diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index c5fee61..0dc940f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -99,17 +99,29 @@
 extern void FASTCALL(transfer_pid(struct task_struct *old,
 				  struct task_struct *new, enum pid_type));
 
+struct pid_namespace;
+extern struct pid_namespace init_pid_ns;
+
 /*
  * look up a PID in the hash table. Must be called with the tasklist_lock
  * or rcu_read_lock() held.
+ *
+ * find_pid_ns() finds the pid in the namespace specified
+ * find_pid() find the pid by its global id, i.e. in the init namespace
+ * find_vpid() finr the pid by its virtual id, i.e. in the current namespace
+ *
+ * see also find_task_by_pid() set in include/linux/sched.h
  */
-extern struct pid *FASTCALL(find_pid(int nr));
+extern struct pid *FASTCALL(find_pid_ns(int nr, struct pid_namespace *ns));
+
+#define find_vpid(pid)	find_pid_ns(pid, current->nsproxy->pid_ns)
+#define find_pid(pid)	find_pid_ns(pid, &init_pid_ns)
 
 /*
  * Lookup a PID in the hash table, and return with it's count elevated.
  */
 extern struct pid *find_get_pid(int nr);
-extern struct pid *find_ge_pid(int nr);
+extern struct pid *find_ge_pid(int nr, struct pid_namespace *);
 
 extern struct pid *alloc_pid(struct pid_namespace *ns);
 extern void FASTCALL(free_pid(struct pid *pid));