Documented at <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/ReleaseNotes #Lock-ups when deleting files from ext4 filesystems>:
In some cases, deleting files from an ext4 filesystem is reported to cause soft lock-ups in the kernel. Investigation of this problem is ongoing, and it is expected that a fix for this problem will be made available as a post-release update. To avoid this problem, users may wish to install using the default ext3 filesystem and convert their filesystem to ext4 (as documented on the ext4 wiki) once a fix is available. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: New => Fix Released -- Soft lockups (freezes) when deleting files from ext4 partitions on 2.6.28 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330824 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