VM86 is not enabled in Xenial i386 kernel

[Andrew Bird]

Hi there,
   Could you please enable the following kernel options in 16.04 LTS i386 kernel?

CONFIG_X86_LEGACY_VM86
CONFIG_VM86

The same issue occurred in Wily, but was raised and fixed in bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1499089 . I had expected that that fix would have automatically carried over to the next release, but it seems it was not.

Thanks,

Andrew

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1574602

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Paul Crawford (psc-sat)]

As for the previous case (my comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1499089/comments/4) this is an important application for us, and having the VM86 option possible is pretty much essential for the machine to be usable in out real-time case.

[Andrew Bird (ajb-spheresystems)]

No crash logs etc available, 'just' a config change required