Reference Library: Darwin
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2008-04-08 Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added additional details about msleep function.
Minor Change Guides
2008-03-25 Supported KPIs (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Q&A
2008-03-11 File System Events Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed typos.
Minor Change Guides
2008-01-04 Kernel's MAC framework (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Q&A
2007-10-31 Kernel Extension Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Changed title from "Kernel Extension Concepts." Updated debugging instructions to better explain how to generate symbol files on the host machine.
Minor Change Guides
2007-10-31 Kernel Extensions Release Notes (HTML)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5.
Content Update Release Note
2007-10-29 Descriptor Passing Problems (HTML)
First Version
First Version Technical Q&A
2007-09-18 Kernel Core Dumps (HTML)
Added information about minimum Mac OS X support for Intel Based Macintosh systems - 10.4.7. Improved server disk setup instructions so dump files are writable by all users.
Minor Change Technical Note