Every distro uses different kernel configs/versions as well as different version...

rcthompson on May 27, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: "Ubuntu 12.04 completely freezes frequently"

Every distro uses different kernel configs/versions as well as different versions of libc and other such core packages. If the crash is specific to a certain kernel config option that is only enabled in one distro, then the crash would be distro-specific.