static void reparent_leader(struct task_struct *father, struct task_struct *p,
                                struct list_head *dead)
 {
-       list_move_tail(&p->sibling, &p->real_parent->children);
-
-       if (p->exit_state == EXIT_DEAD)
-               return;
-       /*
-        * If this is a threaded reparent there is no need to
-        * notify anyone anything has happened.
-        */
-       if (same_thread_group(p->real_parent, father))
+       if (unlikely(p->exit_state == EXIT_DEAD))
                return;
 
        /* We don't want people slaying init. */
        exit_ptrace(father);
        reaper = find_new_reaper(father);
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &father->children, sibling) {
+       list_for_each_entry(p, &father->children, sibling) {
                for_each_thread(p, t) {
                        t->real_parent = reaper;
                        BUG_ON((!t->ptrace) != (t->parent == father));
                                group_send_sig_info(t->pdeath_signal,
                                                    SEND_SIG_NOINFO, t);
                }
-               reparent_leader(father, p, &dead_children);
+               /*
+                * If this is a threaded reparent there is no need to
+                * notify anyone anything has happened.
+                */
+               if (!same_thread_group(reaper, father))
+                       reparent_leader(father, p, &dead_children);
        }
+       list_splice_tail_init(&father->children, &reaper->children);
        write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 
-       BUG_ON(!list_empty(&father->children));
-
        list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &dead_children, ptrace_entry) {
                list_del_init(&p->ptrace_entry);
                release_task(p);