--- libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/04/24 13:29:28	1.6.2.1
+++ libaitsched/src/aitsched.c	2012/04/26 08:03:27	1.6.2.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.6.2.1 2012/04/24 13:29:28 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitsched.c,v 1.6.2.2 2012/04/26 08:03:27 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -484,17 +484,17 @@ schedRun(sched_root_task_t * __restrict root, volatile
 	if (root->root_hooks.hook_exec.fetch) {
 		if (killState) {
 			if (root->root_hooks.hook_exec.condition)
-				while (root->root_hooks.hook_exec.condition(root, (void*) killState)) {
+				while (root && root->root_hooks.hook_exec.condition(root, (void*) killState)) {
 					if ((task = root->root_hooks.hook_exec.fetch(root, NULL)))
 						schedCall(task);
 				}
 			else
-				while (!*killState) {
+				while (!*killState && root) {
 					if ((task = root->root_hooks.hook_exec.fetch(root, NULL)))
 						schedCall(task);
 				}
 		} else
-			while (42)
+			while (root)
 				if ((task = root->root_hooks.hook_exec.fetch(root, NULL)))
 					schedCall(task);
 	}