diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.38.2-vs2.3.0.37-rc9/kernel/ptrace.c linux-2.6.38.2-vs2.3.0.37-rc10/kernel/ptrace.c
--- linux-2.6.38.2-vs2.3.0.37-rc9/kernel/ptrace.c	2011-03-10 17:21:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.38.2-vs2.3.0.37-rc10/kernel/ptrace.c	2011-03-31 19:40:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -719,10 +719,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(ptrace, long, request, l
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = -EPERM;
-	if (!vx_check(vx_task_xid(child), VS_WATCH_P | VS_IDENT))
-		goto out_put_task_struct;
-
 	if (request == PTRACE_ATTACH) {
 		ret = ptrace_attach(child);
 		/*