diff -NurpP linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/fs/proc/base.c linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/fs/proc/base.c
--- linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/fs/proc/base.c	2006-09-25 15:40:02 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/fs/proc/base.c	2006-10-14 19:52:29 +0200
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 #include <linux/vs_context.h>
 #include <linux/vs_network.h>
 #include <linux/vs_pid.h>
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
+
 #include "internal.h"
 
 /* NOTE:
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@
  *	in /proc for a task before it execs a suid executable.
  */
 
+struct pid fake_init_pid = { .nr = 1, .count = ATOMIC_INIT(1) };
+struct task_struct fake_init = FAKE_INIT_TASK(fake_init);
+
 /*
  * For hysterical raisins we keep the same inumbers as in the old procfs.
  * Feel free to change the macro below - just keep the range distinct from
@@ -2076,8 +2084,6 @@ out:
 	return;
 }
 
-#define VXF_FAKE_INIT	(VXF_INFO_INIT|VXF_STATE_INIT)
-
 static inline int proc_pid_visible(struct task_struct *task, int pid)
 {
 	if ((pid == 1) &&
@@ -2118,6 +2125,13 @@ struct dentry *proc_pid_lookup(struct in
 	if (tgid == ~0U)
 		goto out;
 
+	if ((tgid == 1) && !vx_flags(VXF_FAKE_INIT, VXF_FAKE_INIT)) {
+		// printk("··· providing fake init\n");
+		task = &fake_init;
+		get_task_struct(task);
+		goto found;
+	}
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	task = find_task_by_pid(tgid);
 	if (task)
@@ -2126,6 +2140,8 @@ struct dentry *proc_pid_lookup(struct in
 	if (!task)
 		goto out;
 
+found:
+	// printk("··· proc_pid_lookup %p[#%d]\n", task, task?task->pid:0);
 	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TGID_INO);
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out_put_task;
@@ -2171,6 +2187,13 @@ static struct dentry *proc_task_lookup(s
 	if (vx_current_initpid(tid))
 		goto out;
 
+	if ((tid == 1) && !vx_flags(VXF_FAKE_INIT, VXF_FAKE_INIT)) {
+		// printk("··· task_lookup: providing fake init\n");
+		task = &fake_init;
+		get_task_struct(task);
+		goto found;
+	}
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	task = find_task_by_pid(tid);
 	if (task)
@@ -2181,8 +2204,11 @@ static struct dentry *proc_task_lookup(s
 	if (leader->tgid != task->tgid)
 		goto out_drop_task;
 
+found:
+	//printk("··· proc_task_lookup %p[#%d]\n", task, task?task->pid:0);
 	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, PROC_TID_INO);
-
+	/* if (tid==1)
+		printk("··· proc_task_lookup %p[#%d] = %p\n", task, task?task->pid:0, inode); */
 
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out_drop_task;
diff -NurpP linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/fs/proc/internal.h linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/fs/proc/internal.h
--- linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/fs/proc/internal.h	2006-09-20 16:58:35 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/fs/proc/internal.h	2006-10-14 19:55:07 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern struct file_operations proc_maps_
 extern struct file_operations proc_numa_maps_operations;
 extern struct file_operations proc_smaps_operations;
 
+extern struct task_struct fake_init;
 
 void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de);
 
@@ -55,9 +56,18 @@ static inline struct pid *proc_pid(struc
 	return PROC_I(inode)->pid;
 }
 
+#define VXF_FAKE_INIT	(VXF_INFO_INIT|VXF_STATE_INIT)
+
 static inline struct task_struct *get_proc_task(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return get_pid_task(proc_pid(inode), PIDTYPE_PID);
+	struct pid *pid = proc_pid(inode);
+
+	if ((pid->nr == 1) && !vx_flags(VXF_FAKE_INIT, VXF_FAKE_INIT)) {
+		// printk("··· get_proc_task(1), providing fake init\n");
+		get_task_struct(&fake_init);
+		return &fake_init;
+	}
+	return get_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
 }
 
 static inline int proc_fd(struct inode *inode)
diff -NurpP linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/include/linux/init_task.h linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/include/linux/init_task.h
--- linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39/include/linux/init_task.h	2006-09-20 17:51:11 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.18-vs2.1.1-rc39.1/include/linux/init_task.h	2006-10-14 19:46:01 +0200
@@ -134,6 +134,64 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 	.nx_info	= NULL,						\
 }
 
+/*
+ * fake INIT_TASK
+ */
+#define FAKE_INIT_TASK(tsk)	\
+{									\
+	.pid		= 1,						\
+	.thread_info	= &init_thread_info,				\
+	.fs		= NULL,						\
+	.files		= NULL /* &fake_init_files */,			\
+	.signal		= NULL /* &fake_init_signals */,		\
+	.sighand	= NULL /* &fake_init_sighand */,		\
+	.group_info	= &init_groups,					\
+	.mm		= NULL,						\
+	.active_mm	= NULL,						\
+	.journal_info	= NULL,						\
+	.pids[PIDTYPE_PID] = { .pid = &fake_init_pid },			\
+	.state		= 0,						\
+	.usage		= ATOMIC_INIT(2),				\
+	.flags		= 0,						\
+	.lock_depth	= -1,						\
+	.prio		= MAX_PRIO-20,					\
+	.static_prio	= MAX_PRIO-20,					\
+	.normal_prio	= MAX_PRIO-20,					\
+	.policy		= SCHED_NORMAL,					\
+	.cpus_allowed	= CPU_MASK_ALL,					\
+	.run_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.run_list),			\
+	.ioprio		= 0,						\
+	.time_slice	= HZ,						\
+	.tasks		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.tasks),			\
+	.ptrace_children= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_children),		\
+	.ptrace_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.ptrace_list),		\
+	.real_parent	= &tsk,						\
+	.parent		= &tsk,						\
+	.children	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.children),			\
+	.sibling	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.sibling),			\
+	.group_leader	= &tsk,						\
+	.cap_effective	= CAP_INIT_EFF_SET,				\
+	.cap_inheritable = CAP_INIT_INH_SET,				\
+	.cap_permitted	= CAP_FULL_SET,					\
+	.keep_capabilities = 0,						\
+	.user		= INIT_USER,					\
+	.comm		= "init (fake)",				\
+	.thread		= INIT_THREAD,					\
+	.pending	= {						\
+		.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tsk.pending.list),		\
+		.signal = {{0}}},					\
+	.blocked	= {{0}},					\
+	.alloc_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(tsk.alloc_lock),		\
+	.cpu_timers	= INIT_CPU_TIMERS(tsk.cpu_timers),		\
+	.fs_excl	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),				\
+	.pi_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,				\
+	INIT_TRACE_IRQFLAGS						\
+	INIT_LOCKDEP							\
+	.xid		= 0,						\
+	.vx_info	= NULL,						\
+	.nid		= 0,						\
+	.nx_info	= NULL,						\
+}
 
 #define INIT_CPU_TIMERS(cpu_timers)					\
 {									\