Re: [PATCH] powerpc: use is_init()

Akinobu Mita writes:

> Use is_init() rather than hard coded pid comparison.

What's the context of this patch?  Why is this a good thing to do?

Doing a git grep -w is_init on Linus' current git tree reveals an
is_init() in arch/parisc/kernel/module.c, which looks to be something
different, but no generic definition of an is_init() function or
macro.

Paul.
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