Tracked in Github Issues as https://github.com/canonical/cloud- init/issues/3520
** Bug watch added: github.com/canonical/cloud-init/issues #3520 https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/issues/3520 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856560 Title: ds-identify - stuck in uninterruptible sleep state Status in cloud-init: Invalid Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: We got recurring issues with the cloud-init/ds-identify process. It spawns sub-processes "blkid -c /dev/null -o export" which gets stuck in the "D" uninterruptible sleep state. The processes cannot be killed, so the only solution is to reboot the affected server. root 3839 0.0 0.0 4760 1840 ? S Dec05 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/cloud-init/ds-identify root 3844 0.0 0.0 11212 2836 ? D Dec05 0:00 \_ blkid -c /dev/null -o export root 6943 0.0 0.0 4760 1880 ? S Dec05 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/cloud-init/ds-identify root 6948 0.0 0.0 11212 2844 ? D Dec05 0:00 \_ blkid -c /dev/null -o export root 6111 0.0 0.0 4760 1916 ? S Dec12 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/cloud-init/ds-identify root 6149 0.0 0.0 11212 2940 ? D Dec12 0:00 \_ blkid -c /dev/null -o export root 8765 0.0 0.3 926528 24968 ? Ssl Dec12 0:12 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd root 9179 0.0 0.0 4760 1892 ? S Dec12 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/cloud-init/ds-identify root 9185 0.0 0.0 11980 3552 ? D Dec12 0:00 \_ blkid -c /dev/null -o export Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic 5.0.0-36-generic #39~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 11:09:50 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1856560/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp