site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) Bogdan,
Since you already have a control device, how about having the kernel create the socket and connect to the server, then forward data from the server into the control socket and from the control socket to the server ? When the auth is complete, user process closes the control socket and exits. Joe L.
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-kernel mailing list (Darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-kernel/site_archiver%40lists.a... Creating the socket in kernel mode is something I have considered, but this would reduce supportability and flexibility of the kernel module and break compatibility with the established design. In addition to the application handling authentication, it also controls what type of connection is being used to the server: domain socket, or network socket and which protocol and security options, or custom communication device. The kernel module is not necessarily customized for each application. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com