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libkern/c++/OSKext.cpp xnu-12377.101.15 xnu-6153.41.3
--- xnu/xnu-12377.101.15/libkern/c++/OSKext.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-6153.41.3/libkern/c++/OSKext.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2021 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * @APPLE_OSREFERENCE_LICENSE_HEADER_START@
  *
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
  * @APPLE_OSREFERENCE_LICENSE_HEADER_END@
  */
 
-#define IOKIT_ENABLE_SHARED_PTR
-
 extern "C" {
 #include <string.h>
 #include <kern/clock.h>
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <firehose/tracepoint_private.h>
 #include <firehose/chunk_private.h>
 #include <os/firehose_buffer_private.h>
-#include <vm/vm_map_xnu.h>
+#include <vm/vm_kern.h>
 #include <kextd/kextd_mach.h>
 #include <libkern/kernel_mach_header.h>
 #include <libkern/kext_panic_report.h>
@@ -48,30 +46,17 @@
 #include <mach/host_special_ports.h>
 #include <mach/mach_vm.h>
 #include <mach/mach_time.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 #include <sys/random.h>
-#include <sys/reboot.h>
-#include <pexpert/pexpert.h>
-#include <pexpert/device_tree.h>
 
 #include <sys/pgo.h>
-
-#if CONFIG_CSR
-#include <sys/csr.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/vnode.h>
-#endif /* CONFIG_CSR */
-};
 
 #if CONFIG_MACF
 #include <sys/kauth.h>
 #include <security/mac_framework.h>
 #endif
-
-#include <vm/vm_kern_xnu.h>
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
-#include <kern/task.h>
-#include <os/cpp_util.h>
+};
 
 #include <libkern/OSKextLibPrivate.h>
 #include <libkern/c++/OSKext.h>
@@ -81,17 +66,11 @@
 #include <IOKit/IOCatalogue.h>
 #include <IOKit/IORegistryEntry.h>
 #include <IOKit/IOService.h>
-#include <IOKit/IOUserServer.h>
 
 #include <IOKit/IOStatisticsPrivate.h>
 #include <IOKit/IOBSD.h>
-#include <IOKit/IOPlatformExpert.h>
 
 #include <san/kasan.h>
-
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-#include <arm64/sptm/sptm.h>
-#endif
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark External & Internal Function Protos
@@ -104,66 +83,37 @@
 
 extern ppnum_t pmap_find_phys(pmap_t pmap, addr64_t va); /* osfmk/machine/pmap.h */
 extern int dtrace_keep_kernel_symbols(void);
-
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-extern kern_return_t i386_slide_individual_kext(kernel_mach_header_t *mh, uintptr_t slide);
-extern kern_return_t i386_slide_kext_collection_mh_addrs(kernel_mach_header_t *mh, uintptr_t slide, bool adjust_mach_headers);
-extern void *ubc_getobject_from_filename(const char *filename, struct vnode **, off_t *file_size);
-static void *allocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list(void);
-static void add_kcfileset_map_entry(void *map_entry_list, vm_map_offset_t start, vm_map_offset_t size);
-static void deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(void *map_entry_list, boolean_t unmap_entries, bool pageable);
-int vnode_put(struct vnode *vp);
-kern_return_t vm_map_kcfileset_segment(vm_map_offset_t *start, vm_map_offset_t size,
-    void *control, vm_object_offset_t fileoffset, vm_prot_t max_prot);
-kern_return_t vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(vm_map_offset_t *start, vm_map_offset_t size);
-void * ubc_getobject(struct vnode *vp, __unused int flags);
-#endif //(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
 }
 
 extern unsigned long gVirtBase;
 extern unsigned long gPhysBase;
-
-bool pageableKCloaded = false;
-bool auxKCloaded = false;
-bool resetAuxKCSegmentOnUnload = false;
-
-extern boolean_t pageablekc_uuid_valid;
-extern uuid_t pageablekc_uuid;
-extern uuid_string_t pageablekc_uuid_string;
-
-extern boolean_t auxkc_uuid_valid;
-extern uuid_t auxkc_uuid;
-extern uuid_string_t auxkc_uuid_string;
+#if CONFIG_EMBEDDED
+extern vm_offset_t   segLOWESTTEXT;
+#endif /* CONFIG_EMBEDDED */
 
 static OSReturn _OSKextCreateRequest(
 	const char    * predicate,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> & requestP);
+	OSDictionary ** requestP);
 static OSString * _OSKextGetRequestPredicate(OSDictionary * requestDict);
 static OSObject * _OSKextGetRequestArgument(
 	OSDictionary * requestDict,
 	const char   * argName);
 static bool _OSKextSetRequestArgument(
-	OSDictionary    * requestDict,
-	const char      * argName,
-	OSMetaClassBase * value);
-template <typename T>
-static T * _OSKextExtractPointer(OSValueObject<T *> * wrapper);
-static OSKextRequestResourceCallback _OSKextExtractCallbackPointer(OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback> * wrapper);
+	OSDictionary * requestDict,
+	const char   * argName,
+	OSObject     * value);
+static void * _OSKextExtractPointer(OSData * wrapper);
 static OSReturn _OSDictionarySetCStringValue(
 	OSDictionary * dict,
 	const char   * key,
 	const char   * value);
+static bool _OSKextInPrelinkRebuildWindow(void);
 static bool _OSKextInUnloadedPrelinkedKexts(const OSSymbol * theBundleID);
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
-static bool _OSKextInPrelinkRebuildWindow(void);
-#endif
 
 // We really should add containsObject() & containsCString to OSCollection & subclasses.
 // So few pad slots, though....
 static bool _OSArrayContainsCString(OSArray * array, const char * cString);
 static void OSKextLogKextInfo(OSKext *aKext, uint64_t address, uint64_t size, firehose_tracepoint_code_t code);
-
-static const char *getDextUniqueIDCString(OSData *dextUniqueID, unsigned int *size);
 
 /* Prelinked arm kexts do not have VM entries because the method we use to
  * fake an entry (see libsa/bootstrap.cpp:readPrelinkedExtensions()) does
@@ -191,7 +141,6 @@
 /* Use this number to create containers.
  */
 #define kOSKextTypicalLoadCount      (150)
-#define kOSKextTypicalUpgradeCount     (5)
 
 /* Any kext will have at least 1 retain for the internal lookup-by-ID dict.
  * A loaded kext will no dependents or external retains will have 2 retains.
@@ -199,9 +148,6 @@
 #define kOSKextMinRetainCount        (1)
 #define kOSKextMinLoadedRetainCount  (2)
 
-#define kOSKextMaxDextLaunchedCount  (~((uint32_t)0))
-#define KOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierMaxStringLength (KOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierMaxLength * 2 +1)
-
 /**********
  * Strings and substrings used in dependency resolution.
  */
@@ -245,11 +191,10 @@
 #define _kOSKextExecutableExternalDataKey    "_OSKextExecutableExternalData"
 
 #define OS_LOG_HDR_VERSION  1
-#define NUM_OS_LOG_SECTIONS 3
-
-#define OS_LOG_SECT_IDX         0
-#define CSTRING_SECT_IDX        1
-#define ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX   2
+#define NUM_OS_LOG_SECTIONS 2
+
+#define OS_LOG_SECT_IDX     0
+#define CSTRING_SECT_IDX    1
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Typedefs
@@ -298,8 +243,6 @@
 static  bool                sPrelinkBoot               = false;
 static  bool                sSafeBoot                  = false;
 static  bool                sKeepSymbols               = false;
-static  bool                sPanicOnKCMismatch         = false;
-static  bool                sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot = false;
 
 /*********************************************************************
  * sKextLock is the principal lock for OSKext, and guards all static
@@ -322,31 +265,27 @@
  */
 static IORecursiveLock    * sKextLock                  = NULL;
 
-static OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>   sKextsByID;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>   sExcludeListByID;
-static OSKextVersion               sExcludeListVersion        = 0;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSArray>        sLoadedKexts;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>   sNonLoadableKextsByID;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSArray>        sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSArray>        sLoadedDriverKitKexts;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>   sDriverKitToUpgradeByID;
-
-// Requests to the IOKit daemon waiting to be picked up.
-static OSSharedPtr<OSArray>        sKernelRequests;
+static OSDictionary       * sKextsByID                 = NULL;
+static OSDictionary       * sExcludeListByID           = NULL;
+static OSKextVersion        sExcludeListVersion        = 0;
+static OSArray            * sLoadedKexts               = NULL;
+static OSArray            * sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts    = NULL;
+static OSArray            * sLoadedDriverKitKexts      = NULL;
+
+// Requests to kextd waiting to be picked up.
+static OSArray            * sKernelRequests            = NULL;
 // Identifier of kext load requests in sKernelRequests
-static OSSharedPtr<OSSet>          sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers;
-static OSSharedPtr<OSArray>        sRequestCallbackRecords;
+static OSSet              * sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers = NULL;
+static OSArray            * sRequestCallbackRecords    = NULL;
 
 // Identifiers of all kexts ever requested in kernel; used for prelinked kernel
-static OSSharedPtr<OSSet>          sAllKextLoadIdentifiers;
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
+static OSSet              * sAllKextLoadIdentifiers    = NULL;
 static KXLDContext        * sKxldContext               = NULL;
-#endif
 static uint32_t             sNextLoadTag               = 0;
 static uint32_t             sNextRequestTag            = 0;
 
 static bool                 sUserLoadsActive           = false;
-static bool                 sIOKitDaemonActive         = false;
+static bool                 sKextdActive               = false;
 static bool                 sDeferredLoadSucceeded     = false;
 static bool                 sConsiderUnloadsExecuted   = false;
 
@@ -362,16 +301,6 @@
  * Stuff for the OSKext representing the kernel itself.
  **********/
 static OSKext          * sKernelKext             = NULL;
-
-/* Load Tag IDs used by statically loaded binaries (e.g, the kernel itself). */
-enum : uint32_t {
-	kOSKextKernelLoadTag = 0,
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	kOSKextSPTMLoadTag   = 1,
-	kOSKextTXMLoadTag    = 2,
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
-	kOSKextLoadTagCount
-};
 
 /* Set up a fake kmod_info struct for the kernel.
  * It's used in OSRuntime.cpp to call OSRuntimeInitializeCPP()
@@ -388,7 +317,7 @@
 kmod_info_t g_kernel_kmod_info = {
 	.next =            NULL,
 	.info_version =    KMOD_INFO_VERSION,
-	.id =              kOSKextKernelLoadTag,   // loadTag: kernel is always 0
+	.id =              0,             // loadTag: kernel is always 0
 	.name =            kOSKextKernelIdentifier,// bundle identifier
 	.version =         "0",           // filled in in OSKext::initialize()
 	.reference_count = -1,            // never adjusted; kernel never unloads
@@ -399,39 +328,6 @@
 	.start =           NULL,
 	.stop =            NULL
 };
-
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-/* The SPTM and TXM need fake kmod structures just like the kernel. */
-kmod_info_t g_sptm_kmod_info = {
-	.next =            NULL,
-	.info_version =    KMOD_INFO_VERSION,
-	.id =              kOSKextSPTMLoadTag,   // Always one after the kernel
-	.name =            kOSKextSPTMIdentifier,// bundle identifier
-	.version =         "0",           // filled in by OSKext::initialize()
-	.reference_count = -1,            // never adjusted; SPTM never unloads
-	.reference_list =  NULL,
-	.address =         0,
-	.size =            0,             // filled in by OSKext::initialize()
-	.hdr_size =        0,
-	.start =           NULL,
-	.stop =            NULL
-};
-
-kmod_info_t g_txm_kmod_info = {
-	.next =            NULL,
-	.info_version =    KMOD_INFO_VERSION,
-	.id =              kOSKextTXMLoadTag,   // Always one after the SPTM
-	.name =            kOSKextTXMIdentifier,// bundle identifier
-	.version =         "0",           // filled in by OSKext::initialize()
-	.reference_count = -1,            // never adjusted; TXM never unloads
-	.reference_list =  NULL,
-	.address =         0,
-	.size =            0,             // filled in by OSKext::initialize()
-	.hdr_size =        0,
-	.start =           NULL,
-	.stop =            NULL
-};
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
 
 /* Set up a fake kmod_info struct for statically linked kexts that don't have one. */
 
@@ -491,7 +387,7 @@
 static kernel_section_t * gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo;
 static kernel_section_t * gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart;
 
-const OSSymbol              * gIOSurfaceIdentifier;
+static const OSSymbol       * gIOSurfaceIdentifier;
 vm_tag_t                      gIOSurfaceTag;
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -508,17 +404,13 @@
  **********/
 static IORecursiveLock *    sKextInnerLock             = NULL;
 
-#if XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX
 static bool                 sAutounloadEnabled         = true;
-#endif
 static bool                 sConsiderUnloadsCalled     = false;
 static bool                 sConsiderUnloadsPending    = false;
 
 static unsigned int         sConsiderUnloadDelay       = 60;     // seconds
 static thread_call_t        sUnloadCallout             = NULL;
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 static thread_call_t        sDestroyLinkContextThread  = NULL;   // one-shot, one-at-a-time thread
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 static bool                 sSystemSleep               = false;  // true when system going to sleep
 static AbsoluteTime         sLastWakeTime;                       // last time we woke up
 
@@ -536,49 +428,38 @@
  * to automatically parse the list of loaded kexts.
  **********/
 static IOLock                 * sKextSummariesLock                = NULL;
-extern "C" lck_grp_t            vm_page_lck_grp_bucket;
-static lck_grp_t              * sKextAccountsLockGrp = &vm_page_lck_grp_bucket;
-#define sKextAccountsLock       (&vm_allocation_sites_lock)
+extern "C" lck_spin_t           vm_allocation_sites_lock;
+static IOSimpleLock           * sKextAccountsLock = &vm_allocation_sites_lock;
 
 void(*const sLoadedKextSummariesUpdated)(void) = OSKextLoadedKextSummariesUpdated;
 OSKextLoadedKextSummaryHeader * gLoadedKextSummaries __attribute__((used)) = NULL;
 uint64_t gLoadedKextSummariesTimestamp __attribute__((used)) = 0;
 static size_t sLoadedKextSummariesAllocSize = 0;
 
-static OSKextActiveAccount    * sKextAccounts;
+static OSKextActiveAccount * sKextAccounts;
 static uint32_t                 sKextAccountsCount;
 };
 
 /*********************************************************************
  * sKextLoggingLock protects the logging variables declared immediately below.
  **********/
-__static_testable IOLock      * sKextLoggingLock           = NULL;
-
-static  const OSKextLogSpec     kDefaultKernelLogFilter    = kOSKextLogBasicLevel |
+static IOLock             * sKextLoggingLock           = NULL;
+
+static  const OSKextLogSpec kDefaultKernelLogFilter    = kOSKextLogBasicLevel |
     kOSKextLogVerboseFlagsMask;
-static  OSKextLogSpec           sKernelLogFilter           = kDefaultKernelLogFilter;
-static  bool                    sBootArgLogFilterFound     = false;
+static  OSKextLogSpec       sKernelLogFilter           = kDefaultKernelLogFilter;
+static  bool                sBootArgLogFilterFound     = false;
 SYSCTL_UINT(_debug, OID_AUTO, kextlog, CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_LOCKED, &sKernelLogFilter,
     0, "kernel kext logging");
 
-static  OSKextLogSpec           sUserSpaceKextLogFilter    = kOSKextLogSilentFilter;
-static  OSSharedPtr<OSArray>    sUserSpaceLogSpecArray;
-static  OSSharedPtr<OSArray>    sUserSpaceLogMessageArray;
+static  OSKextLogSpec       sUserSpaceKextLogFilter    = kOSKextLogSilentFilter;
+static  OSArray           * sUserSpaceLogSpecArray     = NULL;
+static  OSArray           * sUserSpaceLogMessageArray  = NULL;
 
 /*********
  * End scope for sKextInnerLock-protected variables.
  *********************************************************************/
 
-/*********************************************************************
- * OSValueObject concrete type instantiations
- **********/
-OSDefineValueObjectForDependentType(void*)
-OSDefineValueObjectForDependentType(OSKextRequestResourceCallback)
-
-
-/**********************************************************************/
-
-TUNABLE(uint32_t, kMaxDextCrashesInOneDay, "daily_max_dext_crashes", kMaxDextCrashesInOneDayDefault);
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *  helper function used for collecting PGO data upon unload of a kext
@@ -633,7 +514,6 @@
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark KXLD Allocation Callback
 #endif
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 * KXLD Allocation Callback
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -647,19 +527,8 @@
 	kern_return_t mach_result  = KERN_FAILURE;
 	bool          success      = false;
 	OSKext      * theKext      = (OSKext *)user_data;
-	unsigned int  roundSize    = 0;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>      linkBuffer;
-
-	if (round_page(size) > UINT_MAX) {
-		OSKextLog(theKext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-		    "%s: Requested memory size is greater than UINT_MAX.",
-		    theKext->getIdentifierCString());
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	roundSize = (unsigned int)round_page(size);
+	u_long        roundSize    = round_page(size);
+	OSData      * linkBuffer   = NULL;// must release
 
 	mach_result = kext_alloc(&result, roundSize, /* fixed */ FALSE);
 	if (mach_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
@@ -690,7 +559,7 @@
 	    theKext->getIdentifierCString(),
 	    (void *)result, (unsigned long)roundSize);
 
-	theKext->setLinkedExecutable(linkBuffer.get());
+	theKext->setLinkedExecutable(linkBuffer);
 
 	*flags = kKxldAllocateWritable;
 	success = true;
@@ -700,6 +569,8 @@
 		kext_free(result, roundSize);
 		result = 0;
 	}
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(linkBuffer);
 
 	return (kxld_addr_t)result;
 }
@@ -749,7 +620,6 @@
 
 	OSKextVLog(theKext, logSpec, format, argList);
 }
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark IOStatistics defines
@@ -795,184 +665,23 @@
 #define super OSObject
 OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(OSKext, OSObject)
 
-OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(OSKextSavedMutableSegment, OSObject);
-
-OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(OSDextStatistics, OSObject);
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/**
- * Allocate and intialize a fake/representative OSKext object for a statically
- * loaded (by iBoot) binary (e.g., the XNU kernel itself).
- *
- * @param kmod_info Pointer to the kmod_info structure for the binary being
- *                  setup. At least the "name" and "id" fields needs to already
- *                  be set correctly.
- *
- * @return The allocated and initialized OSKext object.
- */
-/* static */
-OSKext *
-OSKext::allocAndInitFakeKext(kmod_info_t *kmod_info)
-{
-	vm_offset_t load_address = 0;
-	const char *bundle_name = NULL;
-	bool macho_is_unslid = false;
-	bool set_custom_path = false;
-	const char *executable_fallback_name = NULL;
-
-	if (kmod_info->id == kOSKextKernelLoadTag) {
-		load_address = (vm_offset_t)&_mh_execute_header;
-		bundle_name = "mach_kernel";
-
-		/* The kernel Mach-O header is fixed up to slide all of its addresses. */
-		macho_is_unslid = false;
-
-		/**
-		 * No path to the binary is set for the kernel in its OSKext object. The
-		 * kernel binary is located in fixed directories depending on the OS.
-		 */
-		set_custom_path = false;
-		executable_fallback_name = NULL;
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	} else if (kmod_info->id == kOSKextSPTMLoadTag) {
-		load_address = (vm_offset_t)SPTMArgs->debug_header->image[DEBUG_HEADER_ENTRY_SPTM];
-		bundle_name = "sptm";
-
-		/* The addresses in the SPTM Mach-O header are all unslid. */
-		macho_is_unslid = true;
-
-		set_custom_path = true;
-		executable_fallback_name = "sptm.no.binname.in.macho";
-	} else if (kmod_info->id == kOSKextTXMLoadTag) {
-		load_address = (vm_offset_t)SPTMArgs->debug_header->image[DEBUG_HEADER_ENTRY_TXM];
-		bundle_name = "txm";
-
-		/* The addresses in the TXM Mach-O header are all unslid. */
-		macho_is_unslid = true;
-
-		set_custom_path = true;
-		executable_fallback_name = "txm.no.binname.in.macho";
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
-	} else {
-		panic("%s: Unsupported kmod_info->id (%d)", __func__, kmod_info->id);
-	}
-
-	/* Set up an OSKext instance to represent the statically loaded binary. */
-	OSKext *fakeKext = new OSKext;
-	assert(fakeKext);
-	assert(load_address != 0);
-
-	/*
-	 * The start address is always a slid address whereas the last VA returned
-	 * by getlastaddr() might be unslid depending on the Mach-O. If the address
-	 * coming from the Mach-O is unslid, then unslide the start address before
-	 * computing the length of the executable.
-	 */
-	size_t binaryLength = getlastaddr((kernel_mach_header_t*)load_address);
-	binaryLength -= (macho_is_unslid) ? ml_static_unslide(load_address) : load_address;
-	assert(binaryLength <= UINT_MAX);
-
-	/**
-	 * The load address is always slid. That value will be unslid before being
-	 * exposed to userspace.
-	 */
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> executable = OSData::withBytesNoCopy(
-		(void*)load_address, (unsigned int)binaryLength);
-	assert(executable);
-
-	fakeKext->loadTag = sNextLoadTag++;
-	fakeKext->bundleID = OSSymbol::withCString(kmod_info->name);
-
-	fakeKext->version = OSKextParseVersionString(osrelease);
-	fakeKext->compatibleVersion = fakeKext->version;
-	fakeKext->linkedExecutable = os::move(executable);
-	fakeKext->interfaceUUID = fakeKext->copyUUID();
-
-	fakeKext->flags.hasAllDependencies = 1;
-	fakeKext->flags.kernelComponent = 1;
-	fakeKext->flags.prelinked = 0;
-	fakeKext->flags.loaded = 1;
-	fakeKext->flags.started = 1;
-	fakeKext->flags.CPPInitialized = 0;
-	fakeKext->flags.jettisonLinkeditSeg = 0;
-	fakeKext->flags.unslidMachO = macho_is_unslid;
-
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	if (set_custom_path) {
-		/* Only SPTM/TXM should have custom paths to their executables set. */
-		assert((kmod_info->id == kOSKextSPTMLoadTag) ||
-		    (kmod_info->id == kOSKextTXMLoadTag));
-
-		/* All SPTM/TXM binaries are placed into the same path on internal systems. */
-		fakeKext->path = OSString::withCStringNoCopy("/usr/appleinternal/standalone/platform");
-
-		/**
-		 * Each SPTM/TXM Mach-O should contain a __TEXT,__binname section which contains
-		 * a character array representing the name of the Mach-O executable.
-		 */
-		kernel_section_t *binname_sect =
-		    getsectbynamefromheader((kernel_mach_header_t*)load_address, "__TEXT", "__binname");
-
-		if (binname_sect != NULL) {
-			const char *binname = (const char *)ml_static_slide(binname_sect->addr);
-			fakeKext->executableRelPath = OSString::withCStringNoCopy(binname);
-		} else {
-			fakeKext->executableRelPath = OSString::withCStringNoCopy(executable_fallback_name);
-		}
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
-
-	fakeKext->kmod_info = kmod_info;
-	strlcpy(kmod_info->version, osrelease,
-	    sizeof(kmod_info->version));
-	kmod_info->size = binaryLength;
-	assert(kmod_info->id == fakeKext->loadTag);
-
-	/*
-	 * Con up an info dict, so we don't have to have special-case checking all
-	 * over.
-	 */
-	fakeKext->infoDict = OSDictionary::withCapacity(5);
-	assert(fakeKext->infoDict);
-	bool setResult = fakeKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey,
-	    fakeKext->bundleID.get());
-	assert(setResult);
-	setResult = fakeKext->infoDict->setObject(kOSKernelResourceKey,
-	    kOSBooleanTrue);
-	assert(setResult);
-
-	{
-		OSSharedPtr<OSString> scratchString(OSString::withCStringNoCopy(osrelease));
-		assert(scratchString);
-		setResult = fakeKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleVersionKey,
-		    scratchString.get());
-		assert(setResult);
-	}
-
-	{
-		OSSharedPtr<OSString> scratchString(OSString::withCStringNoCopy(bundle_name));
-		assert(scratchString);
-		setResult = fakeKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleNameKey,
-		    scratchString.get());
-		assert(setResult);
-	}
-
-	return fakeKext;
-}
-
+/*********************************************************************
+*********************************************************************/
 /* static */
 void
 OSKext::initialize(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>     kernelExecutable   = NULL;// do not release
+	OSData          * kernelExecutable   = NULL;// do not release
+	u_char          * kernelStart        = NULL;// do not free
+	size_t            kernelLength       = 0;
+	OSString        * scratchString      = NULL;// must release
 	IORegistryEntry * registryRoot       = NULL;// do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> kernelCPUType;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> kernelCPUSubtype;
+	OSNumber        * kernelCPUType      = NULL;// must release
+	OSNumber        * kernelCPUSubtype   = NULL;// must release
 	OSKextLogSpec     bootLogFilter      = kOSKextLogSilentFilter;
 	bool              setResult          = false;
 	uint64_t        * timestamp          = NULL;
-	__unused char     bootArgBuffer[16];// for PE_parse_boot_argn w/strings
+	char              bootArgBuffer[16];// for PE_parse_boot_argn w/strings
 
 	/* This must be the first thing allocated. Everything else grabs this lock.
 	 */
@@ -993,11 +702,9 @@
 	sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers = OSSet::withCapacity(0);
 	sAllKextLoadIdentifiers = OSSet::withCapacity(kOSKextTypicalLoadCount);
 	sRequestCallbackRecords = OSArray::withCapacity(0);
-	sDriverKitToUpgradeByID = OSDictionary::withCapacity(kOSKextTypicalUpgradeCount);
-
 	assert(sKextsByID && sLoadedKexts && sLoadedDriverKitKexts && sKernelRequests &&
 	    sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers && sAllKextLoadIdentifiers &&
-	    sRequestCallbackRecords && sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts && sDriverKitToUpgradeByID);
+	    sRequestCallbackRecords && sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts);
 
 	/* Read the log flag boot-args and set the log flags.
 	 */
@@ -1012,17 +719,8 @@
 		    (unsigned)sKernelLogFilter);
 	}
 
-#if !defined(__arm__) && !defined(__arm64__)
-	/*
-	 * On our ARM targets, the kernelcache/boot kernel collection contains
-	 * the set of kexts required to boot, as specified by KCB.  Safeboot is
-	 * either unsupported, or is supported by the bootloader only loading
-	 * the boot kernel collection; as a result OSKext has no role to play
-	 * in safeboot policy on ARM.
-	 */
 	sSafeBoot = PE_parse_boot_argn("-x", bootArgBuffer,
 	    sizeof(bootArgBuffer)) ? true : false;
-#endif /* defined(__arm__) && defined(__arm64__) */
 
 	if (sSafeBoot) {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -1038,58 +736,88 @@
 		sKeepSymbols = true;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DTRACE */
-#if KASAN_DYNAMIC_DENYLIST
+#if KASAN_DYNAMIC_BLACKLIST
 	/* needed for function lookup */
 	sKeepSymbols = true;
-#endif /* KASAN_DYNAMIC_DENYLIST */
-
-	/*
-	 * Should we panic when the SystemKC is not linked against the
-	 * BootKC that was loaded by the booter? By default: yes, if the
-	 * "-nokcmismatchpanic" boot-arg is passed, then we _don't_ panic
-	 * on mis-match and instead just print an error and continue.
-	 */
-	sPanicOnKCMismatch = PE_parse_boot_argn("-nokcmismatchpanic", bootArgBuffer,
-	    sizeof(bootArgBuffer)) ? false : true;
-
-	/* Set up an OSKext instance to represent the kernel itself. */
-	sKernelKext = allocAndInitFakeKext(&g_kernel_kmod_info);
+#endif
+
+	/* Set up an OSKext instance to represent the kernel itself.
+	 */
+	sKernelKext = new OSKext;
 	assert(sKernelKext);
 
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	/* Set up OSKext instances to represent the SPTM/TXM. */
-	OSKext *SPTMKext = allocAndInitFakeKext(&g_sptm_kmod_info);
-	OSKext *TXMKext = allocAndInitFakeKext(&g_txm_kmod_info);
+	kernelStart = (u_char *)&_mh_execute_header;
+	kernelLength = getlastaddr() - (vm_offset_t)kernelStart;
+	kernelExecutable = OSData::withBytesNoCopy(
+		kernelStart, kernelLength);
+	assert(kernelExecutable);
+
+#if KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
+	IOLog("kaslr: kernel start 0x%lx end 0x%lx length %lu vm_kernel_slide %lu (0x%016lx) \n",
+	    (unsigned long)kernelStart,
+	    (unsigned long)getlastaddr(),
+	    kernelLength,
+	    (unsigned long)vm_kernel_slide,
+	    (unsigned long)vm_kernel_slide);
 #endif
+
+	sKernelKext->loadTag = sNextLoadTag++; // the kernel is load tag 0
+	sKernelKext->bundleID = OSSymbol::withCString(kOSKextKernelIdentifier);
+
+	sKernelKext->version = OSKextParseVersionString(osrelease);
+	sKernelKext->compatibleVersion = sKernelKext->version;
+	sKernelKext->linkedExecutable = kernelExecutable;
+	sKernelKext->interfaceUUID = sKernelKext->copyUUID();
+
+	sKernelKext->flags.hasAllDependencies = 1;
+	sKernelKext->flags.kernelComponent = 1;
+	sKernelKext->flags.prelinked = 0;
+	sKernelKext->flags.loaded = 1;
+	sKernelKext->flags.started = 1;
+	sKernelKext->flags.CPPInitialized = 0;
+	sKernelKext->flags.jettisonLinkeditSeg = 0;
+
+	sKernelKext->kmod_info = &g_kernel_kmod_info;
+	strlcpy(g_kernel_kmod_info.version, osrelease,
+	    sizeof(g_kernel_kmod_info.version));
+	g_kernel_kmod_info.size = kernelLength;
+	g_kernel_kmod_info.id = sKernelKext->loadTag;
+
+	/* Cons up an info dict, so we don't have to have special-case
+	 * checking all over.
+	 */
+	sKernelKext->infoDict = OSDictionary::withCapacity(5);
+	assert(sKernelKext->infoDict);
+	setResult = sKernelKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey,
+	    sKernelKext->bundleID);
+	assert(setResult);
+	setResult = sKernelKext->infoDict->setObject(kOSKernelResourceKey,
+	    kOSBooleanTrue);
+	assert(setResult);
+
+	scratchString = OSString::withCStringNoCopy(osrelease);
+	assert(scratchString);
+	setResult = sKernelKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleVersionKey,
+	    scratchString);
+	assert(setResult);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchString);
+
+	scratchString = OSString::withCStringNoCopy("mach_kernel");
+	assert(scratchString);
+	setResult = sKernelKext->infoDict->setObject(kCFBundleNameKey,
+	    scratchString);
+	assert(setResult);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchString);
 
 	/* Add the kernel kext to the bookkeeping dictionaries. Note that
 	 * the kernel kext doesn't have a kmod_info struct. copyInfo()
 	 * gathers info from other places anyhow.
 	 */
-	setResult = sKextsByID->setObject(sKernelKext->bundleID.get(), sKernelKext);
+	setResult = sKextsByID->setObject(sKernelKext->bundleID, sKernelKext);
 	assert(setResult);
 	setResult = sLoadedKexts->setObject(sKernelKext);
 	assert(setResult);
-
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	setResult = sKextsByID->setObject(SPTMKext->bundleID.get(), SPTMKext);
-	assert(setResult);
-	setResult = sLoadedKexts->setObject(SPTMKext);
-	assert(setResult);
-
-	setResult = sKextsByID->setObject(TXMKext->bundleID.get(), TXMKext);
-	assert(setResult);
-	setResult = sLoadedKexts->setObject(TXMKext);
-	assert(setResult);
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
-
-	// XXX: better way with OSSharedPtr?
-	// sKernelKext remains a valid pointer even after the decref
 	sKernelKext->release();
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	SPTMKext->release();
-	TXMKext->release();
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPTM */
 
 	registryRoot = IORegistryEntry::getRegistryRoot();
 	kernelCPUType = OSNumber::withNumber(
@@ -1100,8 +828,11 @@
 		8 * sizeof(_mh_execute_header.cpusubtype));
 	assert(registryRoot && kernelCPUSubtype && kernelCPUType);
 
-	registryRoot->setProperty(kOSKernelCPUTypeKey, kernelCPUType.get());
-	registryRoot->setProperty(kOSKernelCPUSubtypeKey, kernelCPUSubtype.get());
+	registryRoot->setProperty(kOSKernelCPUTypeKey, kernelCPUType);
+	registryRoot->setProperty(kOSKernelCPUSubtypeKey, kernelCPUSubtype);
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kernelCPUType);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kernelCPUSubtype);
 
 	gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo = getsectbyname(kPrelinkInfoSegment, kBuiltinInfoSection);
 	if (gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo) {
@@ -1109,24 +840,20 @@
 
 		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo->addr);
 		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo->size);
-		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo->size / sizeof(kmod_info_t *) <= UINT_MAX);
-		gBuiltinKmodsCount = (unsigned int)(gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo->size / sizeof(kmod_info_t *));
+		gBuiltinKmodsCount = (gBuiltinKmodsSectionInfo->size / sizeof(kmod_info_t *));
 
 		gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart = getsectbyname(kPrelinkInfoSegment, kBuiltinStartSection);
 		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart);
 		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->addr);
 		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->size);
-		assert(gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->size / sizeof(uintptr_t) <= UINT_MAX);
-		count = (unsigned int)(gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->size / sizeof(uintptr_t));
+		count = (gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->size / sizeof(uintptr_t));
 		// one extra pointer for the end of last kmod
 		assert(count == (gBuiltinKmodsCount + 1));
 
 		vm_kernel_builtinkmod_text     = ((uintptr_t *)gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->addr)[0];
 		vm_kernel_builtinkmod_text_end = ((uintptr_t *)gBuiltinKmodsSectionStart->addr)[count - 1];
 	}
-
-	// Don't track this object -- it's never released
-	gIOSurfaceIdentifier = OSSymbol::withCStringNoCopy("com.apple.iokit.IOSurface").detach();
+	gIOSurfaceIdentifier = OSSymbol::withCStringNoCopy("com.apple.iokit.IOSurface");
 
 	timestamp = __OSAbsoluteTimePtr(&last_loaded_timestamp);
 	*timestamp = 0;
@@ -1141,10 +868,6 @@
 	    "Kext system initialized.");
 
 	notifyKextLoadObservers(sKernelKext, sKernelKext->kmod_info);
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	notifyKextLoadObservers(SPTMKext, SPTMKext->kmod_info);
-	notifyKextLoadObservers(TXMKext, TXMKext->kmod_info);
-#endif
 
 	return;
 }
@@ -1167,30 +890,18 @@
 	int                        dt_symtab_size        = 0;
 	int                        dt_result             = 0;
 
-	kernel_segment_command_t * seg_kld               = NULL;
-	kernel_segment_command_t * seg_klddata           = NULL;
-	kernel_segment_command_t * seg_linkedit          = NULL;
-
-	const char __unused      * dt_segment_name       = NULL;
-	void       __unused      * segment_paddress      = NULL;
-	int        __unused        segment_size          = 0;
+	kernel_segment_command_t * seg_to_remove         = NULL;
+
+#if __arm__ || __arm64__
+	const char               * dt_segment_name       = NULL;
+	void                     * segment_paddress      = NULL;
+	int                        segment_size          = 0;
+#endif
 
 	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
 	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
 	    "Jettisoning kext bootstrap segments.");
-
-	/*
-	 * keep the linkedit segment around when booted from a new MH_FILESET
-	 * KC because all the kexts shared a linkedit segment.
-	 */
-	kc_format_t kc_format;
-	if (!PE_get_primary_kc_format(&kc_format)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-		    "Unable to determine primary KC format");
-	}
 
 	/*****
 	 * Dispose of unnecessary stuff that the booter didn't need to load.
@@ -1209,94 +920,66 @@
 	}
 
 	/*****
-	 * KLD & KLDDATA bootstrap segments.
+	 * KLD bootstrap segment.
 	 */
 	// xxx - should rename KLD segment
-	seg_kld = getsegbyname("__KLD");
-	seg_klddata = getsegbyname("__KLDDATA");
-	if (seg_klddata) {
-		// __mod_term_func is part of __KLDDATA
-		OSRuntimeUnloadCPPForSegment(seg_klddata);
+	seg_to_remove = getsegbyname("__KLD");
+	if (seg_to_remove) {
+		OSRuntimeUnloadCPPForSegment(seg_to_remove);
 	}
 
 #if __arm__ || __arm64__
-	/* Free the memory that was set up by iBoot.
-	 */
-#if !defined(KERNEL_INTEGRITY_KTRR) && !defined(KERNEL_INTEGRITY_CTRR) && !defined(KERNEL_INTEGRITY_PV_CTRR)
-	/* We cannot free the KLD segment with CTRR enabled as it contains text and
-	 * is covered by the contiguous rorgn.
+	/* Free the memory that was set up by bootx.
 	 */
 	dt_segment_name = "Kernel-__KLD";
 	if (0 == IODTGetLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name, &segment_paddress, &segment_size)) {
+		/* We cannot free this with KTRR enabled, as we cannot
+		 * update the permissions on the KLD range this late
+		 * in the boot process.
+		 */
 		IODTFreeLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name, (void *)segment_paddress,
-		    (int)segment_size); // calls ml_static_mfree
-	} else if (seg_kld && seg_kld->vmaddr && seg_kld->vmsize) {
-		/* With fileset KCs, the Kernel KLD segment is not recorded in the DT. */
-#if !CONFIG_SPTM
-		ml_static_mfree(ml_static_ptovirt(seg_kld->vmaddr - gVirtBase + gPhysBase),
-		    seg_kld->vmsize);
-#else
-		ml_static_mfree(seg_kld->vmaddr, seg_kld->vmsize);
-#endif
-	}
-#endif
-	dt_segment_name = "Kernel-__KLDDATA";
-	if (0 == IODTGetLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name, &segment_paddress, &segment_size)) {
-		IODTFreeLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name, (void *)segment_paddress,
-		    (int)segment_size);  // calls ml_static_mfree
-	} else if (seg_klddata && seg_klddata->vmaddr && seg_klddata->vmsize) {
-		/* With fileset KCs, the Kernel KLDDATA segment is not recorded in the DT. */
-#if !CONFIG_SPTM
-		ml_static_mfree(ml_static_ptovirt(seg_klddata->vmaddr - gVirtBase + gPhysBase),
-		    seg_klddata->vmsize);
-#else
-		ml_static_mfree(seg_klddata->vmaddr, seg_klddata->vmsize);
-#endif
+		    (int)segment_size);
 	}
 #elif __i386__ || __x86_64__
 	/* On x86, use the mapping data from the segment load command to
-	 * unload KLD & KLDDATA directly.
+	 * unload KLD directly.
 	 * This may invalidate any assumptions about  "avail_start"
 	 * defining the lower bound for valid physical addresses.
 	 */
-	if (seg_kld && seg_kld->vmaddr && seg_kld->vmsize) {
-		bzero((void *)seg_kld->vmaddr, seg_kld->vmsize);
-		ml_static_mfree(seg_kld->vmaddr, seg_kld->vmsize);
-	}
-	if (seg_klddata && seg_klddata->vmaddr && seg_klddata->vmsize) {
-		bzero((void *)seg_klddata->vmaddr, seg_klddata->vmsize);
-		ml_static_mfree(seg_klddata->vmaddr, seg_klddata->vmsize);
+	if (seg_to_remove && seg_to_remove->vmaddr && seg_to_remove->vmsize) {
+		// 04/18/11 - gab: <rdar://problem/9236163>
+		// overwrite memory occupied by KLD segment with random data before
+		// releasing it.
+		read_frandom((void *) seg_to_remove->vmaddr, seg_to_remove->vmsize);
+		ml_static_mfree(seg_to_remove->vmaddr, seg_to_remove->vmsize);
 	}
 #else
 #error arch
 #endif
 
+	seg_to_remove = NULL;
+
 	/*****
 	 * Prelinked kernel's symtab (if there is one).
 	 */
-	if (kc_format != KCFormatFileset) {
-		kernel_section_t * sect;
-		sect = getsectbyname("__PRELINK", "__symtab");
-		if (sect && sect->addr && sect->size) {
-			ml_static_mfree(sect->addr, sect->size);
-		}
-	}
-
-	seg_linkedit = (kernel_segment_command_t *)getsegbyname("__LINKEDIT");
+	kernel_section_t * sect;
+	sect = getsectbyname("__PRELINK", "__symtab");
+	if (sect && sect->addr && sect->size) {
+		ml_static_mfree(sect->addr, sect->size);
+	}
+
+	seg_to_remove = (kernel_segment_command_t *)getsegbyname("__LINKEDIT");
 
 	/* kxld always needs the kernel's __LINKEDIT segment, but we can make it
 	 * pageable, unless keepsyms is set.  To do that, we have to copy it from
 	 * its booter-allocated memory, free the booter memory, reallocate proper
 	 * managed memory, then copy the segment back in.
-	 *
-	 * NOTE: This optimization is not valid for fileset KCs because each
-	 * fileset entry (kext or xnu) in an MH_FILESET has a LINKEDIT segment
-	 * that points to one fileset-global LINKEDIT segment. This
-	 * optimization is also only valid for platforms that support vm
-	 * mapped kexts or mapped kext collections (pageable KCs)
-	 */
-#if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-	if (!sKeepSymbols && kc_format != KCFormatFileset) {
+	 */
+#if CONFIG_KXLD
+#if (__arm__ || __arm64__)
+#error CONFIG_KXLD not expected for this arch
+#endif
+	if (!sKeepSymbols) {
 		kern_return_t mem_result;
 		void *seg_copy = NULL;
 		void *seg_data = NULL;
@@ -1304,14 +987,14 @@
 		vm_map_offset_t seg_copy_offset = 0;
 		vm_map_size_t seg_length = 0;
 
