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004151] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] 15745023 512-byte logical blocks: (8.06 GB/7.50 GiB)
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004616] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004623] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 45 00 00 08
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.004627] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.006533] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.006539] sdc: sdc1
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.009011] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
Oct 28 11:45:31 burra kernel: [249424.009016] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
Oct 28 11:46:13 burra kernel: [249465.229023] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:46:44 burra kernel: [249496.024807] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:47:15 burra kernel: [249526.902013] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:47:46 burra kernel: [249557.855677] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:48:17 burra kernel: [249588.731214] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.686586] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837111] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled error code
Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837115] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_ABORT driverbyte=
Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837119] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 00 89 bb 4e 00 00 f0 00
Oct 28 11:48:48 burra kernel: [249619.837129] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 9026382
Oct 28 11:49:20 burra kernel: [249651.599308] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:49:51 burra kernel: [249682.474875] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:50:22 burra kernel: [249713.430194] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:50:53 burra kernel: [249744.305790] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260264] INFO: task nautilus:26666 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260269] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260272] nautilus D 00000001017d7962 0 26666 9859 0x00000000
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260278] ffff88002a82b938 0000000000000082 ffff880000000000 0000000000015980
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260283] ffff88002a82bfd8 0000000000015980 ffff88002a82bfd8 ffff8800c9eac4a0
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260287] 0000000000015980 0000000000015980 ffff88002a82bfd8 0000000000015980
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260291] Call Trace:
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260299] [<ffffffff81587
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260305] [<ffffffff812a3
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260311] [<ffffffff8107f
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260316] [<ffffffff8129d
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260319] [<ffffffff812a4
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260326] [<ffffffff812a2
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260330] [<ffffffff81103
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260333] [<ffffffff81103
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260339] [<ffffffff81181
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260342] [<ffffffff812a3
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260345] [<ffffffff8110b
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260349] [<ffffffff81186
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260353] [<ffffffff81186
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260358] [<ffffffff812bc
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260362] [<ffffffff81101
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260366] [<ffffffff8110a
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260370] [<ffffffff81186
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260374] [<ffffffff81186
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260381] [<ffffffffa0bd2
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260386] [<ffffffffa0bd2
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260389] [<ffffffff8110b
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260392] [<ffffffff81101
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260395] [<ffffffff81101
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260400] [<ffffffff8117a
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260403] [<ffffffff8117a
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260406] [<ffffffff8117a
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260409] [<ffffffff8117a
Oct 28 11:51:10 burra kernel: [249761.260414] [<ffffffff8100a
Oct 28 11:51:24 burra kernel: [249775.262609] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.136728] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287155] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled error code
Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287159] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_ABORT driverbyte=
Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287163] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 00 89 fc ee 00 00 f0 00
Oct 28 11:51:55 burra kernel: [249806.287173] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 9043182
Oct 28 11:52:28 burra kernel: [249839.088224] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Oct 28 11:53:00 burra kernel: [249870.999231] usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12