>>From sysvinit src/init.c:main
>>        /*
>>         *      Is this telinit or init ?
>>         */
>>        isinit = (getpid() == 1);
>>        for (f = 1; f < argc; f++) {
>>                if (!strcmp(argv[f], "-i") || !strcmp(argv[f], "--init"))
>>                        isinit = 1;
>>                        break;
>>        }
>>        if (!isinit) exit(telinit(p, argc, argv));
>>

ok thanks for looking. I guess this is the end of the discussion on 
pid == 1 :) 

> [ snip ]
> 
> Back to the main subject I still don't understand the idea of running
> a kernel daemon as pid == 1.  What would that buy us?

mostly a child reaper when there are no /sbin/init but its pid cannot
be 1.

C.
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