-		seg_data = (void *) seg_linkedit->vmaddr;
-		seg_offset = (vm_map_offset_t) seg_linkedit->vmaddr;
-		seg_length = (vm_map_size_t) seg_linkedit->vmsize;
+		seg_data = (void *) seg_to_remove->vmaddr;
+		seg_offset = (vm_map_offset_t) seg_to_remove->vmaddr;
+		seg_length = (vm_map_size_t) seg_to_remove->vmsize;
 
 		/* Allocate space for the LINKEDIT copy.
 		 */
 		mem_result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *) &seg_copy,
-		    seg_length, KMA_ZERO, VM_KERN_MEMORY_KEXT);
+		    seg_length, VM_KERN_MEMORY_KEXT);
 		if (mem_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -1331,11 +1014,13 @@
 
 		/* Set up the VM region.
 		 */
-		mem_result = mach_vm_map_kernel(
+		mem_result = vm_map_enter_mem_object(
 			kernel_map,
 			&seg_offset,
 			seg_length, /* mask */ 0,
-			VM_MAP_KERNEL_FLAGS_FIXED(.vmf_overwrite = true),
+			VM_FLAGS_FIXED | VM_FLAGS_OVERWRITE,
+			VM_MAP_KERNEL_FLAGS_NONE,
+			VM_KERN_MEMORY_NONE,
 			(ipc_port_t)NULL,
 			(vm_object_offset_t) 0,
 			/* copy */ FALSE,
@@ -1359,16 +1044,16 @@
 		/* Free the copy.
 		 */
 		kmem_free(kernel_map, seg_copy_offset, seg_length);
-	} else if (!sKeepSymbols && kc_format == KCFormatFileset) {
-		/* Remove the linkedit segment of the Boot KC */
-		kernel_mach_header_t *mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)PE_get_kc_header(KCKindPrimary);
-		OSKext::jettisonFileSetLinkeditSegment(mh);
-	}
-#else // !VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
+	}
+#else /* we are not CONFIG_KXLD */
+#if !(__arm__ || __arm64__)
+#error CONFIG_KXLD is expected for this arch
+#endif
+
 	/*****
 	 * Dump the LINKEDIT segment, unless keepsyms is set.
 	 */
-	if (!sKeepSymbols && kc_format != KCFormatFileset) {
+	if (!sKeepSymbols) {
 		dt_segment_name = "Kernel-__LINKEDIT";
 		if (0 == IODTGetLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name,
 		    &segment_paddress, &segment_size)) {
@@ -1379,39 +1064,28 @@
 			IODTFreeLoaderInfo(dt_segment_name, (void *)segment_paddress,
 			    (int)segment_size);
 		}
-	} else if (!sKeepSymbols && kc_format == KCFormatFileset) {
-		/* Remove the linkedit segment of the Boot KC */
-		kernel_mach_header_t *mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)PE_get_kc_header(KCKindPrimary);
-		OSKext::jettisonFileSetLinkeditSegment(mh);
 	} else {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogBasicLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
 		    "keepsyms boot arg specified; keeping linkedit segment for symbols.");
 	}
-#endif // VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
+#endif /* CONFIG_KXLD */
+
+	seg_to_remove = NULL;
 
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 	return result;
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 void
 OSKext::flushNonloadedKexts(
 	Boolean flushPrelinkedKexts)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSSet>                keepKexts;
-
-	/* TODO: make this more efficient with MH_FILESET kexts */
-
-	// Do not unload prelinked kexts on arm because the kernelcache is not
-	// structured in a way that allows them to be unmapped
-#if !defined(__x86_64__)
-	flushPrelinkedKexts = false;
-#endif /* defined(__x86_64__) */
+	OSSet                * keepKexts       = NULL;// must release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -1434,31 +1108,28 @@
 	 * any lingering inter-kext references for nonloaded kexts
 	 * so they have min. retain counts.
 	 */
-	{
-		sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol * thisID __unused, OSObject * obj) {
-			OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-			if (!thisKext) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-			if (!flushPrelinkedKexts && thisKext->isPrelinked()) {
-			        keepKexts->setObject(thisKext);
-			} else if (!thisKext->declaresExecutable()) {
-			        /*
-			         * Don't unload codeless kexts, because they never appear in the loadedKexts array.
-			         * Requesting one from the IOKit daemon will load it and then immediately remove it by calling
-			         * flushNonloadedKexts().
-			         * And adding one to loadedKexts breaks code assuming they have kmod_info etc.
-			         */
-			        keepKexts->setObject(thisKext);
-			} else if (thisKext->isInFileset()) {
-			        /* keep all kexts in the new MH_FILESET KC */
-			        keepKexts->setObject(thisKext);
-			}
-
-			thisKext->flushDependencies(/* forceIfLoaded */ false);
-			return false;
-		});
-	}
+	sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol * thisID __unused, OSObject * obj) {
+		OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
+		if (!thisKext) {
+		        return false;
+		}
+		if (!flushPrelinkedKexts && thisKext->isPrelinked()) {
+		        keepKexts->setObject(thisKext);
+		}
+		if (!thisKext->declaresExecutable()) {
+		        /*
+		         * Don't unload codeless kexts, because they never appear in the loadedKexts array.
+		         * Requesting one from kextd will load it and then immediately remove it by calling
+		         * flushNonloadedKexts().
+		         * And adding one to loadedKexts breaks code assuming they have kmod_info etc.
+		         */
+		        keepKexts->setObject(thisKext);
+		}
+
+		thisKext->flushDependencies(/* forceIfLoaded */ false);
+		return false;
+	});
+
 	/* Dump all the kexts in the ID dictionary; we'll repopulate it shortly.
 	 */
 	sKextsByID->flushCollection();
@@ -1487,55 +1158,22 @@
 
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(keepKexts);
+
 	return;
 }
-#else /* !CONFIG_KXLD */
-
-void
-OSKext::flushNonloadedKexts(
-	Boolean flushPrelinkedKexts __unused)
-{
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-	    "Flushing dependency info for non-loaded kexts.");
-
-	/*
-	 * In a world where we don't dynamically link kexts, they all come
-	 * from a kext collection that's either in wired memory, or
-	 * wire-on-demand. We don't need to mess around with moving kexts in
-	 * and out of the sKextsByID array - they can all just stay there.
-	 * Here we just flush the dependency list for kexts that are not
-	 * loaded.
-	 */
-	sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol * thisID __unused, OSObject * obj) {
-		OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-		if (!thisKext) {
-		        return false;
-		}
-		thisKext->flushDependencies(/* forceIfLoaded */ false);
-		return false;
-	});
-
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-	return;
-}
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_KXLD */
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
 void
-OSKext::setIOKitDaemonActive(bool active)
-{
-	IOServiceTrace(IOSERVICE_KEXTD_ALIVE, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+OSKext::setKextdActive(Boolean active)
+{
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	sIOKitDaemonActive = active;
+	sKextdActive = active;
 	if (sKernelRequests->getCount()) {
-		OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+		OSKext::pingKextd();
 	}
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -1552,13 +1190,13 @@
 
 /* static */
 OSReturn
-OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon(void)
+OSKext::pingKextd(void)
 {
 	OSReturn    result     = kOSReturnError;
 #if !NO_KEXTD
 	mach_port_t kextd_port = IPC_PORT_NULL;
 
-	if (!sIOKitDaemonActive) {
+	if (!sKextdActive) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnDisabled; // basically unavailable
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -1568,7 +1206,7 @@
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Can't get " kIOKitDaemonName " port.");
+		    "Can't get kextd port.");
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -1577,7 +1215,7 @@
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    kIOKitDaemonName " ping failed (0x%x).", (int)result);
+		    "kextd ping failed (0x%x).", (int)result);
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -1593,49 +1231,6 @@
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
-
-bool
-OSKext::driverkitEnabled(void)
-{
-	#if XNU_TARGET_OS_WATCH
-	/*
-	 * Driverkit support is available on watchOS only if the device
-	 * tree has the "supports-driverkit" property in its "/product" node
-	 */
-	DTEntry entry;
-	void const *prop = NULL;
-	unsigned int prop_size;
-
-	if (kSuccess != SecureDTLookupEntry(NULL, "/product", &entry)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (kSuccess != SecureDTGetProperty(entry, "supports-driverkit", &prop, &prop_size)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	#endif /* XNU_TARGET_OS_WATCH */
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-bool
-OSKext::iokitDaemonAvailable(void)
-{
-#if XNU_TARGET_OS_XR || XNU_TARGET_OS_BRIDGE
-	int notused;
-	if (PE_parse_boot_argn("-restore", &notused, sizeof(notused))) {
-		return false;
-	}
-#endif /* XNU_TARGET_OS_XR || XNU_TARGET_OS_BRIDGE */
-
-	return driverkitEnabled();
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
 void
 OSKext::setDeferredLoadSucceeded(Boolean succeeded)
 {
@@ -1656,7 +1251,7 @@
 #if !NO_KEXTD
 	OSReturn       checkResult = kOSReturnError;
 #endif
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> exitRequest;
+	OSDictionary * exitRequest = NULL; // must release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -1665,102 +1260,30 @@
 	OSKext::setAutounloadsEnabled(false);
 	OSKext::setKernelRequestsEnabled(false);
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-	if (IOPMRootDomainGetWillShutdown()) {
-		OSKext::freeKCFileSetcontrol();
-	}
-#endif // (__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-
 #if !NO_KEXTD
 	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
 	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "System shutdown; requesting immediate " kIOKitDaemonName " exit.");
-
-	checkResult = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonExit,
-	    exitRequest);
+	    "System shutdown; requesting immediate kextd exit.");
+
+	checkResult = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestKextdExit,
+	    &exitRequest);
 	if (checkResult != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(exitRequest.get())) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(exitRequest)) {
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	OSKext::pingKextd();
 
 finish:
 #endif
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(exitRequest);
 	return;
-}
-
-void
-OSKext::setWillUserspaceReboot(void)
-{
-	OSKext::willShutdown();
-	IOService::setWillUserspaceReboot();
-	gIOCatalogue->terminateDriversForUserspaceReboot();
-}
-
-void
-OSKext::resetAfterUserspaceReboot(void)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray> arr = OSArray::withCapacity(1);
-	IOService::updateConsoleUsers(arr.get(), 0, true /* after_userspace_reboot */);
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	gIOCatalogue->resetAfterUserspaceReboot();
-	IOService::userSpaceDidReboot();
-	OSKext::removeDaemonExitRequests();
-	OSKext::setLoadEnabled(true);
-	OSKext::setUnloadEnabled(true);
-	OSKext::setAutounloadsEnabled(true);
-	OSKext::setKernelRequestsEnabled(true);
-	sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot = true;
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-}
-
-extern "C" int
-OSKextIsInUserspaceReboot(void)
-{
-	return IOService::getWillUserspaceReboot();
-}
-
-extern "C" void
-OSKextResetAfterUserspaceReboot(void)
-{
-	OSKext::resetAfterUserspaceReboot();
-}
-
-/*
- * Remove daemon exit requests from sKernelRequests
- *
- * If we sent a daemon exit request during a userspace reboot and launchd
- * killed the IOKit daemon before it was able to dequeue the exit request, the
- * next time the daemon starts up it will immediately exit as it gets the old exit request.
- *
- * This removes exit requests so that this does not happen.
- */
-void
-OSKext::removeDaemonExitRequests(void)
-{
-	OSDictionary * current = NULL;
-	OSString     * predicate = NULL;
-	size_t         index     = 0;
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> predicateKey = OSSymbol::withCString(kKextRequestPredicateKey);
-
-	while (index < sKernelRequests->getCount()) {
-		current = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, sKernelRequests->getObject(index));
-		if (current) {
-			predicate = OSDynamicCast(OSString, current->getObject(predicateKey.get()));
-			if (predicate && predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonExit)) {
-				sKernelRequests->removeObject(index);
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
-		index++;
-	}
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -1845,16 +1368,12 @@
 bool
 OSKext::getAutounloadEnabled(void)
 {
-#if XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX
 	bool result;
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextInnerLock);
 	result = sAutounloadEnabled ? true : false;
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextInnerLock);
 	return result;
-#else
-	return false;
-#endif /* XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX */
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -1864,7 +1383,6 @@
 bool
 OSKext::setAutounloadsEnabled(bool flag)
 {
-#if XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX
 	bool result;
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextInnerLock);
@@ -1886,10 +1404,6 @@
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextInnerLock);
 
 	return result;
-#else
-	(void)flag;
-	return false;
-#endif /* XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX */
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -1899,7 +1413,7 @@
 OSKext::setAutounloadEnabled(bool flag)
 {
 	bool result = flags.autounloadEnabled ? true : false;
-	flags.autounloadEnabled = flag ? (0 == flags.unloadUnsupported) : 0;
+	flags.autounloadEnabled = flag ? 1 : 0;
 
 	if (result != (flag ? true : false)) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
@@ -1949,126 +1463,41 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-static bool
-segmentIsMutable(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
-{
-	/* Mutable segments have to have VM_PROT_WRITE */
-	if ((seg->maxprot & VM_PROT_WRITE) == 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	/* Exclude the __DATA_CONST segment */
-	if (strncmp(seg->segname, "__DATA_CONST", sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	/* Exclude __LINKEDIT */
-	if (strncmp(seg->segname, "__LINKEDIT", sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Kext Life Cycle
 #endif
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::withPrelinkedInfoDict(
 	OSDictionary * anInfoDict,
-	bool doCoalescedSlides,
-	kc_kind_t type)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext(OSMakeShared<OSKext>());
-
-	if (newKext && !newKext->initWithPrelinkedInfoDict(anInfoDict, doCoalescedSlides, type)) {
+	bool doCoalesedSlides)
+{
+	OSKext * newKext = new OSKext;
+
+	if (newKext && !newKext->initWithPrelinkedInfoDict(anInfoDict, doCoalesedSlides)) {
+		newKext->release();
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	return newKext;
 }
 
-OSData *
-OSKext::parseDextUniqueID(
-	OSDictionary * anInfoDict,
-	const char *dextIDCS)
-{
-	OSData *ret = NULL;
-	OSData *data_duid = OSDynamicCast(OSData, anInfoDict->getObject(kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey));
-	if (data_duid != NULL) {
-		if (data_duid->getLength() > KOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierMaxLength) {
-			OSKextLog(NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Dext %s DextUniqueIdentifier too long.",
-			    dextIDCS);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * If the DextUniqueID exists it should be
-			 * present also into the personalities.
-			 */
-			setDextUniqueIDInPersonalities(anInfoDict, data_duid);
-			ret = data_duid;
-		}
-	} else {
-		OSKextLog(NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Dext %s does not have a DextUniqueIdentifier",
-		    dextIDCS);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void
-OSKext::setDextUniqueIDInPersonalities(
-	OSDictionary * anInfoDict,
-	OSData * dextUniqueID)
-{
-	OSDictionary * dextPersonalities = NULL;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> personalitiesIterator;
-	OSString * personalityName = NULL;
-
-	dextPersonalities = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kIOKitPersonalitiesKey));
-	if (!dextPersonalities || !dextPersonalities->getCount()) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	personalitiesIterator =
-	    OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(dextPersonalities);
-	if (!personalitiesIterator) {
-		return;
-	}
-	while ((personalityName = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    personalitiesIterator->getNextObject()))) {
-		OSDictionary * personality = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
-		    dextPersonalities->getObject(personalityName));
-		if (personality) {
-			OSObject *duid = personality->getObject(kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey);
-			if (duid == NULL) {
-				personality->setObject(kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey, dextUniqueID);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 bool
 OSKext::initWithPrelinkedInfoDict(
 	OSDictionary * anInfoDict,
-	bool doCoalescedSlides,
-	kc_kind_t type)
+	bool doCoalesedSlides)
 {
 	bool            result              = false;
-	OSString      * kextPath            = NULL;                // do not release
-	OSNumber      * addressNum          = NULL;                // reused; do not release
-	OSNumber      * lengthNum           = NULL;                // reused; do not release
-	OSBoolean     * scratchBool         = NULL;                // do not release
-	void          * data                = NULL;                // do not free
-	void          * srcData             = NULL;                // do not free
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        prelinkedExecutable;
-	uint32_t        length              = 0;                // reused
-	uintptr_t       kext_slide          = PE_get_kc_slide(type);
-	bool            shouldSaveSegments  = false;
-	kc_format     format                = KCFormatUnknown;
+	OSString      * kextPath            = NULL;// do not release
+	OSNumber      * addressNum          = NULL;// reused; do not release
+	OSNumber      * lengthNum           = NULL;// reused; do not release
+	void          * data                = NULL;// do not free
+	void          * srcData             = NULL;// do not free
+	OSData        * prelinkedExecutable = NULL;// must release
+	uint32_t        length              = 0; // reused
 
 	if (!super::init()) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -2082,35 +1511,35 @@
 	if (!setInfoDictionaryAndPath(anInfoDict, kextPath)) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-
 #if KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
-	IOLog("kaslr: doCoalescedSlides %d kext %s \n", doCoalescedSlides, getIdentifierCString());
+	IOLog("kaslr: doCoalesedSlides %d kext %s \n", doCoalesedSlides, getIdentifierCString());
 #endif
 
 	/* Also get the executable's bundle-relative path if present.
 	 * Don't look for an arch-specific path property.
 	 */
-	executableRelPath.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkExecutableRelativePathKey)), OSRetain);
-	userExecutableRelPath.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kCFBundleDriverKitExecutableKey)), OSRetain);
+	executableRelPath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
+	    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkExecutableRelativePathKey));
+	if (executableRelPath) {
+		executableRelPath->retain();
+	}
+
+	userExecutableRelPath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
+	    anInfoDict->getObject("CFBundleUEXTExecutable"));
+	if (userExecutableRelPath) {
+		userExecutableRelPath->retain();
+	}
 
 	/* Don't need the paths to be in the info dictionary any more.
 	 */
 	anInfoDict->removeObject(kPrelinkBundlePathKey);
 	anInfoDict->removeObject(kPrelinkExecutableRelativePathKey);
 
-	scratchBool = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
-	    getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleRequireExplicitLoadKey));
-	if (scratchBool == kOSBooleanTrue) {
-		flags.requireExplicitLoad = 1;
-	}
-
 	/* Create an OSData wrapper around the linked executable.
 	 */
 	addressNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber,
 	    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkExecutableLoadKey));
-	if (addressNum && addressNum->unsigned64BitValue() != kOSKextCodelessKextLoadAddr) {
+	if (addressNum) {
 		lengthNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber,
 		    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkExecutableSizeKey));
 		if (!lengthNum) {
@@ -2119,10 +1548,10 @@
 			    kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
 			    "Kext %s can't find prelinked kext executable size.",
 			    getIdentifierCString());
-			return result;
-		}
-
-		data = (void *) (((uintptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue())) + kext_slide);
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		data = (void *) ml_static_slide((intptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue()));
 		length = (uint32_t) (lengthNum->unsigned32BitValue());
 
 #if KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
@@ -2140,7 +1569,7 @@
 		 */
 		addressNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber, anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkExecutableSourceKey));
 		if (addressNum) {
-			srcData = (void *) (((uintptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue())) + kext_slide);
+			srcData = (void *) ml_static_slide((intptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue()));
 
 #if KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
 			IOLog("kaslr: unslid 0x%lx slid 0x%lx - prelink executable source \n",
@@ -2184,22 +1613,12 @@
 			goto finish;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Fileset KCs are mapped as a whole by iBoot.
-		 * Individual kext executables should not be unmapped
-		 * by xnu.
-		 * Doing so may result in panics like rdar://85419651
-		 */
-		if (PE_get_kc_format(kc_type, &format) && (format == KCFormatFileset)) {
-			prelinkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(NULL);
-		} else { // Not from a Fileset KC
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-			prelinkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
+		prelinkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
 #else
-			prelinkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
+		prelinkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
 #endif
-		}
-		setLinkedExecutable(prelinkedExecutable.get());
+		setLinkedExecutable(prelinkedExecutable);
 		addressNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber,
 		    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkKmodInfoKey));
 		if (!addressNum) {
@@ -2212,19 +1631,14 @@
 		}
 
 		if (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue() != 0) {
-			kmod_info = (kmod_info_t *) (((uintptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue())) + kext_slide);
-			if (kmod_info->address) {
-				kmod_info->address = (((uintptr_t)(kmod_info->address)) + kext_slide);
-			} else {
-				kmod_info->address = (uintptr_t)data;
-				kmod_info->size = length;
-			}
+			kmod_info = (kmod_info_t *) ml_static_slide((intptr_t) (addressNum->unsigned64BitValue()));
+			kmod_info->address = ml_static_slide(kmod_info->address);
 #if KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
 			IOLog("kaslr: unslid 0x%lx slid 0x%lx - kmod_info \n",
-			    (unsigned long)((vm_offset_t)kmod_info) - kext_slide,
+			    (unsigned long)ml_static_unslide((vm_offset_t)kmod_info),
 			    (unsigned long)kmod_info);
 			IOLog("kaslr: unslid 0x%lx slid 0x%lx - kmod_info->address \n",
-			    (unsigned long)((vm_offset_t)kmod_info->address) - kext_slide,
+			    (unsigned long)ml_static_unslide(kmod_info->address),
 			    (unsigned long)kmod_info->address);
  #endif
 		}
@@ -2251,208 +1665,39 @@
 	/* If the plist has a UUID for an interface, save that off.
 	 */
 	if (isInterface()) {
-		interfaceUUID.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSData,
-		    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInterfaceUUIDKey)), OSRetain);
+		interfaceUUID = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
+		    anInfoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInterfaceUUIDKey));
 		if (interfaceUUID) {
+			interfaceUUID->retain();
 			anInfoDict->removeObject(kPrelinkInterfaceUUIDKey);
 		}
 	}
 
-	result = (kOSReturnSuccess == slidePrelinkedExecutable(doCoalescedSlides));
-	if (!result) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	kc_type = type;
-	/* Exclude builtin and codeless kexts */
-	if (prelinkedExecutable && kmod_info) {
-		switch (kc_type) {
-		case KCKindPrimary:
-			shouldSaveSegments = (
-				getPropertyForHostArch(kOSMutableSegmentCopy) == kOSBooleanTrue ||
-				getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleAllowUserLoadKey) == kOSBooleanTrue);
-			if (shouldSaveSegments) {
-				flags.resetSegmentsFromImmutableCopy = 1;
-			} else {
-				flags.unloadUnsupported = 1;
-			}
-			break;
-		case KCKindPageable:
-			flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode = 1;
-			break;
-		case KCKindAuxiliary:
-			if (!pageableKCloaded) {
-				flags.resetSegmentsFromImmutableCopy = 1;
-			} else if (resetAuxKCSegmentOnUnload) {
-				flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode = 1;
-			} else {
-				flags.unloadUnsupported = 1;
-			}
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (flags.resetSegmentsFromImmutableCopy) {
-		/* Save a pristine copy of the mutable segments */
-		kernel_segment_command_t *seg = NULL;
-		kernel_mach_header_t *k_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-
-		savedMutableSegments = OSArray::withCapacity(0);
-
-		for (seg = firstsegfromheader(k_mh); seg; seg = nextsegfromheader(k_mh, seg)) {
-			if (!segmentIsMutable(seg)) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			uint64_t unslid_vmaddr = seg->vmaddr - kext_slide;
-			uint64_t vmsize = seg->vmsize;
-			OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Saving kext %s mutable segment %.*s %llx->%llx.", getIdentifierCString(), (int)strnlen(seg->segname, sizeof(seg->segname)), seg->segname, unslid_vmaddr, unslid_vmaddr + vmsize - 1);
-			OSSharedPtr<OSKextSavedMutableSegment> savedSegment = OSKextSavedMutableSegment::withSegment(seg);
-			if (!savedSegment) {
-				OSKextLog(this,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-				    "Kext %s failed to save mutable segment %llx->%llx.", getIdentifierCString(), unslid_vmaddr, unslid_vmaddr + vmsize - 1);
-				result = false;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			savedMutableSegments->setObject(savedSegment);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (doCoalescedSlides == false && !flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode) {
-		/*
-		 * set VM protections now, wire pages for the old style Aux KC now,
-		 * wire pages for the rest of the KC types at load time.
-		 */
-		result = (kOSReturnSuccess == setVMAttributes(true, (type == KCKindAuxiliary) ? true : false));
-		if (!result) {
+	result = slidePrelinkedExecutable(doCoalesedSlides);
+	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	if (doCoalesedSlides == false) {
+		/* set VM protections now, wire later at kext load */
+		result = setVMAttributes(true, false);
+		if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
 
 	flags.prelinked = true;
-
-	if (isDriverKit()) {
-		dextStatistics = OSDextStatistics::create();
-		dextUniqueID.reset(parseDextUniqueID(anInfoDict, getIdentifierCString()), OSRetain);
-		dextLaunchedCount = 0;
-	}
 
 	/* If we created a kext from prelink info,
 	 * we must be booting from a prelinked kernel.
 	 */
 	sPrelinkBoot = true;
 
-	result = (registerIdentifier() == kOSKextInitialized);
+	result = registerIdentifier();
+
 finish:
-	return result;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
-OSKext::withCodelessInfo(OSDictionary * anInfoDict, OSKextInitResult *result)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext = OSMakeShared<OSKext>();
-	if (!newKext) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	OSKextInitResult ret = newKext->initWithCodelessInfo(anInfoDict);
-	if (result != NULL) {
-		*result = ret;
-	}
-	if (ret != kOSKextInitialized) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return newKext;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-OSKextInitResult
-OSKext::initWithCodelessInfo(OSDictionary * anInfoDict)
-{
-	OSKextInitResult result          = kOSKextInitFailure;
-	OSString  * kextPath             = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSBoolean * scratchBool          = NULL;        // do not release
-
-	if (anInfoDict == NULL || !super::init()) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Get the path. Don't look for an arch-specific path property.
-	 */
-	kextPath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentCodelessInfoBundlePathKey));
-	if (!kextPath) {
-		OSKextLog(NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Requested codeless kext dictionary does not contain the '%s' key",
-		    kKextRequestArgumentCodelessInfoBundlePathKey);
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	uniquePersonalityProperties(anInfoDict);
-
-	if (!setInfoDictionaryAndPath(anInfoDict, kextPath)) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * This path is meant to initialize codeless kexts only. Refuse
-	 * anything that looks like it has an executable and/or declares
-	 * itself as a kernel component.
-	 */
-	if (declaresExecutable() || isKernelComponent()) {
-		OSKextLog(NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Refusing to register codeless kext that declares an executable/kernel component: %s",
-		    getIdentifierCString());
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(getIdentifierCString(), kIOExcludeListBundleID) == 0) {
-		boolean_t updated = updateExcludeList(infoDict.get());
-		if (updated) {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "KextExcludeList was updated to version: %lld", sExcludeListVersion);
-		}
-	}
-
-	kc_type = KCKindNone;
-
-	scratchBool = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
-	    getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleRequireExplicitLoadKey));
-	if (scratchBool == kOSBooleanTrue) {
-		flags.requireExplicitLoad = 1;
-	}
-
-	/* Also get the executable's bundle-relative path if present.
-	 * Don't look for an arch-specific path property.
-	 */
-	userExecutableRelPath.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kCFBundleDriverKitExecutableKey)), OSRetain);
-
-	/* remove unnecessary paths from the info dict */
-	anInfoDict->removeObject(kKextRequestArgumentCodelessInfoBundlePathKey);
-
-	if (isDriverKit()) {
-		dextStatistics = OSDextStatistics::create();
-		dextUniqueID.reset(parseDextUniqueID(anInfoDict, getIdentifierCString()), OSRetain);
-		dextLaunchedCount = 0;
-	}
-
-	result = registerIdentifier();
-
-finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(prelinkedExecutable);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -2462,49 +1707,46 @@
 void
 OSKext::setAllVMAttributes(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> kextIterator;
-	const OSSymbol * thisID                 = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * kextIterator     = NULL;// must release
+	const OSSymbol * thisID                 = NULL;// do not release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
-	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID.get());
+	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID);
 	if (!kextIterator) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	while ((thisID = OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, kextIterator->getNextObject()))) {
-		OSKext *    thisKext;        // do not release
+		OSKext *    thisKext;// do not release
 
 		thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(thisID));
 		if (!thisKext || thisKext->isInterface() || !thisKext->declaresExecutable()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!thisKext->flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode) {
-			/*
-			 * set VM protections now, wire pages for the old style Aux KC now,
-			 * wire pages for the rest of the KC types at load time.
-			 */
-			thisKext->setVMAttributes(true, (thisKext->kc_type == KCKindAuxiliary) ? true : false);
-		}
+		/* set VM protections now, wire later at kext load */
+		thisKext->setVMAttributes(true, false);
 	}
 
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextIterator);
 
 	return;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::withBooterData(
 	OSString * deviceTreeName,
 	OSData   * booterData)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext(OSMakeShared<OSKext>());
+	OSKext * newKext = new OSKext;
 
 	if (newKext && !newKext->initWithBooterData(deviceTreeName, booterData)) {
+		newKext->release();
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -2528,17 +1770,16 @@
 	OSData   * booterData)
 {
 	bool                  result         = false;
-	_BooterKextFileInfo * kextFileInfo   = NULL;        // do not free
-	char                * infoDictAddr   = NULL;        // do not free
-	void                * executableAddr = NULL;        // do not free
-	char                * bundlePathAddr = NULL;        // do not free
-
-	OSDictionary        * theInfoDict    = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject> parsedXML;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> kextPath;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> errorString;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>   executable;
+	_BooterKextFileInfo * kextFileInfo   = NULL;// do not free
+	char                * infoDictAddr   = NULL;// do not free
+	void                * executableAddr = NULL;// do not free
+	char                * bundlePathAddr = NULL;// do not free
+
+	OSObject            * parsedXML      = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary        * theInfoDict    = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString            * kextPath       = NULL;// must release
+	OSString            * errorString    = NULL;// must release
+	OSData              * executable     = NULL;// must release
 
 	if (!super::init()) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -2577,9 +1818,9 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML(infoDictAddr, errorString);
+	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML(infoDictAddr, &errorString);
 	if (parsedXML) {
-		theInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
+		theInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML);
 	}
 	if (!theInfoDict) {
 		const char * errorCString = "(unknown error)";
@@ -2611,7 +1852,7 @@
 			    deviceTreeName->getCStringNoCopy());
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		bundlePathAddr[kextFileInfo->bundlePathLength - 1] = '\0';         // just in case!
+		bundlePathAddr[kextFileInfo->bundlePathLength - 1] = '\0'; // just in case!
 
 		kextPath = OSString::withCString(bundlePathAddr);
 		if (!kextPath) {
@@ -2624,7 +1865,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!setInfoDictionaryAndPath(theInfoDict, kextPath.get())) {
+	if (!setInfoDictionaryAndPath(theInfoDict, kextPath)) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -2657,7 +1898,7 @@
 		/* A kext with an executable needs to retain the whole booterData
 		 * object to keep the executable in memory.
 		 */
-		if (!setExecutable(executable.get(), booterData)) {
+		if (!setExecutable(executable, booterData)) {
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
@@ -2667,39 +1908,32 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (isDriverKit()) {
-		dextStatistics = OSDextStatistics::create();
-		dextUniqueID.reset(parseDextUniqueID(theInfoDict, getIdentifierCString()), OSRetain);
-		dextLaunchedCount = 0;
-	}
-
-	result = (registerIdentifier() == kOSKextInitialized);
+	result = registerIdentifier();
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(parsedXML);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextPath);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(errorString);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(executable);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSKextInitResult
+bool
 OSKext::registerIdentifier(void)
 {
-	OSKextInitResult  result                  = kOSKextInitFailure;
-	OSKext        * existingKext              = NULL;        // do not release
-	bool            existingIsLoaded          = false;
-	bool            existingIsPrelinked       = false;
-	bool            existingIsCodeless        = false;
-	bool            existingIsDext            = false;
-	OSKextVersion   newVersion                = -1;
-	OSKextVersion   existingVersion           = -1;
+	bool            result              = false;
+	OSKext        * existingKext        = NULL;// do not release
+	bool            existingIsLoaded    = false;
+	bool            existingIsPrelinked = false;
+	OSKextVersion   newVersion          = -1;
+	OSKextVersion   existingVersion     = -1;
 	char            newVersionCString[kOSKextVersionMaxLength];
 	char            existingVersionCString[kOSKextVersionMaxLength];
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> newUUID;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> existingUUID;
-	const char *newDextUniqueIDCString = NULL;
-	const char *existingDextUniqueIDCString = NULL;
-	unsigned int newDextUniqueIDCStringSize = 0;
-	unsigned int existingDextUniqueIDCStringSize = 0;
+	OSData        * newUUID             = NULL;// must release
+	OSData        * existingUUID        = NULL;// must release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -2712,10 +1946,10 @@
 	/* If we don't have an existing kext with this identifier,
 	 * just record the new kext and we're done!
 	 */
-	existingKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(bundleID.get()));
+	existingKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(bundleID));
 	if (!existingKext) {
-		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID.get(), this);
-		result = kOSKextInitialized;
+		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID, this);
+		result = true;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -2727,113 +1961,26 @@
 
 	existingIsLoaded = existingKext->isLoaded();
 	existingIsPrelinked = existingKext->isPrelinked();
-	existingIsDext = existingKext->isDriverKit();
-	existingIsCodeless = !existingKext->declaresExecutable() && !existingIsDext;
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if we are trying to upgrade a dext
-	 * with another dext.
-	 */
-	if (isDriverKit() && existingIsDext) {
-		OSData *newDextUID = getDextUniqueID();
-		if (!newDextUID) {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "New dext %s, v%s requested does not have a unique dext identifier\n",
-			    getIdentifierCString(), newVersionCString);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		newDextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(newDextUID, &newDextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-		assert(newDextUniqueIDCString != NULL);
-
-		OSData *existingDextUID = existingKext->getDextUniqueID();
-		if (!existingDextUID) {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Found a dext %s, v%s: with no unique dext identifier\n",
-			    existingKext->getIdentifierCString(), existingVersionCString);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		existingDextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(existingDextUID, &existingDextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-		assert(existingDextUniqueIDCString != NULL);
-
-		/*
-		 * We might get multiple requests to save the same dext.
-		 * Check if we already have saved it or if this is an upgrade
-		 * for a dext with the same BundleID.
-		 * Dexts are uniquely identified by DextUniqueID, if a new DextUniqueID
-		 * is requested for a BundleID we are going to upgrade to the newest
-		 * received irrespective from the dext version.
-		 */
-		if (newDextUID->isEqualTo(existingDextUID) && existingKext->flags.dextToReplace == 0) {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Refusing new dext %s, v%s:"
-			    "a dext v %s with the same unique dext identifier (%s) already exists\n",
-			    getIdentifierCString(), newVersionCString,
-			    existingVersionCString, newDextUniqueIDCString);
-			result = kOSKextAlreadyExist;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-
-		bool upgraded = upgradeDext(existingKext, this);
-		if (upgraded) {
-			/* If the dext was upgraded existingKext might have been deallocated */
-			existingKext = NULL;
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Dext %s, v%s , unique dext identifier %s "
-			    "Upgraded to v%s, unique dext identifier %s \n",
-			    getIdentifierCString(), existingVersionCString, existingDextUniqueIDCString,
-			    newVersionCString, newDextUniqueIDCString);
-			result = kOSKextInitialized;
-		} else {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Upgrade delayed for %s v%s, unique dext identifier %s "
-			    "with v%s, unique dext identifier %s.\n",
-			    getIdentifierCString(), existingVersionCString, existingDextUniqueIDCString,
-			    newVersionCString, newDextUniqueIDCString);
-			result = kOSKextAlreadyExist;
-		}
-
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/* If we have a non-codeless kext with this identifier that's already
-	 * loaded/prelinked, we can't use the new one, but let's be really
-	 * thorough and check how the two are related for a precise diagnostic
-	 * log message.
+
+	/* If we have a kext with this identifier that's already loaded/prelinked,
+	 * we can't use the new one, but let's be really thorough and check how
+	 * the two are related for a precise diagnostic log message.
 	 *
-	 * This check is valid for kexts that declare an executable and for
-	 * dexts, but not for codeless kexts - we can just replace those.
-	 */
-	if ((!existingIsCodeless || existingIsDext) &&
-	    (existingIsLoaded || existingIsPrelinked)) {
+	 * Note that user space can't find out about nonloaded prelinked kexts,
+	 * so in this case we log a message when new & existing are equivalent
+	 * at the step rather than warning level, because we are always going
+	 * be getting a copy of the kext in the user load request mkext.
+	 */
+	if (existingIsLoaded || existingIsPrelinked) {
 		bool sameVersion = (newVersion == existingVersion);
-		bool sameExecutable = true;         // assume true unless we have UUIDs
+		bool sameExecutable = true; // assume true unless we have UUIDs
 
 		/* Only get the UUID if the existing kext is loaded. Doing so
 		 * might have to uncompress an mkext executable and we shouldn't
 		 * take that hit when neither kext is loaded.
-		 *
-		 * Note: there is no decompression that happens when all kexts
-		 * are loaded from kext collecitons.
 		 */
 		newUUID = copyUUID();
 		existingUUID = existingKext->copyUUID();
-
-		if (existingIsDext && !isDriverKit()) {
-			OSKextLog(this,
-			    kOSKextLogWarningLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-			    "Notice - new kext %s, v%s matches a %s dext"
-			    "with the same bundle ID, v%s.",
-			    getIdentifierCString(), newVersionCString,
-			    (existingIsLoaded ? "loaded" : "prelinked"),
-			    existingVersionCString);
-			goto finish;
-		}
 
 		/* I'm entirely too paranoid about checking equivalence of executables,
 		 * but I remember nasty problems with it in the past.
@@ -2842,7 +1989,7 @@
 		 * - If only one kext has a UUID, they're definitely different.
 		 */
 		if (newUUID && existingUUID) {
-			sameExecutable = newUUID->isEqualTo(existingUUID.get());
+			sameExecutable = newUUID->isEqualTo(existingUUID);
 		} else if (newUUID || existingUUID) {
 			sameExecutable = false;
 		}
@@ -2854,6 +2001,9 @@
 			 * in-kernel for a prelinked kext). We certainly don't want to do
 			 * a whole fake link for the new kext just to compare, either.
 			 */
+
+			OSKextVersionGetString(version, newVersionCString,
+			    sizeof(newVersionCString));
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogWarningLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
@@ -2896,31 +2046,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 		goto finish;
-	} /* if ((!existingIsCodeless || existingIsDext) && (existingIsLoaded || existingIsPrelinked)) */
-
-	/* Refuse to allow an existing loaded codeless kext be replaced by a
-	 * normal kext with the same bundle ID.
-	 */
-	if (existingIsCodeless && declaresExecutable()) {
-		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogWarningLevel | kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "Refusing new kext %s, v%s: a codeless copy is already %s",
-		    getIdentifierCString(), newVersionCString,
-		    (existingIsLoaded ? "loaded" : "prelinked"));
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/* Dexts packaged in the BootKC will be protected against replacement
-	 * by non-dexts by the logic above which checks if they are prelinked.
-	 * Dexts which are prelinked into the System KC will be registered
-	 * before any other kexts in the AuxKC are registered, and we never
-	 * put dexts in the AuxKC. Therefore, there is no need to check if an
-	 * existing object is a dext and is being replaced by a non-dext.
-	 * The scenario cannot happen by construction.
-	 *
-	 * See: OSKext::loadFileSetKexts()
-	 */
-
+	} /* if (existingIsLoaded || existingIsPrelinked) */
 
 	/* We have two nonloaded/nonprelinked kexts, so our decision depends on whether
 	 * user loads are happening or if we're still in early boot. User agents are
@@ -2929,8 +2055,8 @@
 	 * see an older unloaded copy hanging around).
 	 */
 	if (sUserLoadsActive) {
-		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID.get(), this);
-		result = kOSKextInitialized;
+		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID, this);
+		result = true;
 
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogStepLevel |
@@ -2948,8 +2074,8 @@
 	 * kexts might have duplicates.
 	 */
 	if (newVersion > existingVersion) {
-		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID.get(), this);
-		result = kOSKextInitialized;
+		sKextsByID->setObject(bundleID, this);
+		result = true;
 
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogStepLevel |
@@ -2975,20 +2101,16 @@
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
-	if (newDextUniqueIDCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(newDextUniqueIDCString, newDextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	}
-	if (existingDextUniqueIDCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(existingDextUniqueIDCString, existingDextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	}
-
-	if (result == kOSKextInitialized) {
+	if (result) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogStepLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
 		    "Kext %s, v%s registered and available for loading.",
 		    getIdentifierCString(), newVersionCString);
 	}
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(newUUID);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(existingUUID);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -3003,13 +2125,13 @@
 	OSString     * aPath)
 {
 	bool           result                   = false;
-	OSString     * bundleIDString           = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString     * versionString            = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString     * compatibleVersionString  = NULL;        // do not release
-	const char   * versionCString           = NULL;        // do not free
-	const char   * compatibleVersionCString = NULL;        // do not free
-	OSBoolean    * scratchBool              = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSDictionary * scratchDict              = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSString     * bundleIDString           = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString     * versionString            = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString     * compatibleVersionString  = NULL;// do not release
+	const char   * versionCString           = NULL;// do not free
+	const char   * compatibleVersionCString = NULL;// do not free
+	OSBoolean    * scratchBool              = NULL;// do not release
+	OSDictionary * scratchDict              = NULL;// do not release
 
 	if (infoDict) {
 		panic("Attempt to set info dictionary on a kext "
@@ -3021,7 +2143,8 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	infoDict.reset(aDictionary, OSRetain);
+	infoDict = aDictionary;
+	infoDict->retain();
 
