if (pid < 2) return -EPERM;
 
        if (pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-
-               read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-
-               p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-
                /* make sure task cannot go away while we operate on it */
-               if (p) get_task_struct(p);
-
-               read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
-
-               if (p == NULL) return -ESRCH;
+               p = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
+               if (!p)
+                       return -ESRCH;
        }
 
        ret = pfm_task_incompatible(ctx, p);
 
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t nr);
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr, struct pid_namespace *ns);
 
+/*
+ * find a task by its virtual pid and get the task struct
+ */
+extern struct task_struct *find_get_task_by_vpid(pid_t nr);
+
 extern int wake_up_state(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned int state);
 extern int wake_up_process(struct task_struct *tsk);
 extern void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *tsk);
 
        }
 }
 
-/*
- * Look up the task based on what TID userspace gave us.
- * We dont trust it.
- */
-static struct task_struct *futex_find_get_task(pid_t pid)
-{
-       struct task_struct *p;
-
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-       if (p)
-               get_task_struct(p);
-
-       rcu_read_unlock();
-
-       return p;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX_PI
 
 /*
         */
        if (!pid)
                return -ESRCH;
-       p = futex_find_get_task(pid);
+       p = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (!p)
                return -ESRCH;
 
 
        return find_task_by_pid_ns(vnr, task_active_pid_ns(current));
 }
 
+struct task_struct *find_get_task_by_vpid(pid_t nr)
+{
+       struct task_struct *task;
+
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       task = find_task_by_vpid(nr);
+       if (task)
+               get_task_struct(task);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
+
+       return task;
+}
+
 struct pid *get_task_pid(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type)
 {
        struct pid *pid;
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static struct task_struct *ptrace_get_task_struct(pid_t pid)
-{
-       struct task_struct *child;
-
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       child = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-       if (child)
-               get_task_struct(child);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
-
-       if (!child)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
-       return child;
-}
-
 #ifndef arch_ptrace_attach
 #define arch_ptrace_attach(child)      do { } while (0)
 #endif
                goto out;
        }
 
-       child = ptrace_get_task_struct(pid);
-       if (IS_ERR(child)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(child);
+       child = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
+       if (!child) {
+               ret = -ESRCH;
                goto out;
        }
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       child = ptrace_get_task_struct(pid);
-       if (IS_ERR(child)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(child);
+       child = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
+       if (!child) {
+               ret = -ESRCH;
                goto out;
        }
 
 
 {
        struct task_struct *tsk;
 
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       tsk = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-       if (tsk)
-               get_task_struct(tsk);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+       tsk = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (!tsk)
                return -ESRCH;
        fill_stats(current_user_ns(), task_active_pid_ns(current), tsk, stats);
 
        }
 
        /* Get process information */
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       task = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
-       if (task)
-               get_task_struct(task);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+       task = find_get_task_by_vpid(pid);
        if (!task) {
                rc = -ESRCH;
                goto free_proc_pages;
 
                } else {
                        struct task_struct *tracer;
 
-                       rcu_read_lock();
-                       tracer = find_task_by_vpid(arg2);
-                       if (tracer)
-                               get_task_struct(tracer);
-                       else
+                       tracer = find_get_task_by_vpid(arg2);
+                       if (!tracer) {
                                rc = -EINVAL;
-                       rcu_read_unlock();
-
-                       if (tracer) {
+                       } else {
                                rc = yama_ptracer_add(tracer, myself);
                                put_task_struct(tracer);
                        }