5 files changed, 318 insertions, 206 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 9927a88674a3..93c45acf249a 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 		.nr_cpus_allowed = NR_CPUS,				\
 	},								\
 	.tasks		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.tasks),			\
-	.ptrace_children= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_children),		\
-	.ptrace_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_list),		\
+	.ptraced	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptraced),			\
+	.ptrace_entry	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_entry),		\
 	.real_parent	= &tsk,						\
 	.parent		= &tsk,						\
 	.children	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.children),			\
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ba2f859c6e4f..1941d8b5cf11 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1062,12 +1062,6 @@ struct task_struct {
 #endif
 
 	struct list_head tasks;
-	/*
-	 * ptrace_list/ptrace_children forms the list of my children
-	 * that were stolen by a ptracer.
-	 */
-	struct list_head ptrace_children;
-	struct list_head ptrace_list;
 
 	struct mm_struct *mm, *active_mm;
 
@@ -1089,18 +1083,25 @@ struct task_struct {
 	/* 
 	 * pointers to (original) parent process, youngest child, younger sibling,
 	 * older sibling, respectively.  (p->father can be replaced with 
-	 * p->parent->pid)
+	 * p->real_parent->pid)
 	 */
-	struct task_struct *real_parent; /* real parent process (when being debugged) */
-	struct task_struct *parent;	/* parent process */
+	struct task_struct *real_parent; /* real parent process */
+	struct task_struct *parent; /* recipient of SIGCHLD, wait4() reports */
 	/*
-	 * children/sibling forms the list of my children plus the
-	 * tasks I'm ptracing.
+	 * children/sibling forms the list of my natural children
 	 */
 	struct list_head children;	/* list of my children */
 	struct list_head sibling;	/* linkage in my parent's children list */
 	struct task_struct *group_leader;	/* threadgroup leader */
 
+	/*
+	 * ptraced is the list of tasks this task is using ptrace on.
+	 * This includes both natural children and PTRACE_ATTACH targets.
+	 * p->ptrace_entry is p's link on the p->parent->ptraced list.
+	 */
+	struct list_head ptraced;
+	struct list_head ptrace_entry;
+
 	/* PID/PID hash table linkage. */
 	struct pid_link pids[PIDTYPE_MAX];
 	struct list_head thread_group;
@@ -1876,9 +1877,6 @@ extern void wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct * p);
 #define wait_task_inactive(p)	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define remove_parent(p)	list_del_init(&(p)->sibling)
-#define add_parent(p)		list_add_tail(&(p)->sibling,&(p)->parent->children)
-
 #define next_task(p)	list_entry(rcu_dereference((p)->tasks.next), struct task_struct, tasks)
 
 #define for_each_process(p) \
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index ceb258782835..93d2711b9381 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void __unhash_process(struct task_struct *p)
 		__get_cpu_var(process_counts)--;
 	}
 	list_del_rcu(&p->thread_group);
-	remove_parent(p);
+	list_del_init(&p->sibling);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ static void delayed_put_task_struct(struct rcu_head *rhp)
 	put_task_struct(container_of(rhp, struct task_struct, rcu));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Do final ptrace-related cleanup of a zombie being reaped.
+ *
+ * Called with write_lock(&tasklist_lock) held.
+ */
+static void ptrace_release_task(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptraced));
+	ptrace_unlink(p);
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptrace_entry));
+}
+
 void release_task(struct task_struct * p)
 {
 	struct task_struct *leader;
@@ -160,8 +172,7 @@ repeat:
 	atomic_dec(&p->user->processes);
 	proc_flush_task(p);
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
-	ptrace_unlink(p);
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&p->ptrace_list) || !list_empty(&p->ptrace_children));
+	ptrace_release_task(p);
 	__exit_signal(p);
 
 	/*
@@ -315,9 +326,8 @@ static void reparent_to_kthreadd(void)
 
 	ptrace_unlink(current);
 	/* Reparent to init */
-	remove_parent(current);
 	current->real_parent = current->parent = kthreadd_task;
-	add_parent(current);
+	list_move_tail(&current->sibling, &current->real_parent->children);
 
