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Yes, real apps use Mach messaging directly. i.e.: https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:ipc/mach_port_mac.h https://source.chromium.org/chro
by mrpippy 2mo ago
Yes, real apps use Mach messaging directly. i.e.: https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:ipc/mach_port_mac.h https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:ipc...
- ChocolateGod 2mo agoChrome is an outlier to how most apps will do things.
- nrr 2mo agoThe illustration that Chrome uses Mach ports is a counterexample to an (implied) insinuation that nothing in running in macOS user space uses Mach ports. Outlier or not, the fact there is at least one (albeit also very useful and very popular) application that uses them ties back to the conversation about how they're a kernel feature worth having for Mac compatibility.
- wpm 2mo agoAny launchd task that declares any MachServices does.