 	/* Check right away if the info dictionary has any log flags.
 	 */
@@ -3059,7 +2182,8 @@
 	 * just something nice to have for bookkeeping).
 	 */
 	if (aPath) {
-		path.reset(aPath, OSRetain);
+		path = aPath;
+		path->retain();
 	}
 
 	/*****
@@ -3097,7 +2221,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	compatibleVersion = -1;         // set to illegal value for kexts that don't have
+	compatibleVersion = -1; // set to illegal value for kexts that don't have
 
 	compatibleVersionString = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
 	    getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleCompatibleVersionKey));
@@ -3147,7 +2271,7 @@
 	    getPropertyForHostArch(kOSKernelResourceKey));
 	if (scratchBool == kOSBooleanTrue) {
 		flags.kernelComponent = 1;
-		flags.interface = 1;         // xxx - hm. the kernel itself isn't an interface...
+		flags.interface = 1; // xxx - hm. the kernel itself isn't an interface...
 		flags.started = 1;
 
 		/* A kernel component has one implicit dependency on the kernel.
@@ -3181,7 +2305,7 @@
 	bool     externalDataIsMkext)
 {
 	bool         result        = false;
-	const char * executableKey = NULL;         // do not free
+	const char * executableKey = NULL; // do not free
 
 	if (!anExecutable) {
 		infoDict->removeObject(_kOSKextExecutableKey);
@@ -3223,20 +2347,10 @@
 static void
 uniqueStringPlistProperty(OSDictionary * dict, const char * key)
 {
-	OSObject       * value       = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString       * stringValue = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> symbolValue;
-
-	value = dict->getObject(key);
-	if (!value) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	if (OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, value)) {
-		/* this is already an OSSymbol: we're good */
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	stringValue = OSDynamicCast(OSString, value);
+	OSString       * stringValue = NULL;// do not release
+	const OSSymbol * symbolValue = NULL; // must release
+
+	stringValue = OSDynamicCast(OSString, dict->getObject(key));
 	if (!stringValue) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -3246,9 +2360,13 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	dict->setObject(key, symbolValue.get());
+	dict->setObject(key, symbolValue);
 
 finish:
+	if (symbolValue) {
+		symbolValue->release();
+	}
+
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -3257,20 +2375,10 @@
 static void
 uniqueStringPlistProperty(OSDictionary * dict, const OSString * key)
 {
-	OSObject       * value       = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString       * stringValue = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> symbolValue;
-
-	value = dict->getObject(key);
-	if (!value) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	if (OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, value)) {
-		/* this is already an OSSymbol: we're good */
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	stringValue = OSDynamicCast(OSString, value);
+	OSString       * stringValue = NULL;// do not release
+	const OSSymbol * symbolValue = NULL; // must release
+
+	stringValue = OSDynamicCast(OSString, dict->getObject(key));
 	if (!stringValue) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -3280,34 +2388,32 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	dict->setObject(key, symbolValue.get());
+	dict->setObject(key, symbolValue);
 
 finish:
+	if (symbolValue) {
+		symbolValue->release();
+	}
+
 	return;
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+* Replace common personality property values with uniqued instances
+* to save on wired memory.
+*********************************************************************/
+/* static */
 void
 OSKext::uniquePersonalityProperties(OSDictionary * personalityDict)
 {
-	OSKext::uniquePersonalityProperties(personalityDict, true);
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Replace common personality property values with uniqued instances
-* to save on wired memory.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-void
-OSKext::uniquePersonalityProperties(OSDictionary * personalityDict, bool defaultAddKernelBundleIdentifier)
-{
 	/* Properties every personality has.
 	 */
 	uniqueStringPlistProperty(personalityDict, kCFBundleIdentifierKey);
 	uniqueStringPlistProperty(personalityDict, kIOProviderClassKey);
-	uniqueStringPlistProperty(personalityDict, gIOClassKey.get());
+	uniqueStringPlistProperty(personalityDict, gIOClassKey);
 	if (personalityDict->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKernelKey)) {
 		uniqueStringPlistProperty(personalityDict, kCFBundleIdentifierKernelKey);
-	} else if (defaultAddKernelBundleIdentifier) {
+	} else {
 		personalityDict->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKernelKey, personalityDict->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey));
 	}
 
@@ -3343,27 +2449,19 @@
 		panic("Attempt to free loaded kext %s.", getIdentifierCString());
 	}
 
-	if (isDriverKit()) {
-		if (dextLaunchedCount > 0) {
-			panic("Freeing dext %s but dextLaunchedCount is %d\n", getIdentifierCString(), dextLaunchedCount);
-		}
-	}
-
-	infoDict.reset();
-	bundleID.reset();
-	path.reset();
-	executableRelPath.reset();
-	userExecutableRelPath.reset();
-	dependencies.reset();
-	linkedExecutable.reset();
-	metaClasses.reset();
-	interfaceUUID.reset();
-	driverKitUUID.reset();
-	dextStatistics.reset();
-	dextUniqueID.reset();
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(infoDict);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(bundleID);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(path);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(executableRelPath);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(userExecutableRelPath);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(dependencies);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(linkedExecutable);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClasses);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(interfaceUUID);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(driverKitUUID);
 
 	if (isInterface() && kmod_info) {
-		kfree_type(kmod_info_t, kmod_info);
+		kfree(kmod_info, sizeof(kmod_info_t));
 	}
 
 	super::free();
@@ -3373,13 +2471,6 @@
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Mkext files
 #endif
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
-/*
- * mkext archives are really only relevant on kxld-enabled kernels.
- * Without a dynamic kernel linker, we don't need to support any mkexts.
- */
-
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 OSReturn
@@ -3388,7 +2479,7 @@
 {
 	OSReturn       result       = kOSKextReturnBadData;
 	uint32_t       mkextLength  = 0;
-	mkext_header * mkextHeader  = NULL;        // do not free
+	mkext_header * mkextHeader  = NULL;// do not free
 	uint32_t       mkextVersion = 0;
 
 	/* Note default return of kOSKextReturnBadData above.
@@ -3455,30 +2546,22 @@
 {
 	OSReturn        result                     = kOSReturnError;
 	uint32_t        mkextLength;
-	mkext2_header * mkextHeader                = NULL;        // do not free
-	void          * mkextEnd                   = NULL;        // do not free
+	mkext2_header * mkextHeader                = NULL;// do not free
+	void          * mkextEnd                   = NULL;// do not free
 	uint32_t        mkextVersion;
 	uint8_t       * crc_address                = NULL;
-	size_t          crc_buffer_size            = 0;
 	uint32_t        checksum;
 	uint32_t        mkextPlistOffset;
 	uint32_t        mkextPlistCompressedSize;
-	char          * mkextPlistEnd              = NULL;        // do not free
+	char          * mkextPlistEnd              = NULL;// do not free
 	uint32_t        mkextPlistFullSize;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>     errorString;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>       mkextPlistUncompressedData;
-	const char    * mkextPlistDataBuffer       = NULL;        // do not free
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject>      parsedXML;
-	OSDictionary  * mkextPlist                 = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSArray       * mkextInfoDictArray         = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSString      * errorString                = NULL;// must release
+	OSData        * mkextPlistUncompressedData = NULL;// must release
+	const char    * mkextPlistDataBuffer       = NULL;// do not free
+	OSObject      * parsedXML                  = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary  * mkextPlist                 = NULL;// do not release
+	OSArray       * mkextInfoDictArray         = NULL;// do not release
 	uint32_t        count, i;
-	kc_format_t kc_format;
-
-	if (!PE_get_primary_kc_format(&kc_format)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-		    "Unable to determine primary KC format");
-		goto finish;
-	}
 
 	mkextLength = mkextData->getLength();
 	mkextHeader = (mkext2_header *)mkextData->getBytesNoCopy();
@@ -3486,18 +2569,9 @@
 	mkextVersion = MKEXT_GET_VERSION(mkextHeader);
 
 	crc_address = (u_int8_t *)&mkextHeader->version;
-	crc_buffer_size = (uintptr_t)mkextHeader +
-	    MKEXT_GET_LENGTH(mkextHeader) - (uintptr_t)crc_address;
-	if (crc_buffer_size > INT32_MAX) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "Mkext archive size is too large (%lu > INT32_MAX).",
-		    crc_buffer_size);
-		result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	checksum = mkext_adler32(crc_address, (int32_t)crc_buffer_size);
+	checksum = mkext_adler32(crc_address,
+	    (uintptr_t)mkextHeader +
+	    MKEXT_GET_LENGTH(mkextHeader) - (uintptr_t)crc_address);
 
 	if (MKEXT_GET_CHECKSUM(mkextHeader) != checksum) {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -3561,9 +2635,9 @@
 
 	/* IOCFSerialize added a nul byte to the end of the string. Very nice of it.
 	 */
-	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML(mkextPlistDataBuffer, errorString);
+	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML(mkextPlistDataBuffer, &errorString);
 	if (parsedXML) {
-		mkextPlist = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
+		mkextPlist = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML);
 	}
 	if (!mkextPlist) {
 		const char * errorCString = "(unknown error)";
@@ -3578,6 +2652,14 @@
 		    kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
 		    "Error unserializing mkext plist: %s.", errorCString);
 		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	/* If the caller needs the plist, hand it back and retain it.
+	 * (This function releases it at the end.)
+	 */
+	if (mkextPlistOut) {
+		*mkextPlistOut = mkextPlist;
+		(*mkextPlistOut)->retain();
 	}
 
 	mkextInfoDictArray = OSDynamicCast(OSArray,
@@ -3603,30 +2685,9 @@
 		 * Any creation/registration failures are already logged for us.
 		 */
 		if (infoDict) {
-			OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext = OSKext::withMkext2Info(infoDict, mkextData);
-
-			/* Fail dynamic loading of a kext when booted from MH_FILESET */
-			if (kc_format == KCFormatFileset &&
-			    newKext &&
-			    !(newKext->isPrelinked()) &&
-			    newKext->declaresExecutable()) {
-				result = kOSReturnError;
-				printf("Kext LOG: Dynamic loading of kext denied for kext %s\n",
-				    newKext->getIdentifier() ? newKext->getIdentifierCString() : "unknown kext");
-
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-				    "Dynamic loading of kext denied for kext %s\n",
-				    newKext->getIdentifier() ? newKext->getIdentifierCString() : "unknown kext");
-				goto finish;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* If the caller needs the plist, hand them back our copy
-	 */
-	if (mkextPlistOut) {
-		*mkextPlistOut = mkextPlist;
-		parsedXML.detach();
+			OSKext * newKext = OSKext::withMkext2Info(infoDict, mkextData);
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(newKext);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Even if we didn't keep any kexts from the mkext, we may have a load
@@ -3635,38 +2696,26 @@
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(parsedXML);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(mkextPlistUncompressedData);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(errorString);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+*********************************************************************/
 /* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::readMkext2Archive(
-	OSData        * mkextData,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> &mkextPlistOut,
-	uint32_t      * checksumPtr)
-{
-	OSDictionary * mkextPlist = NULL;
-	OSReturn ret;
-
-	if (kOSReturnSuccess == (ret = readMkext2Archive(mkextData,
-	    &mkextPlist,
-	    checksumPtr))) {
-		mkextPlistOut.reset(mkextPlist, OSNoRetain);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::withMkext2Info(
 	OSDictionary * anInfoDict,
 	OSData       * mkextData)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext = OSMakeShared<OSKext>();
+	OSKext * newKext = new OSKext;
 
 	if (newKext && !newKext->initWithMkext2Info(anInfoDict, mkextData)) {
+		newKext->release();
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -3681,9 +2730,10 @@
 	OSData       * mkextData)
 {
 	bool                   result              = false;
-	OSString             * kextPath            = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSNumber             * executableOffsetNum = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>               executable;
+	OSString             * kextPath            = NULL;// do not release
+	OSNumber             * executableOffsetNum = NULL;// do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * iterator            = NULL;// must release
+	OSData               * executable          = NULL;// must release
 
 	if (anInfoDict == NULL || !super::init()) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -3700,8 +2750,11 @@
 
 	/* If we have a path to the executable, save it.
 	 */
-	executableRelPath.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    anInfoDict->getObject(kMKEXTExecutableRelativePathKey)), OSRetain);
+	executableRelPath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
+	    anInfoDict->getObject(kMKEXTExecutableRelativePathKey));
+	if (executableRelPath) {
+		executableRelPath->retain();
+	}
 
 	/* Don't need the paths to be in the info dictionary any more.
 	 */
@@ -3717,25 +2770,29 @@
 		if (!executable) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		if (!setExecutable(executable.get(), mkextData, true)) {
+		if (!setExecutable(executable, mkextData, true)) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
 
-	result = (registerIdentifier() == kOSKextInitialized);
+	result = registerIdentifier();
+
 finish:
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(executable);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(iterator);
 	return result;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::createMkext2FileEntry(
 	OSData     * mkextData,
 	OSNumber   * offsetNum,
 	const char * name)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> result;
+	OSData        * result      = NULL;
 	MkextEntryRef   entryRef;
 	uint8_t       * mkextBuffer = (uint8_t *)mkextData->getBytesNoCopy();
 	uint32_t        entryOffset = offsetNum->unsigned32BitValue();
@@ -3747,8 +2804,8 @@
 
 	entryRef.mkext = (mkext_basic_header *)mkextBuffer;
 	entryRef.fileinfo = mkextBuffer + entryOffset;
-	if (!result->appendValue(entryRef)) {
-		result.reset();
+	if (!result->appendBytes(&entryRef, sizeof(entryRef))) {
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(result);
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -3786,20 +2843,19 @@
 	uint64_t   total = ((uint64_t)num_items) * ((uint64_t)size);
 	//Check for overflow due to multiplication
 	if (total > UINT32_MAX) {
-		panic("z_alloc(%p, %x, %x): overflow caused by %x * %x",
+		panic("z_alloc(%p, %x, %x): overflow caused by %x * %x\n",
 		    notused, num_items, size, num_items, size);
 	}
 
 	uint64_t   allocSize64 =  total + ((uint64_t)sizeof(zmem));
 	//Check for overflow due to addition
 	if (allocSize64 > UINT32_MAX) {
-		panic("z_alloc(%p, %x, %x): overflow caused by %x + %lx",
+		panic("z_alloc(%p, %x, %x): overflow caused by %x + %lx\n",
 		    notused, num_items, size, (uint32_t)total, sizeof(zmem));
 	}
 	uint32_t allocSize = (uint32_t)allocSize64;
 
-	zmem = (z_mem *)kalloc_data_tag(allocSize, Z_WAITOK,
-	    VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+	zmem = (z_mem *)kalloc_tag(allocSize, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 	if (!zmem) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -3814,21 +2870,23 @@
 {
 	uint32_t * skipper = (uint32_t *)ptr - 1;
 	z_mem    * zmem = (z_mem *)skipper;
-	kfree_data(zmem, zmem->alloc_size);
+	kfree(zmem, zmem->alloc_size);
+	return;
 }
 };
 
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::extractMkext2FileData(
 	UInt8      * data,
 	const char * name,
 	uint32_t     compressedSize,
 	uint32_t     fullSize)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>      result;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>      uncompressedData;        // release on error
-
-	uint8_t     * uncompressedDataBuffer = NULL;        // do not free
+	OSData      * result = NULL;
+
+	OSData      * uncompressedData = NULL;// release on error
+
+	uint8_t     * uncompressedDataBuffer = NULL;// do not free
 	unsigned long uncompressedSize;
 	z_stream      zstream;
 	bool          zstream_inited = false;
@@ -3845,8 +2903,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (KERN_SUCCESS != kmem_alloc(kernel_map,
-	    (vm_offset_t*)&uncompressedDataBuffer, fullSize,
-	    KMA_DATA_SHARED, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT)) {
+	    (vm_offset_t*)&uncompressedDataBuffer, fullSize, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT)) {
 		/* How's this for cheesy? The kernel is only asked to extract
 		 * kext plists so we tailor the log messages.
 		 */
@@ -3972,13 +3029,17 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	result = os::move(uncompressedData);
+	result = uncompressedData;
 
 finish:
 	/* Don't bother checking return, nothing we can do on fail.
 	 */
 	if (zstream_inited) {
 		inflateEnd(&zstream);
+	}
+
+	if (!result) {
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(uncompressedData);
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -3998,20 +3059,20 @@
 	OSReturn         result                      = kOSReturnError;
 	OSReturn         tempResult                  = kOSReturnError;
 
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        mkextData;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>  mkextPlist;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>       logInfoArray;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSSerialize>   serializer;
-
-	OSString       * predicate                   = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSDictionary   * requestArgs                 = NULL;        // do not release
-
-	OSString       * kextIdentifier              = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSNumber       * startKextExcludeNum         = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSNumber       * startMatchingExcludeNum     = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSBoolean      * delayAutounloadBool         = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSArray        * personalityNames            = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSData         * mkextData                   = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary   * mkextPlist                  = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSArray        * logInfoArray                = NULL;// must release
+	OSSerialize    * serializer                  = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSString       * predicate                   = NULL;// do not release
+	OSDictionary   * requestArgs                 = NULL;// do not release
+
+	OSString       * kextIdentifier              = NULL;// do not release
+	OSNumber       * startKextExcludeNum         = NULL;// do not release
+	OSNumber       * startMatchingExcludeNum     = NULL;// do not release
+	OSBoolean      * delayAutounloadBool         = NULL;// do not release
+	OSArray        * personalityNames            = NULL;// do not release
 
 	/* Default values for these two options: regular autounload behavior,
 	 * load all kexts, send no personalities.
@@ -4072,7 +3133,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	result = readMkext2Archive(mkextData.get(), mkextPlist, NULL);
+	result = readMkext2Archive(mkextData, &mkextPlist, NULL);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -4081,7 +3142,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	predicate = _OSKextGetRequestPredicate(mkextPlist.get());
+	predicate = _OSKextGetRequestPredicate(mkextPlist);
 	if (!predicate || !predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoad)) {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -4155,7 +3216,7 @@
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	/* If the load came down from the IOKit daemon, it will shortly inform IOCatalogue
+	/* If the load came down from kextd, it will shortly inform IOCatalogue
 	 * for matching via a separate IOKit calldown.
 	 */
 
@@ -4168,7 +3229,7 @@
 	logInfoArray = OSKext::clearUserSpaceLogFilter();
 
 	if (logInfoArray && logInfoOut && logInfoLengthOut) {
-		tempResult = OSKext::serializeLogInfo(logInfoArray.get(),
+		tempResult = OSKext::serializeLogInfo(logInfoArray,
 		    logInfoOut, logInfoLengthOut);
 		if (tempResult != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 			result = tempResult;
@@ -4176,8 +3237,6 @@
 	}
 
 	OSKext::flushNonloadedKexts(/* flushPrelinkedKexts */ false);
-
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	/* Note: mkextDataObject will have been retained by every kext w/an
 	 * executable in it. That should all have been flushed out at the
@@ -4191,10 +3250,15 @@
 		    "probable memory leak.");
 	}
 
+	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(mkextData);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(mkextPlist);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(serializer);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(logInfoArray);
+
 	return result;
 }
-
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -4208,8 +3272,8 @@
 	OSReturn        result      = kOSReturnError;
 	char          * buffer      = NULL;
 	kern_return_t   kmem_result = KERN_FAILURE;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSSerialize>  serializer;
-	char         * logInfo            = NULL;        // returned by reference
+	OSSerialize  * serializer   = NULL;// must release; reused
+	char         * logInfo            = NULL;// returned by reference
 	uint32_t       logInfoLength      = 0;
 
 	if (!logInfoArray || !logInfoOut || !logInfoLengthOut) {
@@ -4230,40 +3294,40 @@
 		    "Failed to create serializer on log info for request from user space.");
 		/* Incidental error; we're going to (try to) allow the request
 		 * itself to succeed. */
+	}
+
+	if (!logInfoArray->serialize(serializer)) {
+		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
+		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
+		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
+		    "Failed to serialize log info for request from user space.");
+		/* Incidental error; we're going to (try to) allow the request
+		 * itself to succeed. */
 	} else {
-		if (!logInfoArray->serialize(serializer.get())) {
+		logInfo = serializer->text();
+		logInfoLength = serializer->getLength();
+
+		kmem_result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&buffer, round_page(logInfoLength), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+		if (kmem_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Failed to serialize log info for request from user space.");
+			    "Failed to copy log info for request from user space.");
 			/* Incidental error; we're going to (try to) allow the request
-			 * itself to succeed. */
+			 * to succeed. */
 		} else {
-			logInfo = serializer->text();
-			logInfoLength = serializer->getLength();
-
-			kmem_result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&buffer, round_page(logInfoLength),
-			    KMA_DATA_SHARED, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
-			if (kmem_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-				    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-				    "Failed to copy log info for request from user space.");
-				/* Incidental error; we're going to (try to) allow the request
-				 * to succeed. */
-			} else {
-				/* 11981737 - clear uninitialized data in last page */
-				bzero((void *)(buffer + logInfoLength),
-				    (round_page(logInfoLength) - logInfoLength));
-				memcpy(buffer, logInfo, logInfoLength);
-				*logInfoOut = buffer;
-				*logInfoLengthOut = logInfoLength;
-			}
+			/* 11981737 - clear uninitialized data in last page */
+			bzero((void *)(buffer + logInfoLength),
+			    (round_page(logInfoLength) - logInfoLength));
+			memcpy(buffer, logInfo, logInfoLength);
+			*logInfoOut = buffer;
+			*logInfoLengthOut = logInfoLength;
 		}
 	}
 
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(serializer);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -4272,13 +3336,16 @@
 #endif
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(const char * kextIdentifier)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> foundKext;
+	OSKext * foundKext = NULL;
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	foundKext.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(kextIdentifier)), OSRetain);
+	foundKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(kextIdentifier));
+	if (foundKext) {
+		foundKext->retain();
+	}
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	return foundKext;
@@ -4286,7 +3353,7 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(OSString * kextIdentifier)
 {
 	return OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
@@ -4294,32 +3361,12 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
-OSKext::lookupDextWithIdentifier(OSString * dextIdentifier, OSData *dextUniqueIdentifier)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> foundDext;
-	foundDext.reset();
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	OSKext *dext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(dextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy()));
-	if (dext != NULL && dext->isDriverKit()) {
-		if (dext->dextUniqueID == NULL || dext->dextUniqueID->isEqualTo(dextUniqueIdentifier)) {
-			foundDext.reset(dext, OSRetain);
-		}
-	}
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	return foundDext;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::lookupKextWithLoadTag(uint32_t aTag)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> foundKext;             // returned
+	OSKext * foundKext = NULL;             // returned
 	uint32_t i, j;
-	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts.get(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts.get()};
+	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts, sLoadedDriverKitKexts};
 	uint32_t count[2] = {sLoadedKexts->getCount(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount()};
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
@@ -4328,7 +3375,8 @@
 		for (i = 0; i < count[j]; i++) {
 			OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, list[j]->getObject(i));
 			if (thisKext->getLoadTag() == aTag) {
-				foundKext.reset(thisKext, OSRetain);
+				foundKext = thisKext;
+				foundKext->retain();
 				goto finish;
 			}
 		}
@@ -4342,79 +3390,40 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::lookupKextWithAddress(vm_address_t address)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> foundKext;             // returned
+	OSKext * foundKext = NULL;             // returned
 	uint32_t count, i;
-	kmod_info_t *kmod_info;
-	vm_address_t originalAddress;
-#if defined(__arm64__)
-	uint64_t   textExecBase;
-	size_t     textExecSize;
-#endif /* defined(__arm64__) */
-
-	originalAddress = address;
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-	address = (vm_address_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(address);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
 	count = sLoadedKexts->getCount();
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedKexts->getObject(i));
-		if (thisKext == sKernelKext) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		if (thisKext->kmod_info && thisKext->kmod_info->address) {
-			kmod_info = thisKext->kmod_info;
-			vm_address_t kext_start = kmod_info->address;
-			vm_address_t kext_end = kext_start + kmod_info->size;
+		if (thisKext->linkedExecutable) {
+			vm_address_t kext_start =
+			    (vm_address_t)thisKext->linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
+			vm_address_t kext_end = kext_start +
+			    thisKext->linkedExecutable->getLength();
 			if ((kext_start <= address) && (address < kext_end)) {
-				foundKext.reset(thisKext, OSRetain);
+				foundKext = thisKext;
+				foundKext->retain();
 				goto finish;
 			}
-#if defined(__arm64__)
-			textExecBase = (uintptr_t) getsegdatafromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address, "__TEXT_EXEC", &textExecSize);
-
-			/**
-			 * If the addresses within the Mach-O are unslid, then manually
-			 * slide any addresses coming from the Mach-O before usage.
-			 */
-			if (thisKext->flags.unslidMachO) {
-				textExecBase = (uintptr_t) ml_static_slide((vm_offset_t) textExecBase);
-			}
-
-			if ((textExecBase <= address) && (address < textExecBase + textExecSize)) {
-				foundKext.reset(thisKext, OSRetain);
-				goto finish;
-			}
-#endif /* defined (__arm64__) */
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (kernel_text_contains(address)) {
-		foundKext.reset(sKernelKext, OSRetain);
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * DriverKit userspace executables do not have a kernel linkedExecutable,
-	 * so we "fake" their address range with the LoadTag. We cannot use the ptrauth-stripped address
-	 * here, so use the original address passed to this method.
-	 *
-	 * This is supposed to be used for logging reasons only. When logd
-	 * calls this function it ors the address with FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_KERNEL_MASK, so we
-	 * remove it here before checking it against the LoadTag.
-	 * Also we need to remove FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_DYNAMIC_BIT set when emitting the log line.
-	 */
-
-	address = originalAddress & ~(FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_KERNEL_MASK | FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_DYNAMIC_BIT);
+		}
+	}
+
 	count = sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount();
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		OSKext * thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getObject(i));
+		/*
+		 * DriverKitKexts do not have a linkedExecutable,
+		 * so we "fake" their address with the LoadTag
+		 */
 		if (thisKext->getLoadTag() == address) {
-			foundKext.reset(thisKext, OSRetain);
+			foundKext = thisKext;
+			foundKext->retain();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4424,15 +3433,21 @@
 	return foundKext;
 }
 
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::copyKextUUIDForAddress(OSNumber *address)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>   uuid;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext>   kext;
+	OSData              * uuid = NULL;
+	OSKextActiveAccount * active;
+	OSKext              * kext = NULL;
+	uint32_t              baseIdx;
+	uint32_t              lim;
+	uint32_t            count, i;
 
 	if (!address) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
+	uintptr_t addr = ml_static_slide((uintptr_t)address->unsigned64BitValue());
 
 #if CONFIG_MACF
 	/* Is the calling process allowed to query kext info? */
@@ -4454,25 +3469,60 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	uintptr_t slidAddress = ml_static_slide((uintptr_t)address->unsigned64BitValue());
-	if (slidAddress != 0) {
-		kext = lookupKextWithAddress(slidAddress);
-		if (kext) {
-			uuid = kext->copyTextUUID();
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!uuid) {
+	IOSimpleLockLock(sKextAccountsLock);
+	// bsearch sKextAccounts list
+	for (baseIdx = 0, lim = sKextAccountsCount; lim; lim >>= 1) {
+		active = &sKextAccounts[baseIdx + (lim >> 1)];
+		if ((addr >= active->address) && (addr < active->address_end)) {
+			kext = active->account->kext;
+			if (kext) {
+				kext->retain();
+			}
+			break;
+		} else if (addr > active->address) {
+			// move right
+			baseIdx += (lim >> 1) + 1;
+			lim--;
+		}
+		// else move left
+	}
+	IOSimpleLockUnlock(sKextAccountsLock);
+
+	if (!kext) {
 		/*
-		 * If we still don't have a UUID, then we failed to match the slid + stripped address with
-		 * a kext. This might have happened because the log message came from a dext.
+		 * Maybe it is a Dext.
+		 * DriverKit userspace executables do not have a kernel linkedExecutable,
+		 * so we "fake" their address range with the LoadTag.
 		 *
-		 * Try again with the original address.
+		 * This is supposed to be used for logging reasons only. When logd
+		 * calls this function it ors the address with FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_KERNEL_MASK, so we
+		 * remove it here before checking it against the LoadTag.
+		 * Also we need to remove FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_DYNAMIC_BIT set when emitting the log line.
 		 */
-		kext = lookupKextWithAddress((vm_address_t)address->unsigned64BitValue());
-		if (kext && kext->isDriverKit()) {
-			uuid = kext->copyTextUUID();
-		}
+		addr = (uintptr_t)address->unsigned64BitValue() & ~(FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_KERNEL_MASK | FIREHOSE_TRACEPOINT_PC_DYNAMIC_BIT);
+		IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
+		count = sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount();
+		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			OSKext   * thisKext     = NULL;
+
+			thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getObject(i));
+			if (!thisKext) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (thisKext->getLoadTag() == addr) {
+				kext = thisKext;
+				kext->retain();
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+	}
+
+	if (kext) {
+		uuid = kext->copyTextUUID();
+		kext->release();
+	} else if (((vm_offset_t)addr >= vm_kernel_stext) && ((vm_offset_t)addr < vm_kernel_etext)) {
+		uuid = sKernelKext->copyTextUUID();
 	}
 
 	return uuid;
@@ -4480,12 +3530,12 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSKext>
+OSKext *
 OSKext::lookupKextWithUUID(uuid_t wanted)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> foundKext;             // returned
+	OSKext * foundKext = NULL;             // returned
 	uint32_t j, i;
-	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts.get(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts.get()};
+	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts, sLoadedDriverKitKexts};
 	uint32_t count[2] = {sLoadedKexts->getCount(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount()};
 
 
@@ -4500,16 +3550,18 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			OSSharedPtr<OSData> uuid_data = thisKext->copyUUID();
+			OSData *uuid_data = thisKext->copyUUID();
 			if (!uuid_data) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
 			uuid_t uuid;
 			memcpy(&uuid, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(uuid));
+			uuid_data->release();
 
 			if (0 == uuid_compare(wanted, uuid)) {
-				foundKext.reset(thisKext, OSRetain);
+				foundKext = thisKext;
+				foundKext->retain();
 				goto finish;
 			}
 		}
@@ -4558,18 +3610,17 @@
 	bool     terminateServicesAndRemovePersonalitiesFlag)
 {
 #if CONFIG_EMBEDDED
-	if (!aKext->isDriverKit()) {
-		OSKextLog(aKext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "removeKext() called for %s, only supported on embedded for DriverKit dexts",
-		    aKext->getIdentifier() ? aKext->getIdentifierCString() : "unknown kext");
-
-		return kOSReturnSuccess;
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_EMBEDDED */
+	OSKextLog(aKext,
+	    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
+	    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
+	    "removeKext() called for %s, not supported on embedded",
+	    aKext->getIdentifier() ? aKext->getIdentifierCString() : "unknown kext");
+
+	return kOSReturnSuccess;
+#else /* CONFIG_EMBEDDED */
+
 	OSReturn result    = kOSKextReturnInUse;
-	OSKext * checkKext = NULL;         // do not release
+	OSKext * checkKext = NULL; // do not release
 #if CONFIG_MACF
 	int macCheckResult = 0;
 	kauth_cred_t cred  = NULL;
@@ -4592,7 +3643,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	if (aKext->isLoaded() || aKext->isDriverKit()) {
+	if (aKext->isLoaded()) {
 #if CONFIG_MACF
 		if (current_task() != kernel_task) {
 			cred = kauth_cred_get_with_ref();
@@ -4612,16 +3663,7 @@
 #endif
 
 		/* make sure there are no resource requests in flight - 17187548 */
-		if (aKext->declaresExecutable() && aKext->countRequestCallbacks()) {
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		if (aKext->flags.unloadUnsupported) {
-			result = kOSKextReturnInUse;
-			OSKextLog(aKext,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-			    "Can't remove kext %s; unsupported by cache.",
-			    aKext->getIdentifierCString());
+		if (aKext->countRequestCallbacks()) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
 
@@ -4645,11 +3687,6 @@
 
 		result = aKext->unload();
 		if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-			OSKextLog(aKext,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-			    "Can't remove kext %s; kext failed to unload - 0x%x.",
-			    aKext->getIdentifierCString(), result);
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4664,26 +3701,19 @@
 		aKext->removePersonalitiesFromCatalog();
 	}
 
-	if (aKext->isInFileset()) {
-		OSKextLog(aKext,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "Fileset kext %s unloaded.",
-		    aKext->getIdentifierCString());
-	} else {
-		OSKextLog(aKext,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "Removing kext %s.",
-		    aKext->getIdentifierCString());
-
-		sKextsByID->removeObject(aKext->getIdentifier());
-	}
+	OSKextLog(aKext,
+	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
+	    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
+	    "Removing kext %s.",
+	    aKext->getIdentifierCString());
+
+	sKextsByID->removeObject(aKext->getIdentifier());
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 	return result;
+#endif /* CONFIG_EMBEDDED */
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -4730,7 +3760,7 @@
 	OSReturn result    = kOSReturnError;
 	OSKext * foundKext = NULL;
 	uint32_t i, j;
-	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts.get(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts.get()};
+	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts, sLoadedDriverKitKexts};
 	uint32_t count[2] = {sLoadedKexts->getCount(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount()};
 
 
@@ -4767,13 +3797,13 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>
+OSDictionary *
 OSKext::copyKexts(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> result;
+	OSDictionary * result;
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	result = OSDynamicPtrCast<OSDictionary>(sKextsByID->copyCollection());
+	result = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, sKextsByID->copyCollection());
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	return result;
@@ -4797,13 +3827,13 @@
 	OSDictionary *          theDictionary,
 	OSCollectionIterator *  theIterator )
 {
-	OSString                  * deviceTreeName      = NULL;        // do not release
-	const _DeviceTreeBuffer   * deviceTreeBuffer    = NULL;        // do not release
-	char                      * booterDataPtr       = NULL;        // do not release
-	_BooterKextFileInfo       * kextFileInfo        = NULL;        // do not release
-	char                      * infoDictAddr        = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject>       parsedXML;
-	OSDictionary              * theInfoDict         = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSString                  * deviceTreeName      = NULL;// do not release
+	const _DeviceTreeBuffer   * deviceTreeBuffer    = NULL;// do not release
+	char                      * booterDataPtr       = NULL;// do not release
+	_BooterKextFileInfo       * kextFileInfo        = NULL;// do not release
+	char                      * infoDictAddr        = NULL;// do not release
+	OSObject                  * parsedXML           = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary              * theInfoDict         = NULL;// do not release
 
 	theIterator->reset();
 
@@ -4811,8 +3841,10 @@
 	while ((deviceTreeName =
 	    OSDynamicCast(OSString, theIterator->getNextObject()))) {
 		const char *    devTreeNameCString;
-		OSData *        deviceTreeEntry;        // do not release
-		OSString *      myBundleID;        // do not release
+		OSData *        deviceTreeEntry;
+		OSString *      myBundleID;// do not release
+
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(parsedXML);
 
 		deviceTreeEntry =
 		    OSDynamicCast(OSData, theDictionary->getObject(deviceTreeName));
@@ -4859,7 +3891,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		theInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
+		theInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML);
 		if (!theInfoDict) {
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -4868,16 +3900,17 @@
 		    OSDynamicCast(OSString,
 		    theInfoDict->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey));
 		if (myBundleID &&
-		    strcmp( myBundleID->getCStringNoCopy(), kIOExcludeListBundleID ) == 0) {
+		    strcmp( myBundleID->getCStringNoCopy(), "com.apple.driver.KextExcludeList" ) == 0) {
 			boolean_t updated = updateExcludeList(theInfoDict);
 			if (!updated) {
 				/* 25322874 */
-				panic("Missing OSKextExcludeList dictionary");
+				panic("Missing OSKextExcludeList dictionary\n");
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-	}         // while ( (deviceTreeName = ...) )
-
+	} // while ( (deviceTreeName = ...) )
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(parsedXML);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -4889,11 +3922,11 @@
 void
 OSKext::createExcludeListFromPrelinkInfo( OSArray * theInfoArray )
 {
-	OSDictionary *  myInfoDict = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString *      myBundleID;        // do not release
+	OSDictionary *  myInfoDict = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString *      myBundleID;     // do not release
 	u_int           i;
 
-	/* Find the Apple Kext Exclude List. */
+	/* Find com.apple.driver.KextExcludeList. */
 	for (i = 0; i < theInfoArray->getCount(); i++) {
 		myInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, theInfoArray->getObject(i));
 		if (!myInfoDict) {
@@ -4903,15 +3936,15 @@
 		    OSDynamicCast(OSString,
 		    myInfoDict->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey));
 		if (myBundleID &&
-		    strcmp( myBundleID->getCStringNoCopy(), kIOExcludeListBundleID ) == 0) {
+		    strcmp( myBundleID->getCStringNoCopy(), "com.apple.driver.KextExcludeList" ) == 0) {
 			boolean_t updated = updateExcludeList(myInfoDict);
 			if (!updated) {
 				/* 25322874 */
-				panic("Missing OSKextExcludeList dictionary");
+				panic("Missing OSKextExcludeList dictionary\n");
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-	}         // for (i = 0; i < theInfoArray->getCount()...
+	} // for (i = 0; i < theInfoArray->getCount()...
 
 	return;
 }
@@ -4920,8 +3953,8 @@
 boolean_t
 OSKext::updateExcludeList(OSDictionary *infoDict)
 {
-	OSDictionary *myTempDict = NULL;         // do not free
-	OSString     *myTempString = NULL;        // do not free
+	OSDictionary *myTempDict = NULL; // do not free
+	OSString     *myTempString = NULL;// do not free
 	OSKextVersion newVersion = 0;
 	boolean_t updated = false;
 
@@ -4947,6 +3980,7 @@
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
 	if (newVersion > sExcludeListVersion) {
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(sExcludeListByID);
 		sExcludeListByID = OSDictionary::withDictionary(myTempDict, 0);
 		sExcludeListVersion = newVersion;
 		updated = true;
@@ -4959,21 +3993,12 @@
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Accessors
 #endif
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-const OSObject *
-OSKext::getBundleExecutable(void)
-{
-	return infoDict->getObject(kCFBundleExecutableKey);
-}
-
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 const OSSymbol *
 OSKext::getIdentifier(void)
 {
-	return bundleID.get();
+	return bundleID;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -5039,19 +4064,18 @@
 OSKext::getExecutable(void)
 {
 	OSData * result              = NULL;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> extractedExecutable;
+	OSData * extractedExecutable = NULL; // must release
+	OSData * mkextExecutableRef  = NULL;// do not release
 
 	if (flags.builtin) {
-		return sKernelKext->linkedExecutable.get();
+		return sKernelKext->linkedExecutable;
 	}
 
 	result = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(_kOSKextExecutableKey));
 	if (result) {
-		return result;
-	}
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
-	OSData * mkextExecutableRef  = NULL;        // do not release
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
 	mkextExecutableRef = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
 	    getPropertyForHostArch(_kOSKextMkextExecutableReferenceKey));
 
@@ -5082,17 +4106,19 @@
 		infoDict->removeObject(_kOSKextExecutableExternalDataKey);
 
 		if (extractedExecutable && extractedExecutable->getLength()) {
-			if (!setExecutable(extractedExecutable.get())) {
+			if (!setExecutable(extractedExecutable)) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
-			result = extractedExecutable.get();
+			result = extractedExecutable;
 		} else {
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
 
 finish:
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(extractedExecutable);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -5126,20 +4152,6 @@
 OSKext::isExecutable(void)
 {
 	return !isKernel() && !isInterface() && declaresExecutable();
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-bool
-OSKext::isSpecialKernelBinary(void)
-{
-#if CONFIG_SPTM
-	return (this->kmod_info) &&
-	       ((this->kmod_info->id == kOSKextSPTMLoadTag) ||
-	       (this->kmod_info->id == kOSKextTXMLoadTag));
-#else
-	return false;
-#endif
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -5158,14 +4170,9 @@
 OSKext::isLoadableInSafeBoot(void)
 {
 	bool       result   = false;
-	OSString * required = NULL;         // do not release
+	OSString * required = NULL; // do not release
 
 	if (isKernel()) {
-		result = true;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (isDriverKit()) {
 		result = true;
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -5247,7 +4254,7 @@
 		 * from that. Otherwise it's the full load size.
 		 */
 		if (kmod_info) {
-			*wiredSize = *loadSize - (uint32_t)kmod_info->hdr_size;
+			*wiredSize = *loadSize - kmod_info->hdr_size;
 		} else {
 			*wiredSize = *loadSize;
 		}
@@ -5259,11 +4266,11 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::copyUUID(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>          result;
-	OSData                     * theExecutable = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSData                     * result        = NULL;
+	OSData                     * theExecutable = NULL;// do not release
 	const kernel_mach_header_t * header;
 
