diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.29.1-vs2.3.0.36.9-pre6/kernel/signal.c linux-2.6.29.1-vs2.3.0.36.10/kernel/signal.c
--- linux-2.6.29.1-vs2.3.0.36.9-pre6/kernel/signal.c	2009-03-24 14:48:36.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.29.1-vs2.3.0.36.10/kernel/signal.c	2009-04-20 23:37:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ static int check_kill_permission(int sig
 		return error;
 
 	error = -ESRCH;
+	/* FIXME: we shouldn't return ESRCH ever, to avoid
+		  loops, maybe ENOENT or EACCES? */
 	if (!vx_check(vx_task_xid(t), VS_WATCH_P | VS_IDENT)) {
 		vxdprintk(current->xid || VXD_CBIT(misc, 7),
 			"signal %d[%p] xid mismatch %p[#%u,%u] xid=#%u",
@@ -1098,7 +1100,7 @@ int kill_pid_info(int sig, struct siginf
 	rcu_read_lock();
 retry:
 	p = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
-	if (p && vx_check(vx_task_xid(p), VS_ADMIN | VS_IDENT)) {
+	if (p && vx_check(vx_task_xid(p), VS_IDENT)) {
 		error = group_send_sig_info(sig, info, p);
 		if (unlikely(error == -ESRCH))
 			/*