On Aug 16, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Ernesto Corvi wrote:
Do we *really* need to send a feature request to harden the
security on the kernel and provide a
truly authorized KPI for legitimate patches?
What is a "legitimate patch?"
KPIs like kauth let a 3rd party product interpose itself into kernel
processing at well defined spots without having to patch it. The
only reason to "patch" the kernel is to fix a bug in a particular
kernel version if Apple isn't willing to roll a fix into the next
update (which happened in Tiger once most of the engineers were
concentrating on Leopard).
But it's a fallback. Start by describing what you're trying to do
and ask for a KPI to do it (via bugreporter.apple.com so that it gets
tracked). Saying "I want a generic way to patch the kernel" doesn't
make a lot of sense.
Amanda Walker
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