 	/* An interface kext doesn't have a linked executable with an LC_UUID,
@@ -5271,6 +4278,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (interfaceUUID) {
 		result = interfaceUUID;
+		result->retain();
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -5279,13 +4287,18 @@
 	}
 
 	if (isDriverKit() && infoDict) {
-		return driverKitUUID;
+		if (driverKitUUID) {
+			driverKitUUID->retain();
+			return driverKitUUID;
+		} else {
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* For real kexts, try to get the UUID from the linked executable,
 	 * or if is hasn't been linked yet, the unrelocated executable.
 	 */
-	theExecutable = linkedExecutable.get();
+	theExecutable = linkedExecutable;
 	if (!theExecutable) {
 		theExecutable = getExecutable();
 	}
@@ -5303,7 +4316,7 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::copyTextUUID(void)
 {
 	if (flags.builtin) {
@@ -5314,10 +4327,10 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSData>
+OSData *
 OSKext::copyMachoUUID(const kernel_mach_header_t * header)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>                     result;
+	OSData                     * result        = NULL;
 	const struct load_command  * load_cmd      = NULL;
 	const struct uuid_command  * uuid_cmd      = NULL;
 	uint32_t                     i;
@@ -5336,7 +4349,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < header->ncmds; i++) {
 		if (load_cmd->cmd == LC_UUID) {
 			uuid_cmd = (struct uuid_command *)load_cmd;
-			result = OSData::withValue(uuid_cmd->uuid);
+			result = OSData::withBytes(uuid_cmd->uuid, sizeof(uuid_cmd->uuid));
 			goto finish;
 		}
 		load_cmd = (struct load_command *)((caddr_t)load_cmd + load_cmd->cmdsize);
@@ -5352,424 +4365,6 @@
 	if (!OSCompareAndSwapPtr(nullptr, uuid, &driverKitUUID)) {
 		OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid);
 	}
-}
-
-OSData *
-OSKext::getDextUniqueID(void)
-{
-	if (isDriverKit() && dextUniqueID != NULL) {
-		return dextUniqueID.get();
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * In case a DextUniqueID exists this function returns
- * an allocated char* with the hexadecimal represantition of
- * DextUniqueID.
- * The returned pinter needs to be freed with kfree_data, the
- * size of the allocated buffer is returned in size.
- */
-static const char *
-getDextUniqueIDCString(OSData *dextUniqueID, unsigned int *size)
-{
-	if (dextUniqueID != NULL) {
-		char *s_buffer = NULL;
-		unsigned int d_length = dextUniqueID->getLength();
-		/*
-		 * We are converting in hex, so for every byte we will have
-		 * 2 hex chars and one last \0.
-		 */
-		unsigned int s_length = d_length * 2 + 1;
-		s_buffer = (char *) kalloc_data(s_length, Z_WAITOK_ZERO);
-
-		char *uid = (char*) dextUniqueID->getBytesNoCopy();
-		int cpos = 0;
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < d_length && cpos < (s_length - 1); i++) {
-			int ret = snprintf(s_buffer + cpos, s_length - cpos - 1, "%02X", uid[i]);
-			if (ret <= 0) {
-				break;
-			}
-			cpos += ret;
-		}
-		*size = s_length;
-
-		return s_buffer;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * Atomically swaps the olddext with newdext.
- * olddext will be unloaded, so it might be freed
- * after this call unless it was previously retained.
- *
- * If newdext is NULL, this unloads olddext and does not perform an upgrade
- */
-void
-OSKext::replaceDextInternal(OSKext *olddext, OSKext *newdext)
-{
-	OSReturn result;
-	const OSSymbol * dextID = olddext->getIdentifier();
-	OSData * oldDextUniqueIdentifier = olddext->getDextUniqueID();
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray> new_personalities;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> kextIdentifier;
-	__assert_only bool lock_held = IORecursiveLockHaveLock(sKextLock);
-	assert(lock_held);
-
-	// The old dext will be unloaded and release dextID, so we need to retain dextID here
-	dextID->retain();
-
-	if (newdext != NULL) {
-		__assert_only bool eq = dextID->isEqualTo(newdext->getIdentifier());
-		assert(eq);
-	}
-
-	if (newdext != NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * Swap the catalog personalities.
-		 */
-		new_personalities = newdext->copyPersonalitiesArray();
-		olddext->updatePersonalitiesInCatalog(new_personalities.get());
-	}
-
-	if (NULL != oldDextUniqueIdentifier) {
-		oldDextUniqueIdentifier->retain();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Unload the dext.
-	 */
-	result = olddext->unload();
-	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		OSKextLog(NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Cannot unload dext for upgrade %s: %d\n",
-		    dextID->getCStringNoCopy(), result);
-	}
-
-	if (newdext != NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * Swap the dexts on the OSKext dictionary.
-		 * This might free the dext.
-		 */
-		sKextsByID->setObject(dextID, newdext);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Remove the old dext
-		 */
-		removeKext(olddext, true);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Inform userspace.
-	 */
-	if (newdext != NULL) {
-		result = notifyDextUpgrade(OSDynamicCast(OSString, dextID), newdext->getDextUniqueID());
-		if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-			OSKextLog(NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Cannot send upgrade notification for %s\n",
-			    dextID->getCStringNoCopy());
-		}
-	} else {
-		// notify dext removal
-		queueKextNotification(kKextRequestPredicateUnloadNotification,
-		    OSDynamicCast(OSString, dextID), oldDextUniqueIdentifier);
-	}
-
-	OSSafeReleaseNULL(dextID);
-	OSSafeReleaseNULL(oldDextUniqueIdentifier);
-}
-
-/*
- * To be called with sKextLock held.
- * NOTE: this could unload the olddext.
- */
-bool
-OSKext::upgradeDext(OSKext *olddext, OSKext *newdext)
-{
-	const char * dextIDCS = newdext->getIdentifierCString();
-	__assert_only bool old_isDext = olddext->isDriverKit();
-	__assert_only bool new_isDext = newdext->isDriverKit();
-	__assert_only bool lock_held = IORecursiveLockHaveLock(sKextLock);
-
-	assert(old_isDext && new_isDext);
-	assert(lock_held);
-
-	/*
-	 * New dext and old dext have the same ID.
-	 * We use this ID as key on the OSKext
-	 * dictionarys/arrays.
-	 */
-	const OSSymbol * dextID = newdext->getIdentifier();
-	__assert_only bool eq = dextID->isEqualTo(olddext->getIdentifier());
-	assert(eq);
-
-	/*
-	 * Set this OSKect as to update.
-	 * Note that this flags will never be removed once set.
-	 * When a OSKext is marked, it will be substitued by a new
-	 * OSKext, and every subsystem having a reference on this
-	 * OSKext need to know they have check if they can use
-	 * this OSKext or look for a new one.
-	 */
-	olddext->flags.dextToReplace = 1;
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if the current OSKext has any
-	 * userspace processes launched.
-	 * In this case we cannot upgrade and we have to
-	 * delay the upgrade until all processes
-	 * are done.
-	 */
-	if (olddext->dextLaunchedCount == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * Be sure that if there are no launched dexts, no
-		 * pending upgrades exist.
-		 * This is an error if it happens, as the decrement
-		 * should have removed the dext from sDriverKitToUpgradeByID
-		 * in case it reached 0.
-		 */
-		OSObject *pending_upgdare = sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->getObject(dextID);
-		if (pending_upgdare != NULL) {
-			OSKextLog(NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Pending upgrade found for %s but dextLaunchedCount is 0!\n",
-			    dextIDCS);
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		replaceDextInternal(olddext, newdext);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-out:
-
-	/*
-	 * Delay the upgrade.
-	 * Make the new dext available in sDriverKitToUpgradeByID.
-	 * In case there was already a pending upgrade, this will
-	 * overwrite it.
-	 */
-	sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->setObject(dextID, newdext);
-	return false;
-}
-
-/*
- * To be called with sKextLock held.
- * NOTE: this could unload the dext.
- */
-bool
-OSKext::removeDext(OSKext *dext)
-{
-	__assert_only bool dext_isDext = dext->isDriverKit();
-	__assert_only bool lock_held = IORecursiveLockHaveLock(sKextLock);
-	IOReturn result;
-
-	assert(dext_isDext);
-	assert(lock_held);
-
-	/*
-	 * Set this OSKext to be unloaded when all running instances exit.
-	 */
-	dext->flags.dextToReplace = 1;
-
-	result = gIOCatalogue->terminateDriversForModule(
-		dext->getIdentifierCString(), /* unload */ false, /* asynchronous */ true);
-	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		OSKextLog(dext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "%s services failed to terminate - 0x%x.",
-		    dext->getIdentifierCString(), result);
-	}
-
-	dext->removePersonalitiesFromCatalog();
-	sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->removeObject(dext->getIdentifier());
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if the current OSKext has any
-	 * userspace processes launched.
-	 * In this case we cannot unload and we have to
-	 * delay the unload until all processes
-	 * are done.
-	 */
-	if (dext->dextLaunchedCount == 0) {
-		replaceDextInternal(dext, NULL);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
-bool
-OSKext::incrementDextLaunchCount(OSKext *dext, OSData *dextUniqueIDToMatch)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-	__assert_only bool isDext = dext->isDriverKit();
-	assert(isDext);
-
-	const char * dextIDCS = dext->getIdentifierCString();
-	OSData *myDextUniqueID = dext->getDextUniqueID();
-
-	if (!myDextUniqueID || !dextUniqueIDToMatch) {
-		OSKextLog(dext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Cannot find dext UniqueID for %s, cannot increment dext launches\n",
-		    dextIDCS);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	unsigned int dextUniqueIDCStringSize = 0, dextUniqueIDToMatchCStringSize = 0;
-	const char *dextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(myDextUniqueID, &dextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	const char *dextUniqueIDToMatchCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(dextUniqueIDToMatch, &dextUniqueIDToMatchCStringSize);
-	assert(dextUniqueIDCString != NULL);
-	assert(dextUniqueIDToMatchCString != NULL);
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Check that the dext we are referencing is the same
-	 * looked for the match.
-	 */
-	if (myDextUniqueID->isEqualTo(dextUniqueIDToMatch)) {
-		if (dext->flags.dextToReplace == 0 || dext->dextLaunchedCount > 0) {
-			if (dext->dextLaunchedCount == kOSKextMaxDextLaunchedCount) {
-				OSKextLog(dext,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-				    "Too many dexts launched for %s UniqueID %s\n",
-				    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-			} else {
-				dext->dextLaunchedCount++;
-				ret = true;
-
-				OSKextLog(dext,
-				    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-				    "New dext launched for  %s UniqueID %s",
-				    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-			}
-		} else {
-			OSKextLog(dext,
-			    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Dext %s UniqueID %s requires update, cannot launch a new dext\n",
-			    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-		}
-	} else {
-		OSKextLog(dext,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Dext %s: UniqueID %s does not match UniqueID looked for %s, cannot launch a new dext\n",
-		    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString, dextUniqueIDToMatchCString);
-	}
-
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	if (dextUniqueIDCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(dextUniqueIDCString, dextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	}
-	if (dextUniqueIDToMatchCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(dextUniqueIDToMatchCString, dextUniqueIDToMatchCStringSize);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-bool
-OSKext::decrementDextLaunchCount(OSString *bundleID)
-{
-	bool ret = false;
-	const char * dextIDCS;
-	OSData *myDextUniqueID;
-	unsigned int dextUniqueIDCStringSize = 0;
-	const char * dextUniqueIDCString = NULL;
-	OSKext* dext = NULL;
-
-	if (!bundleID) {
-		return ret;
-	}
-	dextIDCS = bundleID->getCStringNoCopy();
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Look for the dext with the bundle it. This
-	 * call is triggered only if a previous increment was
-	 * performed. It means that the dext could have not
-	 * been upgraded as its dextLaunchedCount was at least 1.
-	 * Because of this it still needs to be available
-	 * in sKextsByID.
-	 */
-	dext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(dextIDCS));
-	if (!dext || !dext->isDriverKit()) {
-		OSKextLog(NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Cannot find dext for %s, cannot decrement dext launches\n",
-		    dextIDCS);
-
-		goto out_locked;
-	}
-
-	myDextUniqueID = dext->getDextUniqueID();
-	if (!myDextUniqueID) {
-		OSKextLog(dext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Cannot find dext UniqueID for %s, cannot decrement dext launches\n",
-		    dextIDCS);
-
-		goto out_locked;
-	}
-	dextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(myDextUniqueID, &dextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	assert(dextUniqueIDCString != NULL);
-
-	if (dext->dextLaunchedCount == 0) {
-		OSKextLog(dext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Over decrementing dext launch for %s UniqueID %s\n",
-		    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-
-		goto out_locked;
-	}
-
-	dext->dextLaunchedCount--;
-
-	OSKextLog(dext,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-	    "Dext terminated for %s UniqueID %s",
-	    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-
-	if (dext->dextLaunchedCount == 0 && dext->flags.dextToReplace == 1) {
-		/*
-		 * Find the upgraded dext.
-		 */
-		OSKext *newdext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->getObject(dextIDCS));
-		if (newdext) {
-			OSKextLog(dext,
-			    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Dext upgrade for %s UniqueID %s",
-			    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-			replaceDextInternal(dext, newdext);
-			/* NOTE dext could have been freed past this point */
-
-			sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->removeObject(dextIDCS);
-		} else {
-			OSKextLog(dext,
-			    kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Dext unload for %s UniqueID %s",
-			    dextIDCS, dextUniqueIDCString);
-			replaceDextInternal(dext, NULL);
-		}
-
-		ret = true;
-	}
-out_locked:
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	if (dextUniqueIDCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(dextUniqueIDCString, dextUniqueIDCStringSize);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -5805,17 +4400,16 @@
 #define ARCH_SEPARATOR_CHAR  '_'
 
 static char *
-makeHostArchKey(const char * key, size_t * keySizeOut)
+makeHostArchKey(const char * key, uint32_t * keySizeOut)
 {
 	char     * result = NULL;
-	size_t     keyLength = strlen(key);
-	size_t     keySize;
+	uint32_t   keyLength = strlen(key);
+	uint32_t   keySize;
 
 	/* Add 1 for the ARCH_SEPARATOR_CHAR, and 1 for the '\0'.
 	 */
-	keySize = 1 + 1 + keyLength + strlen(ARCHNAME);
-	result = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(keySize, Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
-
+	keySize = 1 + 1 + strlen(key) + strlen(ARCHNAME);
+	result = (char *)kalloc_tag(keySize, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 	if (!result) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -5835,7 +4429,7 @@
 OSKext::getPropertyForHostArch(const char * key)
 {
 	OSObject * result           = NULL;// do not release
-	size_t     hostArchKeySize  = 0;
+	uint32_t   hostArchKeySize  = 0;
 	char     * hostArchKey      = NULL;// must kfree
 
 	if (!key || !infoDict) {
@@ -5865,7 +4459,7 @@
 
 finish:
 	if (hostArchKey) {
-		kfree_data(hostArchKey, hostArchKeySize);
+		kfree(hostArchKey, hostArchKeySize);
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -5897,8 +4491,8 @@
 bool
 OSKext::isInExcludeList(void)
 {
-	OSString *      versionString           = NULL;        // do not release
-	char *          versionCString          = NULL;        // do not free
+	OSString *      versionString           = NULL;// do not release
+	char *          versionCString          = NULL;// do not free
 	size_t          i;
 	boolean_t       wantLessThan = false;
 	boolean_t       wantLessThanEqualTo = false;
@@ -5913,7 +4507,7 @@
 		/* look up by bundleID in our exclude list and if found get version
 		 * string (or strings) that we will not allow to load
 		 */
-		versionString = OSDynamicCast(OSString, sExcludeListByID->getObject(bundleID.get()));
+		versionString = OSDynamicCast(OSString, sExcludeListByID->getObject(bundleID));
 		if (versionString == NULL || versionString->getLength() > (sizeof(myBuffer) - 1)) {
 			isInExcludeList = false;
 		}
@@ -5985,52 +4579,6 @@
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
-* sNonLoadableKextsByID is a dictionary with keys / values of:
-*  key = bundleID string of kext we will not allow to load
-*  value = boolean (true == loadable, false == not loadable)
-*
-*  Only kexts which are in the AuxKC will be marked as "not loadble,"
-*  i.e., the value for the kext's bundleID will be false. All kexts in
-*  the primary and system KCs will always be marked as "loadable."
-*
-*  This list ultimately comes from kexts which have been uninstalled
-*  in user space by deleting the kext from disk, but which have not
-*  yet been removed from the AuxKC. Because the user could choose to
-*  re-install the exact same version of the kext, we need to keep
-*  a dictionary of boolean values so that user space only needs to
-*  keep a simple list of "uninstalled" or "missing" bundles. When
-*  a bundle is re-installed, the iokit daemon can use the
-*  AucKCBundleAvailable  predicate to set the individual kext's
-*  availability to true.
-*********************************************************************/
-bool
-OSKext::isLoadable(void)
-{
-	bool isLoadable = true;
-
-	if (kc_type != KCKindAuxiliary) {
-		/* this filtering only applies to kexts in the auxkc */
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	if (sNonLoadableKextsByID) {
-		/* look up by bundleID in our exclude list and if found get version
-		 * string (or strings) that we will not allow to load
-		 */
-		OSBoolean *loadableVal;
-		loadableVal = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean, sNonLoadableKextsByID->getObject(bundleID.get()));
-		if (loadableVal && !loadableVal->getValue()) {
-			isLoadable = false;
-		}
-	}
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	return isLoadable;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
 OSReturn
@@ -6043,45 +4591,20 @@
 	OSArray          * personalityNames)
 {
 	OSReturn   result         = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> kextIdentifier;
+	OSString * kextIdentifier = NULL; // must release
 
 	kextIdentifier = OSString::withCString(kextIdentifierCString);
 	if (!kextIdentifier) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	result = OSKext::loadKextWithIdentifier(kextIdentifier.get(),
+	result = OSKext::loadKextWithIdentifier(kextIdentifier,
 	    NULL /* kextRef */,
 	    allowDeferFlag, delayAutounloadFlag,
 	    startOpt, startMatchingOpt, personalityNames);
 
 finish:
-	return result;
-}
-
-OSReturn
-OSKext::loadKextWithIdentifier(
-	OSString          * kextIdentifier,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject>         &kextRef,
-	Boolean             allowDeferFlag,
-	Boolean             delayAutounloadFlag,
-	OSKextExcludeLevel  startOpt,
-	OSKextExcludeLevel  startMatchingOpt,
-	OSArray           * personalityNames)
-{
-	OSObject * kextRefRaw = NULL;
-	OSReturn result;
-
-	result = loadKextWithIdentifier(kextIdentifier,
-	    &kextRefRaw,
-	    allowDeferFlag,
-	    delayAutounloadFlag,
-	    startOpt,
-	    startMatchingOpt,
-	    personalityNames);
-	if ((kOSReturnSuccess == result) && kextRefRaw) {
-		kextRef.reset(kextRefRaw, OSNoRetain);
-	}
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextIdentifier);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -6099,9 +4622,9 @@
 {
 	OSReturn          result               = kOSReturnError;
 	OSReturn          pingResult           = kOSReturnError;
-	OSKext          * theKext              = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>   loadRequest;
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> kextIdentifierSymbol;
+	OSKext          * theKext              = NULL;// do not release
+	OSDictionary    * loadRequest          = NULL;// must release
+	const OSSymbol  * kextIdentifierSymbol = NULL;// must release
 
 	if (kextRef) {
 		*kextRef = NULL;
@@ -6141,23 +4664,23 @@
 		 * in sKernelRequests for this bundle identifier
 		 */
 		kextIdentifierSymbol = OSSymbol::withString(kextIdentifier);
-		if (!sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers->containsObject(kextIdentifierSymbol.get())) {
+		if (!sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers->containsObject(kextIdentifierSymbol)) {
 			result = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestLoad,
-			    loadRequest);
+			    &loadRequest);
 			if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
-			if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(loadRequest.get(),
+			if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(loadRequest,
 			    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier)) {
 				result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 				goto finish;
 			}
-			if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(loadRequest.get())) {
+			if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(loadRequest)) {
 				result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 				goto finish;
 			}
 
-			if (!sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers->setObject(kextIdentifierSymbol.get())) {
+			if (!sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers->setObject(kextIdentifierSymbol)) {
 				result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 				goto finish;
 			}
@@ -6169,12 +4692,12 @@
 			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
 		}
 
-		pingResult = OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+		pingResult = OSKext::pingKextd();
 		if (pingResult == kOSKextReturnDisabled) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    ((sPrelinkBoot) ? kOSKextLogDebugLevel : kOSKextLogErrorLevel) |
 			    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Kext %s might not load - " kIOKitDaemonName " is currently unavailable.",
+			    "Kext %s might not load - kextd is currently unavailable.",
 			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
 		}
 
@@ -6191,10 +4714,8 @@
 		    "Failed to load kext %s (error 0x%x).",
 		    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy(), (int)result);
 
-		if (theKext->kc_type == KCKindUnknown) {
-			OSKext::removeKext(theKext,
-			    /* terminateService/removePersonalities */ true);
-		}
+		OSKext::removeKext(theKext,
+		    /* terminateService/removePersonalities */ true);
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
@@ -6208,207 +4729,19 @@
 	}
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(loadRequest);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextIdentifierSymbol);
+
 	if ((kOSReturnSuccess == result) && kextRef) {
+		theKext->retain();
+		theKext->matchingRefCount++;
 		*kextRef = theKext;
-		theKext->matchingRefCount++;
-		theKext->retain();
 	}
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	return result;
 }
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::loadKextFromKC(OSKext *theKext, OSDictionary *requestDict)
-{
-	OSReturn  result = kOSReturnError;
-
-	OSBoolean *delayAutounloadBool     = NULL; // do not release
-	OSNumber  *startKextExcludeNum     = NULL; // do not release
-	OSNumber  *startMatchingExcludeNum = NULL; // do not release
-	OSArray   *personalityNames        = NULL; // do not release
-
-	/*
-	 * Default values for these options:
-	 *      regular autounload behavior
-	 *      start the kext
-	 *      send all personalities to the catalog
-	 */
-	Boolean            delayAutounload           = false;
-	OSKextExcludeLevel startKextExcludeLevel     = kOSKextExcludeNone;
-	OSKextExcludeLevel startMatchingExcludeLevel = kOSKextExcludeNone;
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-	    "Received kext KC load request from user space.");
-
-	/* Regardless of processing, the fact that we have gotten here means some
-	 * user-space program is up and talking to us, so we'll switch our kext
-	 * registration to reflect that.
-	 */
-	if (!sUserLoadsActive) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Switching to late startup (user-space) kext loading policy.");
-		sUserLoadsActive = true;
-	}
-
-	delayAutounloadBool = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentDelayAutounloadKey));
-	startKextExcludeNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentStartExcludeKey));
-	startMatchingExcludeNum = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentStartMatchingExcludeKey));
-	personalityNames = OSDynamicCast(OSArray,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentPersonalityNamesKey));
-
-	if (delayAutounloadBool) {
-		delayAutounload = delayAutounloadBool->getValue();
-	}
-	if (startKextExcludeNum) {
-		startKextExcludeLevel = startKextExcludeNum->unsigned8BitValue();
-	}
-	if (startMatchingExcludeNum) {
-		startMatchingExcludeLevel = startMatchingExcludeNum->unsigned8BitValue();
-	}
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-	    "Received request from user space to load KC kext %s.",
-	    theKext->getIdentifierCString());
-
-	/* this could be in the Auxiliary KC, so record the load request */
-	OSKext::recordIdentifierRequest(OSDynamicCast(OSString, theKext->getIdentifier()));
-
-	/*
-	 * Load the kext
-	 */
-	result = theKext->load(startKextExcludeLevel,
-	    startMatchingExcludeLevel, personalityNames);
-
-	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		OSKextLog(theKext,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Failed to load kext %s (error 0x%x).",
-		    theKext->getIdentifierCString(), (int)result);
-
-		OSKext::removeKext(theKext,
-		    /* terminateService/removePersonalities */ true);
-		goto finish;
-	} else {
-		OSKextLog(theKext,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Kext %s Loaded successfully from %s KC",
-		    theKext->getIdentifierCString(), theKext->getKCTypeString());
-	}
-
-	if (delayAutounload) {
-		OSKextLog(theKext,
-		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag | kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "Setting delayed autounload for %s.",
-		    theKext->getIdentifierCString());
-		theKext->flags.delayAutounload = 1;
-	}
-
-finish:
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::loadCodelessKext(OSString *kextIdentifier, OSDictionary *requestDict)
-{
-	OSReturn  result = kOSReturnError;
-	OSDictionary *anInfoDict = NULL; // do not release
-
-	anInfoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentCodelessInfoKey));
-	if (anInfoDict == NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Missing 'Codeless Kext Info' dictionary in codeless kext load request of %s.",
-		    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-	    "Received request from user space to load codeless kext %s.",
-	    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
-
-	{
-		// instantiate a new kext, and don't hold a reference
-		// (the kext subsystem will hold one implicitly)
-		OSKextInitResult ret;
-		OSSharedPtr<OSKext> newKext = OSKext::withCodelessInfo(anInfoDict, &ret);
-		if (!newKext) {
-			/*
-			 * We might have failed to create a new OSKext
-			 * because the old one should still be used.
-			 * Check if that is the case.
-			 */
-			if (ret != kOSKextInitFailure) {
-				result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Could not instantiate codeless kext.");
-			result = kOSKextReturnNotLoadable;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		if (!kextIdentifier->isEqualTo(newKext->getIdentifierCString())) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Codeless kext identifiers don't match '%s' != '%s'",
-			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy(), newKext->getIdentifierCString());
-
-			OSKext::removeKext(newKext.get(), false);
-			result = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-
-		/* Record the request for the codeless kext */
-		OSKext::recordIdentifierRequest(OSDynamicCast(OSString, newKext->getIdentifier()));
-
-		result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-		/* Send the kext's personalities to the IOCatalog. This is an explicit load. */
-		result = newKext->sendPersonalitiesToCatalog(true, NULL);
-	}
-
-finish:
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
@@ -6435,7 +4768,7 @@
 OSKext::recordIdentifierRequest(
 	OSString * kextIdentifier)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> kextIdentifierSymbol;
+	const OSSymbol * kextIdentifierSymbol = NULL; // must release
 	bool             fail                 = false;
 
 	if (!sAllKextLoadIdentifiers || !kextIdentifier) {
@@ -6450,8 +4783,8 @@
 	}
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	if (!sAllKextLoadIdentifiers->containsObject(kextIdentifierSymbol.get())) {
-		if (!sAllKextLoadIdentifiers->setObject(kextIdentifierSymbol.get())) {
+	if (!sAllKextLoadIdentifiers->containsObject(kextIdentifierSymbol)) {
+		if (!sAllKextLoadIdentifiers->setObject(kextIdentifierSymbol)) {
 			fail = true;
 		} else {
 			// xxx - need to find a way to associate this whole func w/the kext
@@ -6474,6 +4807,7 @@
 		    "Failed to record kext %s as a candidate for inclusion in prelinked kernel.",
 		    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
 	}
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextIdentifierSymbol);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -6486,11 +4820,12 @@
 	OSArray            * personalityNames)
 {
 	OSReturn             result                       = kOSReturnError;
+	kern_return_t        kxldResult;
 	OSKextExcludeLevel   dependenciesStartOpt         = startOpt;
 	OSKextExcludeLevel   dependenciesStartMatchingOpt = startMatchingOpt;
 	unsigned int         i, count;
 	Boolean              alreadyLoaded                = false;
-	OSKext             * lastLoadedKext               = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSKext             * lastLoadedKext               = NULL;
 
 	if (isInExcludeList()) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
@@ -6502,16 +4837,6 @@
 		result = kOSKextReturnNotLoadable;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	if (!isLoadable()) {
-		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogGeneralFlag |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Kext %s is not loadable",
-		    getIdentifierCString());
-
-		result = kOSKextReturnNotLoadable;
-		goto finish;
-	}
 
 	if (isLoaded()) {
 		alreadyLoaded = true;
@@ -6526,26 +4851,7 @@
 	}
 
 #if CONFIG_MACF
-	/*
-	 * On kxld and on embedded, only call into the MAC hook when on a
-	 * user thread, for access control over userspace kextloads.
-	 *
-	 * On non-kxld systems, additionally check the MAC hook for kexts in
-	 * the Pageable and Aux KCs, regardless of whether we are on a user
-	 * thread or not. This means on Apple silicon devices that the MAC
-	 * hook will only be useful to block 3rd party kexts loaded via
-	 * matching, and any kexts loaded from userspace kextloads.
-	 *
-	 * Note that this should _not_ be called on kexts loaded from the
-	 * kernel bootstrap thread as the kernel proc's cred struct is not
-	 * yet initialized! This won't happen on macOS because all the kexts
-	 * in the BootKC are self-contained and their kc_type = KCKindPrimary.
-	 */
-	if (current_task() != kernel_task
-#if XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX && !CONFIG_KXLD
-	    || (kc_type != KCKindPrimary && kc_type != KCKindUnknown)
-#endif
-	    ) {
+	if (current_task() != kernel_task) {
 		int                 macCheckResult      = 0;
 		kauth_cred_t        cred                = NULL;
 
@@ -6562,7 +4868,7 @@
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_MACF */
+#endif
 
 	if (!sLoadEnabled) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
@@ -6595,8 +4901,8 @@
 		 * AppleKextExcludeList.  Detect that special kext by bundle identifier and
 		 * load its metadata into the global data structures, if appropriate
 		 */
-		if (strcmp(getIdentifierCString(), kIOExcludeListBundleID) == 0) {
-			boolean_t updated = updateExcludeList(infoDict.get());
+		if (strcmp(getIdentifierCString(), "com.apple.driver.KextExcludeList") == 0) {
+			boolean_t updated = updateExcludeList(infoDict);
 			if (updated) {
 				OSKextLog(this,
 				    kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
@@ -6631,21 +4937,7 @@
 	    "Loading kext %s.",
 	    getIdentifierCString());
 
-#if !VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-	if (isPrelinked() == false) {
-		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Can't load kext %s - not in a kext collection.",
-		    getIdentifierCString());
-		result = kOSKextReturnDisabled;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-#endif /* defined(__x86_64__) */
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 	if (!sKxldContext) {
-		kern_return_t kxldResult;
 		kxldResult = kxld_create_context(&sKxldContext, &kern_allocate,
 		    &kxld_log_callback, /* Flags */ (KXLDFlags) 0,
 		    /* cputype */ 0, /* cpusubtype */ 0, /* page size */ 0);
@@ -6659,7 +4951,6 @@
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 	/* We only need to resolve dependencies once for the whole graph, but
 	 * resolveDependencies will just return if there's no work to do, so it's
@@ -6737,22 +5028,15 @@
 	// The kernel PRNG is not initialized when the first kext is
 	// loaded, so use early random
 	uuid_generate_early_random(instance_uuid);
-	account = IOMallocType(OSKextAccount);
-
+	account = IONew(OSKextAccount, 1);
+	if (!account) {
+		result = KERN_MEMORY_ERROR;
+		goto finish;
+	}
+	bzero(account, sizeof(*account));
 	account->loadTag = kmod_info->id;
 	account->site.refcount = 0;
 	account->site.flags = VM_TAG_KMOD;
-
-#if DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG
-	/* Setup the task reference group. */
-	(void)snprintf(account->task_refgrp_name, sizeof(account->task_refgrp_name),
-	    "task_%s", getIdentifierCString());
-	account->task_refgrp.grp_name = account->task_refgrp_name;
-	account->task_refgrp.grp_parent = &task_external_refgrp;
-	account->task_refgrp.grp_flags = OS_REFGRP_F_ALWAYS_ENABLED;
-	os_ref_log_init(&account->task_refgrp);
-#endif /* DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG */
-
 	account->kext = this;
 	if (gIOSurfaceIdentifier == bundleID) {
 		vm_tag_alloc(&account->site);
@@ -6853,12 +5137,11 @@
 		    getIdentifierCString());
 
 		queueKextNotification(kKextRequestPredicateLoadNotification,
-		    OSDynamicCast(OSString, bundleID.get()), getDextUniqueID());
+		    OSDynamicCast(OSString, bundleID));
 	}
 	return result;
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 *
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -6873,7 +5156,7 @@
 	}
 
 	size = 1 + strlen(string);
-	result = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(size, Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+	result = (char *)kalloc_tag(size, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 	if (!result) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -6883,7 +5166,6 @@
 finish:
 	return result;
 }
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *
@@ -6925,7 +5207,7 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 
 OSReturn
-OSKext::slidePrelinkedExecutable(bool doCoalescedSlides)
+OSKext::slidePrelinkedExecutable(bool doCoalesedSlides)
 {
 	OSReturn                       result           = kOSKextReturnBadData;
 	kernel_mach_header_t         * mh               = NULL;
@@ -6944,7 +5226,6 @@
 	uint32_t                       i                = 0;
 	int                            reloc_size;
 	vm_offset_t                    new_kextsize;
-	kc_format                    format             = KCFormatUnknown;
 
 	if (linkedExecutable == NULL || flags.builtin) {
 		result = kOSReturnSuccess;
@@ -6952,12 +5233,6 @@
 	}
 
 	mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
-	if (kernel_mach_header_is_in_fileset(mh)) {
-		// kexts in filesets are slid as part of collection sliding
-		result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
 	segmentSplitInfo = (struct linkedit_data_command *) getcommandfromheader(mh, LC_SEGMENT_SPLIT_INFO);
 
 	for (seg = firstsegfromheader(mh); seg != NULL; seg = nextsegfromheader(mh, seg)) {
@@ -6999,7 +5274,7 @@
 
 	symtab = (struct symtab_command *) getcommandfromheader(mh, LC_SYMTAB);
 
-	if (symtab != NULL && doCoalescedSlides == false) {
+	if (symtab != NULL && doCoalesedSlides == false) {
 		/* Some pseudo-kexts have symbol tables without segments.
 		 * Ignore them. */
 		if (symtab->nsyms > 0 && haveLinkeditBase) {
@@ -7022,7 +5297,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (dysymtab != NULL && doCoalescedSlides == false) {
+	if (dysymtab != NULL && doCoalesedSlides == false) {
 		if (dysymtab->nextrel > 0) {
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag |
@@ -7092,20 +5367,12 @@
 			 * For now, we do not free LINKEDIT for kexts with split segments.
 			 */
 			new_kextsize = round_page(kmod_info->size - reloc_size);
-			if (new_kextsize > UINT_MAX) {
-				OSKextLog(this,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag |
-				    kOSKextLogLinkFlag,
-				    "Kext %s: new kext size is too large.",
-				    getIdentifierCString());
-				goto finish;
-			}
 			if (((kmod_info->size - new_kextsize) > PAGE_SIZE) && (!segmentSplitInfo)) {
 				vm_offset_t     endofkext = kmod_info->address + kmod_info->size;
 				vm_offset_t     new_endofkext = kmod_info->address + new_kextsize;
 				vm_offset_t     endofrelocInfo = (vm_offset_t) (((uint8_t *)reloc) + reloc_size);
-				size_t          bytes_remaining = endofkext - endofrelocInfo;
-				OSSharedPtr<OSData>        new_osdata;
+				int             bytes_remaining = endofkext - endofrelocInfo;
+				OSData *        new_osdata = NULL;
 
 				/* fix up symbol offsets if they are after the dsymtab local relocs */
 				if (symtab) {
@@ -7131,28 +5398,19 @@
 				linkeditSeg->vmsize = round_page(linkeditSeg->vmsize - reloc_size);
 				linkeditSeg->filesize = linkeditSeg->vmsize;
 
-				new_osdata = OSData::withBytesNoCopy((void *)kmod_info->address, (unsigned int)new_kextsize);
+				new_osdata = OSData::withBytesNoCopy((void *)kmod_info->address, new_kextsize);
 				if (new_osdata) {
 					/* Fix up kmod info and linkedExecutable.
 					 */
 					kmod_info->size = new_kextsize;
-					/*
-					 * Fileset KCs are mapped as a whole by iBoot.
-					 * Individual kext executables should not be unmapped
-					 * by xnu.
-					 * Doing so may result in panics like rdar://85419651
-					 */
-					if (PE_get_kc_format(kc_type, &format) && (format == KCFormatFileset)) {
-						new_osdata->setDeallocFunction(NULL);
-					} else { // Not from a Fileset KC
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-						new_osdata->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
+					new_osdata->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
 #else
-						new_osdata->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
+					new_osdata->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
 #endif
-					}
 					linkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(NULL);
-					linkedExecutable = os::move(new_osdata);
+					linkedExecutable->release();
+					linkedExecutable = new_osdata;
 
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
 					kext_free(new_endofkext, (endofkext - new_endofkext));
@@ -7178,22 +5436,19 @@
 OSKext::loadExecutable()
 {
 	OSReturn              result             = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>  linkDependencies;
+	kern_return_t         kxldResult;
+	KXLDDependency     *  kxlddeps           = NULL;// must kfree
+	uint32_t              num_kxlddeps       = 0;
+	OSArray            *  linkDependencies   = NULL;// must release
+	uint32_t              numDirectDependencies   = 0;
 	uint32_t              num_kmod_refs      = 0;
-	OSData              * theExecutable      = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString            * versString         = NULL;        // do not release
-	const char          * versCString        = NULL;        // do not free
-	const char          * string             = NULL;        // do not free
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
+	struct mach_header ** kxldHeaderPtr      = NULL;// do not free
+	struct mach_header  * kxld_header        = NULL;// xxx - need to free here?
+	OSData              * theExecutable      = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString            * versString         = NULL;// do not release
+	const char          * versCString        = NULL;// do not free
+	const char          * string             = NULL;// do not free
 	unsigned int          i;
-	uint32_t              numDirectDependencies   = 0;
-	kern_return_t         kxldResult;
-	KXLDDependency     *  kxlddeps           = NULL;        // must kfree
-	uint32_t              num_kxlddeps       = 0;
-	struct mach_header ** kxldHeaderPtr      = NULL;        // do not free
-	struct mach_header  * kxld_header        = NULL;        // xxx - need to free here?
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 	/* We need the version string for a variety of bits below.
 	 */
@@ -7230,24 +5485,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-	if (flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode) {
-		/* Fixup the chains and slide the mach headers */
-		kernel_mach_header_t *mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-
-		if (i386_slide_individual_kext(mh, PE_get_kc_slide(kc_type)) != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-			result = kOSKextReturnValidation;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-#endif //(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-
 	if (isPrelinked()) {
 		goto register_kmod;
 	}
 
 	/* <rdar://problem/21444003> all callers must be entitled */
-	if (FALSE == IOCurrentTaskHasEntitlement(kOSKextCollectionManagementEntitlement)) {
+	if (FALSE == IOTaskHasEntitlement(current_task(), kOSKextManagementEntitlement)) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
 		    "Not entitled to link kext '%s'",
@@ -7271,20 +5514,19 @@
 	}
 
 	if (isInterface()) {
-		OSSharedPtr<OSData> executableCopy = OSData::withData(theExecutable);
-		if (executableCopy) {
-			setLinkedExecutable(executableCopy.get());
-		}
+		OSData *executableCopy = OSData::withData(theExecutable);
+		setLinkedExecutable(executableCopy);
+		executableCopy->release();
 		goto register_kmod;
 	}
 
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 	numDirectDependencies = getNumDependencies();
 
 	if (flags.hasBleedthrough) {
 		linkDependencies = dependencies;
+		linkDependencies->retain();
 	} else {
-		linkDependencies = OSArray::withArray(dependencies.get());
+		linkDependencies = OSArray::withArray(dependencies);
 		if (!linkDependencies) {
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -7297,7 +5539,7 @@
 		for (i = 0; i < numDirectDependencies; ++i) {
 			OSKext * dependencyKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext,
 			    dependencies->getObject(i));
-			dependencyKext->addBleedthroughDependencies(linkDependencies.get());
+			dependencyKext->addBleedthroughDependencies(linkDependencies);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -7311,7 +5553,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	kxlddeps = kalloc_type_tag(KXLDDependency, num_kxlddeps, Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+	kxlddeps = (KXLDDependency *)kalloc_tag(num_kxlddeps * sizeof(*kxlddeps), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 	if (!kxlddeps) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -7326,17 +5568,17 @@
 		OSKext * dependency = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, linkDependencies->getObject(i));
 
 		if (dependency->isInterface()) {
-			OSKext *interfaceTargetKext = NULL;        //do not release
-			OSData * interfaceTarget = NULL;        //do not release
+			OSKext *interfaceTargetKext = NULL;
+			OSData * interfaceTarget = NULL;
 
 			if (dependency->isKernelComponent()) {
 				interfaceTargetKext = sKernelKext;
-				interfaceTarget = sKernelKext->linkedExecutable.get();
+				interfaceTarget = sKernelKext->linkedExecutable;
 			} else {
 				interfaceTargetKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext,
 				    dependency->dependencies->getObject(0));
 
-				interfaceTarget = interfaceTargetKext->linkedExecutable.get();
+				interfaceTarget = interfaceTargetKext->linkedExecutable;
 			}
 
 			if (!interfaceTarget) {
@@ -7352,13 +5594,8 @@
 			kxlddeps[i].kext_size = interfaceTarget->getLength();
 			kxlddeps[i].kext_name = strdup(interfaceTargetKext->getIdentifierCString());
 
-			if (dependency->linkedExecutable != NULL) {
-				kxlddeps[i].interface = (u_char *) dependency->linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
-				kxlddeps[i].interface_size = dependency->linkedExecutable->getLength();
-			} else {
-				kxlddeps[i].interface = (u_char *) NULL;
-				kxlddeps[i].interface_size = 0;
-			}
+			kxlddeps[i].interface = (u_char *) dependency->linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
+			kxlddeps[i].interface_size = dependency->linkedExecutable->getLength();
 			kxlddeps[i].interface_name = strdup(dependency->getIdentifierCString());
 		} else {
 			kxlddeps[i].kext = (u_char *) dependency->linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
@@ -7415,20 +5652,12 @@
 	flush_dcache(kmod_info->address, kmod_info->size, false);
 	invalidate_icache(kmod_info->address, kmod_info->size, false);
 #endif
-
-#else // !CONFIG_KXLD
-	OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-	    "Refusing to link non-prelinked kext: %s (no kxld support)", getIdentifierCString());
-	result = kOSKextReturnLinkError;
-	goto finish;
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
-
 register_kmod:
 
 	if (isInterface()) {
 		/* Whip up a fake kmod_info entry for the interface kext.
 		 */
-		kmod_info = kalloc_type(kmod_info_t, (zalloc_flags_t)(Z_WAITOK | Z_ZERO));
+		kmod_info = (kmod_info_t *)kalloc_tag(sizeof(kmod_info_t), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 		if (!kmod_info) {
 			result = KERN_MEMORY_ERROR;
 			goto finish;
@@ -7436,6 +5665,8 @@
 
 		/* A pseudokext has almost nothing in its kmod_info struct.
 		 */
+		bzero(kmod_info, sizeof(kmod_info_t));
+
 		kmod_info->info_version = KMOD_INFO_VERSION;
 
 		/* An interface kext doesn't have a linkedExecutable, so save a
@@ -7446,7 +5677,7 @@
 	}
 
 	kmod_info->id = loadTag = sNextLoadTag++;
-	kmod_info->reference_count = 0;         // KMOD_DECL... sets it to -1 (invalid).
+	kmod_info->reference_count = 0; // KMOD_DECL... sets it to -1 (invalid).
 
