--- arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c.bak       Mon Jun  7 13:37:01 1999
+++ arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c   Tue Jun  8 17:51:36 1999
@@ -675,11 +675,14 @@
        return ret;
 }
 
-asmlinkage void syscall_trace(void)
+asmlinkage void syscall_trace(int unused)
 {
+       struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *) &unused;
        if ((current->flags & (PF_PTRACED|PF_TRACESYS))
                        != (PF_PTRACED|PF_TRACESYS))
                return;
+       if (!user_mode(regs))
+               return; /* Don't trace the kernel's syscalls */
        current->exit_code = SIGTRAP;
        current->state = TASK_STOPPED;
        notify_parent(current, SIGCHLD);

-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate@cartsys.com