 	/* Set the exit signal to SIGCHLD so we signal init on exit */
 	current->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
@@ -692,37 +702,97 @@ static void exit_mm(struct task_struct * tsk)
 	mmput(mm);
 }
 
-static void
-reparent_thread(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *father, int traced)
+/*
+ * Return nonzero if @parent's children should reap themselves.
+ *
+ * Called with write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock) held.
+ */
+static int ignoring_children(struct task_struct *parent)
 {
-	if (p->pdeath_signal)
-		/* We already hold the tasklist_lock here.  */
-		group_send_sig_info(p->pdeath_signal, SEND_SIG_NOINFO, p);
+	int ret;
+	struct sighand_struct *psig = parent->sighand;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&psig->siglock, flags);
+	ret = (psig->action[SIGCHLD-1].sa.sa_handler == SIG_IGN ||
+	       (psig->action[SIGCHLD-1].sa.sa_flags & SA_NOCLDWAIT));
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psig->siglock, flags);
+	return ret;
+}
 
-	/* Move the child from its dying parent to the new one.  */
-	if (unlikely(traced)) {
-		/* Preserve ptrace links if someone else is tracing this child.  */
-		list_del_init(&p->ptrace_list);
-		if (ptrace_reparented(p))
-			list_add(&p->ptrace_list, &p->real_parent->ptrace_children);
-	} else {
-		/* If this child is being traced, then we're the one tracing it
-		 * anyway, so let go of it.
+/*
+ * Detach all tasks we were using ptrace on.
+ * Any that need to be release_task'd are put on the @dead list.
+ *
+ * Called with write_lock(&tasklist_lock) held.
+ */
+static void ptrace_exit(struct task_struct *parent, struct list_head *dead)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p, *n;
+	int ign = -1;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &parent->ptraced, ptrace_entry) {
+		__ptrace_unlink(p);
+
+		if (p->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * If it's a zombie, our attachedness prevented normal
+		 * parent notification or self-reaping.  Do notification
+		 * now if it would have happened earlier.  If it should
+		 * reap itself, add it to the @dead list.  We can't call
+		 * release_task() here because we already hold tasklist_lock.
+		 *
+		 * If it's our own child, there is no notification to do.
+		 * But if our normal children self-reap, then this child
+		 * was prevented by ptrace and we must reap it now.
 		 */
-		p->ptrace = 0;
-		remove_parent(p);
-		p->parent = p->real_parent;
-		add_parent(p);
+		if (!task_detached(p) && thread_group_empty(p)) {
+			if (!same_thread_group(p->real_parent, parent))
+				do_notify_parent(p, p->exit_signal);
+			else {
+				if (ign < 0)
+					ign = ignoring_children(parent);
+				if (ign)
+					p->exit_signal = -1;
+			}
+		}
 
-		if (task_is_traced(p)) {
+		if (task_detached(p)) {
 			/*
-			 * If it was at a trace stop, turn it into
-			 * a normal stop since it's no longer being
-			 * traced.
+			 * Mark it as in the process of being reaped.
 			 */
-			ptrace_untrace(p);
+			p->exit_state = EXIT_DEAD;
+			list_add(&p->ptrace_entry, dead);
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Finish up exit-time ptrace cleanup.
+ *
+ * Called without locks.
+ */
+static void ptrace_exit_finish(struct task_struct *parent,
+			       struct list_head *dead)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p, *n;
+
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&parent->ptraced));
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, dead, ptrace_entry) {
+		list_del_init(&p->ptrace_entry);
+		release_task(p);
+	}
+}
+
+static void reparent_thread(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *father)
+{
+	if (p->pdeath_signal)
+		/* We already hold the tasklist_lock here.  */
+		group_send_sig_info(p->pdeath_signal, SEND_SIG_NOINFO, p);
+
+	list_move_tail(&p->sibling, &p->real_parent->children);
 