 	/* Stamp the bundle ID and version from the OSKext over anything
 	 * resident inside the kmod_info.
@@ -7461,12 +5692,14 @@
 	 */
 	num_kmod_refs = getNumDependencies();
 	if (num_kmod_refs) {
-		kmod_info->reference_list = kalloc_type_tag(kmod_reference_t,
-		    num_kmod_refs, Z_WAITOK_ZERO, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+		kmod_info->reference_list = (kmod_reference_t *)kalloc_tag(
+			num_kmod_refs * sizeof(kmod_reference_t), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 		if (!kmod_info->reference_list) {
 			result = KERN_MEMORY_ERROR;
 			goto finish;
 		}
+		bzero(kmod_info->reference_list,
+		    num_kmod_refs * sizeof(kmod_reference_t));
 		for (uint32_t refIndex = 0; refIndex < num_kmod_refs; refIndex++) {
 			kmod_reference_t * ref = &(kmod_info->reference_list[refIndex]);
 			OSKext * refKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, dependencies->getObject(refIndex));
@@ -7477,36 +5710,6 @@
 				ref->next = kmod_info->reference_list + refIndex + 1;
 			}
 		}
-	}
-
-	if (kmod_info->hdr_size > UINT32_MAX) {
-		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-#if __LP64__
-		    "Kext %s header size is too large (%lu > UINT32_MAX).",
-#else
-		    "Kext %s header size is too large (%u > UINT32_MAX).",
-#endif
-		    kmod_info->name,
-		    kmod_info->hdr_size);
-		result = KERN_FAILURE;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (kmod_info->size > UINT32_MAX) {
-		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-#if __LP64__
-		    "Kext %s size is too large (%lu > UINT32_MAX).",
-#else
-		    "Kext %s size is too large (%u > UINT32_MAX).",
-#endif
-		    kmod_info->name,
-		    kmod_info->size);
-		result = KERN_FAILURE;
-		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	if (!isInterface() && linkedExecutable) {
@@ -7520,13 +5723,10 @@
 		    (unsigned)kmod_info->id);
 	}
 
-	/* VM protections and wiring for the Aux KC are done at collection loading time */
-	if (kc_type != KCKindAuxiliary || flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode) {
-		/* if prelinked and primary KC, VM protections are already set */
-		result = setVMAttributes(!isPrelinked() || flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode, true);
-		if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-			goto finish;
-		}
+	/* if prelinked, VM protections are already set */
+	result = setVMAttributes(!isPrelinked(), true);
+	if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 #if KASAN
@@ -7549,8 +5749,8 @@
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(linkDependencies);
+
 	/* Clear up locally allocated dependency info.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_kxlddeps; ++i) {
@@ -7558,17 +5758,16 @@
 
 		if (kxlddeps[i].kext_name) {
 			size = 1 + strlen(kxlddeps[i].kext_name);
-			kfree_data(kxlddeps[i].kext_name, size);
+			kfree(kxlddeps[i].kext_name, size);
 		}
 		if (kxlddeps[i].interface_name) {
 			size = 1 + strlen(kxlddeps[i].interface_name);
-			kfree_data(kxlddeps[i].interface_name, size);
+			kfree(kxlddeps[i].interface_name, size);
 		}
 	}
 	if (kxlddeps) {
-		kfree_type(KXLDDependency, num_kxlddeps, kxlddeps);
-	}
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
+		kfree(kxlddeps, (num_kxlddeps * sizeof(*kxlddeps)));
+	}
 
 	/* We no longer need the unrelocated executable (which the linker
 	 * has altered anyhow).
@@ -7583,60 +5782,20 @@
 		    getIdentifierCString());
 
 		if (kmod_info && kmod_info->reference_list) {
-			kfree_type(kmod_reference_t, num_kmod_refs,
-			    kmod_info->reference_list);
+			kfree(kmod_info->reference_list,
+			    num_kmod_refs * sizeof(kmod_reference_t));
 		}
 		if (isInterface()) {
-			kfree_type(kmod_info_t, kmod_info);
-			kmod_info = NULL;
-		}
-		if (kc_type == KCKindUnknown) {
-			kmod_info = NULL;
-			if (linkedExecutable) {
-				linkedExecutable.reset();
-			}
+			kfree(kmod_info, sizeof(kmod_info_t));
+		}
+		kmod_info = NULL;
+		if (linkedExecutable) {
+			linkedExecutable->release();
+			linkedExecutable = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return result;
-}
-
-/* static */
-void
-OSKext::jettisonFileSetLinkeditSegment(kernel_mach_header_t *mh)
-{
-	kernel_segment_command_t *linkeditseg = NULL;
-
-	linkeditseg = getsegbynamefromheader(mh, SEG_LINKEDIT);
-	if (linkeditseg == NULL) {
-		panic("FileSet booted with no Linkedit segment");
-	}
-
-#if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-	/* BootKC on x86_64 is not vm mapped */
-	ml_static_mfree(linkeditseg->vmaddr, linkeditseg->vmsize);
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "Jettisoning fileset Linkedit segments from vmaddr %llx with size %llu",
-	    linkeditseg->vmaddr, linkeditseg->vmsize);
-#else
-	/* BootKC on arm64 is not vm mapped, but is slid */
-#if !CONFIG_SPTM
-	vm_offset_t linkedit_vmaddr = ml_static_ptovirt((vm_offset_t)(linkeditseg->vmaddr - gVirtBase + gPhysBase));
-#else
-	vm_offset_t linkedit_vmaddr = linkeditseg->vmaddr;
-#endif
-
-	ml_static_mfree(linkedit_vmaddr, (vm_size_t)linkeditseg->vmsize);
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "Jettisoning fileset Linkedit segments from vmaddr %llx with size %llu",
-	    (unsigned long long)linkedit_vmaddr, (unsigned long long)linkeditseg->vmsize);
-#endif /* VM_MAPPED_KEXTS */
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -7652,12 +5811,7 @@
 	kernel_segment_command_t * linkedit = NULL;
 	vm_offset_t                start;
 	vm_size_t                  linkeditsize, kextsize;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        data;
-	kc_format                format    = KCFormatUnknown;
-
-	if (isInFileset()) {
-		return;
-	}
+	OSData                   * data = NULL;
 
 #if NO_KEXTD
 	/* We can free symbol tables for all embedded kexts because we don't
@@ -7690,10 +5844,7 @@
 	kextsize = kmod_info->size - linkeditsize;
 	start = linkedit->vmaddr;
 
-	if (kextsize > UINT_MAX) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	data = OSData::withBytesNoCopy((void *)kmod_info->address, (unsigned int)kextsize);
+	data = OSData::withBytesNoCopy((void *)kmod_info->address, kextsize);
 	if (!data) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -7702,22 +5853,14 @@
 	 */
 	kmod_info->size = kextsize;
 
-	/*
-	 * Fileset KCs are mapped as a whole by iBoot.
-	 * Individual kext executables should not be unmapped by xnu
-	 * Doing so may result in panics like rdar://85419651
-	 */
-	if (PE_get_kc_format(kc_type, &format) && (format == KCFormatFileset)) {
-		data->setDeallocFunction(NULL);
-	} else { // Not from a Fileset KC
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-		data->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
+	data->setDeallocFunction(osdata_kext_free);
 #else
-		data->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
+	data->setDeallocFunction(osdata_phys_free);
 #endif
-	}
 	linkedExecutable->setDeallocFunction(NULL);
-	linkedExecutable = os::move(data);
+	linkedExecutable->release();
+	linkedExecutable = data;
 	flags.jettisonLinkeditSeg = 1;
 
 	/* Free the linkedit segment.
@@ -7750,10 +5893,6 @@
 		return;
 	}
 	mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-
-	if (isInFileset()) {
-		return;
-	}
 
 	dataSeg = getsegbynamefromheader(mh, SEG_DATA);
 	if (dataSeg == NULL) {
@@ -7804,7 +5943,8 @@
 		    "that already has one (%s).\n",
 		    getIdentifierCString());
 	}
-	linkedExecutable.reset(anExecutable, OSRetain);
+	linkedExecutable = anExecutable;
+	linkedExecutable->retain();
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -7823,7 +5963,7 @@
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		OSKext   * thisKext     = NULL;        // do not release
+		OSKext   * thisKext     = NULL;// do not release
 
 		thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedKexts->getObject(i));
 		if (!thisKext || !thisKext->isExecutable()) {
@@ -7854,20 +5994,6 @@
 	if (!flags.dtraceInitialized && (dtrace_modload != NULL)) {
 		uint32_t modflag = 0;
 		OSObject * forceInit = getPropertyForHostArch("OSBundleForceDTraceInit");
-
-		if (!sKeepSymbols && kc_type == KCKindPrimary) {
-			if (forceInit == kOSBooleanTrue) {
-				OSKextLog(this,
-				    kOSKextLogBasicLevel |
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-				    "Ignoring OSBundleForceDTraceInit for Boot KC Kext %s",
-				    getIdentifierCString());
-				forceInit = kOSBooleanFalse;
-			}
-			/* Linkedit segment of the Boot KC is gone, make sure fbt_provide_module don't use kernel symbols */
-			modflag |= KMOD_DTRACE_NO_KERNEL_SYMS;
-		}
-
 		if (forceInit == kOSBooleanTrue) {
 			modflag |= KMOD_DTRACE_FORCE_INIT;
 		}
@@ -7905,40 +6031,34 @@
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__)
 static inline kern_return_t
 OSKext_protect(
-	kernel_mach_header_t *kext_mh,
 	vm_map_t   map,
 	vm_map_offset_t    start,
-	vm_map_size_t      size,
+	vm_map_offset_t    end,
 	vm_prot_t  new_prot,
-	boolean_t  set_max,
-	kc_kind_t  kc_type)
-{
-	vm_map_offset_t    end = start + size;
-
-#pragma unused(kext_mh,map,kc_type)
-	assert(map == kernel_map);         // we can handle KEXTs arising from the PRELINK segment and no others
+	boolean_t  set_max)
+{
+#pragma unused(map)
+	assert(map == kernel_map); // we can handle KEXTs arising from the PRELINK segment and no others
 	assert(start <= end);
 	if (start >= end) {
-		return KERN_SUCCESS;         // Punt segments of length zero (e.g., headers) or less (i.e., blunders)
+		return KERN_SUCCESS; // Punt segments of length zero (e.g., headers) or less (i.e., blunders)
 	} else if (set_max) {
-		return KERN_SUCCESS;         // Punt set_max, as there's no mechanism to record that state
+		return KERN_SUCCESS; // Punt set_max, as there's no mechanism to record that state
 	} else {
-		return ml_static_protect(start, size, new_prot);
+		return ml_static_protect(start, end - start, new_prot);
 	}
 }
 
 static inline kern_return_t
 OSKext_wire(
-	kernel_mach_header_t *kext_mh,
 	vm_map_t   map,
 	vm_map_offset_t    start,
 	vm_map_offset_t    end,
 	vm_prot_t  access_type,
-	boolean_t       user_wire,
-	kc_kind_t       kc_type)
-{
-#pragma unused(kext_mh,map,start,end,access_type,user_wire,kc_type)
-	return KERN_SUCCESS;         // No-op as PRELINK kexts are cemented into physical memory at boot
+	boolean_t       user_wire)
+{
+#pragma unused(map,start,end,access_type,user_wire)
+	return KERN_SUCCESS; // No-op as PRELINK kexts are cemented into physical memory at boot
 }
 #else
 #error Unrecognized architecture
@@ -7946,43 +6066,26 @@
 #else
 static inline kern_return_t
 OSKext_protect(
-	kernel_mach_header_t *kext_mh,
 	vm_map_t   map,
 	vm_map_offset_t    start,
-	vm_map_size_t      size,
+	vm_map_offset_t    end,
 	vm_prot_t  new_prot,
-	boolean_t  set_max,
-	kc_kind_t  kc_type)
-{
-	vm_map_offset_t    end = start + size;
-
-	if (start == end) {         // 10538581
+	boolean_t  set_max)
+{
+	if (start == end) { // 10538581
 		return KERN_SUCCESS;
 	}
-	if (kernel_mach_header_is_in_fileset(kext_mh) && kc_type == KCKindPrimary) {
-		/*
-		 * XXX: This will probably need to be different for AuxKC and
-		 * pageableKC!
-		 */
-		return ml_static_protect(start, size, new_prot);
-	}
-	return mach_vm_protect(map, start, size, set_max, new_prot);
+	return vm_map_protect(map, start, end, new_prot, set_max);
 }
 
 static inline kern_return_t
 OSKext_wire(
-	kernel_mach_header_t *kext_mh,
 	vm_map_t   map,
 	vm_map_offset_t    start,
 	vm_map_offset_t    end,
 	vm_prot_t  access_type,
-	boolean_t       user_wire,
-	kc_kind_t       kc_type)
-{
-	if (kernel_mach_header_is_in_fileset(kext_mh) && kc_type == KCKindPrimary) {
-		/* TODO: we may need to hook this for the pageableKC */
-		return KERN_SUCCESS;
-	}
+	boolean_t       user_wire)
+{
 	return vm_map_wire_kernel(map, start, end, access_type, VM_KERN_MEMORY_KEXT, user_wire);
 }
 #endif
@@ -7992,11 +6095,8 @@
 {
 	vm_map_t                    kext_map        = NULL;
 	kernel_segment_command_t  * seg             = NULL;
-	vm_map_offset_t             start_protect   = 0;
-	vm_map_offset_t             start_wire      = 0;
-	vm_map_offset_t             end_protect     = 0;
-	vm_map_size_t               size_protect    = 0;
-	vm_map_offset_t             end_wire        = 0;
+	vm_map_offset_t             start           = 0;
+	vm_map_offset_t             end             = 0;
 	OSReturn                    result          = kOSReturnError;
 
 	if (isInterface() || !declaresExecutable() || flags.builtin) {
@@ -8023,18 +6123,11 @@
 		result = KERN_SUCCESS;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-
-	if (isInFileset() && kc_type != KCKindPageable) {
-		// kexts in filesets have protections setup as part of collection loading
-		result = KERN_SUCCESS;
-		goto finish;
-	}
 #endif
 
 	/* Protect the headers as read-only; they do not need to be wired */
-	result = (protect) ? OSKext_protect((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address,
-	    kext_map, kmod_info->address,
-	    kmod_info->hdr_size, VM_PROT_READ, TRUE, kc_type)
+	result = (protect) ? OSKext_protect(kext_map, kmod_info->address,
+	    kmod_info->address + kmod_info->hdr_size, VM_PROT_READ, TRUE)
 	    : KERN_SUCCESS;
 	if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -8049,36 +6142,11 @@
 		assert((seg->vmsize & PAGE_MASK) == 0);
 #endif
 
-		/*
-		 * For the non page aligned segments, the range calculation for protection
-		 * and wiring differ as follows:
-		 *
-		 * Protection: The non page aligned data at the start or at the end of the
-		 * segment is excluded from the protection. This exclusion is needed to make
-		 * sure OSKext_protect is not called twice on same page, if the page is shared
-		 * between two segments.
-		 *
-		 * Wiring: The non page aligned data at the start or at the end of the
-		 * segment is included in the wiring range, this inclusion is needed to make sure
-		 * all the data of the segment is wired.
-		 */
-		start_protect = round_page(seg->vmaddr);
-		end_protect = trunc_page(seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize);
-		size_protect = end_protect - start_protect;
-
-		start_wire = trunc_page(seg->vmaddr);
-		end_wire = round_page(seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize);
-
-		/*
-		 * Linkedit and Linkinfo for the Pageable KC and the Aux KC are shared
-		 * across kexts and data from kexts is not page aligned
-		 */
-		if (protect && (end_protect > start_protect) &&
-		    ((strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0 &&
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKINFO, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0) ||
-		    (kc_type != KCKindPageable && kc_type != KCKindAuxiliary))) {
-			result = OSKext_protect((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address,
-			    kext_map, start_protect, size_protect, seg->maxprot, TRUE, kc_type);
+		start = round_page(seg->vmaddr);
+		end = trunc_page(seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize);
+
+		if (protect) {
+			result = OSKext_protect(kext_map, start, end, seg->maxprot, TRUE);
 			if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 				OSKextLog(this,
 				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -8089,8 +6157,7 @@
 				goto finish;
 			}
 
-			result = OSKext_protect((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address,
-			    kext_map, start_protect, size_protect, seg->initprot, FALSE, kc_type);
+			result = OSKext_protect(kext_map, start, end, seg->initprot, FALSE);
 			if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 				OSKextLog(this,
 				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -8103,8 +6170,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (segmentShouldBeWired(seg) && wire) {
-			result = OSKext_wire((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address,
-			    kext_map, start_wire, end_wire, seg->initprot, FALSE, kc_type);
+			result = OSKext_wire(kext_map, start, end, seg->initprot, FALSE);
 			if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
@@ -8122,8 +6188,7 @@
 boolean_t
 OSKext::segmentShouldBeWired(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
 {
-	return sKeepSymbols || (strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) &&
-	       strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKINFO, sizeof(seg->segname)));
+	return sKeepSymbols || strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname));
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -8139,11 +6204,8 @@
 	mach_vm_address_t                     address     = 0;
 	mach_vm_size_t                        size        = 0;
 	uint32_t                              depth       = 0;
-	uint64_t                              kext_segbase = 0;
-	uint64_t                              kext_segsize = 0;
 	mach_msg_type_number_t                count;
 	vm_region_submap_short_info_data_64_t info;
-	uintptr_t                             kext_slide = PE_get_kc_slide(kc_type);
 
 	if (flags.builtin) {
 		return kOSReturnSuccess;
@@ -8185,16 +6247,10 @@
 
 	kext_map = kext_get_vm_map(kmod_info);
 	depth = (kernel_map == kext_map) ? 1 : 2;
-	if (isInFileset()) {
-#if defined(HAS_APPLE_PAC)
-		address = (mach_vm_address_t)ptrauth_auth_data((void*)address, ptrauth_key_function_pointer, 0);
-#endif /* defined(HAS_APPLE_PAC) */
-	}
 
 	/* Verify that the start/stop function lies within the kext's address range.
 	 */
-	if (getcommandfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address, LC_SEGMENT_SPLIT_INFO) ||
-	    isInFileset()) {
+	if (getcommandfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address, LC_SEGMENT_SPLIT_INFO)) {
 		/* This will likely be how we deal with split kexts; walk the segments to
 		 * check that the function lies inside one of the segments of this kext.
 		 */
@@ -8202,8 +6258,6 @@
 		    seg != NULL;
 		    seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address, seg)) {
 			if ((address >= seg->vmaddr) && address < (seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize)) {
-				kext_segbase = seg->vmaddr;
-				kext_segsize = seg->vmsize;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -8217,8 +6271,8 @@
 			    getIdentifierCString(),
 			    whichOp,
 			    whichOp,
-			    (void *)(((uintptr_t)address) - kext_slide),
-			    (void *)(((uintptr_t)kmod_info->address) - kext_slide));
+			    (void *)ml_static_unslide(address),
+			    (void *)ml_static_unslide(kmod_info->address));
 			result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -8235,9 +6289,9 @@
 			    getIdentifierCString(),
 			    whichOp,
 			    whichOp,
-			    (void *)(((uintptr_t)address) - kext_slide),
-			    (void *)(((uintptr_t)kmod_info->address) - kext_slide),
-			    (void *)((((uintptr_t)kmod_info->address) - kext_slide) + kmod_info->size));
+			    (void *)ml_static_unslide(address),
+			    (void *)ml_static_unslide(kmod_info->address),
+			    (void *)(ml_static_unslide(kmod_info->address) + kmod_info->size));
 			result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -8248,44 +6302,23 @@
 	 * we'll likely have panicked well before any attempt to stop the kext.
 	 */
 	if (startFlag) {
-		if (!isInFileset() || kc_type != KCKindPrimary) {
-			/*
-			 * Verify that the start/stop function is executable.
-			 */
-			kern_result = mach_vm_region_recurse(kernel_map, &address, &size, &depth,
-			    (vm_region_recurse_info_t)&info, &count);
-			if (kern_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-				OSKextLog(this,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-				    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-				    "Kext %s - bad %s pointer %p.",
-				    getIdentifierCString(),
-				    whichOp, (void *)ml_static_unslide(address));
-				result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * Since kexts loaded from the primary KC are held in memory
-			 * allocated by efiboot, we cannot use mach_vm_region_recurse() to
-			 * discover that memory's protection flags.  Instead, we need to
-			 * get that information from the kernel pmap itself.  Above, we
-			 * (potentially) saved the size of the segment in which the address
-			 * in question was located.  If we have a non-zero size, verify
-			 * that all pages in the (address, address + kext_segsize) range
-			 * are marked executable.  If we somehow did not record the size
-			 * (or the base) just verify the single page that includes the address.
-			 */
-			if (kext_segbase == 0 || kext_segsize == 0) {
-				kext_segbase = address & ~(uint64_t)PAGE_MASK;
-				kext_segsize = PAGE_SIZE;
-			}
+		/* Verify that the start/stop function is executable.
+		 */
+		kern_result = mach_vm_region_recurse(kernel_map, &address, &size, &depth,
+		    (vm_region_recurse_info_t)&info, &count);
+		if (kern_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+			OSKextLog(this,
+			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
+			    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
+			    "Kext %s - bad %s pointer %p.",
+			    getIdentifierCString(),
+			    whichOp, (void *)ml_static_unslide(address));
+			result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
+			goto finish;
 		}
 
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-		if (((!isInFileset() || kc_type != KCKindPrimary) && !(info.protection & VM_PROT_EXECUTE)) ||
-		    ((isInFileset() && kc_type == KCKindPrimary) &&
-		    ml_static_verify_page_protections(kext_segbase, kext_segsize, VM_PROT_EXECUTE) != KERN_SUCCESS)) {
+		if (!(info.protection & VM_PROT_EXECUTE)) {
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
@@ -8321,10 +6354,6 @@
 OSKext::verifySegmentMapping(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
 {
 	mach_vm_address_t address = 0;
-
-	if (seg->vmsize > UINT32_MAX) {
-		return false;
-	}
 
 	if (!segmentShouldBeWired(seg)) {
 		return true;
@@ -8357,7 +6386,7 @@
 	struct firehose_trace_uuid_info_s   uuid_info_s;
 	firehose_trace_uuid_info_t          uuid_info = &uuid_info_s;
 	size_t                              uuid_info_len = sizeof(struct firehose_trace_uuid_info_s);
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>                 uuid_data;
+	OSData                              *uuid_data;
 
 	stamp = firehose_tracepoint_time(firehose_activity_flags_default);
 	trace_id.ftid_value = FIREHOSE_TRACE_ID_MAKE(firehose_tracepoint_namespace_metadata, _firehose_tracepoint_type_metadata_kext, (firehose_tracepoint_flags_t)0, code);
@@ -8365,6 +6394,7 @@
 	uuid_data = aKext->copyTextUUID();
 	if (uuid_data) {
 		memcpy(uuid_info->ftui_uuid, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(uuid_info->ftui_uuid));
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid_data);
 	}
 
 	uuid_info->ftui_size    = size;
@@ -8373,7 +6403,7 @@
 	} else {
 		uuid_info->ftui_address = ml_static_unslide(address);
 	}
-	os_log_encoded_metadata(trace_id, stamp, uuid_info, uuid_info_len);
+	firehose_trace_metadata(firehose_stream_metadata, trace_id, stamp, uuid_info, uuid_info_len);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -8457,7 +6487,7 @@
 				    "Not starting %s - dependency %s not started yet.",
 				    getIdentifierCString(),
 				    dependency->getIdentifierCString());
-				result = kOSKextReturnStartStopError;         // xxx - make new return?
+				result = kOSKextReturnStartStopError; // xxx - make new return?
 				goto finish;
 			}
 		}
@@ -8497,7 +6527,7 @@
 			/* result not actually used */ kOSKextReturnStartStopError,
 			/* invokeFlag */ false);
 		OSKextLog(this,
-		    kOSKextLogWarningLevel |
+		    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
 		    "Kext %s did not start (return code 0x%x).",
 		    getIdentifierCString(), result);
@@ -8516,14 +6546,14 @@
 	bool       checkClassesFlag)
 {
 	bool     result = false;
-	OSKext * aKext  = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSKext * aKext  = NULL;// do not release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
 	aKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(kextIdentifier));
 
 	if (!aKext) {
-		goto finish;         // can't unload what's not loaded
+		goto finish; // can't unload what's not loaded
 	}
 
 	if (aKext->isLoaded()) {
@@ -8648,7 +6678,6 @@
 	unsigned int    index;
 	uint32_t        num_kmod_refs = 0;
 	OSKextAccount * freeAccount;
-	bool            in_fileset = false;
 
 	if (!sUnloadEnabled) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
@@ -8661,10 +6690,6 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	// cache this result so we don't need to access the kmod_info after
-	// it's been potentially free'd
-	in_fileset = isInFileset();
-
 	/* Refuse to unload if we have clients or instances. It is up to
 	 * the caller to make sure those aren't true.
 	 */
@@ -8673,14 +6698,14 @@
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
-		    "Can't unload kext %s; outstanding references %d (linkage or tracking object).",
-		    getIdentifierCString(), getRetainCount());
+		    "Can't unload kext %s; outstanding references (linkage or tracking object).",
+		    getIdentifierCString());
 		result = kOSKextReturnInUse;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	if (isDriverKit()) {
-		index = sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(this, 0);
+		index = sLoadedKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(this, 0);
 		if (index != (unsigned int)-1) {
 			sLoadedDriverKitKexts->removeObject(index);
 			OSKextLogKextInfo(this, loadTag, 1, firehose_tracepoint_code_unload);
@@ -8698,7 +6723,7 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	if (metaClasses && !OSMetaClass::removeClasses(metaClasses.get())) {
+	if (metaClasses && !OSMetaClass::removeClasses(metaClasses)) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
 		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogLoadFlag | kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag,
@@ -8785,7 +6810,7 @@
 				    sLoadedKexts->getObject(index - 1));
 
 				nextKext->kmod_info->next = gapKext->kmod_info;
-			} else {         /* index == 0 */
+			} else { /* index == 0 */
 				nextKext->kmod_info->next = NULL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -8794,7 +6819,7 @@
 		if (lastKext && !lastKext->isKernel()) {
 			kmod = lastKext->kmod_info;
 		} else {
-			kmod = NULL;         // clear the global kmod variable
+			kmod = NULL; // clear the global kmod variable
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -8808,8 +6833,8 @@
 			kmod_reference_t * ref = &(kmod_info->reference_list[refIndex]);
 			ref->info->reference_count--;
 		}
-		kfree_type(kmod_reference_t, num_kmod_refs,
-		    kmod_info->reference_list);
+		kfree(kmod_info->reference_list,
+		    num_kmod_refs * sizeof(kmod_reference_t));
 	}
 
 #if CONFIG_DTRACE
@@ -8819,22 +6844,16 @@
 	notifyKextUnloadObservers(this);
 
 	freeAccount = NULL;
-	lck_ticket_lock(sKextAccountsLock, sKextAccountsLockGrp);
+	IOSimpleLockLock(sKextAccountsLock);
 	account->kext = NULL;
 	if (account->site.tag) {
 		account->site.flags |= VM_TAG_UNLOAD;
 	} else {
 		freeAccount = account;
 	}
-
-#if DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG
-	assertf(account->task_refgrp.grp_count == 0,
-	    "unloading a kext with active task references");
-#endif /* DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG */
-
-	lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
+	IOSimpleLockUnlock(sKextAccountsLock);
 	if (freeAccount) {
-		IOFreeType(freeAccount, OSKextAccount);
+		IODelete(freeAccount, OSKextAccount, 1);
 	}
 
 	/* Unwire and free the linked executable.
@@ -8845,7 +6864,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-		if (!isInterface() && (!in_fileset || flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode)) {
+		if (!isInterface()) {
 			kernel_segment_command_t *seg = NULL;
 			vm_map_t kext_map = kext_get_vm_map(kmod_info);
 
@@ -8868,11 +6887,8 @@
 			seg = firstsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address);
 			while (seg) {
 				if (segmentShouldBeWired(seg)) {
-					vm_map_offset_t start_wire = trunc_page(seg->vmaddr);
-					vm_map_offset_t end_wire = round_page(seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize);
-
-					result = vm_map_unwire(kext_map, start_wire,
-					    end_wire, FALSE);
+					result = vm_map_unwire(kext_map, seg->vmaddr,
+					    seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize, FALSE);
 					if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 						OSKextLog(this,
 						    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -8886,43 +6902,19 @@
 
 				seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *) kmod_info->address, seg);
 			}
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-			if (in_fileset && flags.resetSegmentsFromVnode) {
-				IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-				resetKCFileSetSegments();
-				IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-			}
-#endif // (__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-		}
-#endif /* VM_MAPPED_KEXTS */
-		if (flags.resetSegmentsFromImmutableCopy) {
-			result = resetMutableSegments();
-			if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-				OSKextLog(this,
-				    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-				    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-				    "Failed to reset kext %s.",
-				    getIdentifierCString());
-				result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-		}
-		if (kc_type == KCKindUnknown) {
-			linkedExecutable.reset();
-		}
+		}
+#endif
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(linkedExecutable);
 	}
 
 	/* An interface kext has a fake kmod_info that was allocated,
 	 * so we have to free it.
 	 */
 	if (isInterface()) {
-		kfree_type(kmod_info_t, kmod_info);
-		kmod_info = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!in_fileset) {
-		kmod_info = NULL;
-	}
+		kfree(kmod_info, sizeof(kmod_info_t));
+	}
+
+	kmod_info = NULL;
 
 	flags.loaded = false;
 	flushDependencies();
@@ -8933,10 +6925,10 @@
 	 * kernel cache.  9055303
 	 */
 	if (isPrelinked()) {
-		if (!_OSKextInUnloadedPrelinkedKexts(bundleID.get())) {
+		if (!_OSKextInUnloadedPrelinkedKexts(bundleID)) {
 			IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 			if (sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts) {
-				sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts->setObject(bundleID.get());
+				sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts->setObject(bundleID);
 			}
 			IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 		}
@@ -8947,7 +6939,7 @@
 	    "Kext %s unloaded.", getIdentifierCString());
 
 	queueKextNotification(kKextRequestPredicateUnloadNotification,
-	    OSDynamicCast(OSString, bundleID.get()), getDextUniqueID());
+	    OSDynamicCast(OSString, bundleID));
 
 finish:
 	OSKext::saveLoadedKextPanicList();
@@ -8964,11 +6956,10 @@
 OSReturn
 OSKext::queueKextNotification(
 	const char * notificationName,
-	OSString   * kextIdentifier,
-	OSData     * dextUniqueIdentifier)
+	OSString   * kextIdentifier)
 {
 	OSReturn          result               = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>    loadRequest;
+	OSDictionary    * loadRequest          = NULL;// must release
 
 	if (!kextIdentifier) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
@@ -8978,42 +6969,35 @@
 	/* Create a new request unless one is already sitting
 	 * in sKernelRequests for this bundle identifier
 	 */
-	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(notificationName, loadRequest);
+	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(notificationName, &loadRequest);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(loadRequest.get(),
+	if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(loadRequest,
 	    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	if (NULL != dextUniqueIdentifier) {
-		if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(loadRequest.get(),
-		    kKextRequestArgumentDriverUniqueIdentifier, dextUniqueIdentifier)) {
-			result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(loadRequest.get())) {
+	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(loadRequest)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	/* We might want to only queue the notification if the IOKit daemon is active,
+	/* We might want to only queue the notification if kextd is active,
 	 * but that wouldn't work for embedded. Note that we don't care if
 	 * the ping immediately succeeds here so don't do anything with the
 	 * result of this call.
 	 */
-	OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+	OSKext::pingKextd();
 
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(loadRequest);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 static void
@@ -9095,17 +7079,6 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-#else // !CONFIG_KXLD
-
-/* static */
-void
-OSKext::considerDestroyingLinkContext(void)
-{
-	return;
-}
-
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
-
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Autounload
 #endif
@@ -9118,17 +7091,6 @@
 OSKext::autounloadKext(OSKext * aKext)
 {
 	OSReturn result = kOSKextReturnInUse;
-
-#if NO_KEXTD
-	/*
-	 * Do not unload prelinked kexts on platforms that do not have an
-	 * IOKit daemon as there is no way to reload the kext or restart
-	 * matching.
-	 */
-	if (aKext->isPrelinked()) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-#endif /* defined(__x86_64__) */
 
 	/* Check for external references to this kext (usu. dependents),
 	 * instances of defined classes (or classes derived from them),
@@ -9201,17 +7163,15 @@
 		do {
 			OSDictionary * callbackRecord = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
 			    sRequestCallbackRecords->getObject(i));
-			if (callbackRecord) {
-				OSBoolean * stale = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
-				    callbackRecord->getObject(kKextRequestStaleKey));
-
-				if (stale == kOSBooleanTrue) {
-					OSKext::invokeRequestCallback(callbackRecord,
-					    kOSKextReturnTimeout);
-				} else {
-					callbackRecord->setObject(kKextRequestStaleKey,
-					    kOSBooleanTrue);
-				}
+			OSBoolean * stale = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
+			    callbackRecord->getObject(kKextRequestStaleKey));
+
+			if (stale == kOSBooleanTrue) {
+				OSKext::invokeRequestCallback(callbackRecord,
+				    kOSKextReturnTimeout);
+			} else {
+				callbackRecord->setObject(kKextRequestStaleKey,
+				    kOSBooleanTrue);
 			}
 		} while (i--);
 	}
@@ -9273,11 +7233,7 @@
 	}
 
 	thread_call_cancel(sUnloadCallout);
-	if (OSKext::getAutounloadEnabled() && !sSystemSleep
-#if !NO_KEXTD
-	    && sIOKitDaemonActive
-#endif
-	    ) {
+	if (OSKext::getAutounloadEnabled() && !sSystemSleep) {
 		clock_interval_to_deadline(sConsiderUnloadDelay,
 		    1000 * 1000 * 1000, &when);
 
@@ -9344,8 +7300,6 @@
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Prelinked Kernel
 #endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 * Do not access sConsiderUnloads... variables other than
 * sConsiderUnloadsExecuted in this function. They are guarded by a
@@ -9357,9 +7311,9 @@
 {
 	static bool     requestedPrelink        = false;
 	OSReturn        checkResult             = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>         prelinkRequest;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> kextIterator;
-	const OSSymbol * thisID                 = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSDictionary *  prelinkRequest          = NULL;// must release
+	OSCollectionIterator * kextIterator     = NULL;// must release
+	const OSSymbol * thisID                 = NULL;// do not release
 	bool            doRebuild               = false;
 	AbsoluteTime    my_abstime;
 	UInt64          my_ns;
@@ -9373,7 +7327,7 @@
 	/* no direct return from this point */
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
-	/* We need to wait for the IOKit daemon to get up and running with unloads already done
+	/* We need to wait for kextd to get up and running with unloads already done
 	 * and any new startup kexts loaded.
 	 */
 	if (!sConsiderUnloadsExecuted ||
@@ -9418,20 +7372,20 @@
 	 * We will rebuild if any kext is not marked prelinked AND is not in our
 	 * list of prelinked kexts that got unloaded.  (see radar 9055303)
 	 */
-	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID.get());
+	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID);
 	if (!kextIterator) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	while ((thisID = OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, kextIterator->getNextObject()))) {
-		OSKext *    thisKext;        // do not release
+		OSKext *    thisKext;// do not release
 
 		thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(thisID));
 		if (!thisKext || thisKext->isPrelinked() || thisKext->isKernel()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (_OSKextInUnloadedPrelinkedKexts(thisKext->bundleID.get())) {
+		if (_OSKextInUnloadedPrelinkedKexts(thisKext->bundleID)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* kext is loaded and was not in current kernel cache so let's rebuild
@@ -9450,33 +7404,24 @@
 	}
 
 	checkResult = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestPrelink,
-	    prelinkRequest);
+	    &prelinkRequest);
 	if (checkResult != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(prelinkRequest.get())) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(prelinkRequest)) {
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	OSKext::pingKextd();
 
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(prelinkRequest);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(kextIterator);
 
 	return;
 }
-
-#else /* !CONFIG_KXLD */
-
-void
-OSKext::considerRebuildOfPrelinkedKernel(void)
-{
-	/* in a non-dynamic kext loading world, there is never a reason to rebuild */
-	return;
-}
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_KXLD */
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Dependencies
@@ -9488,22 +7433,19 @@
 	OSArray * loopStack)
 {
 	bool                   result                   = false;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>   localLoopStack;
+	OSArray              * localLoopStack           = NULL;// must release
 	bool                   addedToLoopStack         = false;
-	OSDictionary         * libraries                = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> libraryIterator;
-	OSString             * libraryID                = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSKext               * libraryKext              = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSDictionary         * libraries                = NULL;// do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * libraryIterator          = NULL;// must release
+	OSString             * libraryID                = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString             * infoString               = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString             * readableString           = NULL;// do not release
+	OSKext               * libraryKext              = NULL;// do not release
 	bool                   hasRawKernelDependency   = false;
 	bool                   hasKernelDependency      = false;
 	bool                   hasKPIDependency         = false;
 	bool                   hasPrivateKPIDependency  = false;
 	unsigned int           count;
-
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
-	OSString             * infoString               = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString             * readableString           = NULL;        // do not release
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 	/* A kernel component will automatically have this flag set,
 	 * and a loaded kext should also have it set (as should all its
@@ -9532,8 +7474,8 @@
 		    "Kext %s resolving dependencies.",
 		    getIdentifierCString());
 
-		localLoopStack = OSArray::withCapacity(6);         // any small capacity will do
-		if (!localLoopStack) {
+		loopStack = OSArray::withCapacity(6); // any small capacity will do
+		if (!loopStack) {
 			OSKextLog(this,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogDependenciesFlag,
@@ -9541,7 +7483,7 @@
 			    getIdentifierCString());
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		loopStack = localLoopStack.get();
+		localLoopStack = loopStack;
 	}
 	if (!loopStack->setObject(this)) {
 		OSKextLog(this,
@@ -9808,16 +7750,11 @@
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 			OSKext * dependencyKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext,
 			    dependencies->getObject(i));
-			dependencyKext->addBleedthroughDependencies(dependencies.get());
+			dependencyKext->addBleedthroughDependencies(dependencies);
 		}
 	}
 #endif /* __LP64__ */
 
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
-	/*
-	 * If we're not dynamically linking kexts, then we don't need to check
-	 * copyright strings. The linker in user space has already done this.
-	 */
 	if (hasPrivateKPIDependency) {
 		bool hasApplePrefix = false;
 		bool infoCopyrightIsValid = false;
@@ -9850,7 +7787,6 @@
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	}
-#endif // CONFIG_KXLD
 
 	result = true;
 	flags.hasAllDependencies = 1;
@@ -9877,6 +7813,9 @@
 		    "Kext %s successfully resolved dependencies.",
 		    getIdentifierCString());
 	}
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(localLoopStack);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(libraryIterator);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -9934,7 +7873,7 @@
 			    kOSKextLogDependenciesFlag,
 			    "Kext %s flushing dependencies.",
 			    getIdentifierCString());
-			dependencies.reset();
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(dependencies);
 		}
 		if (!isKernelComponent()) {
 			flags.hasAllDependencies = 0;
@@ -9961,31 +7900,7 @@
 OSArray *
 OSKext::getDependencies(void)
 {
-	return dependencies.get();
-}
-
-bool
-OSKext::hasDependency(const OSSymbol * depID)
-{
-	bool result __block;
-
-	if (depID == getIdentifier()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-	if (!dependencies) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	result = false;
-	dependencies->iterateObjects(^bool (OSObject * obj) {
-		OSKext * kext;
-		kext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-		if (!kext) {
-		        return false;
-		}
-		result = (depID == kext->getIdentifier());
-		return result;
-	});
-	return result;
+	return dependencies;
 }
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
@@ -10030,7 +7945,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!flags.autounloadEnabled) {
-		const OSMetaClass * metaScan  = NULL;        // do not release
+		const OSMetaClass * metaScan  = NULL;// do not release
 
 		for (metaScan = aClass; metaScan; metaScan = metaScan->getSuperClass()) {
 			if (metaScan == OSTypeID(IOService)) {
@@ -10041,7 +7956,7 @@
 				    getIdentifierCString(),
 				    aClass->getClassName());
 
