if (!who)
                                p = current;
                        else
-                               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-                                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+                               p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
                        if (p)
                                ret = set_task_ioprio(p, ioprio);
                        break;
                        if (!who)
                                p = current;
                        else
-                               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-                                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+                               p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
                        if (p)
                                ret = get_task_ioprio(p);
                        break;
 
  *      type and namespace specified
  * find_task_by_pid_ns():
  *      finds a task by its pid in the specified namespace
- * find_task_by_pid_type():
- *      finds a task by its global id with the specified type, e.g.
- *      by global session id
+ * find_task_by_vpid():
+ *      finds a task by its virtual pid
  * find_task_by_pid():
  *      finds a task by its global pid
  *
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_type_ns(int type, int pid,
                struct pid_namespace *ns);
 
-#define find_task_by_pid_ns(nr, ns)    \
-               find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, ns)
-#define find_task_by_pid_type(type, nr)        \
-               find_task_by_pid_type_ns(type, nr, &init_pid_ns)
-#define find_task_by_pid(nr)           \
-               find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
+extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid(pid_t nr);
+extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t nr);
+extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr,
+               struct pid_namespace *ns);
 
 extern void __set_special_pids(pid_t session, pid_t pgrp);
 
 
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 
        if (pid && pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-               target = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+               target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
                if (!target) {
                        ret = -ESRCH;
                        goto out;
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 
        if (pid > 0 && pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-               target = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+               target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
                if (!target) {
                        ret = -ESRCH;
                        goto out;
 
        struct task_struct *p;
 
        rcu_read_lock();
-       p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                       current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
-
+       p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (!p || ((current->euid != p->euid) && (current->euid != p->uid)))
                p = ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
        else
 
                ret = -ESRCH;
                rcu_read_lock();
-               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+               p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
                if (!p)
                        goto err_unlock;
                ret = -EPERM;
 
 
                ret = -ESRCH;
                read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+               p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
                if (!p)
                        goto err_unlock;
                ret = -EPERM;
 
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_type_ns);
 
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid(pid_t nr)
+{
+       return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, &init_pid_ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid);
+
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t vnr)
+{
+       return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, vnr,
+                       current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_vpid);
+
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr, struct pid_namespace *ns)
+{
+       return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_ns);
+
 struct pid *get_task_pid(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type)
 {
        struct pid *pid;
 
                return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-       child = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-                       current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+       child = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (child)
                get_task_struct(child);
 
 
  */
 static struct task_struct *find_process_by_pid(pid_t pid)
 {
-       return pid ?
-               find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+       return pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
 }
 
 /* Actually do priority change: must hold rq lock. */
 
        info.si_uid = current->uid;
 
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-       p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+       p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (p && (tgid <= 0 || task_tgid_vnr(p) == tgid)) {
                error = check_kill_permission(sig, &info, p);
                /*
 
        switch (which) {
                case PRIO_PROCESS:
                        if (who)
-                               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-                                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+                               p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
                        else
                                p = current;
                        if (p)
        switch (which) {
                case PRIO_PROCESS:
                        if (who)
-                               p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-                                               current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+                               p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
                        else
                                p = current;
                        if (p) {
         * session id and so the check will always fail and make it so
         * init cannot successfully call setsid.
         */
-       if (session > 1 && find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PGID, session))
+       if (session > 1 && find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PGID,
+                               session, &init_pid_ns))
                goto out;
 
        group_leader->signal->leader = 1;
 
 
        /* Find the mm_struct */
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-       task = pid ?
-               find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+       task = pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
        if (!task) {
                read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
                return -ESRCH;
 
 
        /* Find the mm_struct */
        read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-       task = pid ?
-               find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+       task = pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
        if (!task) {
                read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
                return -ESRCH;