diff -Naur busybox-1.2.1/libbb/procps.c busybox_patched/libbb/procps.c
--- busybox-1.2.1/libbb/procps.c	2006-07-01 00:42:08.000000000 +0200
+++ busybox_patched/libbb/procps.c	2006-10-02 13:15:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 procps_status_t * procps_scan(int save_user_arg0)
 {
-	static DIR *dir;
+	static DIR *dir, *taskdir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
 	static procps_status_t ret_status;
 	char *name;
@@ -47,12 +47,113 @@
 	char buf[PROCPS_BUFSIZE];
 	procps_status_t curstatus;
 	int pid;
+	static int parentpid;
 	long tasknice;
 	struct stat sb;
 
 	if (!dir) {
 		dir = bb_xopendir("/proc");
 	}
+
+	if (taskdir) {
+		for(;;) {
+			if((entry = readdir(taskdir)) == NULL) {
+				closedir(taskdir);
+				taskdir = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+			name = entry->d_name;
+			if (!(*name >= '0' && *name <= '9'))
+				continue;
+
+			memset(&curstatus, 0, sizeof(procps_status_t));
+			pid = atoi(name);
+			curstatus.pid = pid;
+
+			status_tail = status + sprintf(status, "/proc/%d/task/%d", parentpid, pid);
+			if(stat(status, &sb))
+				continue;
+			bb_getpwuid(curstatus.user, sb.st_uid, sizeof(curstatus.user));
+
+			/* see proc(5) for some details on this */
+			strcpy(status_tail, "/stat");
+			n = read_to_buf(status, buf);
+			if(n < 0)
+				continue;
+			name = strrchr(buf, ')'); /* split into "PID (cmd" and "<rest>" */
+			if(name == 0 || name[1] != ' ')
+				continue;
+			*name = 0;
+			sscanf(buf, "%*s (%15c", curstatus.short_cmd);
+			n = sscanf(name+2,
+			"%c %d "
+			"%*s %*s %*s %*s "     /* pgrp, session, tty, tpgid */
+			"%*s %*s %*s %*s %*s " /* flags, min_flt, cmin_flt, maj_flt, cmaj_flt */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
+			"%lu %lu "             /* utime, stime */
+#else
+			"%*s %*s "             /* utime, stime */
+#endif
+			"%*s %*s %*s "         /* cutime, cstime, priority */
+			"%ld "                 /* nice */
+			"%*s %*s %*s "         /* timeout, it_real_value, start_time */
+			"%*s "                 /* vsize */
+			"%ld",                 /* rss */
+			curstatus.state, &curstatus.ppid,
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
+			&curstatus.utime, &curstatus.stime,
+#endif
+			&tasknice,
+			&curstatus.rss);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
+			if(n != 6)
+#else
+			if(n != 4)
+#endif
+				continue;
+
+			if (curstatus.rss == 0 && curstatus.state[0] != 'Z')
+				curstatus.state[1] = 'W';
+			else
+				curstatus.state[1] = ' ';
+			if (tasknice < 0)
+				curstatus.state[2] = '<';
+			else if (tasknice > 0)
+				curstatus.state[2] = 'N';
+			else
+				curstatus.state[2] = ' ';
+
+#ifdef PAGE_SHIFT
+			curstatus.rss <<= (PAGE_SHIFT - 10);     /* 2**10 = 1kb */
+#else
+			curstatus.rss *= (getpagesize() >> 10);     /* 2**10 = 1kb */
+#endif
+
+			if(save_user_arg0) {
+				strcpy(status_tail, "/cmdline");
+				n = read_to_buf(status, buf);
+				if(n > 0) {
+					if(buf[n-1]=='\n')
+						buf[--n] = 0;
+					name = buf;
+					while(n) {
+						if(((unsigned char)*name) < ' ')
+							*name = ' ';
+						name++;
+						n--;
+					}
+					*name = 0;
+					if(buf[0])
+						curstatus.cmd = strdup(buf);
+					/* if NULL it work true also */
+				}
+				else
+					continue;
+			}
+			return memcpy(&ret_status, &curstatus, sizeof(procps_status_t));
+		}
+	}
+
 	for(;;) {
 		if((entry = readdir(dir)) == NULL) {
 			closedir(dir);
@@ -72,79 +173,14 @@
 			continue;
 		bb_getpwuid(curstatus.user, sb.st_uid, sizeof(curstatus.user));
 
-		/* see proc(5) for some details on this */
-		strcpy(status_tail, "/stat");
-		n = read_to_buf(status, buf);
-		if(n < 0)
-			continue;
-		name = strrchr(buf, ')'); /* split into "PID (cmd" and "<rest>" */
-		if(name == 0 || name[1] != ' ')
-			continue;
-		*name = 0;
-		sscanf(buf, "%*s (%15c", curstatus.short_cmd);
-		n = sscanf(name+2,
-		"%c %d "
-		"%*s %*s %*s %*s "     /* pgrp, session, tty, tpgid */
-		"%*s %*s %*s %*s %*s " /* flags, min_flt, cmin_flt, maj_flt, cmaj_flt */
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
-		"%lu %lu "             /* utime, stime */
-#else
-		"%*s %*s "             /* utime, stime */
-#endif
-		"%*s %*s %*s "         /* cutime, cstime, priority */
-		"%ld "                 /* nice */
-		"%*s %*s %*s "         /* timeout, it_real_value, start_time */
-		"%*s "                 /* vsize */
-		"%ld",                 /* rss */
-		curstatus.state, &curstatus.ppid,
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
-		&curstatus.utime, &curstatus.stime,
-#endif
-		&tasknice,
-		&curstatus.rss);
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
-		if(n != 6)
-#else
-		if(n != 4)
-#endif
-			continue;
-
-		if (curstatus.rss == 0 && curstatus.state[0] != 'Z')
-			curstatus.state[1] = 'W';
-		else
-			curstatus.state[1] = ' ';
-		if (tasknice < 0)
-			curstatus.state[2] = '<';
-		else if (tasknice > 0)
-			curstatus.state[2] = 'N';
-		else
-			curstatus.state[2] = ' ';
-
-#ifdef PAGE_SHIFT
-		curstatus.rss <<= (PAGE_SHIFT - 10);     /* 2**10 = 1kb */
-#else
-		curstatus.rss *= (getpagesize() >> 10);     /* 2**10 = 1kb */
-#endif
-
-		if(save_user_arg0) {
-			strcpy(status_tail, "/cmdline");
-			n = read_to_buf(status, buf);
-			if(n > 0) {
-				if(buf[n-1]=='\n')
-					buf[--n] = 0;
-				name = buf;
-				while(n) {
-					if(((unsigned char)*name) < ' ')
-						*name = ' ';
-					name++;
-					n--;
-				}
-				*name = 0;
-				if(buf[0])
-					curstatus.cmd = strdup(buf);
-				/* if NULL it work true also */
-			}
+		if (!taskdir) {
+			strcpy(status_tail, "/task");
+			taskdir = bb_xopendir(status);
+			if(!taskdir)
+					// ignore processes without taskdir
+				continue;
+			parentpid = pid;
+			return procps_scan(save_user_arg0);
 		}
-		return memcpy(&ret_status, &curstatus, sizeof(procps_status_t));
 	}
 }