-				flags.autounloadEnabled = (0 == flags.unloadUnsupported);
+				flags.autounloadEnabled = 1;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -10117,7 +8032,7 @@
 OSSet *
 OSKext::getMetaClasses(void)
 {
-	return metaClasses.get();
+	return metaClasses;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -10126,14 +8041,14 @@
 OSKext::hasOSMetaClassInstances(void)
 {
 	bool                   result        = false;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> classIterator;
-	OSMetaClass          * checkClass    = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * classIterator = NULL; // must release
+	OSMetaClass          * checkClass    = NULL;// do not release
 
 	if (!metaClasses) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	classIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses.get());
+	classIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses);
 	if (!classIterator) {
 		// xxx - log alloc failure?
 		goto finish;
@@ -10146,6 +8061,8 @@
 	}
 
 finish:
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(classIterator);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -10157,7 +8074,7 @@
 	const char     * kextIdentifier,
 	OSKextLogSpec    msgLogSpec)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> theKext;
+	OSKext * theKext = NULL; // must release
 
 	theKext = OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(kextIdentifier);
 	if (!theKext) {
@@ -10166,6 +8083,7 @@
 
 	theKext->reportOSMetaClassInstances(msgLogSpec);
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(theKext);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -10174,14 +8092,14 @@
 void
 OSKext::reportOSMetaClassInstances(OSKextLogSpec msgLogSpec)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> classIterator;
-	OSMetaClass          * checkClass    = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * classIterator = NULL; // must release
+	OSMetaClass          * checkClass    = NULL;// do not release
 
 	if (!metaClasses) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	classIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses.get());
+	classIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses);
 	if (!classIterator) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -10198,92 +8116,13 @@
 	}
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(classIterator);
 	return;
 }
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark User-Space Requests
 #endif
-
-static kern_return_t
-patchDextLaunchRequests(task_t calling_task, OSArray *requests)
-{
-	OSReturn result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-	for (uint32_t requestIndex = 0; requestIndex < requests->getCount(); requestIndex++) {
-		OSDictionary * request = NULL;         //do not release
-		IOUserServerCheckInToken * token = NULL;         //do not release
-		OSString * requestPredicate = NULL;         //do not release
-		OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> portNameNumber;
-		mach_port_name_t portName = 0;
-		request = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, requests->getObject(requestIndex));
-		if (!request) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-			    "Elements of request should be of type OSDictionary");
-			result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		requestPredicate = _OSKextGetRequestPredicate(request);
-		if (!requestPredicate) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-			    "Failed to get request predicate");
-			result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		// is this a dext launch?
-		if (requestPredicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonLaunch)) {
-			token = OSDynamicCast(IOUserServerCheckInToken, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(request, kKextRequestArgumentCheckInToken));
-			if (!token) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "Could not find a IOUserServerCheckInToken in daemon launch request.");
-				result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			portName = iokit_make_send_right(calling_task, token, IKOT_IOKIT_IDENT);
-			if (portName == 0 || portName == MACH_PORT_DEAD) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "Could not create send right for object.");
-				result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			// Store the mach port name as a OSNumber
-			portNameNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(portName, CHAR_BIT * sizeof(portName));
-			if (!portNameNumber) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "Could not create OSNumber object.");
-				result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(request, kKextRequestArgumentCheckInToken, portNameNumber.get())) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "Could not set OSNumber object as request " kKextRequestArgumentCheckInToken);
-				result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-		}
-finish:
-		if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-bool
-OSKext::iokitDaemonActive()
-{
-	bool result;
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	result = sIOKitDaemonActive && !sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot;
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-	return result;
-}
-
 /*********************************************************************
 * XXX - this function is a big ugly mess
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -10302,28 +8141,24 @@
 	OSReturn       result             = kOSReturnError;
 	kern_return_t  kmem_result        = KERN_FAILURE;
 
-	char         * response           = NULL;        // returned by reference
+	char         * response           = NULL;// returned by reference
 	uint32_t       responseLength     = 0;
 
-	bool           taskCanManageAllKCs   = false;
-	bool           taskOnlyManagesBootKC = false;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject>     parsedXML;
-	OSDictionary            * requestDict    = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>     errorString;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject>     responseObject;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSSerialize>  serializer;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>      logInfoArray;
-
-	OSString     * predicate          = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString     * kextIdentifier     = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSArray      * kextIdentifiers    = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSKext       * theKext            = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSBoolean    * boolArg            = NULL;        // do not release
-
+	OSObject     * parsedXML          = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary * requestDict        = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString     * errorString        = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSObject     * responseObject     = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSSerialize  * serializer         = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSArray      * logInfoArray       = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSString     * predicate          = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString     * kextIdentifier     = NULL;// do not release
+	OSArray      * kextIdentifiers    = NULL;// do not release
+	OSKext       * theKext            = NULL;// do not release
+	OSBoolean    * boolArg            = NULL;// do not release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -10348,9 +8183,9 @@
 		result = kOSKextReturnBadData;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML((const char *)requestBuffer, errorString);
+	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML((const char *)requestBuffer, &errorString);
 	if (parsedXML) {
-		requestDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
+		requestDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML);
 	}
 	if (!requestDict) {
 		const char * errorCString = "(unknown error)";
@@ -10378,74 +8213,27 @@
 		result = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
 		goto finish;
 	}
+
 	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 	    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
 	    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
 	    "Received '%s' request from user space.",
 	    predicate->getCStringNoCopy());
 
-	/*
-	 * All management of file sets requires an entitlement
-	 */
 	result = kOSKextReturnNotPrivileged;
-	if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateUnload) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateStart) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateStop) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKernelRequests) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateSendResource) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadFileSetKC) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadCodeless) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadFromKC) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateMissingAuxKCBundles) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateAuxKCBundleAvailable) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateDaemonReady)) {
-		if (!iokitDaemonAvailable()) {
-			panic("Received unexpected request in environment where " kIOKitDaemonName " is unavailable");
-		}
-		if (hostPriv == HOST_PRIV_NULL) {
+	if (hostPriv == HOST_PRIV_NULL) {
+		/* must be root to use these kext requests */
+		if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateUnload) ||
+		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateStart) ||
+		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateStop) ||
+		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKernelRequests) ||
+		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateSendResource)) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
 			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
 			    "Access Failure - must be root user.");
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		taskCanManageAllKCs = IOCurrentTaskHasEntitlement(kOSKextCollectionManagementEntitlement) == TRUE;
-		taskOnlyManagesBootKC = IOCurrentTaskHasEntitlement(kOSKextOnlyBootKCManagementEntitlement) == TRUE;
-
-		if (!taskCanManageAllKCs && !taskOnlyManagesBootKC) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Access Failure - client not entitled to manage file sets.");
-			goto finish;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * The OnlyBootKC entitlement restricts the
-		 * collection-management entitlement to only managing kexts in
-		 * the BootKC. All other predicates that alter global state or
-		 * add new KCs are disallowed.
-		 */
-		if (taskOnlyManagesBootKC &&
-		    (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKernelRequests) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateSendResource) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadFileSetKC) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadCodeless) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateMissingAuxKCBundles) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateAuxKCBundleAvailable) ||
-		    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateDaemonReady))) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Access Failure - client not entitled to manage non-primary KCs");
-			goto finish;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * If we get here, then the process either has the full KC
-		 * management entitlement, or it has the BootKC-only
-		 * entitlement and the request is about the BootKC.
-		 */
 	}
 
 	/* Get common args in anticipation of use.
@@ -10460,17 +8248,6 @@
 	boolArg = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(
 		    requestDict, kKextRequestArgumentValueKey));
 
-	if (taskOnlyManagesBootKC &&
-	    theKext &&
-	    theKext->isInFileset() &&
-	    theKext->kc_type != KCKindPrimary) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Access Failure - client not entitled to manage kext in non-primary KC");
-		result = kOSKextReturnNotPrivileged;
-		goto finish;
-	}
 	result = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
 
 	if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateStart)) {
@@ -10505,49 +8282,6 @@
 		} else {
 			result = theKext->stop();
 		}
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateMissingAuxKCBundles)) {
-		result = OSKext::setMissingAuxKCBundles(requestDict);
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateAuxKCBundleAvailable)) {
-		if (!kextIdentifier) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Invalid arguments to AuxKC Bundle Available request.");
-		} else {
-			result = OSKext::setAuxKCBundleAvailable(kextIdentifier, requestDict);
-		}
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadFromKC)) {
-		if (!kextIdentifier) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Invalid arguments to kext load from KC request.");
-		} else if (!theKext) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Kext %s not found for load from KC request.",
-			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
-			result = kOSKextReturnNotFound;
-		} else if (!theKext->isInFileset()) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Kext %s does not exist in a KC: refusing to load.",
-			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
-			result = kOSKextReturnNotLoadable;
-		} else {
-			result = OSKext::loadKextFromKC(theKext, requestDict);
-		}
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadCodeless)) {
-		if (!kextIdentifier) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Invalid arguments to codeless kext load interface (missing identifier).");
-		} else {
-			result = OSKext::loadCodelessKext(kextIdentifier, requestDict);
-		}
 	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateUnload)) {
 		if (!kextIdentifier) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -10562,14 +8296,10 @@
 			    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy());
 			result = kOSKextReturnNotFound;
 		} else {
-			if (theKext->isDriverKit()) {
-				result = OSKext::removeDext(theKext);
-			} else {
-				OSBoolean * terminateFlag = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
-				    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-				    kKextRequestArgumentTerminateIOServicesKey));
-				result = OSKext::removeKext(theKext, terminateFlag == kOSBooleanTrue);
-			}
+			OSBoolean * terminateFlag = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean,
+			    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
+			    kKextRequestArgumentTerminateIOServicesKey));
+			result = OSKext::removeKext(theKext, terminateFlag == kOSBooleanTrue);
 		}
 	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateSendResource)) {
 		result = OSKext::dispatchResource(requestDict);
@@ -10586,9 +8316,7 @@
 			goto finish;
 		}
 	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetLoaded) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetLoadedByUUID) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKextsInCollection) ||
-	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetDexts)) {
+	    predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetLoadedByUUID)) {
 		OSBoolean    * delayAutounloadBool = NULL;
 		OSObject     * infoKeysRaw         = NULL;
 		OSArray      * infoKeys            = NULL;
@@ -10633,12 +8361,7 @@
 			responseObject = OSKext::copyLoadedKextInfo(kextIdentifiers, infoKeys);
 		} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetLoadedByUUID)) {
 			responseObject = OSKext::copyLoadedKextInfoByUUID(kextIdentifiers, infoKeys);
-		} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKextsInCollection)) {
-			responseObject = OSKext::copyKextCollectionInfo(requestDict, infoKeys);
-		} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetDexts)) {
-			responseObject = OSKext::copyDextsInfo(kextIdentifiers, infoKeys);
-		}
-
+		}
 		if (!responseObject) {
 			result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
 		} else {
@@ -10652,7 +8375,7 @@
 		/* Hand the current sKernelRequests array to the caller
 		 * (who must release it), and make a new one.
 		 */
-		responseObject = os::move(sKernelRequests);
+		responseObject = sKernelRequests;
 		sKernelRequests = OSArray::withCapacity(0);
 		sPostedKextLoadIdentifiers->flushCollection();
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -10663,21 +8386,12 @@
 	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetAllLoadRequests)) {
 		/* Return the set of all requested bundle identifiers */
 		responseObject = sAllKextLoadIdentifiers;
+		responseObject->retain();
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
 		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
 		    "Returning load requests.");
 		result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateLoadFileSetKC)) {
-		printf("KextLog: Loading FileSet KC(s)\n");
-		result = OSKext::loadFileSetKexts(requestDict);
-	} else if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateDaemonReady)) {
-		bool active = iokitDaemonActive();
-		printf("KextLog: " kIOKitDaemonName " is %s\n", active ? "active" : "not active");
-		if (sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot) {
-			printf("KextLog: was reset after userspace reboot\n");
-		}
-		result = active ? kOSReturnSuccess : kIOReturnNotReady;
 	} else {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 		    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
@@ -10709,31 +8423,8 @@
 			result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Before serializing the kernel requests, patch the dext launch requests so
-		 * that the value for kKextRequestArgumentCheckInToken is a mach port name for the
-		 * IOUserServerCheckInToken kernel object.
-		 */
-		if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateGetKernelRequests)) {
-			OSArray * requests = OSDynamicCast(OSArray, responseObject.get());
-			task_t calling_task = current_task();
-			if (!requests) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "responseObject should be an OSArray if predicate is " kKextRequestPredicateGetKernelRequests);
-				result = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-				goto finish;
-			}
-			result = patchDextLaunchRequests(calling_task, requests);
-			if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-				    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
-				    "Failed to patch dext launch requests.");
-				goto finish;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!responseObject->serialize(serializer.get())) {
+
+		if (!responseObject->serialize(serializer)) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogErrorLevel,
 			    "Failed to serialize response to request from user space.");
@@ -10751,7 +8442,7 @@
 		/* This kmem_alloc sets the return value of the function.
 		 */
 		kmem_result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&buffer,
-		    round_page(responseLength), KMA_DATA_SHARED, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+		    round_page(responseLength), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 		if (kmem_result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
@@ -10780,339 +8471,39 @@
 	logInfoArray = OSKext::clearUserSpaceLogFilter();
 
 	if (logInfoArray && logInfoOut && logInfoLengthOut) {
-		(void)OSKext::serializeLogInfo(logInfoArray.get(),
+		(void)OSKext::serializeLogInfo(logInfoArray,
 		    logInfoOut, logInfoLengthOut);
 	}
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(parsedXML);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(errorString);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(responseObject);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(serializer);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(logInfoArray);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
-#if PRAGMA_MARK
-#pragma mark Linked Kext Collection Support
-#endif
-
-static int
-__whereIsAddr(vm_offset_t theAddr, unsigned long *segSizes, vm_offset_t *segAddrs, int segCount)
-{
-	for (int i = 0; i < segCount; i++) {
-		vm_offset_t segStart = segAddrs[i];
-		vm_offset_t segEnd = segStart + (vm_offset_t)segSizes[i];
-
-		if (theAddr >= segStart && theAddr < segEnd) {
-			return i;
-		}
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
-static void
-__slideOldKaslrOffsets(kernel_mach_header_t *mh,
-    kernel_segment_command_t *kextTextSeg,
-    OSData *kaslrOffsets)
-{
-	static const char *plk_segNames[] = {
-		"__TEXT",
-		"__TEXT_EXEC",
-		"__DATA",
-		"__DATA_CONST",
-		"__LINKEDIT",
-		"__PRELINK_TEXT",
-		"__PLK_TEXT_EXEC",
-		"__PRELINK_DATA",
-		"__PLK_DATA_CONST",
-		"__PLK_LLVM_COV",
-		"__PLK_LINKEDIT",
-		"__PRELINK_INFO"
-	};
-	static const size_t num_plk_seg = (size_t)(sizeof(plk_segNames) / sizeof(plk_segNames[0]));
-
-	unsigned long plk_segSizes[num_plk_seg];
-	vm_offset_t   plk_segAddrs[num_plk_seg];
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < num_plk_seg; i++) {
-		plk_segSizes[i] = 0;
-		plk_segAddrs[i] = (vm_offset_t)getsegdatafromheader(mh, plk_segNames[i], &plk_segSizes[i]);
-	}
-
-	uint64_t kextTextStart = (uint64_t)kextTextSeg->vmaddr;
-
-	int slidKextAddrCount = 0;
-	int badSlideAddr = 0;
-	int badSlideTarget = 0;
-
-	struct kaslrPackedOffsets {
-		uint32_t    count;          /* number of offsets */
-		uint32_t    offsetsArray[];        /* offsets to slide */
-	};
-	const struct kaslrPackedOffsets *myOffsets = NULL;
-	myOffsets = (const struct kaslrPackedOffsets *)kaslrOffsets->getBytesNoCopy();
-
-	for (uint32_t j = 0; j < myOffsets->count; j++) {
-		uint64_t   slideOffset = (uint64_t)myOffsets->offsetsArray[j];
-		vm_offset_t *slideAddr = (vm_offset_t *)((uint64_t)kextTextStart + slideOffset);
-		int        slideAddrSegIndex = -1;
-		int        addrToSlideSegIndex = -1;
-
-		slideAddrSegIndex = __whereIsAddr((vm_offset_t)slideAddr, &plk_segSizes[0], &plk_segAddrs[0], num_plk_seg);
-		if (slideAddrSegIndex >= 0) {
-			addrToSlideSegIndex = __whereIsAddr(ml_static_slide(*slideAddr), &plk_segSizes[0], &plk_segAddrs[0], num_plk_seg);
-			if (addrToSlideSegIndex < 0) {
-				badSlideTarget++;
-				continue;
-			}
-		} else {
-			badSlideAddr++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		slidKextAddrCount++;
-		*slideAddr = ml_static_slide(*slideAddr);
-	}         // for ...
-}
-
-
-
-/********************************************************************
-* addKextsFromKextCollection
-*
-* Input: MachO header of kext collection. The MachO is assumed to
-*        have a section named 'info_seg_name,info_sect_name' that
-*        contains a serialized XML info dictionary. This dictionary
-*        contains a UUID, possibly a set of relocations (for older
-*        kxld-built binaries), and an array of kext personalities.
-*
-********************************************************************/
-bool
-OSKext::addKextsFromKextCollection(kernel_mach_header_t *mh,
-    OSDictionary *infoDict, const char *text_seg_name,
-    OSData **kcUUID, kc_kind_t type)
-{
-	bool result = false;
-
-	OSArray *kextArray     = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSData *infoDictKCUUID = NULL;         // do not release
-	OSData *kaslrOffsets   = NULL;        // do not release
-
-	IORegistryEntry *registryRoot = NULL;         // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> kcKextCount;
-
-	/* extract the KC UUID from the dictionary */
-	infoDictKCUUID = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInfoKCIDKey));
-	if (infoDictKCUUID) {
-		if (infoDictKCUUID->getLength() != sizeof(uuid_t)) {
-			panic("kcUUID length is %d, expected %lu",
-			    infoDictKCUUID->getLength(), sizeof(uuid_t));
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* locate the array of kext dictionaries */
-	kextArray = OSDynamicCast(OSArray, infoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInfoDictionaryKey));
-	if (!kextArray) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "The given KC has no kext info dictionaries");
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * old-style KASLR offsets may be present in the info dictionary. If
-	 * we find them, use them and eventually slide them.
-	 */
-	kaslrOffsets = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(kPrelinkLinkKASLROffsetsKey));
-
-	/*
-	 * Before processing any kexts, locate the special kext bundle which
-	 * contains a list of kexts that we are to prevent from loading.
-	 */
-	createExcludeListFromPrelinkInfo(kextArray);
-
-	/*
-	 * Create OSKext objects for each kext we find in the array of kext
-	 * info plist dictionaries.
-	 */
-	for (int i = 0; i < (int)kextArray->getCount(); ++i) {
-		OSDictionary *kextDict = NULL;
-		kextDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, kextArray->getObject(i));
-		if (!kextDict) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogDirectoryScanFlag | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-			    "Kext info dictionary for kext #%d isn't a dictionary?", i);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Create the kext for the entry, then release it, because the
-		 * kext system keeps a reference around until the kext is
-		 * explicitly removed.  Any creation/registration failures are
-		 * already logged for us.
-		 */
-		withPrelinkedInfoDict(kextDict, (kaslrOffsets ? TRUE : FALSE), type);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * slide old-style kxld relocations
-	 * NOTE: this is still used on embedded KCs built with kcgen
-	 * TODO: Remove this once we use the new kext linker everywhere!
-	 */
-	if (kaslrOffsets && vm_kernel_slide > 0) {
-		kernel_segment_command_t *text_segment = NULL;
-		text_segment = getsegbynamefromheader(mh, text_seg_name);
-		if (!text_segment) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-			    "Can't find a TEXT segment named '%s' in macho header", text_seg_name);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-
-		__slideOldKaslrOffsets(mh, text_segment, kaslrOffsets);
-		/* All kexts covered by the old-style kaslr relocation list are now slid, set VM protections for them */
-		setAllVMAttributes();
-	}
-
-	/* Store the number of prelinked kexts in the registry so we can tell
-	 * when the system has been started from a prelinked kernel.
-	 */
-	registryRoot = IORegistryEntry::getRegistryRoot();
-	assert(registryRoot);
-
-	kcKextCount = OSNumber::withNumber((unsigned long long)infoDict->getCount(), 8 * sizeof(uint32_t));
-	assert(kcKextCount);
-	if (kcKextCount) {
-		OSSharedPtr<OSObject> prop = registryRoot->copyProperty(kOSPrelinkKextCountKey);
-		OSNumber *num;
-		num = OSDynamicCast(OSNumber, prop.get());
-		if (num) {
-			kcKextCount->addValue(num->unsigned64BitValue());
-		}
-		registryRoot->setProperty(kOSPrelinkKextCountKey, kcKextCount.get());
-	}
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogProgressLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag | kOSKextLogKextBookkeepingFlag |
-	    kOSKextLogDirectoryScanFlag | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-	    "%u prelinked kexts", infoDict->getCount());
-
-
-	if (kcUUID && infoDictKCUUID) {
-		*kcUUID = OSData::withData(infoDictKCUUID).detach();
-	}
-
-	result = true;
-
-finish:
-	return result;
-}
-
-bool
-OSKext::addKextsFromKextCollection(kernel_mach_header_t *mh,
-    OSDictionary *infoDict, const char *text_seg_name,
-    OSSharedPtr<OSData> &kcUUID, kc_kind_t type)
-{
-	OSData  *result = NULL;
-	bool success = addKextsFromKextCollection(mh,
-	    infoDict,
-	    text_seg_name,
-	    &result,
-	    type);
-	if (success) {
-		kcUUID.reset(result, OSNoRetain);
-	}
-	return success;
-}
-
-static OSSharedPtr<OSObject> deferredAuxKCXML;
-bool
-OSKext::registerDeferredKextCollection(kernel_mach_header_t *mh,
-    OSSharedPtr<OSObject> &parsedXML, kc_kind_t type)
-{
-	if (type != KCKindAuxiliary) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	kernel_mach_header_t *_mh;
-	_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t*)PE_get_kc_header(type);
-	if (!_mh || _mh != mh) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (deferredAuxKCXML) {
-		/* only allow this to be called once */
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "An Aux KC has already been registered for deferred processing.");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	OSDictionary *infoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
-	if (!infoDict) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "The Aux KC has info dictionary");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	OSData *kcUUID = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInfoKCIDKey));
-	if (!kcUUID || kcUUID->getLength() != sizeof(uuid_t)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "The Aux KC has no UUID in %s", kPrelinkInfoKCIDKey);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Copy the AuxKC UUID to make sure that the kern.auxiliaryfilesetuuid
-	 * sysctl can return the UUID to user space which will check this
-	 * value for errors.
-	 */
-	memcpy((void *)&auxkc_uuid, (const void *)kcUUID->getBytesNoCopy(),
-	    kcUUID->getLength());
-	uuid_unparse_upper(auxkc_uuid, auxkc_uuid_string);
-	auxkc_uuid_valid = TRUE;
-
-	deferredAuxKCXML = parsedXML;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-OSSharedPtr<OSObject>
-OSKext::consumeDeferredKextCollection(kc_kind_t type)
-{
-	if (type != KCKindAuxiliary || !deferredAuxKCXML) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return os::move(deferredAuxKCXML);
-}
-
-#if PRAGMA_MARK
-#pragma mark Profile-Guided-Optimization Support
-#endif
 
 // #include <InstrProfiling.h>
 extern "C" {
-uint64_t __llvm_profile_get_size_for_buffer_internal(
-	const char *DataBegin,
-	const char *DataEnd,
-	const char *CountersBegin,
-	const char *CountersEnd,
-	const char *BitmapBegin,
-	const char *BitmapEnd,
-	const char *NamesBegin,
-	const char *NamesEnd,
-	const char *VTableBegin,
-	const char *VTableEnd,
-	const char *VNamesBegin,
-	const char *VNamesEnd);
-int __llvm_profile_write_buffer_internal(
-	char *Buffer,
-	const char *DataBegin,
-	const char *DataEnd,
-	const char *CountersBegin,
-	const char *CountersEnd,
-	const char *BitmapBegin,
-	const char *BitmapEnd,
-	const char *NamesBegin,
-	const char *NamesEnd);
-}
+uint64_t __llvm_profile_get_size_for_buffer_internal(const char *DataBegin,
+    const char *DataEnd,
+    const char *CountersBegin,
+    const char *CountersEnd,
+    const char *NamesBegin,
+    const char *NamesEnd);
+int __llvm_profile_write_buffer_internal(char *Buffer,
+    const char *DataBegin,
+    const char *DataEnd,
+    const char *CountersBegin,
+    const char *CountersEnd,
+    const char *NamesBegin,
+    const char *NamesEnd);
+}
+
 
 static
 void
@@ -11172,12 +8563,13 @@
 		OSKextPgoMetadataPut(pBuffer, position, bufferSize, num_pairs,
 		    "INSTANCE", instance_uuid_string);
 
-		OSSharedPtr<OSData> uuid_data;
+		OSData *uuid_data;
 		uuid_t uuid;
 		uuid_string_t uuid_string;
 		uuid_data = kext->copyUUID();
 		if (uuid_data) {
 			memcpy(uuid, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(uuid));
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid_data);
 			uuid_unparse(uuid, uuid_string);
 			OSKextPgoMetadataPut(pBuffer, position, bufferSize, num_pairs,
 			    "UUID", uuid_string);
@@ -11228,7 +8620,6 @@
 	kernel_section_t *sect_prf_cnts = NULL;
 	uint64_t size;
 	size_t metadata_size = 0;
-	size_t offset_to_pairs = 0;
 
 	sect_prf_data = kext->lookupSection("__DATA", "__llvm_prf_data");
 	sect_prf_name = kext->lookupSection("__DATA", "__llvm_prf_names");
@@ -11239,9 +8630,6 @@
 	}
 	sect_prf_cnts = kext->lookupSection("__DATA", "__llvm_prf_cnts");
 
-	// Ignore some sections used by optional PGO variants.
-	const char *unused_section = NULL;
-
 	if (!sect_prf_data || !sect_prf_name || !sect_prf_cnts) {
 		err = ENOTSUP;
 		goto out;
@@ -11250,10 +8638,7 @@
 	size = __llvm_profile_get_size_for_buffer_internal(
 		(const char*) sect_prf_data->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_data->addr + sect_prf_data->size,
 		(const char*) sect_prf_cnts->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_cnts->addr + sect_prf_cnts->size,
-		unused_section /* bits */, unused_section /* bits end */,
-		(const char*) sect_prf_name->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_name->addr + sect_prf_name->size,
-		unused_section /* vtab */, unused_section /* vtab end */,
-		unused_section /* vnam */, unused_section /* vnam end */);
+		(const char*) sect_prf_name->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_name->addr + sect_prf_name->size);
 
 	if (metadata) {
 		metadata_size = OSKextPgoMetadataSize(kext);
@@ -11276,7 +8661,6 @@
 			pBuffer,
 			(const char*) sect_prf_data->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_data->addr + sect_prf_data->size,
 			(const char*) sect_prf_cnts->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_cnts->addr + sect_prf_cnts->size,
-			unused_section /* bits */, unused_section /* bits end */,
 			(const char*) sect_prf_name->addr, (const char*) sect_prf_name->addr + sect_prf_name->size);
 
 		if (err) {
@@ -11285,12 +8669,6 @@
 		}
 
 		if (metadata) {
-			offset_to_pairs = sizeof(struct pgo_metadata_footer) + metadata_size;
-			if (offset_to_pairs > UINT32_MAX) {
-				err = E2BIG;
-				goto out;
-			}
-
 			char *end_of_buffer = pBuffer + size;
 			struct pgo_metadata_footer *footerp = (struct pgo_metadata_footer *) (end_of_buffer - sizeof(struct pgo_metadata_footer));
 			char *metadata_buffer = end_of_buffer - (sizeof(struct pgo_metadata_footer) + metadata_size);
@@ -11305,7 +8683,7 @@
 			struct pgo_metadata_footer footer;
 			footer.magic = htonl(0x6d657461);
 			footer.number_of_pairs = htonl( num_pairs );
-			footer.offset_to_pairs = htonl((uint32_t)offset_to_pairs );
+			footer.offset_to_pairs = htonl( sizeof(struct pgo_metadata_footer) + metadata_size );
 			memcpy(footerp, &footer, sizeof(footer));
 		}
 	}
@@ -11324,7 +8702,7 @@
     int metadata)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> kext;
+	OSKext *kext = NULL;
 
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
@@ -11353,7 +8731,8 @@
 		prev->next = &s.list_head;
 		next->prev = &s.list_head;
 
-		kext.reset();
+		kext->release();
+		kext = NULL;
 
 		IORecursiveLockSleep(sKextLock, &s, THREAD_ABORTSAFE);
 
@@ -11365,10 +8744,13 @@
 
 		err = s.err;
 	} else {
-		err = OSKextGrabPgoDataLocked(kext.get(), metadata, kext->instance_uuid, pSize, pBuffer, bufferSize);
+		err = OSKextGrabPgoDataLocked(kext, metadata, kext->instance_uuid, pSize, pBuffer, bufferSize);
 	}
 
 out:
+	if (kext) {
+		kext->release();
+	}
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -11405,18 +8787,18 @@
 	}
 }
 
-OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>
+OSDictionary *
 OSKext::copyLoadedKextInfoByUUID(
 	OSArray * kextIdentifiers,
 	OSArray * infoKeys)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> result;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> kextInfo;
+	OSDictionary * result = NULL;
+	OSDictionary * kextInfo = NULL; // must release
 	uint32_t       max_count, i, j;
 	uint32_t       idCount = 0;
 	uint32_t       idIndex = 0;
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts.get(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts.get()};
+	OSArray *list[2] = {sLoadedKexts, sLoadedDriverKitKexts};
 	uint32_t count[2] = {sLoadedKexts->getCount(), sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount()};
 
 #if CONFIG_MACF
@@ -11461,11 +8843,11 @@
 
 	for (j = 0; j < (sizeof(list) / sizeof(list[0])); j++) {
 		for (i = 0; i < count[j]; i++) {
-			OSKext       *thisKext     = NULL;        // do not release
+			OSKext       *thisKext     = NULL;// do not release
 			Boolean       includeThis  = true;
 			uuid_t        thisKextUUID;
 			uuid_t        thisKextTextUUID;
-			OSSharedPtr<OSData> uuid_data;
+			OSData       *uuid_data;
 			uuid_string_t uuid_key;
 
 			thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, list[j]->getObject(i));
@@ -11479,6 +8861,7 @@
 			}
 
 			memcpy(&thisKextUUID, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(thisKextUUID));
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid_data);
 
 			uuid_unparse(thisKextUUID, uuid_key);
 
@@ -11487,6 +8870,7 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 			memcpy(&thisKextTextUUID, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(thisKextTextUUID));
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid_data);
 
 			/* Skip current kext if we have a list of UUIDs and
 			 * it isn't in the list.
@@ -11521,7 +8905,8 @@
 
 			kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
 			if (kextInfo) {
-				result->setObject(uuid_key, kextInfo.get());
+				result->setObject(uuid_key, kextInfo);
+				kextInfo->release();
 			}
 
 			if (kextIdentifiers && !kextIdentifiers->getCount()) {
@@ -11539,358 +8924,12 @@
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>
-OSKext::copyKextCollectionInfo(
-	OSDictionary *requestDict,
-	OSArray  *infoKeys)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> result;
-	OSString *collectionType = NULL;
-	OSObject *rawLoadedState = NULL;
-	OSString *loadedState    = NULL;
-
-	kc_kind_t kc_request_kind = KCKindUnknown;
-	bool onlyLoaded = false;
-	bool onlyUnloaded = false;
-
-#if CONFIG_MACF
-	/* Is the calling process allowed to query kext info? */
-	if (current_task() != kernel_task) {
-		int                 macCheckResult      = 0;
-		kauth_cred_t        cred                = NULL;
-
-		cred = kauth_cred_get_with_ref();
-		macCheckResult = mac_kext_check_query(cred);
-		kauth_cred_unref(&cred);
-
-		if (macCheckResult != 0) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Failed to query kext info (MAC policy error 0x%x).",
-			    macCheckResult);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	if (infoKeys && !infoKeys->getCount()) {
-		infoKeys = NULL;
-	}
-
-	collectionType = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentCollectionTypeKey));
-	if (!collectionType) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Invalid '%s' argument to kext collection info request.",
-		    kKextRequestArgumentCollectionTypeKey);
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	if (collectionType->isEqualTo(kKCTypePrimary)) {
-		kc_request_kind = KCKindPrimary;
-	} else if (collectionType->isEqualTo(kKCTypeSystem)) {
-		kc_request_kind = KCKindPageable;
-	} else if (collectionType->isEqualTo(kKCTypeAuxiliary)) {
-		kc_request_kind = KCKindAuxiliary;
-	} else if (collectionType->isEqualTo(kKCTypeCodeless)) {
-		kc_request_kind = KCKindNone;
-	} else if (!collectionType->isEqualTo(kKCTypeAny)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-		    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-		    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Invalid '%s' argument value '%s' to kext collection info request.",
-		    kKextRequestArgumentCollectionTypeKey,
-		    collectionType->getCStringNoCopy());
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	rawLoadedState = _OSKextGetRequestArgument(requestDict,
-	    kKextRequestArgumentLoadedStateKey);
-	if (rawLoadedState) {
-		loadedState = OSDynamicCast(OSString, rawLoadedState);
-		if (!loadedState) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Invalid '%s' argument to kext collection info request.",
-			    kKextRequestArgumentLoadedStateKey);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-	if (loadedState) {
-		if (loadedState->isEqualTo("Loaded")) {
-			onlyLoaded = true;
-		} else if (loadedState->isEqualTo("Unloaded")) {
-			onlyUnloaded = true;
-		} else if (!loadedState->isEqualTo("Any")) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Invalid '%s' argument value '%s' for '%s' collection info",
-			    kKextRequestArgumentLoadedStateKey,
-			    loadedState->getCStringNoCopy(),
-			    collectionType->getCStringNoCopy());
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-
-	result = OSDictionary::withCapacity(sKextsByID->getCount());
-	if (!result) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	{         // start block scope
-		sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol *thisKextID, OSObject *obj)
-		{
-			OSKext       *thisKext    = NULL;  // do not release
-			OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> kextInfo;
-
-			(void)thisKextID;
-
-			thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-			if (!thisKext) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * skip the kext if it came from the wrong collection type
-			 * (and the caller requested a specific type)
-			 */
-			if ((kc_request_kind != KCKindUnknown) && (thisKext->kc_type != kc_request_kind)) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * respect the caller's desire to find only loaded or
-			 * unloaded kexts
-			 */
-			if (onlyLoaded && (-1U == sLoadedKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(thisKext, 0))) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-			if (onlyUnloaded && (-1U != sLoadedKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(thisKext, 0))) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
-			if (kextInfo) {
-			        result->setObject(thisKext->getIdentifier(), kextInfo.get());
-			}
-			return false;
-		});
-	} // end block scope
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-finish:
-	return result;
-}
-
-/* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSArray>
-OSKext::copyDextsInfo(
-	OSArray *kextIdentifiers,
-	OSArray *infoKeys)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray> result = NULL;
-	uint32_t idCount = 0;
-	bool getActive = false;
-	bool getLoaded = false;
-	bool getUnloaded = false;
-	bool getPendingUpgrade = false;
-	unsigned int avgDextCount = 0;
-
-#if CONFIG_MACF
-	/* Is the calling process allowed to query dext info? */
-	if (current_task() != kernel_task) {
-		int                 macCheckResult      = 0;
-		kauth_cred_t        cred                = NULL;
-
-		cred = kauth_cred_get_with_ref();
-		macCheckResult = mac_kext_check_query(cred);
-		kauth_cred_unref(&cred);
-
-		if (macCheckResult != 0) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-			    kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Failed to query kext info (MAC policy error 0x%x).",
-			    macCheckResult);
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-	/*
-	 * No infoKeys means return everything we
-	 * know about the dexts.
-	 */
-	if (infoKeys && !infoKeys->getCount()) {
-		infoKeys = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Empty list of bundle ids is equivalent to
-	 * no list (get all).
-	 */
-	if (kextIdentifiers && !kextIdentifiers->getCount()) {
-		kextIdentifiers = NULL;
-	} else if (kextIdentifiers) {
-		idCount = kextIdentifiers->getCount();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Caller can specify which state of dexts to query.
-	 */
-	if (infoKeys && _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleDextStateActiveKey)) {
-		getActive = true;
-	}
-	if (infoKeys && _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleDextStateActiveLoadedKey)) {
-		getLoaded = true;
-	}
-	if (infoKeys && _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleDextStateActiveUnloadedKey)) {
-		getUnloaded = true;
-	}
-	if (infoKeys && _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleDextStatePendingUpgradeKey)) {
-		getPendingUpgrade = true;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * By default we are going to return all active and pendingUpgrade dexts
-	 * only.
-	 */
-	if (!(getActive || getLoaded || getUnloaded || getPendingUpgrade)) {
-		getActive = true;
-		getPendingUpgrade = true;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * We return a dictionary of dexts
-	 * for every group requested.
-	 */
-	avgDextCount = sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getCount() + sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->getCount();
-	result = OSArray::withCapacity(avgDextCount);
-	if (!result) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	{ // start block scope
-		if (getActive || getLoaded || getUnloaded) {
-			sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol *thisKextID, OSObject *obj)
-			{
-				OSKext *thisKext = NULL;  // do not release
-				OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> kextInfo;
-				Boolean includeThis = true;
-				(void)thisKextID;
-
-				thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-				if (!thisKext || !thisKext->isDriverKit()) {
-				        return false;
-				}
-
-				/*
-				 * Skip current dext if we have a list of bundle IDs and
-				 * it isn't in the list.
-				 */
-				if (kextIdentifiers) {
-				        includeThis = false;
-
-				        for (uint32_t idIndex = 0; idIndex < idCount; idIndex++) {
-				                const OSString * thisRequestID = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-				                kextIdentifiers->getObject(idIndex));
-				                if (thisKextID->isEqualTo(thisRequestID)) {
-				                        includeThis = true;
-				                        break;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				if (!includeThis) {
-				        return false;
-				}
-
-				OSSharedPtr<OSString> state;
-				if (sLoadedDriverKitKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(thisKext, 0) == -1U) {
-				        if (!(getActive || getUnloaded)) {
-				                return false;
-					}
-				        state = OSString::withCString(kOSBundleDextStateActiveUnloadedKey);
-				} else {
-				        if (!(getActive || getLoaded)) {
-				                return false;
-					}
-				        state = OSString::withCString(kOSBundleDextStateActiveLoadedKey);
-				}
-
-				kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
-				if (kextInfo) {
-				        kextInfo->setObject(kOSBundleDextStateKey, state.get());
-				        result->setObject(kextInfo.get());
-				}
-
-				return false;
-			});
-		}
-
-		if (getPendingUpgrade) {
-			sDriverKitToUpgradeByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol *thisKextID, OSObject *obj)
-			{
-				OSKext *thisKext = NULL;  // do not release
-				OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> kextInfo;
-				Boolean includeThis = true;
-				(void)thisKextID;
-
-				thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-				if (!thisKext) {
-				        return false;
-				}
-				__assert_only bool isDext = thisKext->isDriverKit();
-				assert(isDext == true);
-
-				/*
-				 * Skip current dext if we have a list of bundle IDs and
-				 * it isn't in the list.
-				 */
-				if (kextIdentifiers) {
-				        includeThis = false;
-
-				        for (uint32_t idIndex = 0; idIndex < idCount; idIndex++) {
-				                const OSString * thisRequestID = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-				                kextIdentifiers->getObject(idIndex));
-				                if (thisKextID->isEqualTo(thisRequestID)) {
-				                        includeThis = true;
-				                        break;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				if (!includeThis) {
-				        return false;
-				}
-
-				kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
-				if (kextInfo) {
-				        OSSharedPtr<OSString> state = OSString::withCString(kOSBundleDextStatePendingUpgradeKey);
-				        kextInfo->setObject(kOSBundleDextStateKey, state.get());
-				        result->setObject(kextInfo.get());
-				}
-				return false;
-			});
-		}
-	} // end block scope
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-finish:
-	return result;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>
+OSDictionary *
 OSKext::copyLoadedKextInfo(
 	OSArray * kextIdentifiers,
 	OSArray * infoKeys)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> result;
+	OSDictionary * result = NULL;
 	uint32_t       idCount = 0;
 	bool           onlyLoaded;
 
