3 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index 49f1c2f66e9..efceda0a51b 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ static inline struct pid_namespace *ns_of_pid(struct pid *pid)
 }
 
 /*
+ * is_child_reaper returns true if the pid is the init process
+ * of the current namespace. As this one could be checked before
+ * pid_ns->child_reaper is assigned in copy_process, we check
+ * with the pid number.
+ */
+static inline bool is_child_reaper(struct pid *pid)
+{
+        return pid->numbers[pid->level].nr == 1;
+}
+
+/*
  * the helpers to get the pid's id seen from different namespaces
  *
  * pid_nr()    : global id, i.e. the id seen from the init namespace;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 3627bb37225..4a9479ef454 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -787,15 +787,6 @@ static int __init kernel_init(void * unused)
          * init can run on any cpu.
          */
         set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_all_mask);
-        /*
-         * Tell the world that we're going to be the grim
-         * reaper of innocent orphaned children.
-         *
-         * We don't want people to have to make incorrect
-         * assumptions about where in the task array this
-         * can be found.
-         */
-        init_pid_ns.child_reaper = current;
 
         cad_pid = task_pid(current);
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index f2b494d7c55..17aed4378ed 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
                 tracehook_finish_clone(p, clone_flags, trace);
 
                 if (thread_group_leader(p)) {
-                        if (clone_flags & CLONE_NEWPID)
+                        if (is_child_reaper(pid))
                                 p->nsproxy->pid_ns->child_reaper = p;
 
                         p->signal->leader_pid = pid;