[Bug 677415] Re: sync binary stalls during backup

[Stefano Rivera]

** Tags removed: sync

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Title:
  sync binary stalls during backup

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: coreutils

  This is a follow-up to [Bug 675613], where "dpkg" stalled attempting
  to sync() and the "sync" binary then stalled when run manually. A
  similar problem occurred on the same machine when my backup script ran
  the "sync" binary. This machine has beebn running normally since
  upgraded to 64-bit Ubuntu 10.04, and these errors have only occurred
  recently. The problem is unlikely to be in "coreutils", because "dpkg"
  does not run the "sync" binary. However, the "sync" binary and "dpkg"
  have both stalled attempting to sync() the filesystem.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: coreutils 7.4-2ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-server 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-server x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Nov 19 11:25:12 2010
  ExecutablePath: /bin/sync
  InstallationMedia: Bio-Linux 6 based on Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100419.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/sh
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  --- 
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  InstallationMedia: Bio-Linux 6 based on Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100419.1)
  Package: coreutils 7.4-2ubuntu3
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-server 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
  Tags: lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-server x86_64
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