Same issue on my system after upgrade to 2.6.31-7-generic kernel. In my case init indicates sreadahead as STOP/CONT signal...
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- [karmic] system fails to shutdown cleanly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419753 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs