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TECHNIQUES<br />

GETTING CODE INTO THE KERNEL<br />

Kernel Extensions (KEXTs)<br />

‣ Supported and well documented<br />

‣ <strong>Mac</strong>h-O “bundle” with binary blob + other data<br />

‣ _start()<br />

‣ _stop()<br />

‣ Defined “KPIs” (Kernel Programming Interfaces, smartarse)<br />

‣ One small problem<br />

‣ KXLD hates us<br />

‣ Only resolves within supported KPIs<br />

‣ We’ll resolve our own damn symbols<br />

<strong>Defiling</strong> <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X - <strong>Ruxcon</strong><br />

November, 2011

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