diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7/kernel/exit.c linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7.1.y/kernel/exit.c
--- linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7/kernel/exit.c	2004-02-09 12:43:48.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7.1.y/kernel/exit.c	2004-02-14 03:14:47.000000000 +0100
@@ -178,29 +178,47 @@ static inline void forget_original_paren
 {
 	struct task_struct * p;
 	struct task_struct *vchild_reaper = child_reaper;
+	pid_t initpid = 1;
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+	printk("··· forget_original_parent(%p[#%d],A): reaper=%p[#%d]\n",
+		father, father->pid, vchild_reaper, vchild_reaper->pid);
+
 	if (father->vx_info) {
-		pid_t initpid = father->vx_info->vx_initpid;
-		if ((initpid != 0) && (father->pid != initpid)) {
+		initpid = father->vx_info->vx_initpid;
+		printk("··· forget_original_parent(%p[#%d],B): initpid=#%d\n",
+			father, father->pid, initpid);
+		if (initpid && (father->pid != initpid)) {
 			struct task_struct *r = find_task_by_pid(initpid);
 
 			if (r != NULL)
 				vchild_reaper = r;
-		}
+		} 
 	}
+	printk("··· forget_original_parent(%p[#%d],C): reaper=%p[#%d]\n",
+		father, father->pid, vchild_reaper, vchild_reaper->pid);
 
 	for_each_task(p) {
-		if (p->p_opptr == father) {
-			/* We dont want people slaying init */
-			p->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
-			p->self_exec_id++;
+		if (p->p_opptr != father)
+			continue;
+		printk("··· forget_original_parent(%p[#%d],D) child=%p[#%d]\n",
+			father, father->pid, p, p->pid);
+		/* We dont want people slaying init */
+		p->exit_signal = SIGCHLD;
+		p->self_exec_id++;
 
-			/* Make sure we're not reparenting to ourselves */
+		/* Make sure we're not reparenting to ourselves */
+		if (p != vchild_reaper)
 			p->p_opptr = vchild_reaper;
-
-			if (p->pdeath_signal) send_sig(p->pdeath_signal, p, 0);
+		else {
+			/* should become parent reaper ;) */
+			p->p_opptr = child_reaper;
+			printk("··· forget_original_parent(%p[#%d],E) init=%p[#%d]\n",
+				father, father->pid, p, p->pid);
 		}
+
+		if (p->pdeath_signal)
+			send_sig(p->pdeath_signal, p, 0);
 	}
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 }
@@ -484,6 +502,9 @@ fake_volatile:
 	if (tsk->binfmt && tsk->binfmt->module)
 		__MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT(tsk->binfmt->module);
 
+//	if (current->vx_info && current->vx_info->vx_initpid == tsk->pid)
+//		current->vx_info->vx_initpid = 0;
+	printk("··· do_exit(%ld) task=%p[#%d]\n", code, tsk, tsk->pid);
 	tsk->exit_code = code;
 	exit_notify();
 	schedule();
diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7/kernel/signal.c linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7.1.y/kernel/signal.c
--- linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7/kernel/signal.c	2004-02-09 12:43:48.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.25-rc1-vs1.3.7.1.y/kernel/signal.c	2004-02-14 01:41:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ dequeue_signal(sigset_t *mask, siginfo_t
 {
 	int sig = 0;
 
-#if DEBUG_SIG
+// #if DEBUG_SIG
 printk("SIG dequeue (%s:%d): %d ", current->comm, current->pid,
 	signal_pending(current));
-#endif
+//#endif
 
 	sig = next_signal(current, mask);
 	if (sig) {
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ void do_notify_parent(struct task_struct
 	struct siginfo info;
 	int why, status;
 
+	printk("··· do_notify_parent(%p[#%d], %d)\n", tsk, tsk->pid, sig);
 	info.si_signo = sig;
 	info.si_errno = 0;
 	info.si_pid = tsk->pid;
@@ -824,6 +825,10 @@ void do_notify_parent(struct task_struct
 	info.si_code = why;
 	info.si_status = status;
 
+//	if (tsk == tsk->p_pptr)
+//		return;
+	printk("··· do_notify_parent(%p[#%d]) sig_info: %d, %p[#%d]\n", 
+		tsk, tsk->pid, sig, tsk->p_pptr, tsk->p_pptr->pid);
 	send_sig_info(sig, &info, tsk->p_pptr);
 	wake_up_parent(tsk->p_pptr);
 }