@@ -11974,51 +9013,51 @@
 	    "kaslr: vm_slinkedit 0x%lx vm_elinkedit 0x%lx \n",
 	    vm_slinkedit, vm_elinkedit);
 #endif
-	{         // start block scope
-		sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol * thisKextID, OSObject * obj)
-		{
-			OSKext       * thisKext     = NULL;        // do not release
-			Boolean        includeThis  = true;
-			OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> kextInfo;
-
-			thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
-			if (!thisKext) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			/* Skip current kext if not yet started and caller didn't request all.
-			 */
-			if (onlyLoaded && (-1U == sLoadedKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(thisKext, 0))) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			/* Skip current kext if we have a list of bundle IDs and
-			 * it isn't in the list.
-			 */
-			if (kextIdentifiers) {
-			        includeThis = false;
-
-			        for (uint32_t idIndex = 0; idIndex < idCount; idIndex++) {
-			                const OSString * thisRequestID = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-			                kextIdentifiers->getObject(idIndex));
-			                if (thisKextID->isEqualTo(thisRequestID)) {
-			                        includeThis = true;
-			                        break;
-					}
+
+	sKextsByID->iterateObjects(^bool (const OSSymbol * thisKextID, OSObject * obj)
+	{
+		OSKext       * thisKext     = NULL;// do not release
+		Boolean        includeThis  = true;
+		OSDictionary * kextInfo     = NULL;// must release
+
+		thisKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, obj);
+		if (!thisKext) {
+		        return false;;
+		}
+
+		/* Skip current kext if not yet started and caller didn't request all.
+		 */
+		if (onlyLoaded && (-1U == sLoadedKexts->getNextIndexOfObject(thisKext, 0))) {
+		        return false;;
+		}
+
+		/* Skip current kext if we have a list of bundle IDs and
+		 * it isn't in the list.
+		 */
+		if (kextIdentifiers) {
+		        includeThis = false;
+
+		        for (uint32_t idIndex = 0; idIndex < idCount; idIndex++) {
+		                const OSString * thisRequestID = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
+		                kextIdentifiers->getObject(idIndex));
+		                if (thisKextID->isEqualTo(thisRequestID)) {
+		                        includeThis = true;
+		                        break;
 				}
 			}
-
-			if (!includeThis) {
-			        return false;
-			}
-
-			kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
-			if (kextInfo) {
-			        result->setObject(thisKext->getIdentifier(), kextInfo.get());
-			}
-			return false;
-		});
-	}         // end block scope
+		}
+
+		if (!includeThis) {
+		        return false;
+		}
+
+		kextInfo = thisKext->copyInfo(infoKeys);
+		if (kextInfo) {
+		        result->setObject(thisKext->getIdentifier(), kextInfo);
+		        kextInfo->release();
+		}
+		return false;
+	});
 
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
@@ -12033,30 +9072,29 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 #define _OSKextLoadInfoDictCapacity   (12)
 
-OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>
+OSDictionary *
 OSKext::copyInfo(OSArray * infoKeys)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>  result;
-	bool                       success                     = false;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        headerData;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        logData;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber>      cpuTypeNumber;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber>      cpuSubtypeNumber;
-	OSString                 * versionString               = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString                 * bundleType                  = NULL;        // do not release
-	uint32_t                   executablePathCStringSize   = 0;
-	char                     * executablePathCString       = NULL;        // must kfree
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>      executablePathString;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData>        uuid;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>       dependencyLoadTags;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator>      metaClassIterator;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>       metaClassInfo;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>  metaClassDict;
-	OSMetaClass              * thisMetaClass               = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>      metaClassName;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>      superclassName;
-	kc_format_t                kcformat;
-	uint32_t                   count, i;
+	OSDictionary         * result                      = NULL;
+	bool                   success                     = false;
+	OSData               * headerData                  = NULL;// must release
+	OSData               * logData                     = NULL;// must release
+	OSNumber             * cpuTypeNumber               = NULL;// must release
+	OSNumber             * cpuSubtypeNumber            = NULL;// must release
+	OSString             * versionString               = NULL;// do not release
+	uint32_t               executablePathCStringSize   = 0;
+	char                 * executablePathCString       = NULL;// must release
+	OSString             * executablePathString        = NULL;// must release
+	OSData               * uuid                        = NULL;// must release
+	OSNumber             * scratchNumber               = NULL;// must release
+	OSArray              * dependencyLoadTags          = NULL;// must release
+	OSCollectionIterator * metaClassIterator           = NULL;// must release
+	OSArray              * metaClassInfo               = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary         * metaClassDict               = NULL;// must release
+	OSMetaClass          * thisMetaClass               = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString             * metaClassName               = NULL;// must release
+	OSString             * superclassName              = NULL;// must release
+	uint32_t               count, i;
 
 	result = OSDictionary::withCapacity(_OSKextLoadInfoDictCapacity);
 	if (!result) {
@@ -12068,10 +9106,6 @@
 	 */
 	if (infoKeys && !infoKeys->getCount()) {
 		infoKeys = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!PE_get_primary_kc_format(&kcformat)) {
-		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	/* Headers, CPU type, and CPU subtype.
@@ -12085,8 +9119,8 @@
 			kernel_mach_header_t *kext_mach_hdr = (kernel_mach_header_t *)
 			    linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
 
-#if !SECURE_KERNEL || XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX
-			// do not return macho header info on shipping embedded - 19095897
+#if !SECURE_KERNEL
+			// do not return macho header info on shipping iOS - 19095897
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleMachOHeadersKey)) {
 				kernel_mach_header_t *  temp_kext_mach_hdr;
 				struct load_command *   lcp;
@@ -12105,7 +9139,7 @@
 				}
 
 				lcp = (struct load_command *) (temp_kext_mach_hdr + 1);
-				for (i = 0; (i < temp_kext_mach_hdr->ncmds) && !flags.unslidMachO; i++) {
+				for (i = 0; i < temp_kext_mach_hdr->ncmds; i++) {
 					if (lcp->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_KERNEL) {
 						kernel_segment_command_t *  segp;
 						kernel_section_t *          secp;
@@ -12119,18 +9153,6 @@
 								segp->filesize = 0;
 							}
 						}
-
-#if __arm__ || __arm64__
-						// iBoot disregards zero-size segments, just set their addresses to gVirtBase
-						// and unslide them to avoid vm assertion failures / kernel logging breakage.
-						if (segp->vmsize == 0 && segp->vmaddr < gVirtBase) {
-							segp->vmaddr = gVirtBase;
-							for (secp = firstsect(segp); secp != NULL; secp = nextsect(segp, secp)) {
-								secp->size = 0; // paranoia :)
-								secp->addr = gVirtBase;
-							}
-						}
-#endif
 
 #if 0
 						OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -12160,55 +9182,37 @@
 					}
 					lcp = (struct load_command *)((caddr_t)lcp + lcp->cmdsize);
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleMachOHeadersKey, headerData.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleMachOHeadersKey, headerData);
 			}
-#endif // !SECURE_KERNEL || XNU_TARGET_OS_OSX
+#endif // SECURE_KERNEL
 
 			if (_OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLogStringsKey)) {
 				osLogDataHeaderRef *header;
 				char headerBytes[offsetof(osLogDataHeaderRef, sections) + NUM_OS_LOG_SECTIONS * sizeof(header->sections[0])];
 
-				void *os_log_data               = NULL;
-				void *cstring_data              = NULL;
-				void *asan_cstring_data         = NULL;
-				unsigned long os_log_size       = 0;
-				unsigned long cstring_size      = 0;
-				unsigned long asan_cstring_size = 0;
-				uint32_t os_log_offset          = 0;
-				uint32_t cstring_offset         = 0;
-				uint32_t asan_cstring_offset    = 0;
+				void *os_log_data          = NULL;
+				void *cstring_data         = NULL;
+				unsigned long os_log_size  = 0;
+				unsigned long cstring_size = 0;
+				uint32_t os_log_offset     = 0;
+				uint32_t cstring_offset    = 0;
 				bool res;
 
-				os_log_data         = getsectdatafromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__os_log", &os_log_size);
-				cstring_data        = getsectdatafromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__cstring", &cstring_size);
-				asan_cstring_data   = getsectdatafromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__asan_cstring", &asan_cstring_size);
-
-				/*
-				 * If the addresses in the Mach-O header are unslid, manually
-				 * slide them to allow for dereferencing.
-				 */
-				if (flags.unslidMachO) {
-					os_log_data = (os_log_data != nullptr) ? (void*)ml_static_slide((vm_offset_t)os_log_data) : nullptr;
-					cstring_data = (cstring_data != nullptr) ? (void*)ml_static_slide((vm_offset_t)cstring_data) : nullptr;
-					asan_cstring_data = (asan_cstring_data != nullptr) ? (void*)ml_static_slide((vm_offset_t)asan_cstring_data) : nullptr;
-				}
-
-				os_log_offset       = (uintptr_t)os_log_data - (uintptr_t)kext_mach_hdr;
-				cstring_offset      = (uintptr_t)cstring_data - (uintptr_t)kext_mach_hdr;
-				asan_cstring_offset = (uintptr_t)asan_cstring_data - (uintptr_t)kext_mach_hdr;
+				os_log_data       = getsectdatafromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__os_log", &os_log_size);
+				os_log_offset     = getsectoffsetfromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__os_log");
+				cstring_data      = getsectdatafromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__cstring", &cstring_size);
+				cstring_offset    = getsectoffsetfromheader(kext_mach_hdr, "__TEXT", "__cstring");
 
 				header             = (osLogDataHeaderRef *) headerBytes;
 				header->version    = OS_LOG_HDR_VERSION;
 				header->sect_count = NUM_OS_LOG_SECTIONS;
-				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_offset       = os_log_offset;
-				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_size         = (uint32_t) os_log_size;
-				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset      = cstring_offset;
-				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size        = (uint32_t) cstring_size;
-				header->sections[ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset = asan_cstring_offset;
-				header->sections[ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size   = (uint32_t) asan_cstring_size;
-
-
-				logData = OSData::withValue(*header);
+				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_offset  = os_log_offset;
+				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_size    = (uint32_t) os_log_size;
+				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset = cstring_offset;
+				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size   = (uint32_t) cstring_size;
+
+
+				logData = OSData::withBytes(header, (u_int) (sizeof(osLogDataHeaderRef)));
 				if (!logData) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
@@ -12228,13 +9232,7 @@
 						goto finish;
 					}
 				}
-				if (asan_cstring_data) {
-					res = logData->appendBytes(asan_cstring_data, (u_int)header->sections[ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size);
-					if (!res) {
-						goto finish;
-					}
-				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleLogStringsKey, logData.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleLogStringsKey, logData);
 			}
 
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleCPUTypeKey)) {
@@ -12244,7 +9242,7 @@
 				if (!cpuTypeNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleCPUTypeKey, cpuTypeNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleCPUTypeKey, cpuTypeNumber);
 			}
 
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleCPUSubtypeKey)) {
@@ -12254,7 +9252,7 @@
 				if (!cpuSubtypeNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleCPUSubtypeKey, cpuSubtypeNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleCPUSubtypeKey, cpuSubtypeNumber);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (isDriverKit() && _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLogStringsKey)) {
@@ -12265,14 +9263,12 @@
 				header             = (osLogDataHeaderRef *) headerBytes;
 				header->version    = OS_LOG_HDR_VERSION;
 				header->sect_count = NUM_OS_LOG_SECTIONS;
-				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_offset       = 0;
-				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_size         = (uint32_t) 0;
-				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset      = 0;
-				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size        = (uint32_t) 0;
-				header->sections[ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset = 0;
-				header->sections[ASAN_CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size   = (uint32_t) 0;
-
-				logData = OSData::withValue(*header);
+				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_offset  = 0;
+				header->sections[OS_LOG_SECT_IDX].sect_size    = (uint32_t) 0;
+				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_offset = 0;
+				header->sections[CSTRING_SECT_IDX].sect_size   = (uint32_t) 0;
+
+				logData = OSData::withBytes(header, (u_int) (sizeof(osLogDataHeaderRef)));
 				if (!logData) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
@@ -12280,27 +9276,14 @@
 				if (!res) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleLogStringsKey, logData.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleLogStringsKey, logData);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* CFBundleIdentifier. We set this regardless because it's just stupid not to.
 	 */
-	result->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey, bundleID.get());
-
-	/* kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey if present.
-	 */
-	if (isDriverKit() && dextUniqueID != NULL) {
-		result->setObject(kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey, dextUniqueID.get());
-	}
-
-	/* CFBundlePackageType
-	 */
-	bundleType = infoDict ? OSDynamicCast(OSString, infoDict->getObject(kCFBundlePackageTypeKey)): NULL;
-	if (bundleType) {
-		result->setObject(kCFBundlePackageTypeKey, bundleType);
-	}
+	result->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey, bundleID);
 
 	/* CFBundleVersion.
 	 */
@@ -12326,7 +9309,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundlePathKey)) {
 		if (path) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundlePathKey, path.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundlePathKey, path);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -12335,13 +9318,13 @@
 	 */
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleExecutablePathKey)) {
 		if (path && executableRelPath) {
-			uint32_t pathLength = path->getLength();         // gets incremented below
+			uint32_t pathLength = path->getLength(); // gets incremented below
 
 			// +1 for slash, +1 for \0
 			executablePathCStringSize = pathLength + executableRelPath->getLength() + 2;
 
-			executablePathCString = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(executablePathCStringSize,
-			    Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);         // +1 for \0
+			executablePathCString = (char *)kalloc_tag((executablePathCStringSize) *
+			    sizeof(char), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT); // +1 for \0
 			if (!executablePathCString) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
@@ -12358,17 +9341,17 @@
 				goto finish;
 			}
 
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, executablePathString.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, executablePathString);
 		} else if (flags.builtin) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, bundleID.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, bundleID);
 		} else if (isDriverKit()) {
 			if (path) {
 				// +1 for slash, +1 for \0
 				uint32_t pathLength = path->getLength();
 				executablePathCStringSize = pathLength + 2;
 
-				executablePathCString = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(executablePathCStringSize,
-				    Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+				executablePathCString = (char *)kalloc_tag((executablePathCStringSize) *
+				    sizeof(char), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 				if (!executablePathCString) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
@@ -12382,7 +9365,7 @@
 					goto finish;
 				}
 
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, executablePathString.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecutablePathKey, executablePathString);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -12392,59 +9375,14 @@
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleUUIDKey)) {
 		uuid = copyUUID();
 		if (uuid) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleUUIDKey, uuid.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleUUIDKey, uuid);
+			uuid->release();
 		}
 	}
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleTextUUIDKey)) {
 		uuid = copyTextUUID();
 		if (uuid) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleTextUUIDKey, uuid.get());
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Info.plist digest
-	 */
-	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSKextInfoPlistDigestKey)) {
-		OSData *digest;
-		digest = infoDict ? OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(kOSKextInfoPlistDigestKey)) : NULL;
-		if (digest) {
-			result->setObject(kOSKextInfoPlistDigestKey, digest);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Collection type
-	 */
-	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSKextBundleCollectionTypeKey)) {
-		result->setObject(kOSKextBundleCollectionTypeKey, OSString::withCString(getKCTypeString()));
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Collection availability
-	 */
-	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSKextAuxKCAvailabilityKey)) {
-		result->setObject(kOSKextAuxKCAvailabilityKey,
-		    isLoadable() ? kOSBooleanTrue : kOSBooleanFalse);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Allows user load
-	 */
-	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleAllowUserLoadKey)) {
-		OSBoolean *allowUserLoad = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean, getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleAllowUserLoadKey));
-		if (allowUserLoad) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleAllowUserLoadKey, allowUserLoad);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Bundle Dependencies (OSBundleLibraries)
-	 */
-	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLibrariesKey)) {
-		OSDictionary *libraries = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, getPropertyForHostArch(kOSBundleLibrariesKey));
-		if (libraries) {
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleLibrariesKey, libraries);
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleTextUUIDKey, uuid); uuid->release();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -12474,12 +9412,13 @@
 	/* LoadTag (Index).
 	 */
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLoadTagKey)) {
-		OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber((unsigned long long)loadTag,
+		scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber((unsigned long long)loadTag,
 		    /* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(loadTag));
 		if (!scratchNumber) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
-		result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadTagKey, scratchNumber.get());
+		result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadTagKey, scratchNumber);
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 	}
 
 	/* LoadAddress, LoadSize.
@@ -12514,7 +9453,7 @@
 
 				if (flags.builtin) {
 					loadAddress = kmod_info->address;
-					loadSize    = (uint32_t)kmod_info->size;
+					loadSize    = kmod_info->size;
 				} else {
 					loadAddress = (uint64_t)linkedExecutable->getBytesNoCopy();
 					loadSize = linkedExecutable->getLength();
@@ -12527,8 +9466,8 @@
 				 */
 				for (seg = firstsegfromheader(mh); seg != NULL; seg = nextsegfromheader(mh, seg)) {
 					if (seg->initprot & VM_PROT_EXECUTE) {
-						execLoadAddress = (flags.unslidMachO) ? seg->vmaddr : ml_static_unslide(seg->vmaddr);
-						execLoadSize = (uint32_t)seg->vmsize;
+						execLoadAddress = ml_static_unslide(seg->vmaddr);
+						execLoadSize = seg->vmsize;
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -12537,7 +9476,7 @@
 				 * from that. Otherwise it's the full load size.
 				 */
 				if (kmod_info) {
-					wiredSize = loadSize - (uint32_t)kmod_info->hdr_size;
+					wiredSize = loadSize - kmod_info->hdr_size;
 				} else {
 					wiredSize = loadSize;
 				}
@@ -12553,71 +9492,71 @@
 			}
 
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLoadAddressKey)) {
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)(loadAddress),
 					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(loadAddress));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
-			if (kcformat == KCFormatStatic || kcformat == KCFormatKCGEN) {
-				if ((!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleCacheLoadAddressKey))
-				    && loadAddress && loadSize) {
-					void *baseAddress = PE_get_kc_baseaddress(KCKindPrimary);
-					if (!baseAddress) {
-						goto finish;
-					}
-
-					OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
-						(unsigned long long)ml_static_unslide((vm_offset_t)baseAddress),
-						/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(loadAddress));
-					if (!scratchNumber) {
-						goto finish;
-					}
-					result->setObject(kOSBundleCacheLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber.get());
+#if CONFIG_EMBEDDED
+			if ((!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleCacheLoadAddressKey))
+			    && loadAddress && loadSize) {
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+					(unsigned long long)ml_static_unslide((uintptr_t)segLOWESTTEXT),
+					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(loadAddress));
+				if (!scratchNumber) {
+					goto finish;
 				}
-				if ((!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleKextsInKernelTextKey))
-				    && (this == sKernelKext) && gBuiltinKmodsCount) {
-					result->setObject(kOSBundleKextsInKernelTextKey, kOSBooleanTrue);
-				}
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleCacheLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
-
+			if ((!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleKextsInKernelTextKey))
+			    && (this == sKernelKext) && gBuiltinKmodsCount) {
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleKextsInKernelTextKey, kOSBooleanTrue);
+			}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EMBEDDED */
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleExecLoadAddressKey)) {
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)(execLoadAddress),
 					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(execLoadAddress));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecLoadAddressKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleLoadSizeKey)) {
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)(loadSize),
 					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(loadSize));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadSizeKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleLoadSizeKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleExecLoadSizeKey)) {
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)(execLoadSize),
 					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(execLoadSize));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecLoadSizeKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleExecLoadSizeKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
 			if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleWiredSizeKey)) {
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)(wiredSize),
 					/* numBits */ 8 * sizeof(wiredSize));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleWiredSizeKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleWiredSizeKey, scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -12628,40 +9567,49 @@
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleDependenciesKey)) {
 		if ((count = getNumDependencies())) {
 			dependencyLoadTags = OSArray::withCapacity(count);
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleDependenciesKey, dependencyLoadTags.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleDependenciesKey, dependencyLoadTags);
 
 			i = count - 1;
 			do {
 				OSKext * dependency = OSDynamicCast(OSKext,
 				    dependencies->getObject(i));
 
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
+
 				if (!dependency) {
 					continue;
 				}
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 					(unsigned long long)dependency->getLoadTag(),
 					/* numBits*/ 8 * sizeof(loadTag));
 				if (!scratchNumber) {
 					goto finish;
 				}
-				dependencyLoadTags->setObject(scratchNumber.get());
+				dependencyLoadTags->setObject(scratchNumber);
 			} while (i--);
 		}
 	}
+
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 
 	/* OSBundleMetaClasses.
 	 */
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleClassesKey)) {
 		if (metaClasses && metaClasses->getCount()) {
-			metaClassIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses.get());
+			metaClassIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(metaClasses);
 			metaClassInfo = OSArray::withCapacity(metaClasses->getCount());
 			if (!metaClassIterator || !metaClassInfo) {
 				goto finish;
 			}
-			result->setObject(kOSBundleClassesKey, metaClassInfo.get());
+			result->setObject(kOSBundleClassesKey, metaClassInfo);
 
 			while ((thisMetaClass = OSDynamicCast(OSMetaClass,
 			    metaClassIterator->getNextObject()))) {
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassDict);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassName);
+				OSSafeReleaseNULL(superclassName);
+
 				metaClassDict = OSDictionary::withCapacity(3);
 				if (!metaClassDict) {
 					goto finish;
@@ -12672,7 +9620,7 @@
 					superclassName = OSString::withCString(
 						thisMetaClass->getSuperClass()->getClassName());
 				}
-				OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(thisMetaClass->getInstanceCount(),
+				scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(thisMetaClass->getInstanceCount(),
 				    8 * sizeof(unsigned int));
 
 				/* Bail if any of the essentials is missing. The root class lacks a superclass,
@@ -12682,12 +9630,12 @@
 					goto finish;
 				}
 
-				metaClassInfo->setObject(metaClassDict.get());
-				metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassNameKey, metaClassName.get());
+				metaClassInfo->setObject(metaClassDict);
+				metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassNameKey, metaClassName);
 				if (superclassName) {
-					metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassSuperclassNameKey, superclassName.get());
+					metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassSuperclassNameKey, superclassName);
 				}
-				metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassTrackingCountKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				metaClassDict->setObject(kOSMetaClassTrackingCountKey, scratchNumber);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -12695,16 +9643,17 @@
 	/* OSBundleRetainCount.
 	 */
 	if (!infoKeys || _OSArrayContainsCString(infoKeys, kOSBundleRetainCountKey)) {
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
 		{
 			int kextRetainCount = getRetainCount() - 1;
 			if (isLoaded()) {
 				kextRetainCount--;
 			}
-			OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
+			scratchNumber = OSNumber::withNumber(
 				(int)kextRetainCount,
 				/* numBits*/ 8 * sizeof(int));
 			if (scratchNumber) {
-				result->setObject(kOSBundleRetainCountKey, scratchNumber.get());
+				result->setObject(kOSBundleRetainCountKey, scratchNumber);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -12712,11 +9661,23 @@
 	success = true;
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(headerData);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(logData);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(cpuTypeNumber);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(cpuSubtypeNumber);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(executablePathString);
 	if (executablePathCString) {
-		kfree_data(executablePathCString, executablePathCStringSize);
-	}
+		kfree(executablePathCString, executablePathCStringSize);
+	}
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(scratchNumber);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(dependencyLoadTags);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassIterator);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassInfo);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassDict);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(metaClassName);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(superclassName);
 	if (!success) {
-		result.reset();
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(result);
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -12728,19 +9689,24 @@
 OSKext::copyUserExecutablePath(const OSSymbol * bundleID, char * pathResult, size_t pathSize)
 {
 	bool ok;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> kext;
+	OSKext * kext;
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-	kext.reset(OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(bundleID)), OSRetain);
+	kext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(bundleID));
+	if (kext) {
+		kext->retain();
+	}
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	if (!kext || !kext->path || !kext->userExecutableRelPath) {
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(kext);
 		return false;
 	}
 	snprintf(pathResult, pathSize, "%s/Contents/MacOS/%s",
 	    kext->path->getCStringNoCopy(),
 	    kext->userExecutableRelPath->getCStringNoCopy());
 	ok = true;
+	kext->release();
 
 	return ok;
 }
@@ -12756,19 +9722,20 @@
 	void                          * context,
 	OSKextRequestTag              * requestTagOut)
 {
-	OSReturn                        result = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext>             callbackKext;        // looked up
+	OSReturn           result          = kOSReturnError;
+	OSKext           * callbackKext    = NULL;// must release (looked up)
 
 	OSKextRequestTag   requestTag      = -1;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber>           requestTagNum;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>       requestDict;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>           kextIdentifier;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString>           resourceName;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>       callbackRecord;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback> > callbackWrapper;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSValueObject<void *> > contextWrapper;
+	OSNumber         * requestTagNum   = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSDictionary     * requestDict     = NULL;// must release
+	OSString         * kextIdentifier  = NULL;// must release
+	OSString         * resourceName    = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSDictionary     * callbackRecord  = NULL;// must release
+	OSData           * callbackWrapper = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSData           * contextWrapper  = NULL;// must release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -12828,7 +9795,7 @@
 	requestTag = sNextRequestTag++;
 
 	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestResource,
-	    requestDict);
+	    &requestDict);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -12840,35 +9807,35 @@
 	if (!kextIdentifier ||
 	    !resourceName ||
 	    !requestTagNum ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier.get()) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentNameKey, resourceName.get()) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentRequestTagKey, requestTagNum.get())) {
+	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier) ||
+	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentNameKey, resourceName) ||
+	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentRequestTagKey, requestTagNum)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	callbackRecord = OSDynamicPtrCast<OSDictionary>(requestDict->copyCollection());
+	callbackRecord = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, requestDict->copyCollection());
 	if (!callbackRecord) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 	// we validate callback address at call time
-	callbackWrapper = OSValueObjectWithValue(callback);
+	callbackWrapper = OSData::withBytes((void *)&callback, sizeof(void *));
 	if (context) {
-		contextWrapper = OSValueObjectWithValue(context);
-	}
-	if (!callbackWrapper || !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(callbackRecord.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentCallbackKey, callbackWrapper.get())) {
+		contextWrapper = OSData::withBytes((void *)&context, sizeof(void *));
+	}
+	if (!callbackWrapper || !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(callbackRecord,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentCallbackKey, callbackWrapper)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	if (context) {
-		if (!contextWrapper || !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(callbackRecord.get(),
-		    kKextRequestArgumentContextKey, contextWrapper.get())) {
+		if (!contextWrapper || !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(callbackRecord,
+		    kKextRequestArgumentContextKey, contextWrapper)) {
 			result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -12877,13 +9844,13 @@
 	/* Only post the requests after all the other potential failure points
 	 * have been passed.
 	 */
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(requestDict.get()) ||
-	    !sRequestCallbackRecords->setObject(callbackRecord.get())) {
+	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(requestDict) ||
+	    !sRequestCallbackRecords->setObject(callbackRecord)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
+	OSKext::pingKextd();
 
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 	if (requestTagOut) {
@@ -12898,11 +9865,11 @@
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		unsigned int index;
 
-		index = sKernelRequests->getNextIndexOfObject(requestDict.get(), 0);
+		index = sKernelRequests->getNextIndexOfObject(requestDict, 0);
 		if (index != (unsigned int)-1) {
 			sKernelRequests->removeObject(index);
 		}
-		index = sRequestCallbackRecords->getNextIndexOfObject(callbackRecord.get(), 0);
+		index = sRequestCallbackRecords->getNextIndexOfObject(callbackRecord, 0);
 		if (index != (unsigned int)-1) {
 			sRequestCallbackRecords->removeObject(index);
 		}
@@ -12911,6 +9878,33 @@
 	OSKext::considerUnloads(/* rescheduleOnly? */ true);
 
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
+
+	if (callbackKext) {
+		callbackKext->release();
+	}
+	if (requestTagNum) {
+		requestTagNum->release();
+	}
+
+	if (requestDict) {
+		requestDict->release();
+	}
+	if (kextIdentifier) {
+		kextIdentifier->release();
+	}
+	if (resourceName) {
+		resourceName->release();
+	}
+
+	if (callbackRecord) {
+		callbackRecord->release();
+	}
+	if (callbackWrapper) {
+		callbackWrapper->release();
+	}
+	if (contextWrapper) {
+		contextWrapper->release();
+	}
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -12919,25 +9913,14 @@
 OSKext::requestDaemonLaunch(
 	OSString *kextIdentifier,
 	OSString *serverName,
-	OSNumber *serverTag,
-	OSBoolean *reslide,
-	IOUserServerCheckInToken * checkInToken,
-	OSData *serverDUI)
+	OSNumber *serverTag)
 {
 	OSReturn       result        = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> requestDict;
-	unsigned int size = 0;
-	const char *dextUniqueIDCString = NULL;
-
-	if (!kextIdentifier || !serverName || !serverTag || !checkInToken) {
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-	if (!iokitDaemonAvailable()) {
-		panic("Received unexpected request in environment where " kIOKitDaemonName " is unavailable");
-	}
-
-	if (serverDUI != NULL) {
-		dextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(serverDUI, &size);
+	OSDictionary * requestDict   = NULL; // must release
+
+	if (!kextIdentifier || !serverName || !serverTag) {
+		result = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
+		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
@@ -12945,109 +9928,41 @@
 	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
 	    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
 	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "Requesting daemon launch for %s %s with serverName %s and tag %llu%s",
+	    "Requesting daemon launch for %s with serverName %s and tag %llu",
 	    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy(),
-	    (dextUniqueIDCString != NULL)?dextUniqueIDCString:"",
 	    serverName->getCStringNoCopy(),
-	    serverTag->unsigned64BitValue(),
-	    reslide == kOSBooleanTrue ? " with reslid shared cache" : ""
+	    serverTag->unsigned64BitValue()
 	    );
 
-	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonLaunch, requestDict);
+	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonLaunch, &requestDict);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
+	if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
 	    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
+	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
 	    kKextRequestArgumentDriverExtensionServerName, serverName) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentDriverExtensionServerTag, serverTag) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentDriverExtensionReslideSharedCache, reslide) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentCheckInToken, checkInToken)) {
+	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentDriverExtensionServerTag, serverTag)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (serverDUI) {
-		if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-		    kOSBundleDextUniqueIdentifierKey, serverDUI)) {
-			result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-			goto finish;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/* Only post the requests after all the other potential failure points
 	 * have been passed.
 	 */
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(requestDict.get())) {
+	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(requestDict)) {
 		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	result = OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
-	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
+	OSKext::pingKextd();
 
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-	if (dextUniqueIDCString) {
-		kfree_data(dextUniqueIDCString, size);
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-OSReturn
-OSKext::notifyDextUpgrade(
-	OSString *kextIdentifier,
-	OSData *dextUniqueIdentifier)
-{
-	OSReturn result = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> requestDict;
-	unsigned int size = 0;
-	const char *dextUniqueIDCString = getDextUniqueIDCString(dextUniqueIdentifier, &size);
-	assert(dextUniqueIDCString != NULL);
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	OSKextLog(NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
-	    kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "Notifying of dext upgrade for %s with UniqueID %s",
-	    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy(), dextUniqueIDCString);
-
-	result = _OSKextCreateRequest(kKextRequestPredicateRequestDaemonUpgradeNotification, requestDict);
-	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	if (!_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentBundleIdentifierKey, kextIdentifier) ||
-	    !_OSKextSetRequestArgument(requestDict.get(),
-	    kKextRequestArgumentDriverUniqueIdentifier, dextUniqueIdentifier)) {
-		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	/* Only post the requests after all the other potential failure points
-	 * have been passed.
-	 */
-	if (!sKernelRequests->setObject(requestDict.get())) {
-		result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	OSKext::pingIOKitDaemon();
-
-	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
-finish:
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	if (dextUniqueIDCString != NULL) {
-		kfree_data(dextUniqueIDCString, size);
+	if (requestDict) {
+		requestDict->release();
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -13059,27 +9974,10 @@
 OSReturn
 OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(
 	OSKextRequestTag    requestTag,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>     &callbackRecordOut)
-{
-	OSDictionary * callbackRecordOutRaw = NULL;
-	OSReturn result;
-
-	result = dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTag,
-	    &callbackRecordOutRaw);
-
-	if (kOSReturnSuccess == result) {
-		callbackRecordOut.reset(callbackRecordOutRaw, OSNoRetain);
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-OSReturn
-OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(
-	OSKextRequestTag    requestTag,
 	OSDictionary     ** callbackRecordOut)
 {
 	OSReturn   result = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> requestTagNum;
+	OSNumber * requestTagNum  = NULL;// must release
 
 	requestTagNum  = OSNumber::withNumber((long long unsigned int)requestTag,
 	    8 * sizeof(requestTag));
@@ -13087,10 +9985,12 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	result = OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTagNum.get(),
+	result = OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTagNum,
 	    callbackRecordOut);
 
 finish:
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(requestTagNum);
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -13101,28 +10001,11 @@
 OSReturn
 OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(
 	OSNumber     *    requestTagNum,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>     &callbackRecordOut)
-{
-	OSDictionary * callbackRecordOutRaw = NULL;
-	OSReturn result;
-
-	result = dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTagNum,
-	    &callbackRecordOutRaw);
-
-	if (kOSReturnSuccess == result) {
-		callbackRecordOut.reset(callbackRecordOutRaw, OSNoRetain);
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-OSReturn
-OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(
-	OSNumber     *    requestTagNum,
 	OSDictionary ** callbackRecordOut)
 {
 	OSReturn        result          = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	OSDictionary  * callbackRecord  = NULL;        // retain if matched!
-	OSNumber      * callbackTagNum  = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSDictionary  * callbackRecord  = NULL;// retain if matched!
+	OSNumber      * callbackTagNum  = NULL;// do not release
 	unsigned int    count, i;
 
