--- old/include/linux/ve.h	2010-04-30 16:18:15.000000000 +0400
+++ new/include/linux/ve.h	2010-04-30 17:39:02.000000000 +0400
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ struct ve_struct {
  	unsigned char		sparse_vpid;
 	struct pidmap		ve_pidmap[PIDMAP_ENTRIES];
 	int			last_vpid;
+	int			pid_max;
 	struct ve_monitor	*monitor;
 	struct proc_dir_entry	*monitor_proc;
 	unsigned long		meminfo_val;
--- old/kernel/pid.c	2010-04-30 16:18:14.000000000 +0400
+++ new/kernel/pid.c	2010-04-30 20:42:02.000000000 +0400
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static void free_vpidmap(struct ve_struc
 static int alloc_vpidmap(struct ve_struct *ve)
 {
 	int i, offset, max_scan, vpid, last = ve->last_vpid;
+	int pid_max = ve->pid_max;
 	pidmap_t *map;
 
 	vpid = last + 1;
--- old/kernel/sysctl.c	2010-04-30 16:18:14.000000000 +0400
+++ new/kernel/sysctl.c	2010-04-30 20:52:00.000000000 +0400
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ extern int no_unaligned_warning;
 extern int max_lock_depth;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_VE
+static int proc_do_pid_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 int glob_ve_meminfo = 0;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(glob_ve_meminfo);
 #endif
@@ -856,6 +858,7 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= &fsch_sysctl_latency
 	},
 #endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_VE
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_PIDMAX,
 		.procname	= "pid_max",
@@ -867,8 +870,21 @@ static ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= &pid_max_min,
 		.extra2		= &pid_max_max,
 	},
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_VE
 	{
+		.ctl_name	= KERN_PIDMAX,
+		.procname	= "pid_max",
+		.data		= NULL,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof (int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_do_pid_string,
+		.strategy	= sysctl_intvec,
+		.extra1		= &pid_max_min,
+		.extra2		= &pid_max_max,
+		.virt_handler	= 1,
+	},
+	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_VIRT_PIDS,
 		.procname	= "virt_pids",
 		.data		= &glob_virt_pids,
@@ -2946,6 +2962,37 @@ proc_minmax:
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VE
+static int proc_do_pid_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	void *data;
+	struct ve_struct *ve;
+	struct do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param param = {
+		.min = (int *) table->extra1,
+		.max = (int *) table->extra2,
+	};
+
+	ve = get_exec_env();
+
+	switch (table->ctl_name) {
+	case KERN_PIDMAX:
+		if (ve_is_super(ve))
+			data = &pid_max;
+		else {
+			data = &ve->pid_max;
+			ve->sparse_vpid = 1;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return __do_proc_dointvec(data, table, write, filp, buffer,
+			lenp, ppos, do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv, &param);
+
+}
+#endif
+
 #else /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 int proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
@@ -2975,6 +3022,14 @@ static int proc_do_ipc_string(ctl_table 
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VE
+static int proc_do_pid_string(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+		void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}		
+#endif
+
 int proc_dointvec(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
--- old/kernel/ve/vecalls.c	2010-04-30 16:18:15.000000000 +0400
+++ new/kernel/ve/vecalls.c	2010-04-30 17:46:34.000000000 +0400
@@ -1096,6 +1096,7 @@ static int init_ve_struct(struct ve_stru
 	ve->start_jiffies = get_jiffies_64();
 	ve->start_cycles = get_cycles();
 	ve->virt_pids = glob_virt_pids;
+	ve->pid_max = PID_MAX_DEFAULT;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ve->vetask_auxlist);
 
 	ve->_randomize_va_space = ve0._randomize_va_space;