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Re: IOKit KEXT Questions
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Re: IOKit KEXT Questions


  • Subject: Re: IOKit KEXT Questions
  • From: "Shawn Erickson" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:54:25 -0700

On 8/15/07, Matt Burnett <email@hidden> wrote:

> Not answering these questions wont prevent me from
> accomplishing my task.

Can you better explain what your task is? Helps to have context when
attempting to answer questions.

> - I can still use mprotect/vm_protect
> - For the symbols issue, i can at the very worst use some script
> hackery to resolve the symbols in user space and transfer their
> addresses to my KEXT. I know there are tables in the kernel where i
> could resolve the symbols manually as well.

Hooking kernel functions should not be done. Apple does not provide
any binary, etc. compatibility at that level in Mac OS X. As Terry was
stating software updates (including security updates, etc.) could
change things around on you and cause things to break.

> I would like to remind you that hurling insults at me such as
> "unscrupulous"  (definition: having or showing no moral principles;
> not honest or fair) does nothing other than provoke me to release a
> SDK to the public which would allow people to hook kernel functions.

wow, think you took things the wrong way...

-Shawn
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 >Re: IOKit KEXT Questions (From: Terry Lambert <email@hidden>)
 >Re: IOKit KEXT Questions (From: Matt Burnett <email@hidden>)

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