I think It could be related to this ext4 bug on kernel.org..hopefully an ext4 dev can shed more light on the issue?
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14830 ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #14830 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14830 -- "Smbd","kjournald2" and "rsync" blocked for more than 120 seconds while using ext4. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494476 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