diff --git a/fs/ioprio.c b/fs/ioprio.c
index 0a615f87142e..d6ff77e8e7ec 100644
--- a/fs/ioprio.c
+++ b/fs/ioprio.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioprio_set(int which, int who, int ioprio)
 			if (!who)
 				p = current;
 			else
-				p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-						current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+				p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
 			if (p)
 				ret = set_task_ioprio(p, ioprio);
 			break;
@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioprio_get(int which, int who)
 			if (!who)
 				p = current;
 			else
-				p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-						current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+				p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
 			if (p)
 				ret = get_task_ioprio(p);
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 1301c0875370..f4d969e85612 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1523,9 +1523,8 @@ extern struct pid_namespace init_pid_ns;
  *      type and namespace specified
  * find_task_by_pid_ns():
  *      finds a task by its pid in the specified namespace
- * find_task_by_pid_type():
- *      finds a task by its global id with the specified type, e.g.
- *      by global session id
+ * find_task_by_vpid():
+ *      finds a task by its virtual pid
  * find_task_by_pid():
  *      finds a task by its global pid
  *
@@ -1535,12 +1534,10 @@ extern struct pid_namespace init_pid_ns;
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_type_ns(int type, int pid,
 		struct pid_namespace *ns);
 
-#define find_task_by_pid_ns(nr, ns)	\
-		find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, ns)
-#define find_task_by_pid_type(type, nr)	\
-		find_task_by_pid_type_ns(type, nr, &init_pid_ns)
-#define find_task_by_pid(nr)		\
-		find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PID, nr)
+extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid(pid_t nr);
+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);
 
 extern void __set_special_pids(pid_t session, pid_t pgrp);
 
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index d4377c5a36c9..0d0d886d1e84 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_capget(cap_user_header_t header, cap_user_data_t dataptr)
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 
 	if (pid && pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-		target = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-				current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+		target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!target) {
 			ret = -ESRCH;
 			goto out;
@@ -198,8 +197,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_capset(cap_user_header_t header, const cap_user_data_t data)
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 
 	if (pid > 0 && pid != task_pid_vnr(current)) {
-		target = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-				current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+		target = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!target) {
 			ret = -ESRCH;
 			goto out;
diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 86b2600381b6..32710451dc20 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -446,9 +446,7 @@ static struct task_struct * futex_find_get_task(pid_t pid)
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-			current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
-
+	p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 	if (!p || ((current->euid != p->euid) && (current->euid != p->uid)))
 		p = ERR_PTR(-ESRCH);
 	else
@@ -1858,8 +1856,7 @@ sys_get_robust_list(int pid, struct robust_list_head __user * __user *head_ptr,
 
 		ret = -ESRCH;
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-				current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+		p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!p)
 			goto err_unlock;
 		ret = -EPERM;
diff --git a/kernel/futex_compat.c b/kernel/futex_compat.c
index cc098e1de960..00b572666cc7 100644
--- a/kernel/futex_compat.c
+++ b/kernel/futex_compat.c
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ compat_sys_get_robust_list(int pid, compat_uptr_t __user *head_ptr,
 
 		ret = -ESRCH;
 		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-		p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-				current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+		p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 		if (!p)
 			goto err_unlock;
 		ret = -EPERM;
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index b3e6d7c41b97..73a60e265f52 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -369,6 +369,25 @@ struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_type_ns(int type, int nr,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_type_ns);
 
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid(pid_t nr)
+{
+	return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, &init_pid_ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid);
+
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t vnr)
+{
+	return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, vnr,
+			current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_vpid);
+
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr, struct pid_namespace *ns)
+{
+	return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, ns);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_ns);
+
 struct pid *get_task_pid(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type)
 {
 	struct pid *pid;
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 66e99eb2d8a6..b0ace60ce596 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ struct task_struct *ptrace_get_task_struct(pid_t pid)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	child = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid,
-			current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+	child = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 	if (child)
 		get_task_struct(child);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 4ac56fe3c394..5d5e107ebc4e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4168,8 +4168,7 @@ struct task_struct *idle_task(int cpu)
  */
 static struct task_struct *find_process_by_pid(pid_t pid)
 {
-	return pid ?
-		find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+	return pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
 }
 
 /* Actually do priority change: must hold rq lock. */
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index d809cdd6c0f1..783b33a0af06 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ static int do_tkill(int tgid, int pid, int sig)
 	info.si_uid = current->uid;
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	p = find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+	p = find_task_by_vpid(pid);
 	if (p && (tgid <= 0 || task_tgid_vnr(p) == tgid)) {
 		error = check_kill_permission(sig, &info, p);
 		/*
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 23620d52cf37..2befc299129d 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_setpriority(int which, int who, int niceval)
 	switch (which) {
 		case PRIO_PROCESS:
 			if (who)
-				p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-						current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+				p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
 			else
 				p = current;
 			if (p)
@@ -210,8 +209,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getpriority(int which, int who)
 	switch (which) {
 		case PRIO_PROCESS:
 			if (who)
-				p = find_task_by_pid_ns(who,
-						current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+				p = find_task_by_vpid(who);
 			else
 				p = current;
 			if (p) {
@@ -1067,7 +1065,8 @@ asmlinkage long sys_setsid(void)
 	 * session id and so the check will always fail and make it so
 	 * init cannot successfully call setsid.
 	 */
-	if (session > 1 && find_task_by_pid_type(PIDTYPE_PGID, session))
+	if (session > 1 && find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PGID,
+				session, &init_pid_ns))
 		goto out;
 
 	group_leader->signal->leader = 1;
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index a09ca3b1cf9c..c1592a94582f 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -941,8 +941,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_migrate_pages(pid_t pid, unsigned long maxnode,
 
 	/* Find the mm_struct */
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	task = pid ?
-		find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+	task = pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
 	if (!task) {
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		return -ESRCH;
diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
index c479357b5480..4d6ee03db946 100644
--- a/mm/migrate.c
+++ b/mm/migrate.c
@@ -925,8 +925,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_move_pages(pid_t pid, unsigned long nr_pages,
 
 	/* Find the mm_struct */
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	task = pid ?
-		find_task_by_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns) : current;
+	task = pid ? find_task_by_vpid(pid) : current;
 	if (!task) {
 		read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 		return -ESRCH;