 	/* If this is a threaded reparent there is no need to
 	 * notify anyone anything has happened.
@@ -737,7 +807,8 @@ reparent_thread(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *father, int traced)
 	/* If we'd notified the old parent about this child's death,
 	 * also notify the new parent.
 	 */
-	if (!traced && p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE &&
+	if (!ptrace_reparented(p) &&
+	    p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE &&
 	    !task_detached(p) && thread_group_empty(p))
 		do_notify_parent(p, p->exit_signal);
 
@@ -754,12 +825,15 @@ reparent_thread(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *father, int traced)
 static void forget_original_parent(struct task_struct *father)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p, *n, *reaper = father;
-	struct list_head ptrace_dead;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ptrace_dead);
+	LIST_HEAD(ptrace_dead);
 
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * First clean up ptrace if we were using it.
+	 */
+	ptrace_exit(father, &ptrace_dead);
+
 	do {
 		reaper = next_thread(reaper);
 		if (reaper == father) {
@@ -768,58 +842,19 @@ static void forget_original_parent(struct task_struct *father)
 		}
 	} while (reaper->flags & PF_EXITING);
 
-	/*
-	 * There are only two places where our children can be:
-	 *
-	 * - in our child list
-	 * - in our ptraced child list
-	 *
-	 * Search them and reparent children.
-	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &father->children, sibling) {
-		int ptrace;
-
-		ptrace = p->ptrace;
-
-		/* if father isn't the real parent, then ptrace must be enabled */
-		BUG_ON(father != p->real_parent && !ptrace);
-
-		if (father == p->real_parent) {
-			/* reparent with a reaper, real father it's us */
-			p->real_parent = reaper;
-			reparent_thread(p, father, 0);
-		} else {
-			/* reparent ptraced task to its real parent */
-			__ptrace_unlink (p);
-			if (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE && !task_detached(p) &&
-			    thread_group_empty(p))
-				do_notify_parent(p, p->exit_signal);
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * if the ptraced child is a detached zombie we must collect
-		 * it before we exit, or it will remain zombie forever since
-		 * we prevented it from self-reap itself while it was being
-		 * traced by us, to be able to see it in wait4.
-		 */
-		if (unlikely(ptrace && p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE && task_detached(p)))
-			list_add(&p->ptrace_list, &ptrace_dead);
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &father->ptrace_children, ptrace_list) {
 		p->real_parent = reaper;
-		reparent_thread(p, father, 1);
+		if (p->parent == father) {
+			BUG_ON(p->ptrace);
+			p->parent = p->real_parent;
+		}
+		reparent_thread(p, father);
 	}
 
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&father->children));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&father->ptrace_children));
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &ptrace_dead, ptrace_list) {
-		list_del_init(&p->ptrace_list);
-		release_task(p);
-	}
 
+	ptrace_exit_finish(father, &ptrace_dead);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1180,13 +1215,6 @@ static int eligible_child(enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Do not consider detached threads that are
-	 * not ptraced:
-	 */
-	if (task_detached(p) && !p->ptrace)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Wait for all children (clone and not) if __WALL is set;
 	 * otherwise, wait for clone children *only* if __WCLONE is
 	 * set; otherwise, wait for non-clone children *only*.  (Note:
@@ -1197,14 +1225,10 @@ static int eligible_child(enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
 		return 0;
 
 	err = security_task_wait(p);
-	if (likely(!err))
-		return 1;
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	if (type != PIDTYPE_PID)
-		return 0;
-	/* This child was explicitly requested, abort */
-	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
-	return err;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int wait_noreap_copyout(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pid, uid_t uid,
@@ -1238,7 +1262,7 @@ static int wait_noreap_copyout(struct task_struct *p, pid_t pid, uid_t uid,
  * the lock and this task is uninteresting.  If we return nonzero, we have
  * released the lock and the system call should return.
  */
-static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
+static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int options,
 			    struct siginfo __user *infop,
 			    int __user *stat_addr, struct rusage __user *ru)
 {
@@ -1246,7 +1270,10 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
 	int retval, status, traced;
 	pid_t pid = task_pid_vnr(p);
 
