I tried looking through release notes to find out. Didn't find any mention of it (FS#8568, spinlock or otherwise).
I tried to patch the latest source, but it fails on every file. Tried v2, v3 and the standalone ata patch. All three patches are old, maybe they won't work with newer releases(?)
I am loving rockbox for its advantages over the ipod video 60gb stock, but the drive thrashing and hanging issues are driving me crazy.
If this is not part of the current build, can someone with skills PLEASE patch a recent build for this device.