Message 151145 - Python tracker

Message151145

Author	goderbauer
Recipients	goderbauer
Date	2012-01-12.18:16:30
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Message-id	<1326392192.39.0.824287439397.issue13777@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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Mac OS X provides a socket-based API to communicate with Kernel Extensions (KEXTs) called "KEXT Controls". For this, Mac OS X defines PF_SYSTEM as a new socket domain which supports the SYSPROTO_CONTROL protocol. Right now the PF_SYSTEM domain and the SYSPROTO_CONTROL protocol are not supported by Python's socket module. I am attaching a patch that introduces support for both. More information on KEXT Controls can be found here: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/NKEConceptual/control/control.html

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Mac OS X provides a socket-based API to communicate with Kernel Extensions (KEXTs) called "KEXT Controls". For this, Mac OS X defines PF_SYSTEM as a new socket domain which supports the SYSPROTO_CONTROL protocol.

Right now the PF_SYSTEM domain and the SYSPROTO_CONTROL protocol are not supported by Python's socket module. I am attaching a patch that introduces support for both.

More information on KEXT Controls can be found here:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/NKEConceptual/control/control.html

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Date	User	Action	Args
2012-01-12 18:16:33	goderbauer	set	recipients: + goderbauer
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