diff -up -bB ./include/linux/sched.h.orig ./include/linux/sched.h
--- ./include/linux/sched.h.orig	2007-08-21 09:20:22.000000000 +0200
+++ ./include/linux/sched.h	2007-08-27 10:14:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -827,7 +827,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 
 	unsigned long policy;
 	cpumask_t cpus_allowed;
-	unsigned int time_slice, first_time_slice;
+	unsigned int time_slice;
+	/* Pid of creator */
+	unsigned int cpid;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS) || defined(CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT)
 	struct sched_info sched_info;
diff -up -bB ./kernel/sched.c.orig ./kernel/sched.c
--- ./kernel/sched.c.orig	2007-08-21 09:20:22.000000000 +0200
+++ ./kernel/sched.c	2007-08-27 10:18:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -1626,9 +1626,9 @@ void fastcall sched_fork(struct task_str
 	p->time_slice = (current->time_slice + 1) >> 1;
 	/*
 	 * The remainder of the first timeslice might be recovered by
-	 * the parent if the child exits early enough.
+	 * the creator (not parent!) if the child exits early enough.
 	 */
-	p->first_time_slice = 1;
+	p->cpid = current->pid;
 	current->time_slice >>= 1;
 	p->timestamp = sched_clock();
 	if (unlikely(!current->time_slice)) {
@@ -1728,33 +1728,46 @@ void fastcall wake_up_new_task(struct ta
 
 /*
  * Potentially available exiting-child timeslices are
- * retrieved here - this way the parent does not get
+ * retrieved here - this way the creator does not get
  * penalized for creating too many threads.
  *
  * (this cannot be used to 'generate' timeslices
  * artificially, because any timeslice recovered here
- * was given away by the parent in the first place.)
+ * was given away by the creator in the first place.)
  */
 void fastcall sched_exit(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct rq *rq;
-
+	struct task_struct* creator = NULL;
 	/*
 	 * If the child was a (relative-) CPU hog then decrease
-	 * the sleep_avg of the parent as well.
+	 * the sleep_avg of the creator as well.
 	 */
-	rq = task_rq_lock(p->parent, &flags);
-	if (p->first_time_slice && task_cpu(p) == task_cpu(p->parent)) {
-		p->parent->time_slice += p->time_slice;
-		if (unlikely(p->parent->time_slice > task_timeslice(p)))
-			p->parent->time_slice = task_timeslice(p);
+	if (p->cpid) {
+		struct pid *pid = find_get_pid((pid_t)p->cpid);
+		if (pid) {
+			creator = get_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+			put_pid(pid);
 	}
-	if (p->sleep_avg < p->parent->sleep_avg)
-		p->parent->sleep_avg = p->parent->sleep_avg /
+
+		if (creator) {
+			if (task_cpu(p) == task_cpu(creator)) {
+				rq = task_rq_lock(creator, &flags);
+
+				creator->time_slice += p->time_slice;
+				if (unlikely(creator->time_slice > task_timeslice(p)))
+					creator->time_slice = task_timeslice(p);
+
+				if (p->sleep_avg < creator->sleep_avg)
+					creator->sleep_avg = creator->sleep_avg /
 		(EXIT_WEIGHT + 1) * EXIT_WEIGHT + p->sleep_avg /
 		(EXIT_WEIGHT + 1);
 	task_rq_unlock(rq, &flags);
+			}
+			put_task_struct(creator);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3153,7 +3166,7 @@ static void task_running_tick(struct rq 
 		 */
 		if ((p->policy == SCHED_RR) && !--p->time_slice) {
 			p->time_slice = task_timeslice(p);
-			p->first_time_slice = 0;
+			p->cpid = 0;
 			set_tsk_need_resched(p);
 
 			/* put it at the end of the queue: */
@@ -3166,7 +3179,7 @@ static void task_running_tick(struct rq 
 		set_tsk_need_resched(p);
 		p->prio = effective_prio(p);
 		p->time_slice = task_timeslice(p);
-		p->first_time_slice = 0;
+		p->cpid = 0;
 
 		if (!rq->expired_timestamp)
 			rq->expired_timestamp = jiffies;