-	if (unlikely(noreap)) {
+	if (!likely(options & WEXITED))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (unlikely(options & WNOWAIT)) {
 		uid_t uid = p->uid;
 		int exit_code = p->exit_code;
 		int why, status;
@@ -1396,21 +1423,24 @@ static int wait_task_zombie(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
  * the lock and this task is uninteresting.  If we return nonzero, we have
  * released the lock and the system call should return.
  */
-static int wait_task_stopped(struct task_struct *p,
-			     int noreap, struct siginfo __user *infop,
+static int wait_task_stopped(int ptrace, struct task_struct *p,
+			     int options, struct siginfo __user *infop,
 			     int __user *stat_addr, struct rusage __user *ru)
 {
 	int retval, exit_code, why;
 	uid_t uid = 0; /* unneeded, required by compiler */
 	pid_t pid;
 
+	if (!(options & WUNTRACED))
+		return 0;
+
 	exit_code = 0;
 	spin_lock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
 
 	if (unlikely(!task_is_stopped_or_traced(p)))
 		goto unlock_sig;
 
-	if (!(p->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) && p->signal->group_stop_count > 0)
+	if (!ptrace && p->signal->group_stop_count > 0)
 		/*
 		 * A group stop is in progress and this is the group leader.
 		 * We won't report until all threads have stopped.
@@ -1421,7 +1451,7 @@ static int wait_task_stopped(struct task_struct *p,
 	if (!exit_code)
 		goto unlock_sig;
 
-	if (!noreap)
+	if (!unlikely(options & WNOWAIT))
 		p->exit_code = 0;
 
 	uid = p->uid;
@@ -1439,10 +1469,10 @@ unlock_sig:
 	 */
 	get_task_struct(p);
 	pid = task_pid_vnr(p);
-	why = (p->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) ? CLD_TRAPPED : CLD_STOPPED;
+	why = ptrace ? CLD_TRAPPED : CLD_STOPPED;
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
-	if (unlikely(noreap))
+	if (unlikely(options & WNOWAIT))
 		return wait_noreap_copyout(p, pid, uid,
 					   why, exit_code,
 					   infop, ru);
@@ -1476,7 +1506,7 @@ unlock_sig:
  * the lock and this task is uninteresting.  If we return nonzero, we have
  * released the lock and the system call should return.
  */
-static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
+static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int options,
 			       struct siginfo __user *infop,
 			       int __user *stat_addr, struct rusage __user *ru)
 {
@@ -1484,6 +1514,9 @@ static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
 	pid_t pid;
 	uid_t uid;
 
+	if (!unlikely(options & WCONTINUED))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!(p->signal->flags & SIGNAL_STOP_CONTINUED))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1493,7 +1526,7 @@ static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
 		spin_unlock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!noreap)
+	if (!unlikely(options & WNOWAIT))
 		p->signal->flags &= ~SIGNAL_STOP_CONTINUED;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&p->sighand->siglock);
 
