return retval;
 }
 
-static inline void __ptrace_detach(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int data)
-{
-       child->exit_code = data;
-       /* .. re-parent .. */
-       __ptrace_unlink(child);
-       /* .. and wake it up. */
-       if (child->exit_state != EXIT_ZOMBIE)
-               wake_up_process(child);
-}
-
 int ptrace_detach(struct task_struct *child, unsigned int data)
 {
        if (!valid_signal(data))
        ptrace_disable(child);
        clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
 
-       write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
        /* protect against de_thread()->release_task() */
-       if (child->ptrace)
-               __ptrace_detach(child, data);
+       write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
+       if (child->ptrace) {
+               child->exit_code = data;
+
+               __ptrace_unlink(child);
+
+               if (!child->exit_state)
+                       wake_up_process(child);
+       }
        write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
        return 0;