Index: base.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsdev/mvl-kernel/linux/fs/proc/base.c,v
retrieving revision 1.3.34.4.6.1
diff -a -u -r1.3.34.4.6.1 base.c
--- base.c	29 Oct 2003 05:09:35 -0000	1.3.34.4.6.1
+++ base.c	15 Dec 2003 20:00:12 -0000
@@ -882,22 +882,23 @@
 	struct task_struct *task = dir->u.proc_i.task;
 	struct pid_entry *p;
 
-	error = -ENOENT;
-	inode = NULL;
-
 	for (p = base_stuff; p->name; p++) {
 		if (p->len != dentry->d_name.len)
 			continue;
 		if (!memcmp(dentry->d_name.name, p->name, p->len))
 			break;
 	}
-	if (!p->name)
+
+	if (!p->name) {
+		error = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
-	error = -EINVAL;
 	inode = proc_pid_make_inode(dir->i_sb, task, p->type);
-	if (!inode)
+	if (!inode) {
+		error = task->pid ? -EINVAL : -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	inode->i_mode = p->mode;
 	/*