@@ -1519,89 +1552,161 @@ static int wait_task_continued(struct task_struct *p, int noreap,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Consider @p for a wait by @parent.
+ *
+ * -ECHILD should be in *@notask_error before the first call.
+ * Returns nonzero for a final return, when we have unlocked tasklist_lock.
+ * Returns zero if the search for a child should continue;
+ * then *@notask_error is 0 if @p is an eligible child,
+ * or another error from security_task_wait(), or still -ECHILD.
+ */
+static int wait_consider_task(struct task_struct *parent, int ptrace,
+			      struct task_struct *p, int *notask_error,
+			      enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
+			      struct siginfo __user *infop,
+			      int __user *stat_addr, struct rusage __user *ru)
+{
+	int ret = eligible_child(type, pid, options, p);
+	if (!ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
+		/*
+		 * If we have not yet seen any eligible child,
+		 * then let this error code replace -ECHILD.
+		 * A permission error will give the user a clue
+		 * to look for security policy problems, rather
+		 * than for mysterious wait bugs.
+		 */
+		if (*notask_error)
+			*notask_error = ret;
+	}
+
+	if (likely(!ptrace) && unlikely(p->ptrace)) {
+		/*
+		 * This child is hidden by ptrace.
+		 * We aren't allowed to see it now, but eventually we will.
+		 */
+		*notask_error = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (p->exit_state == EXIT_DEAD)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't reap group leaders with subthreads.
+	 */
+	if (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE && !delay_group_leader(p))
+		return wait_task_zombie(p, options, infop, stat_addr, ru);
+
+	/*
+	 * It's stopped or running now, so it might
+	 * later continue, exit, or stop again.
+	 */
+	*notask_error = 0;
+
+	if (task_is_stopped_or_traced(p))
+		return wait_task_stopped(ptrace, p, options,
+					 infop, stat_addr, ru);
+
+	return wait_task_continued(p, options, infop, stat_addr, ru);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Do the work of do_wait() for one thread in the group, @tsk.
+ *
+ * -ECHILD should be in *@notask_error before the first call.
+ * Returns nonzero for a final return, when we have unlocked tasklist_lock.
+ * Returns zero if the search for a child should continue; then
+ * *@notask_error is 0 if there were any eligible children,
+ * or another error from security_task_wait(), or still -ECHILD.
+ */
+static int do_wait_thread(struct task_struct *tsk, int *notask_error,
+			  enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
+			  struct siginfo __user *infop, int __user *stat_addr,
+			  struct rusage __user *ru)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->children, sibling) {
+		/*
+		 * Do not consider detached threads.
+		 */
+		if (!task_detached(p)) {
+			int ret = wait_consider_task(tsk, 0, p, notask_error,
+						     type, pid, options,
+						     infop, stat_addr, ru);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ptrace_do_wait(struct task_struct *tsk, int *notask_error,
+			  enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
+			  struct siginfo __user *infop, int __user *stat_addr,
+			  struct rusage __user *ru)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p;
+
+	/*
+	 * Traditionally we see ptrace'd stopped tasks regardless of options.
+	 */
+	options |= WUNTRACED;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->ptraced, ptrace_entry) {
+		int ret = wait_consider_task(tsk, 1, p, notask_error,
+					     type, pid, options,
+					     infop, stat_addr, ru);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long do_wait(enum pid_type type, struct pid *pid, int options,
 		    struct siginfo __user *infop, int __user *stat_addr,
 		    struct rusage __user *ru)
 {
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
-	int flag, retval;
+	int retval;
 
 	add_wait_queue(&current->signal->wait_chldexit,&wait);
 repeat:
-	/* If there is nothing that can match our critier just get out */
+	/*
+	 * If there is nothing that can match our critiera just get out.
+	 * We will clear @retval to zero if we see any child that might later
+	 * match our criteria, even if we are not able to reap it yet.
+	 */
 	retval = -ECHILD;
 	if ((type < PIDTYPE_MAX) && (!pid || hlist_empty(&pid->tasks[type])))
 		goto end;
 
