Bug#516374: Stuck
I'm experiencing this bug also, with kernel 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 in a domU 
on XenServer 5.5.0. Kernel traces below.
Would using a lenny backport of 2.6.30 be an appropriate workaround? It 
appears to be listed on backports.org.
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688195] INFO: task mysqld:9248 blocked 
for more than 120 seconds.
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688210] "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688216] mysqld        D 
ffff8800813bf000     0  9248   9168
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688220]  ffff8801567837e8 
0000000000000282 ffff8801569e87d8 ffff880157265000
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688224]  ffff880157900780 
ffff880155b76140 ffff880157900a00 00000000802fe3de
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688227]  0000000000000000 
ffffffffa0045ccd ffff880157aed210 ffff8800ffd50198
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688230] Call Trace:
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688263]  [<ffffffffa0045ccd>] 
:scsi_mod:scsi_dispatch_cmd+0x1ea/0x26c
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688273]  [<ffffffffa004bfec>] 
:scsi_mod:scsi_request_fn+0x3e1/0x436
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688279]  [<ffffffff80243d7a>] 
getnstimeofday+0x39/0x98
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688282]  [<ffffffff802ac8a6>] 
sync_buffer+0x0/0x3f
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688286]  [<ffffffff80434e8f>] 
io_schedule+0x5c/0x9e
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688288]  [<ffffffff802ac8e1>] 
sync_buffer+0x3b/0x3f
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688290]  [<ffffffff804350ea>] 
__wait_on_bit+0x40/0x6e
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688292]  [<ffffffff802ac8a6>] 
sync_buffer+0x0/0x3f
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688294]  [<ffffffff80435184>] 
out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x78
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688297]  [<ffffffff8023f513>] 
wake_bit_function+0x0/0x23
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688300]  [<ffffffff802ae075>] 
__bread+0x5e/0x77
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688308]  [<ffffffffa001df5c>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_branch+0x67/0xd2
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688314]  [<ffffffffa001e1ac>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_blocks_handle+0x95/0x8bc
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688321]  [<ffffffff8020a488>] 
__switch_to+0x382/0x624
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688325]  [<ffffffff8038f5b7>] 
network_start_xmit+0x68f/0x714
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688329]  [<ffffffff8030dc91>] 
__next_cpu+0x19/0x26
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688333]  [<ffffffff803d8093>] 
__qdisc_run+0x121/0x1ef
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688339]  [<ffffffffa001ec15>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_block+0xba/0xf9
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688343]  [<ffffffff802b3326>] 
do_mpage_readpage+0x176/0x4b1
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688348]  [<ffffffffa001eb5b>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_block+0x0/0xf9
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688351]  [<ffffffff80310d60>] 
radix_tree_insert+0xcb/0x194
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688357]  [<ffffffffa001eb5b>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_block+0x0/0xf9
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688360]  [<ffffffff802648e0>] 
add_to_page_cache+0x7d/0xb4
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688366]  [<ffffffffa001eb5b>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_block+0x0/0xf9
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688369]  [<ffffffff802b3830>] 
mpage_readpages+0xa7/0xe7
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688374]  [<ffffffffa001eb5b>] 
:ext3:ext3_get_block+0x0/0xf9
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688377]  [<ffffffff80269496>] 
__alloc_pages_internal+0xd6/0x3b2
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688381]  [<ffffffff8026b5e3>] 
__do_page_cache_readahead+0xfa/0x18c
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688384]  [<ffffffff8026b931>] 
ondemand_readahead+0x17b/0x18d
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688387]  [<ffffffff80265fb6>] 
generic_file_aio_read+0x1d7/0x4b7
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688391]  [<ffffffff8028a2b7>] 
do_sync_read+0xc9/0x10c
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688394]  [<ffffffff8020e7bc>] 
get_nsec_offset+0x9/0x2c
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688397]  [<ffffffff8023f4e5>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688400]  [<ffffffff804347c2>] 
schedule+0x3e5/0x830
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688403]  [<ffffffff8028aaa8>] 
vfs_read+0xaa/0x152
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688405]  [<ffffffff8028af70>] 
sys_pread64+0x50/0x70
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688407]  [<ffffffff8020b528>] 
system_call+0x68/0x6d
Mar 14 00:10:38 db kernel: [49210.688409]  [<ffffffff8020b4c0>] 
system_call+0x0/0x6d
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