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diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index 67470ade3212..c5fee61bfb4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -114,11 +114,33 @@ extern struct pid *find_ge_pid(int nr);
extern struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns);
extern void FASTCALL(free_pid(struct pid *pid));
+/*
+ * the helpers to get the pid's id seen from different namespaces
+ *
+ * pid_nr() : global id, i.e. the id seen from the init namespace;
+ * pid_vnr() : virtual id, i.e. the id seen from the namespace this pid
+ * belongs to. this only makes sence when called in the
+ * context of the task that belongs to the same namespace;
+ * pid_nr_ns() : id seen from the ns specified.
+ *
+ * see also task_xid_nr() etc in include/linux/sched.h
+ */
+
static inline pid_t pid_nr(struct pid *pid)
{
pid_t nr = 0;
if (pid)
- nr = pid->nr;
+ nr = pid->numbers[0].nr;
+ return nr;
+}
+
+pid_t pid_nr_ns(struct pid *pid, struct pid_namespace *ns);
+
+static inline pid_t pid_vnr(struct pid *pid)
+{
+ pid_t nr = 0;
+ if (pid)
+ nr = pid->numbers[pid->level].nr;
return nr;
}