This patch to lucid's current dpkg package disables the use of sync() and backports the performance fix for fsync() on ext4 that was introduced in 1.15.8.7
This should resolve the problem for people getting "Task blocked" errors without impacting the performance on ext4, it requires more testing, interested parties can get the package from my ppa : https://launchpad.net/~mjeanson/+archive/ppa/+sourcepub/2598206 /+listing-archive-extra ** Patch added: "dpkg_1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/624877/+attachment/3250560/+files/dpkg_1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/624877 Title: INFO: task dpkg:23317 blocked for more than 120 seconds. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/624877/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
