[Bug 1553163] Re: remove limitation to only be able to report if the running kernel is no mainline kernel

[Brian Murray]

There may be some concern here about apport gathering information about
the kernel not in use.  Like maybe /proc/fb is different or something.

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  remove limitation to only be able to report if the running kernel is
  no mainline kernel

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Whilst it's necessary to enforce mainline kernel bugs to be directed
  upstream immediately it's not constructive to prevent reporting issues
  of an Ubuntu kernel if a mainline kernel is running, e.g. if the
  Ubuntu kernel 4.4.0-9-generic of 16.04 doesn't start, but the
  previously installed 4.2.5 mainline does, then the user might want to
  invoke `ubuntu-bug linux-image-4.4.0-9-generic` and report against the
  Ubuntu kernel, but can't because `apport` refuses since a mainline
  kernel is running.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: apport 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Uname: Linux 4.4.3-040403-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports: 600:0:116:629218:2016-02-29 21:56:39.476244786 +0100:2016-02-29 21:56:38.308256442 +0100:/var/crash/dlm.0.crash
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Fri Mar  4 12:56:25 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (868 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-11-19 (105 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.default.apport:
   # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it
   # you can temporarily override this with
   # sudo service apport start force_start=1
   enabled=0
  mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2013-10-21T23:07:05.378054

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