diff -Naur orig/kernel/power/process.c changed/kernel/power/process.c
--- orig/kernel/power/process.c	2005-01-12 01:49:52.846791528 +0530
+++ changed/kernel/power/process.c	2005-01-12 01:50:02.800278368 +0530
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 {
 	if ((p == current) || 
 	    (p->flags & PF_NOFREEZE) ||
+	    (p->flags & PF_UISLEEP) ||
 	    (p->exit_state == EXIT_ZOMBIE) ||
 	    (p->exit_state == EXIT_DEAD) ||
 	    (p->state == TASK_STOPPED) ||
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@
 		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 		do_each_thread(g, p) {
 			unsigned long flags;
+			if (batch_task(p))
+				p->flags |= PF_UISLEEP;
+				/*
+				 * This will make batch tasks run SCHED_NORMAL
+				 * too allow them to be frozen.
+				 */
 			if (!freezeable(p))
 				continue;
 			if ((p->flags & PF_FROZEN) ||