-	/*
-	 * We will set this flag if we see any child that might later
-	 * match our criteria, even if we are not able to reap it yet.
-	 */
-	flag = retval = 0;
 	current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	tsk = current;
 	do {
-		struct task_struct *p;
-
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->children, sibling) {
-			int ret = eligible_child(type, pid, options, p);
-			if (!ret)
-				continue;
-
-			if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-				retval = ret;
-			} else if (task_is_stopped_or_traced(p)) {
-				/*
-				 * It's stopped now, so it might later
-				 * continue, exit, or stop again.
-				 */
-				flag = 1;
-				if (!(p->ptrace & PT_PTRACED) &&
-				    !(options & WUNTRACED))
-					continue;
-
-				retval = wait_task_stopped(p,
-						(options & WNOWAIT), infop,
-						stat_addr, ru);
-			} else if (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE &&
-					!delay_group_leader(p)) {
-				/*
-				 * We don't reap group leaders with subthreads.
-				 */
-				if (!likely(options & WEXITED))
-					continue;
-				retval = wait_task_zombie(p,
-						(options & WNOWAIT), infop,
-						stat_addr, ru);
-			} else if (p->exit_state != EXIT_DEAD) {
-				/*
-				 * It's running now, so it might later
-				 * exit, stop, or stop and then continue.
-				 */
-				flag = 1;
-				if (!unlikely(options & WCONTINUED))
-					continue;
-				retval = wait_task_continued(p,
-						(options & WNOWAIT), infop,
-						stat_addr, ru);
-			}
-			if (retval != 0) /* tasklist_lock released */
-				goto end;
-		}
-		if (!flag) {
-			list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->ptrace_children,
-								ptrace_list) {
-				flag = eligible_child(type, pid, options, p);
-				if (!flag)
-					continue;
-				if (likely(flag > 0))
-					break;
-				retval = flag;
-				goto end;
-			}
+		int tsk_result = do_wait_thread(tsk, &retval,
+						type, pid, options,
+						infop, stat_addr, ru);
+		if (!tsk_result)
+			tsk_result = ptrace_do_wait(tsk, &retval,
+						    type, pid, options,
+						    infop, stat_addr, ru);
+		if (tsk_result) {
+			/*
+			 * tasklist_lock is unlocked and we have a final result.
+			 */
+			retval = tsk_result;
+			goto end;
 		}
+
 		if (options & __WNOTHREAD)
 			break;
 		tsk = next_thread(tsk);
@@ -1609,16 +1714,14 @@ repeat:
 	} while (tsk != current);
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 
-	if (flag) {
-		if (options & WNOHANG)
-			goto end;
+	if (!retval && !(options & WNOHANG)) {
 		retval = -ERESTARTSYS;
-		if (signal_pending(current))
-			goto end;
-		schedule();
-		goto repeat;
+		if (!signal_pending(current)) {
+			schedule();
+			goto repeat;
+		}
 	}
-	retval = -ECHILD;
+
 end:
 	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
 	remove_wait_queue(&current->signal->wait_chldexit,&wait);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 4bd2f516401f..adefc1131f27 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	 */
 	p->group_leader = p;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->thread_group);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_children);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptrace_entry);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->ptraced);
 
 	/* Now that the task is set up, run cgroup callbacks if
 	 * necessary. We need to run them before the task is visible
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	}
 
 	if (likely(p->pid)) {
-		add_parent(p);
+		list_add_tail(&p->sibling, &p->real_parent->children);
 		if (unlikely(p->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
 			__ptrace_link(p, current->parent);
 
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index e337390fce01..8392a9da6450 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@
  */
 void __ptrace_link(struct task_struct *child, struct task_struct *new_parent)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&child->ptrace_list));
-	if (child->parent == new_parent)
-		return;
-	list_add(&child->ptrace_list, &child->parent->ptrace_children);
-	remove_parent(child);
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&child->ptrace_entry));
+	list_add(&child->ptrace_entry, &new_parent->ptraced);
 	child->parent = new_parent;
-	add_parent(child);
 }
  
 /*
@@ -73,12 +69,8 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
 	BUG_ON(!child->ptrace);
 
 	child->ptrace = 0;
-	if (ptrace_reparented(child)) {
-		list_del_init(&child->ptrace_list);
-		remove_parent(child);
-		child->parent = child->real_parent;
-		add_parent(child);
-	}
+	child->parent = child->real_parent;
+	list_del_init(&child->ptrace_entry);
 
 	if (task_is_traced(child))
 		ptrace_untrace(child);
@@ -492,15 +484,34 @@ int ptrace_traceme(void)
 	/*
 	 * Are we already being traced?
 	 */
+repeat:
 	task_lock(current);
 	if (!(current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED)) {
+		/*
+		 * See ptrace_attach() comments about the locking here.
+		 */
+		unsigned long flags;
+		if (!write_trylock_irqsave(&tasklist_lock, flags)) {
+			task_unlock(current);
+			do {
+				cpu_relax();
+			} while (!write_can_lock(&tasklist_lock));
+			goto repeat;
+		}
+
 		ret = security_ptrace(current->parent, current,
 				      PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
+
 		/*
 		 * Set the ptrace bit in the process ptrace flags.
+		 * Then link us on our parent's ptraced list.
 		 */
-		if (!ret)
+		if (!ret) {
 			current->ptrace |= PT_PTRACED;
+			__ptrace_link(current, current->real_parent);
+		}
+
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&tasklist_lock, flags);
 	}
 	task_unlock(current);
 	return ret;