This got repeated for synaptic several times:
[ 595.928066] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 729.072053] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 862.216053] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 995.360062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1128.504061] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1261.648062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1394.792060] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1527.936062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1661.080057] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
I still see it with -5. I see it also with -6 and -7 but both show also ata resets for me where I don't know if it's related or not.
Here is some output for -5:
$ uname -a
Linux vorlon 2.6.27-5-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 00:36:38 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[ 462.784063] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds. kernel/ hung_task_ timeout_ secs" disables this message. 350>] ? proc_delete_ inode+0x0/ 0x70 350>] ? proc_delete_ inode+0x0/ 0x70 3d5>] schedule_ timeout+ 0x95/0xd0 186>] wait_for_ common+ 0xb6/0x1a0 5c0>] ? default_ wake_function+ 0x0/0x10 308>] wait_for_ completion+ 0x18/0x20 cd2>] flush_cpu_ workqueue+ 0x62/0xa0 930>] ? wq_barrier_ func+0x0/ 0x20 e63>] flush_workqueue +0x53/0x70 e95>] flush_scheduled _work+0x15/ 0x20 05d>] tty_ldisc_ release+ 0x4d/0x1f0 bbe>] ? _spin_lock+0xe/0x20 abd>] release_ dev+0x45d/ 0x5c0 644>] ? tty_ioctl+ 0xf4/0x770 a94>] ? d_free+0x74/0x80 c3e>] tty_release+ 0x1e/0x30 ae9>] __fput+0xc9/0x1b0 bf5>] fput+0x25/0x30 f9b>] filp_close+ 0x5b/0x90 08f>] sys_close+ 0xbf/0x120 89a>] system_ call_fastpath+ 0x16/0x1b
[ 462.784076] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/
[ 462.784082] synaptic D 0000000000000002 0 6408 6384
[ 462.784095] ffff8800df1c3bc8 0000000000000082 ffff88015f1c3d57 ffff8800df1c3c78
[ 462.784107] ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400
[ 462.784115] ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400 ffffffff807a5400
[ 462.784123] Call Trace:
[ 462.784150] [<ffffffff8033a
[ 462.784157] [<ffffffff8033a
[ 462.784167] [<ffffffff80502
[ 462.784176] [<ffffffff80502
[ 462.784185] [<ffffffff80247
[ 462.784193] [<ffffffff80502
[ 462.784202] [<ffffffff80262
[ 462.784209] [<ffffffff80262
[ 462.784217] [<ffffffff80262
[ 462.784224] [<ffffffff80262
[ 462.784232] [<ffffffff8040d
[ 462.784240] [<ffffffff80503
[ 462.784249] [<ffffffff80406
[ 462.784256] [<ffffffff80408
[ 462.784264] [<ffffffff802ff
[ 462.784271] [<ffffffff80406
[ 462.784278] [<ffffffff802ec
[ 462.784284] [<ffffffff802ec
[ 462.784290] [<ffffffff802e8
[ 462.784296] [<ffffffff802e9
[ 462.784305] [<ffffffff80212
This got repeated for synaptic several times:
[ 595.928066] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 729.072053] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 862.216053] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 995.360062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1128.504061] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1261.648062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1394.792060] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1527.936062] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1661.080057] INFO: task synaptic:6408 blocked for more than 120 seconds.