Re: [PATCH] ntdll: Use the old mmap() wrapper on 32-bit Mac OS. (try 3)

[Charles Davis]

On 5/17/10 8:13 PM, James McKenzie wrote:
> Alexandre Julliard wrote:
> > Charles Davis  writes:
> > > What's wrong with my patch now? It's a really simple fix; in fact, this
> > > is as about as simple as it gets. How does this "break libwine
> > > compatibility"?
> >
> > Like I said, it's not worth the trouble. Most modules need to be
> > relocated anyway. It would have to be done in the kernel.
>
> AJ:
>
> kernel32.dll or the OS kernel?  It is quite an effort to get patches
> into the MacOSX kernel, but it CAN BE DONE.

I think he's referring to the system kernel, not the Win32 Kernel API
(kernel32.dll).

Personally, I prefer making kexts instead of modifying the kernel
itself, but if I absolutely have to, I can change the kernel.

Chip