diff -u -r linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c patched-linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
--- linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c	2009-03-12 22:39:28.000000000 -0400
+++ patched-linux-2.6.29-rc8/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c	2009-03-24 15:50:33.000000000 -0400
@@ -846,6 +846,13 @@
 			ret = vt_waitactive(arg - 1);
 		break;
 
+
+	case VT_WAITSWITCH:
+		if (!perm)
+			goto eperm;
+      ret = vt_waitactive(-1234);
+		break;
+      
 	/*
 	 * If a vt is under process control, the kernel will not switch to it
 	 * immediately, but postpone the operation until the process calls this
@@ -1202,6 +1209,11 @@
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			break;
 		schedule();
+
+      if (vt == -1234) {
+         retval = 0;
+         break;
+      }
 	}
 	remove_wait_queue(&vt_activate_queue, &wait);
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);