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IS_GLOBAL_INIT(9) Driver Basics IS_GLOBAL_INIT(9)

NAME

is_global_init - check if a task structure is init. Since init is free to have sub-threads we need to check tgid.

SYNOPSIS

int is_global_init(struct task_struct * tsk);

ARGUMENTS

tsk
Task structure to be checked.

DESCRIPTION

Check if a task structure is the first user space task the kernel created.

RETURN

1 if the task structure is init. 0 otherwise.

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January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.