 	result = kOSReturnError;
@@ -13168,1150 +10051,9 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
 bool
-OSKext::pendingIOKitDaemonRequests(void)
+OSKext::isWaitingKextd(void)
 {
 	return sRequestCallbackRecords && sRequestCallbackRecords->getCount();
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Acquires and releases sKextLock
-*
-* This function is designed to be called by kernelmanagerd and driverkitd
-* and it gathers all codeless kext and dext personalities, and then attempts
-* to map a System (pageable) KC and an Auxiliary (aux) KC.
-*
-* The pageable and aux KC can be loaded only once at boot time.
-* Even if the pageable or aux KC fail to load - this function will
-* not allow a new pageable or aux KC to be installed by subsequent calls.
-* This is done to avoid security issues where userspace has been compromised
-* or the pageable kc has been tampered with and the attacker
-* attempts to re-load a malicious variant.
-* However dexts can be dynamically loaded, so this function can be used
-* to request the installation of a new set of dexts even after boot time.
-*
-*
-*
-* Return: if a KC fails to load the return value will contain:
-*         kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure. If the pageable KC fails,
-*         the return value will contain kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailureSystemKC.
-*         Similarly, if the aux kc load fails, the return value will
-*         contain kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailureAuxKC. The two values
-*         compose with each other and with kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::loadFileSetKexts(OSDictionary * requestDict __unused)
-{
-	static bool daemon_ready = false;
-
-	OSReturn ret = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	OSReturn kcerr = 0;
-	bool start_matching = false;
-
-	bool allow_fileset_load = !daemon_ready;
-#if !(defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__))
-	/* never allow KCs full of kexts on non-x86 machines */
-	allow_fileset_load = false;
-#endif
-
-	/*
-	 * Change with 70582300
-	 */
-#if 0 || !defined(VM_MAPPED_KEXTS)
-	/*
-	 * On platforms that don't support the SystemKC or a file-backed
-	 * AuxKC, the kext receipt for 3rd party kexts loaded by the booter
-	 * needs to be queried before we load any codeless kexts or release
-	 * any 3rd party kexts to run. On platforms that support a file-backed
-	 * AuxKC, this process is done via the kext audit mechanism.
-	 */
-
-	printf("KextLog: waiting for kext receipt to be queried.\n");
-	while (!IOServiceWaitForMatchingResource(kOSKextReceiptQueried, UINT64_MAX)) {
-		IOSleep(30);
-	}
-#endif /* !VM_MAPPED_KEXTS */
-
-	/*
-	 * Get the args from the request. Right now we need the file
-	 * name for the pageable and the aux kext collection file sets.
-	 */
-	OSDictionary * requestArgs                = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString     * pageable_filepath          = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString     * aux_filepath               = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSArray      * codeless_kexts             = NULL;        // do not release
-
-	kernel_mach_header_t *akc_mh              = NULL;
-
-	requestArgs = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
-	    requestDict->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentsKey));
-
-	if (requestArgs == NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KextLog: No arguments in plist for loading fileset kext\n");
-		printf("KextLog: No arguments in plist for loading fileset kext\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = kOSKextReturnDisabled;
-
-	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
-
-	if (!sLoadEnabled) {
-		OSKextLog(NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KextLog: Kext loading is disabled (attempt to load KCs).");
-		IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	pageable_filepath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    requestArgs->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentPageableKCFilename));
-
-	if (allow_fileset_load && pageable_filepath != NULL) {
-		printf("KextLog: Loading Pageable KC from file %s\n", pageable_filepath->getCStringNoCopy());
-
-		ret = OSKext::loadKCFileSet(pageable_filepath->getCStringNoCopy(), KCKindPageable);
-		if (ret) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "KextLog: loadKCFileSet for Pageable KC returned %d\n", ret);
-
-			printf("KextLog: loadKCFileSet for Pageable KC returned %d\n", ret);
-			ret = kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure;
-			kcerr |= kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailureSystemKC;
-			goto try_auxkc;
-		}
-		/*
-		 * Even if the AuxKC fails to load, we still want to send
-		 * the System KC personalities to the catalog for matching
-		 */
-		start_matching = true;
-	} else if (pageable_filepath != NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogBasicLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KextLog: ignoring Pageable KC load from %s\n", pageable_filepath->getCStringNoCopy());
-		ret = kOSKextReturnUnsupported;
-	}
-
-try_auxkc:
-	akc_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t*)PE_get_kc_header(KCKindAuxiliary);
-	if (akc_mh) {
-		/*
-		 * If we try to load a deferred AuxKC, then don't ever attempt
-		 * a filesystem map of a file
-		 */
-		allow_fileset_load = false;
-
-		/*
-		 * This function is only called once per boot, so we haven't
-		 * yet loaded an AuxKC. If we have registered the AuxKC mach
-		 * header, that means that the kext collection has been placed
-		 * in memory for us by the booter, and is waiting for us to
-		 * process it.  Grab the deferred XML plist of info
-		 * dictionaries and add all the kexts.
-		 */
-		OSSharedPtr<OSObject>  parsedXML;
-		OSSharedPtr<OSData>    loaded_kcUUID;
-		OSDictionary          *infoDict;
-		parsedXML = consumeDeferredKextCollection(KCKindAuxiliary);
-		infoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
-#if !defined(VM_MAPPED_KEXTS)
-		/*
-		 * On platforms where we don't dynamically wire-down / page-in
-		 * kext memory, we need to maintain the invariant that if the
-		 * AuxKC in memory does not contain a kext receipt, then we
-		 * should not load any of the kexts.
-		 */
-		size_t receipt_sz = 0;
-		if (getsectdatafromheader(akc_mh, kReceiptInfoSegment, kAuxKCReceiptSection, &receipt_sz) == NULL || receipt_sz == 0) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-			    "KextLog: WARNING: Failed to load AuxKC from memory: missing receipt");
-			ret = kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure;
-			goto try_codeless;
-		}
-#endif
-		if (infoDict) {
-			bool added;
-			printf("KextLog: Adding kexts from in-memory AuxKC\n");
-			added = OSKext::addKextsFromKextCollection(akc_mh, infoDict,
-			    kPrelinkTextSegment, loaded_kcUUID, KCKindAuxiliary);
-			if (!loaded_kcUUID) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-				    "KextLog: WARNING: did not find UUID in deferred Aux KC!");
-			} else if (!added) {
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-				    "KextLog: WARNING: Failed to load AuxKC from memory.");
-			}
-			/* only return success if the pageable load (above) was successful */
-			if (ret != kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure) {
-				ret = kOSReturnSuccess;
-			}
-			/* the registration of the AuxKC parsed out the KC's UUID already */
-		} else {
-			if (daemon_ready) {
-				/*
-				 * Complain, but don't return an error if this isn't the first time the
-				 * IOKit daemon is checking in. If the daemon ever restarts, we will
-				 * hit this case because we've already consumed the deferred personalities.
-				 * We return success here so that a call to this function from a restarted
-				 * daemon with no codeless kexts will succeed.
-				 */
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogBasicLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-				    "KextLog: can't re-parse deferred AuxKC personalities on IOKit daemon restart");
-				if (ret != kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure) {
-					ret = kOSReturnSuccess;
-				}
-			} else {
-				/* this is a real error case */
-				OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-				    "KextLog: ERROR loading deferred AuxKC: PRELINK_INFO wasn't an OSDictionary");
-				printf("KextLog: ERROR loading deferred AuxKC: PRELINK_INFO wasn't an OSDictionary\n");
-				ret = kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure;
-				kcerr |= kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailureAuxKC;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	aux_filepath = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-	    requestArgs->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentAuxKCFilename));
-	if (allow_fileset_load && aux_filepath != NULL) {
-		printf("KextLog: Loading Aux KC from file %s\n", aux_filepath->getCStringNoCopy());
-
-		ret = OSKext::loadKCFileSet(aux_filepath->getCStringNoCopy(), KCKindAuxiliary);
-		if (ret) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "KextLog: loadKCFileSet for Aux KC returned %d\n", ret);
-
-			printf("KextLog: loadKCFileSet for Aux KC returned %d\n", ret);
-			ret = kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure;
-			kcerr |= kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailureAuxKC;
-			goto try_codeless;
-		}
-		start_matching = true;
-	} else if (aux_filepath != NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogBasicLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KextLog: Ignoring AuxKC load from %s\n", aux_filepath->getCStringNoCopy());
-		if (ret != kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure) {
-			ret = kOSKextReturnUnsupported;
-		}
-	}
-
-try_codeless:
-	/*
-	 * Load codeless kexts last so that there is no possibilty of a
-	 * codeless kext bundle ID preventing a kext in the system KC from
-	 * loading
-	 */
-	codeless_kexts = OSDynamicCast(OSArray,
-	    requestArgs->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentCodelessPersonalities));
-	if (codeless_kexts != NULL) {
-		uint32_t count = codeless_kexts->getCount();
-		OSKextLog(NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KextLog: loading %d codeless kexts/dexts", count);
-		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-			OSDictionary *infoDict;
-			infoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
-			    codeless_kexts->getObject(i));
-			if (!infoDict) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			// instantiate a new kext, and don't hold a reference
-			// (the kext subsystem will hold one implicitly)
-			OSKext::withCodelessInfo(infoDict, NULL);
-		}
-		/* ignore errors that are not KC load failures */
-		if (ret != kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure) {
-			ret = kOSReturnSuccess;
-		}
-		start_matching = true;
-	}
-
-	/* send personalities to the IOCatalog once */
-	if (ret == kOSReturnSuccess || start_matching || sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot) {
-		OSKext::sendAllKextPersonalitiesToCatalog(true);
-		/*
-		 * This request necessarily came from the IOKit daemon (kernelmanagerd), so mark
-		 * things as active and start all the delayed matching: the
-		 * dext and codeless kext personalities should have all been
-		 * delivered via this one call.
-		 */
-		if (!daemon_ready) {
-			OSKext::setIOKitDaemonActive();
-			OSKext::setDeferredLoadSucceeded(TRUE);
-			IOService::iokitDaemonLaunched();
-		}
-		if (sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot) {
-			sOSKextWasResetAfterUserspaceReboot = false;
-			OSKext::setIOKitDaemonActive();
-			IOService::startDeferredMatches();
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (ret == kOSKextReturnKCLoadFailure) {
-		ret |= kcerr;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Only allow this function to attempt to load the pageable and
-	 * aux KCs once per boot.
-	 */
-	daemon_ready = true;
-
-	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-OSReturn
-OSKext::resetMutableSegments(void)
-{
-	kernel_segment_command_t *seg = NULL;
-	kernel_mach_header_t *k_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-	u_int index = 0;
-	OSKextSavedMutableSegment *savedSegment = NULL;
-	uintptr_t kext_slide = PE_get_kc_slide(kc_type);
-	OSReturn err;
-
-	if (!savedMutableSegments) {
-		OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Kext %s cannot be reset, mutable segments were not saved.", getIdentifierCString());
-		err = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-	for (seg = firstsegfromheader(k_mh), index = 0; seg; seg = nextsegfromheader(k_mh, seg)) {
-		if (!segmentIsMutable(seg)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		uint64_t unslid_vmaddr = seg->vmaddr - kext_slide;
-		uint64_t vmsize = seg->vmsize;
-		err = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-		for (index = 0; index < savedMutableSegments->getCount(); index++) {
-			savedSegment = OSDynamicCast(OSKextSavedMutableSegment, savedMutableSegments->getObject(index));
-			assert(savedSegment);
-			if (savedSegment->getVMAddr() == seg->vmaddr && savedSegment->getVMSize() == seg->vmsize) {
-				OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-				    "Resetting kext %s, mutable segment %.*s %llx->%llx.", getIdentifierCString(), (int)strnlen(seg->segname, sizeof(seg->segname)), seg->segname, unslid_vmaddr, unslid_vmaddr + vmsize - 1);
-				err = savedSegment->restoreContents(seg);
-				if (err != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-					panic("Kext %s cannot be reset, mutable segment %llx->%llx could not be restored.", getIdentifierCString(), unslid_vmaddr, unslid_vmaddr + vmsize - 1);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if (err != kOSReturnSuccess) {
-			panic("Kext %s cannot be reset, could not find saved mutable segment for %llx->%llx.", getIdentifierCString(), unslid_vmaddr, unslid_vmaddr + vmsize - 1);
-		}
-	}
-	err = kOSReturnSuccess;
-finish:
-	return err;
-}
-
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::loadKCFileSet(
-	const char *filepath,
-	kc_kind_t   type)
-{
-#if VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-	/* we only need to load filesets on systems that support VM_MAPPED kexts */
-	OSReturn err;
-	struct vnode *vp = NULL;
-	void *fileset_control;
-	off_t fsize;
-	bool pageable = (type == KCKindPageable);
-
-	if ((pageable && pageableKCloaded) ||
-	    (!pageable && auxKCloaded)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "KC FileSet of type %s is already loaded", (pageable ? "Pageable" : "Aux"));
-
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	/* Do not allow AuxKC to load if Pageable KC is not loaded */
-	if (!pageable && !pageableKCloaded) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Trying to load the Aux KC without loading the Pageable KC");
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	fileset_control = ubc_getobject_from_filename(filepath, &vp, &fsize);
-
-	if (fileset_control == NULL) {
-		printf("Could not get memory control object for file %s", filepath);
-
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Could not get memory control object for file %s", filepath);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-	if (vp == NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Could not find vnode for file %s", filepath);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	kernel_mach_header_t *mh = NULL;
-	uintptr_t slide = 0;
-
-#if CONFIG_CSR
-	/*
-	 * When SIP is enabled, the KC we map must be SIP-protected
-	 */
-	if (csr_check(CSR_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_FS) != 0) {
-		struct vnode_attr va;
-		int error;
-		VATTR_INIT(&va);
-		VATTR_WANTED(&va, va_flags);
-		error = vnode_getattr(vp, &va, vfs_context_current());
-		if (error) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "vnode_getattr(%s) failed (error=%d)", filepath, error);
-			err = kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		if (!(va.va_flags & SF_RESTRICTED)) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Path to KC '%s' is not SIP-protected", filepath);
-			err = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	err = OSKext::mapKCFileSet(fileset_control, (vm_size_t)fsize, &mh, 0, &slide, pageable, NULL);
-	if (err) {
-		printf("KextLog: mapKCFileSet returned %d\n", err);
-
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "mapKCFileSet returned %d\n", err);
-
-		err = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-#if CONFIG_CSR
-finish:
-#endif
-	/* Drop the vnode ref returned by ubc_getobject_from_filename if mapKCFileSet failed */
-	assert(vp != NULL);
-	if (err == kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		PE_set_kc_vp(type, vp);
-		if (pageable) {
-			pageableKCloaded = true;
-		} else {
-			auxKCloaded = true;
-		}
-	} else {
-		vnode_put(vp);
-	}
-
-	return err;
-#else
-	(void)filepath;
-	(void)type;
-	return kOSKextReturnUnsupported;
-#endif // VM_MAPPED_KEXTS
-}
-
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::mapKCFileSet(
-	void                 *control,
-	vm_size_t            fsize,
-	kernel_mach_header_t **mhp,
-	off_t                file_offset,
-	uintptr_t            *slidep,
-	bool                 pageable,
-	void                 *map_entry_list)
-{
-	bool fileset_load = false;
-	kern_return_t ret;
-	OSReturn err;
-	kernel_section_t *infoPlistSection = NULL;
-	OSDictionary *infoDict = NULL;
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSObject> parsedXML;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> errorString;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> loaded_kcUUID;
-
-	/* Check if initial load for file set */
-	if (*mhp == NULL) {
-		fileset_load = true;
-
-		/* Get a page aligned address from kext map to map the file */
-		vm_map_offset_t pagealigned_addr = get_address_from_kext_map(fsize);
-		if (pagealigned_addr == 0) {
-			return kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-		}
-
-		*mhp = (kernel_mach_header_t *)pagealigned_addr;
-
-		/* Allocate memory for bailout mechanism */
-		map_entry_list = allocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list();
-		if (map_entry_list == NULL) {
-			return kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-		}
-	}
-
-	uintptr_t *slideptr = fileset_load ? slidep : NULL;
-	err = mapKCTextSegment(control, mhp, file_offset, slideptr, map_entry_list);
-	/* mhp and slideptr are updated by mapKCTextSegment */
-	if (err) {
-		if (fileset_load) {
-			deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-		}
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	/* Initialize the kc header globals */
-	if (fileset_load) {
-		if (pageable) {
-			PE_set_kc_header(KCKindPageable, *mhp, *slidep);
-		} else {
-			PE_set_kc_header(KCKindAuxiliary, *mhp, *slidep);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Iterate through all the segments and map necessary segments */
-	struct load_command *lcp = (struct load_command *) (*mhp + 1);
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (*mhp)->ncmds; i++, lcp = (struct load_command *)((uintptr_t)lcp + lcp->cmdsize)) {
-		vm_map_offset_t start;
-		kernel_mach_header_t *k_mh = NULL;
-		kernel_segment_command_t * seg = NULL;
-		struct fileset_entry_command *fse = NULL;
-
-		if (lcp->cmd == LC_SEGMENT_KERNEL) {
-			seg = (kernel_segment_command_t *)lcp;
-			start = ((uintptr_t)(seg->vmaddr)) + *slidep;
-		} else if (lcp->cmd == LC_FILESET_ENTRY) {
-			fse = (struct fileset_entry_command *)lcp;
-			k_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)(((uintptr_t)(fse->vmaddr)) + *slidep);
-
-			/* Map the segments of the mach-o binary */
-			err = OSKext::mapKCFileSet(control, 0, &k_mh, fse->fileoff, slidep, pageable, map_entry_list);
-			if (err) {
-				deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-				return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			}
-			continue;
-		} else if (lcp->cmd == LC_DYLD_CHAINED_FIXUPS) {
-			/* Check if the Aux KC is built pageable style */
-			if (!pageable && !fileset_load && !auxKCloaded) {
-				resetAuxKCSegmentOnUnload = true;
-			}
-			continue;
-		} else {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (fileset_load) {
-			if (seg->vmsize == 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			/* Only map __PRELINK_INFO, __BRANCH_STUBS, __BRANCH_GOTS and __LINKEDIT sections */
-			if (strncmp(seg->segname, kPrelinkInfoSegment, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0 &&
-			    strncmp(seg->segname, kKCBranchStubs, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0 &&
-			    strncmp(seg->segname, kKCBranchGots, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0 &&
-			    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) != 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (seg->vmsize == 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			/* Skip the __LINKEDIT, __LINKINFO and __TEXT segments */
-			if (strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-			    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKINFO, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-			    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_TEXT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0) {
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
-
-		ret = vm_map_kcfileset_segment(
-			&start, seg->vmsize,
-			(memory_object_control_t)control, seg->fileoff, seg->maxprot);
-
-		if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-			if (fileset_load) {
-				deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-			}
-			return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-		}
-		add_kcfileset_map_entry(map_entry_list, start, seg->vmsize);
-	}
-
-	/* Return if regular mach-o */
-	if (!fileset_load) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Fixup for the Pageable KC and the Aux KC is done by
-	 * i386_slide_kext_collection_mh_addrs, but it differs in
-	 * following ways:
-	 *
-	 * PageableKC: Fixup only __BRANCH_STUBS segment and top level load commands.
-	 * The fixup of kext segments and kext load commands are done at kext
-	 * load time by calling i386_slide_individual_kext.
-	 *
-	 * AuxKC old style: Fixup all the segments and all the load commands.
-	 *
-	 * AuxKC pageable style: Same as the Pageable KC.
-	 */
-	bool adjust_mach_header = (pageable ? true : ((resetAuxKCSegmentOnUnload) ? true : false));
-	ret = i386_slide_kext_collection_mh_addrs(*mhp, *slidep, adjust_mach_header);
-	if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-		deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	/* Get the prelink info dictionary */
-	infoPlistSection = getsectbynamefromheader(*mhp, kPrelinkInfoSegment, kPrelinkInfoSection);
-	parsedXML = OSUnserializeXML((const char *)infoPlistSection->addr, errorString);
-	if (parsedXML) {
-		infoDict = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary, parsedXML.get());
-	}
-
-	if (!infoDict) {
-		const char *errorCString = "(unknown error)";
-
-		if (errorString && errorString->getCStringNoCopy()) {
-			errorCString = errorString->getCStringNoCopy();
-		} else if (parsedXML) {
-			errorCString = "not a dictionary";
-		}
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "Error unserializing kext info plist section: %s.", errorCString);
-		deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	/* Validate that the Kext Collection is prelinked to the loaded KC */
-	err = OSKext::validateKCFileSetUUID(infoDict, pageable ? KCKindPageable : KCKindAuxiliary);
-	if (err) {
-		deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, TRUE, pageable);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	/* Set Protection of Segments */
-	OSKext::protectKCFileSet(*mhp, pageable ? KCKindPageable : KCKindAuxiliary);
-
-	OSKext::addKextsFromKextCollection(*mhp,
-	    infoDict, kPrelinkTextSegment,
-	    loaded_kcUUID, pageable ? KCKindPageable : KCKindAuxiliary);
-
-	/* Copy in the KC UUID */
-	if (!loaded_kcUUID) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "WARNING: did not find UUID in prelinked %s KC!", pageable ? "Pageable" : "Aux");
-	} else if (pageable) {
-		pageablekc_uuid_valid = TRUE;
-		memcpy((void *)&pageablekc_uuid, (const void *)loaded_kcUUID->getBytesNoCopy(), loaded_kcUUID->getLength());
-		uuid_unparse_upper(pageablekc_uuid, pageablekc_uuid_string);
-	} else {
-		auxkc_uuid_valid = TRUE;
-		memcpy((void *)&auxkc_uuid, (const void *)loaded_kcUUID->getBytesNoCopy(), loaded_kcUUID->getLength());
-		uuid_unparse_upper(auxkc_uuid, auxkc_uuid_string);
-	}
-
-	deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(map_entry_list, FALSE, pageable);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::mapKCTextSegment(
-	void                 *control,
-	kernel_mach_header_t **mhp,
-	off_t                file_offset,
-	uintptr_t            *slidep,
-	void                 *map_entry_list)
-{
-	kern_return_t ret;
-	vm_map_offset_t mach_header_map_size = vm_map_round_page(sizeof(kernel_mach_header_t),
-	    PAGE_MASK);
-	vm_map_offset_t load_command_map_size = 0;
-	kernel_mach_header_t *base_mh = *mhp;
-
-	/* Map the mach header at start of fileset for now (vmaddr = 0) */
-	ret = vm_map_kcfileset_segment(
-		(vm_map_offset_t *)&base_mh, mach_header_map_size,
-		(memory_object_control_t)control, file_offset, (VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE));
-
-	if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-		printf("Kext Log: mapKCTextSegment failed to map mach header of fileset %x", ret);
-
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Failed to map mach header of kc fileset with error %d", ret);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	if (slidep) {
-		/* Verify that it's an MH_FILESET */
-		if (base_mh->filetype != MH_FILESET) {
-			printf("Kext Log: mapKCTextSegment mach header filetype"
-			    " is not an MH_FILESET, it is %x", base_mh->filetype);
-
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "mapKCTextSegment mach header filetype is not an MH_FILESET, it is %x", base_mh->filetype);
-
-			/* Unmap the mach header */
-			vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment((vm_map_offset_t *)&base_mh, mach_header_map_size);
-			return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Map the remaining pages of load commands */
-	if (base_mh->sizeofcmds > mach_header_map_size) {
-		vm_map_offset_t load_command_addr = ((vm_map_offset_t)base_mh) + mach_header_map_size;
-		load_command_map_size = base_mh->sizeofcmds - mach_header_map_size;
-
-		/* Map the load commands */
-		ret = vm_map_kcfileset_segment(
-			&load_command_addr, load_command_map_size,
-			(memory_object_control_t)control, file_offset + mach_header_map_size,
-			(VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE));
-
-		if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-			printf("KextLog: mapKCTextSegment failed to map load commands of fileset %x", ret);
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-			    "Failed to map load commands of kc fileset with error %d", ret);
-
-			/* Unmap the mach header */
-			vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment((vm_map_offset_t *)&base_mh, mach_header_map_size);
-			return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-		}
-	}
-
-	kernel_segment_command_t *text_seg;
-	text_seg = getsegbynamefromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)base_mh, SEG_TEXT);
-
-	/* Calculate the slide and vm addr of mach header */
-	if (slidep) {
-		*mhp = (kernel_mach_header_t *)((uintptr_t)base_mh + text_seg->vmaddr);
-		*slidep = ((uintptr_t)*mhp) - text_seg->vmaddr;
-	}
-
-	/* Cache the text segment size and file offset before unmapping */
-	vm_map_offset_t text_segment_size = text_seg->vmsize;
-	vm_object_offset_t text_segment_fileoff = text_seg->fileoff;
-	vm_prot_t text_maxprot = text_seg->maxprot;
-
-	/* Unmap the first page and loadcommands and map the text segment */
-	ret = vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment((vm_map_offset_t *)&base_mh, mach_header_map_size);
-	assert(ret == KERN_SUCCESS);
-
-	if (load_command_map_size) {
-		vm_map_offset_t load_command_addr = ((vm_map_offset_t)base_mh) + mach_header_map_size;
-		ret = vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(&load_command_addr, load_command_map_size);
-		assert(ret == KERN_SUCCESS);
-	}
-
-	/* Map the text segment at actual vm addr specified in fileset */
-	ret = vm_map_kcfileset_segment((vm_map_offset_t *)mhp, text_segment_size,
-	    (memory_object_control_t)control, text_segment_fileoff, text_maxprot);
-	if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogDebugLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-		    "Failed to map Text segment of kc fileset with error %d", ret);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	add_kcfileset_map_entry(map_entry_list, (vm_map_offset_t)*mhp, text_segment_size);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::protectKCFileSet(
-	kernel_mach_header_t *mh,
-	kc_kind_t            type)
-{
-	vm_map_t                    kext_map        = g_kext_map;
-	kernel_segment_command_t  * seg             = NULL;
-	vm_map_offset_t             start           = 0;
-	vm_map_offset_t             end             = 0;
-	vm_map_size_t               size            = 0;
-	OSReturn                    ret             = 0;
-
-	/* Set VM permissions */
-	seg = firstsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)mh);
-	while (seg) {
-		start = round_page(seg->vmaddr);
-		end = trunc_page(seg->vmaddr + seg->vmsize);
-		size = end - start;
-
-		/*
-		 * Wire down and protect __TEXT, __BRANCH_STUBS and __BRANCH_GOTS
-		 * for the Pageable KC and the Aux KC, wire down and protect __LINKEDIT
-		 * for the Aux KC as well.
-		 */
-		if (strncmp(seg->segname, kKCBranchGots, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, kKCBranchStubs, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_TEXT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-		    (type == KCKindAuxiliary && !resetAuxKCSegmentOnUnload &&
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0)) {
-			ret = OSKext_protect((kernel_mach_header_t *)mh,
-			    kext_map, start, size, seg->maxprot, TRUE, type);
-			if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-				printf("OSKext protect failed with error %d", ret);
-				return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			}
-
-			ret = OSKext_protect((kernel_mach_header_t *)mh,
-			    kext_map, start, size, seg->initprot, FALSE, type);
-			if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-				printf("OSKext protect failed with error %d", ret);
-				return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			}
-
-			ret = OSKext_wire((kernel_mach_header_t *)mh,
-			    kext_map, start, end, seg->initprot, FALSE, type);
-			if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-				printf("OSKext wire failed with error %d", ret);
-				return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			}
-		}
-
-		seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *) mh, seg);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-void
-OSKext::freeKCFileSetcontrol(void)
-{
-	PE_reset_all_kc_vp();
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*
-* resetKCFileSetSegments: Kext start function expects data segment to
-* be pristine on every load, unmap the dirty segments on unload and
-* remap them from FileSet on disk. Remap all segments of kext since
-* fixups are done per kext and not per segment.
-*********************************************************************/
-OSReturn
-OSKext::resetKCFileSetSegments(void)
-{
-	kernel_segment_command_t *seg = NULL;
-	kernel_segment_command_t *text_seg;
-	uint32_t text_fileoff;
-	kernel_mach_header_t *k_mh = NULL;
-	uintptr_t slide;
-	struct vnode *vp = NULL;
-	void *fileset_control = NULL;
-	bool pageable = (kc_type == KCKindPageable);
-	OSReturn err;
-	kern_return_t kr;
-
-	/* Check the vnode reference is still available */
-	vp = (struct vnode *)PE_get_kc_vp(kc_type);
-	if (vp == NULL) {
-		OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-		    "Kext %s could not be reset, since reboot released the vnode ref", getIdentifierCString());
-		return kOSKextReturnInternalError;
-	}
-
-	fileset_control = ubc_getobject(vp, 0);
-	assert(fileset_control != NULL);
-
-	OSKextLog(this, kOSKextLogProgressLevel | kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-	    "Kext %s resetting all segments", getIdentifierCString());
-
-	k_mh = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-	text_seg = getsegbynamefromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address, SEG_TEXT);
-	text_fileoff = text_seg->fileoff;
-	slide = PE_get_kc_slide(kc_type);
-
-	seg = firstsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)k_mh);
-	while (seg) {
-		if (seg->vmsize == 0) {
-			seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *) k_mh, seg);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Skip the __LINKEDIT, __LINKINFO and __TEXT segments */
-		if (strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKEDIT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_LINKINFO, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0 ||
-		    strncmp(seg->segname, SEG_TEXT, sizeof(seg->segname)) == 0) {
-			seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *) k_mh, seg);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		kr = vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(&seg->vmaddr, seg->vmsize);
-		assert(kr == KERN_SUCCESS);
-		seg = nextsegfromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *) k_mh, seg);
-	}
-
-	/* Unmap the text segment */
-	kr = vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(&text_seg->vmaddr, text_seg->vmsize);
-	assert(kr == KERN_SUCCESS);
-
-	/* Map all the segments of the kext */
-	err = OSKext::mapKCFileSet(fileset_control, 0, &k_mh, text_fileoff, &slide, pageable, NULL);
-	if (err) {
-		panic("Could not reset segments of a mapped kext, error %x", err);
-	}
-
-	/* Update address in kmod_info, since it has been reset */
-	if (kmod_info->address) {
-		kmod_info->address = (((uintptr_t)(kmod_info->address)) + slide);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Mechanism to track all segment mapping while mapping KC fileset.
-*********************************************************************/
-
-struct kcfileset_map_entry {
-	vm_map_offset_t me_start;
-	vm_map_offset_t me_size;
-};
-
-struct kcfileset_map_entry_list {
-	int                        kme_list_count;
-	int                        kme_list_index;
-	struct kcfileset_map_entry kme_list[];
-};
-
-#define KCFILESET_MAP_ENTRY_MAX (16380)
-
-static void *
-allocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list(void)
-{
-	struct kcfileset_map_entry_list *entry_list;
-
-	entry_list = kalloc_type(struct kcfileset_map_entry_list,
-	    struct kcfileset_map_entry, KCFILESET_MAP_ENTRY_MAX, Z_WAITOK_ZERO);
-
-	entry_list->kme_list_count = KCFILESET_MAP_ENTRY_MAX;
-	entry_list->kme_list_index = 0;
-	return entry_list;
-}
-
-static void
-add_kcfileset_map_entry(
-	void            *map_entry_list,
-	vm_map_offset_t start,
-	vm_map_offset_t size)
-{
-	if (map_entry_list == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	struct kcfileset_map_entry_list *entry_list = (struct kcfileset_map_entry_list *)map_entry_list;
-
-	if (entry_list->kme_list_index >= entry_list->kme_list_count) {
-		panic("Ran out of map kc fileset list");
-	}
-
-	entry_list->kme_list[entry_list->kme_list_index].me_start = start;
-	entry_list->kme_list[entry_list->kme_list_index].me_size = size;
-
-	entry_list->kme_list_index++;
-}
-
-static void
-deallocate_kcfileset_map_entry_list_and_unmap_entries(
-	void      *map_entry_list,
-	boolean_t unmap_entries,
-	bool      pageable)
-{
-	struct kcfileset_map_entry_list *entry_list = (struct kcfileset_map_entry_list *)map_entry_list;
-
-	if (unmap_entries) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < entry_list->kme_list_index; i++) {
-			kern_return_t ret;
-			ret = vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(
-				&(entry_list->kme_list[i].me_start),
-				entry_list->kme_list[i].me_size);
-			assert(ret == KERN_SUCCESS);
-		}
-
-		PE_reset_kc_header(pageable ? KCKindPageable : KCKindAuxiliary);
-	}
-
-	kfree_type(struct kcfileset_map_entry_list, struct kcfileset_map_entry,
-	    KCFILESET_MAP_ENTRY_MAX, entry_list);
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Mechanism to map kext segment.
-*********************************************************************/
-
-kern_return_t
-vm_map_kcfileset_segment(
-	vm_map_offset_t    *start,
-	vm_map_offset_t    size,
-	void               *control,
-	vm_object_offset_t fileoffset,
-	vm_prot_t          max_prot)
-{
-	vm_map_kernel_flags_t vmk_flags = {
-		.vmf_fixed = true,
-		.vmkf_no_copy_on_read = true,
-		.vmkf_cs_enforcement_override = true,
-		.vm_tag = VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT,
-	};
-	kern_return_t ret;
-
-	/* Add Write to max prot to allow fixups */
-	max_prot = max_prot | VM_PROT_WRITE;
-
-	/*
-	 * Map the segments from file as COPY mappings to
-	 * make sure changes on disk to the file does not affect
-	 * mapped segments.
-	 */
-	ret = vm_map_enter_mem_object_control(
-		g_kext_map,
-		start,
-		size,
-		(mach_vm_offset_t)0,
-		vmk_flags,
-		(memory_object_control_t)control,
-		fileoffset,
-		TRUE,         /* copy */
-		(VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE), max_prot,
-		VM_INHERIT_NONE);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-kern_return_t
-vm_unmap_kcfileset_segment(
-	vm_map_offset_t    *start,
-	vm_map_offset_t    size)
-{
-	return mach_vm_deallocate(g_kext_map, *start, size);
-}
-
-#endif //(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::validateKCFileSetUUID(
-	OSDictionary         *infoDict,
-	kc_kind_t            type)
-{
-	OSReturn ret           = kOSReturnSuccess;
-
-	if (!kernelcache_uuid_valid) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "validateKCFileSetUUID Boot KC UUID was not set at boot.");
-		ret = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-		goto finish;
-	}
-	ret = OSKext::validateKCUUIDfromPrelinkInfo(&kernelcache_uuid, type, infoDict, kPrelinkInfoBootKCIDKey);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		goto finish;
-	}
-
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-	/* Check if the Aux KC is prelinked to correct Pageable KC */
-	if (type == KCKindAuxiliary) {
-		if (!pageablekc_uuid_valid) {
-			OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-			    "validateKCFileSetUUID Pageable KC UUID was not set while loading Pageable KC.");
-			ret = kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-			goto finish;
-		}
-		ret = OSKext::validateKCUUIDfromPrelinkInfo(&pageablekc_uuid, type, infoDict, kPrelinkInfoPageableKCIDKey);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			goto finish;
-		}
-	}
-#endif //(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
-
-	printf("KextLog: Collection UUID matches with loaded KCs.\n");
-finish:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::validateKCUUIDfromPrelinkInfo(
-	uuid_t               *loaded_kcuuid,
-	kc_kind_t             type,
-	OSDictionary         *infoDict,
-	const char           *uuid_key)
-{
-	/* extract the UUID from the dictionary */
-	OSData *prelinkinfoKCUUID = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(uuid_key));
-	if (!prelinkinfoKCUUID) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "validateKCUUID Info plist does not contain %s KC UUID key.", uuid_key);
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	if (prelinkinfoKCUUID->getLength() != sizeof(uuid_t)) {
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "validateKCUUID %s KC UUID has wrong length: %d.", uuid_key, prelinkinfoKCUUID->getLength());
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	if (memcmp((void *)loaded_kcuuid, (const void *)prelinkinfoKCUUID->getBytesNoCopy(),
-	    prelinkinfoKCUUID->getLength())) {
-		OSData       *info_dict_uuid;
-		uuid_string_t info_dict_uuid_str = {};
-		uuid_string_t expected_uuid_str = {};
-		uuid_string_t given_uuid_str = {};
-		uuid_t        given_uuid;
-
-		/* extract the KC UUID from the dictionary */
-		info_dict_uuid = OSDynamicCast(OSData, infoDict->getObject(kPrelinkInfoKCIDKey));
-		if (info_dict_uuid && info_dict_uuid->getLength() == sizeof(uuid_t)) {
-			uuid_t tmp_uuid;
-			memcpy(tmp_uuid, (const void *)info_dict_uuid->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(tmp_uuid));
-			uuid_unparse(tmp_uuid, info_dict_uuid_str);
-		}
-
-		uuid_unparse(*loaded_kcuuid, expected_uuid_str);
-		memcpy(given_uuid, (const void *)prelinkinfoKCUUID->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(given_uuid));
-		uuid_unparse(given_uuid, given_uuid_str);
-
-		printf("KextLog: ERROR: UUID from key:%s %s != expected %s (KC UUID: %s)\n", uuid_key,
-		    given_uuid_str, expected_uuid_str, info_dict_uuid_str);
-		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL, kOSKextLogErrorLevel | kOSKextLogArchiveFlag,
-		    "KextLog: ERROR: UUID from key:%s %s != expected %s (KC UUID: %s)\n", uuid_key,
-		    given_uuid_str, expected_uuid_str, info_dict_uuid_str);
-		if (type == KCKindPageable && sPanicOnKCMismatch) {
-			panic("System KC UUID %s linked against %s, but %s is loaded",
-			    info_dict_uuid_str, given_uuid_str, expected_uuid_str);
-		}
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -14322,17 +10064,17 @@
 OSKext::dispatchResource(OSDictionary * requestDict)
 {
 	OSReturn                        result          = kOSReturnError;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary>       callbackRecord;
-	OSNumber                      * requestTag      = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSNumber                      * requestResult   = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSData                        * dataObj         = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSDictionary                  * callbackRecord  = NULL;// must release
+	OSNumber                      * requestTag      = NULL;// do not release
+	OSNumber                      * requestResult   = NULL;// do not release
+	OSData                        * dataObj         = NULL;// do not release
 	uint32_t                        dataLength      = 0;
-	const void                    * dataPtr         = NULL;        // do not free
-	OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback> * callbackWrapper = nullptr; // do not release
+	const void                    * dataPtr         = NULL;// do not free
+	OSData                        * callbackWrapper = NULL;// do not release
 	OSKextRequestResourceCallback   callback        = NULL;
-	OSValueObject<void *>         * contextWrapper  = nullptr;     // do not release
-	void                          * context         = NULL;        // do not free
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext>             callbackKext;
+	OSData                        * contextWrapper  = NULL;// do not release
+	void                          * context         = NULL;// do not free
+	OSKext                        * callbackKext    = NULL;// must release (looked up)
 
 	/* Get the args from the request. Right now we need the tag
 	 * to look up the callback record, and the result for invoking the callback.
@@ -14348,7 +10090,7 @@
 
 	/* Look for a callback record matching this request's tag.
 	 */
-	result = dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTag, callbackRecord);
+	result = dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTag, &callbackRecord);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -14356,17 +10098,18 @@
 	/*****
 	 * Get the context pointer of the callback record (if there is one).
 	 */
-	contextWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSValueObject<void *>, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(
-		    callbackRecord.get(), kKextRequestArgumentContextKey));
+	contextWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSData, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(callbackRecord,
+	    kKextRequestArgumentContextKey));
 	context = _OSKextExtractPointer(contextWrapper);
 	if (contextWrapper && !context) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback>,
-	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(callbackRecord.get(),
+	callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
+	    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(callbackRecord,
 	    kKextRequestArgumentCallbackKey));
-	callback = _OSKextExtractCallbackPointer(callbackWrapper);
+	callback = (OSKextRequestResourceCallback)
+	    _OSKextExtractPointer(callbackWrapper);
 	if (!callback) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -14403,81 +10146,14 @@
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
+	if (callbackKext) {
+		callbackKext->release();
+	}
+	if (callbackRecord) {
+		callbackRecord->release();
+	}
+
 	return result;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::setMissingAuxKCBundles(OSDictionary * requestDict)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> missingIDs;
-	OSArray *bundleIDList     = NULL; // do not release
-
-	bundleIDList = OSDynamicCast(OSArray, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(
-		    requestDict, kKextRequestArgumentMissingBundleIDs));
-	if (!bundleIDList) {
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	missingIDs = OSDictionary::withCapacity(bundleIDList->getCount());
-	if (!missingIDs) {
-		return kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-	}
-
-	uint32_t count, i;
-	count = bundleIDList->getCount();
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		OSString *thisID = OSDynamicCast(OSString, bundleIDList->getObject(i));
-		if (thisID) {
-			missingIDs->setObject(thisID, kOSBooleanFalse);
-		}
-	}
-
-	sNonLoadableKextsByID.reset(missingIDs.get(), OSRetain);
-
-	return kOSReturnSuccess;
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-* Assumes sKextLock is held.
-*********************************************************************/
-/* static */
-OSReturn
-OSKext::setAuxKCBundleAvailable(OSString *kextIdentifier, OSDictionary *requestDict)
-{
-	bool loadable = true;
-	if (!kextIdentifier) {
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-
-	if (requestDict) {
-		OSBoolean *loadableArg;
-		loadableArg = OSDynamicCast(OSBoolean, _OSKextGetRequestArgument(
-			    requestDict, kKextRequestArgumentBundleAvailability));
-		/* If we find the "Bundle Available" arg, and it's false, then
-		 * mark the bundle ID as _not_ loadable
-		 */
-		if (loadableArg && !loadableArg->getValue()) {
-			loadable = false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!sNonLoadableKextsByID) {
-		sNonLoadableKextsByID = OSDictionary::withCapacity(1);
-	}
-
-	sNonLoadableKextsByID->setObject(kextIdentifier, OSBoolean::withBoolean(loadable));
-
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogBasicLevel | kOSKextLogIPCFlag,
-	    "KextLog: AuxKC bundle %s marked as %s",
-	    kextIdentifier->getCStringNoCopy(),
-	    (loadable ? "loadable" : "NOT loadable"));
-
-	return kOSReturnSuccess;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -14489,7 +10165,7 @@
 	OSReturn       callbackResult)
 {
 	OSString * predicate  = _OSKextGetRequestPredicate(callbackRecord);
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> resultNum;
+	OSNumber * resultNum  = NULL;// must release
 
 	if (!predicate) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -14505,7 +10181,7 @@
 	 * were the reply coming down from user space.
 	 */
 	_OSKextSetRequestArgument(callbackRecord, kKextRequestArgumentResultKey,
-	    resultNum.get());
+	    resultNum);
 
 	if (predicate->isEqualTo(kKextRequestPredicateRequestResource)) {
 		/* This removes the pending callback record.
@@ -14514,6 +10190,9 @@
 	}
 
 finish:
+	if (resultNum) {
+		resultNum->release();
+	}
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -14527,19 +10206,23 @@
 	void             ** contextOut)
 {
 	OSReturn       result         = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> callbackRecord;
-	OSValueObject<void *> * contextWrapper = nullptr; // do not release
+	OSDictionary * callbackRecord = NULL; // must release
+	OSData       * contextWrapper = NULL;// do not release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 	result = OSKext::dequeueCallbackForRequestTag(requestTag,
-	    callbackRecord);
+	    &callbackRecord);
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
 	if (result == kOSReturnSuccess && contextOut) {
-		contextWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSValueObject<void *>,
-		    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(callbackRecord.get(),
+		contextWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
+		    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(callbackRecord,
 		    kKextRequestArgumentContextKey));
 		*contextOut = _OSKextExtractPointer(contextWrapper);
+	}
+
+	if (callbackRecord) {
+		callbackRecord->release();
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -14568,7 +10251,7 @@
 		if (!request) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		auto * callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback>,
+		OSData * callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
 		    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(request,
 		    kKextRequestArgumentCallbackKey));
 
@@ -14578,7 +10261,7 @@
 		}
 
 		vm_address_t callbackAddress = (vm_address_t)
-		    ptrauth_strip(_OSKextExtractPointer(callbackWrapper), ptrauth_key_function_pointer);
+		    _OSKextExtractPointer(callbackWrapper);
 
 		if ((kmod_info->address <= callbackAddress) &&
 		    (callbackAddress < (kmod_info->address + kmod_info->size))) {
@@ -14618,7 +10301,7 @@
 		if (!request) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		auto * callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback>,
+		OSData * callbackWrapper = OSDynamicCast(OSData,
 		    _OSKextGetRequestArgument(request,
 		    kKextRequestArgumentCallbackKey));
 
@@ -14627,7 +10310,7 @@
 		}
 
 		vm_address_t callbackAddress = (vm_address_t)
-		    ptrauth_strip(_OSKextExtractPointer(callbackWrapper), ptrauth_key_function_pointer);
+		    _OSKextExtractPointer(callbackWrapper);
 
 		if ((kmod_info->address <= callbackAddress) &&
 		    (callbackAddress < (kmod_info->address + kmod_info->size))) {
@@ -14644,16 +10327,16 @@
 static OSReturn
 _OSKextCreateRequest(
 	const char    * predicate,
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> & requestR)
+	OSDictionary ** requestP)
 {
 	OSReturn result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> request;
+	OSDictionary * request = NULL; // must release on error
 
 	request = OSDictionary::withCapacity(2);
 	if (!request) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	result = _OSDictionarySetCStringValue(request.get(),
+	result = _OSDictionarySetCStringValue(request,
 	    kKextRequestPredicateKey, predicate);
 	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
 		goto finish;
@@ -14661,8 +10344,12 @@
 	result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 
 finish:
-	if (result == kOSReturnSuccess) {
-		requestR = os::move(request);
+	if (result != kOSReturnSuccess) {
+		if (request) {
+			request->release();
+		}
+	} else {
+		*requestP = request;
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -14696,20 +10383,19 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 static bool
 _OSKextSetRequestArgument(
-	OSDictionary    * requestDict,
-	const char      * argName,
-	OSMetaClassBase * value)
+	OSDictionary * requestDict,
+	const char   * argName,
+	OSObject     * value)
 {
 	OSDictionary * args = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
 	    requestDict->getObject(kKextRequestArgumentsKey));
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> newArgs;
 	if (!args) {
-		newArgs = OSDictionary::withCapacity(2);
-		args = newArgs.get();
+		args = OSDictionary::withCapacity(2);
 		if (!args) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
 		requestDict->setObject(kKextRequestArgumentsKey, args);
+		args->release();
 	}
 	if (args) {
 		return args->setObject(argName, value);
@@ -14720,27 +10406,20 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
-template <typename T>
-static T *
-_OSKextExtractPointer(OSValueObject<T *> * wrapper)
-{
+static void *
+_OSKextExtractPointer(OSData * wrapper)
+{
+	void       * result = NULL;
+	const void * resultPtr = NULL;
+
 	if (!wrapper) {
-		return nullptr;
-	}
-	return wrapper->getRef();
-}
-
-/*********************************************************************
-*********************************************************************/
-static OSKextRequestResourceCallback
-_OSKextExtractCallbackPointer(OSValueObject<OSKextRequestResourceCallback> * wrapper)
-{
-	if (!wrapper) {
-		return nullptr;
-	}
-	return wrapper->getRef();
-}
-
+		goto finish;
+	}
+	resultPtr = wrapper->getBytesNoCopy();
+	result = *(void **)resultPtr;
+finish:
+	return result;
+}
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -14751,19 +10430,26 @@
 	const char   * cValue)
 {
 	OSReturn result = kOSKextReturnNoMemory;
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> key;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> value;
+	const OSSymbol * key = NULL; // must release
+	OSString * value = NULL; // must release
 
 	key = OSSymbol::withCString(cKey);
 	value = OSString::withCString(cValue);
 	if (!key || !value) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
-	if (dict->setObject(key.get(), value.get())) {
+	if (dict->setObject(key, value)) {
 		result = kOSReturnSuccess;
 	}
 
 finish:
+	if (key) {
+		key->release();
+	}
+	if (value) {
+		value->release();
+	}
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -14775,7 +10461,7 @@
 	const char * cString)
 {
 	bool             result = false;
-	OSSharedPtr<const OSSymbol> symbol;
+	const OSSymbol * symbol = NULL;
 	uint32_t         count, i;
 
 	if (!array || !cString) {
@@ -14797,10 +10483,12 @@
 	}
 
 finish:
+	if (symbol) {
+		symbol->release();
+	}
 	return result;
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_KXLD
 /*********************************************************************
 * We really only care about boot / system start up related kexts.
 * We return true if we're less than REBUILD_MAX_TIME since start up,
@@ -14826,7 +10514,6 @@
 	}
 	return true;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_KXLD */
 
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
@@ -14847,7 +10534,7 @@
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < unLoadedCount; i++) {
-		const OSSymbol *    myBundleID;        // do not release
+		const OSSymbol *    myBundleID;// do not release
 
 		myBundleID = OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, sUnloadedPrelinkedKexts->getObject(i));
 		if (!myBundleID) {
@@ -14869,15 +10556,16 @@
 /*********************************************************************
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSArray>
+OSArray *
 OSKext::copyAllKextPersonalities(bool filterSafeBootFlag)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>              result;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> kextIterator;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>              personalities;
-
-	OSString             * kextID                = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSKext               * theKext               = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSArray              * result                = NULL;// returned
+	OSCollectionIterator * kextIterator          = NULL;// must release
+	OSArray              * personalities         = NULL;// must release
+	OSCollectionIterator * personalitiesIterator = NULL; // must release
+
+	OSString             * kextID                = NULL;// do not release
+	OSKext               * theKext               = NULL;// do not release
 
 	IORecursiveLockLock(sKextLock);
 
@@ -14889,26 +10577,28 @@
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
-	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID.get());
+	kextIterator = OSCollectionIterator::withCollection(sKextsByID);
 	if (!kextIterator) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
 
 	while ((kextID = OSDynamicCast(OSString, kextIterator->getNextObject()))) {
+		if (personalitiesIterator) {
+			personalitiesIterator->release();
+			personalitiesIterator = NULL;
+		}
+		if (personalities) {
+			personalities->release();
+			personalities = NULL;
+		}
+
 		theKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sKextsByID->getObject(kextID));
-		if (theKext->flags.requireExplicitLoad) {
-			OSKextLog(theKext,
-			    kOSKextLogDebugLevel |
-			    kOSKextLogLoadFlag,
-			    "Kext %s requires an explicit kextload; "
-			    "omitting its personalities.",
-			    theKext->getIdentifierCString());
-		} else if (!sSafeBoot || !filterSafeBootFlag || theKext->isLoadableInSafeBoot()) {
+		if (!sSafeBoot || !filterSafeBootFlag || theKext->isLoadableInSafeBoot()) {
 			personalities = theKext->copyPersonalitiesArray();
 			if (!personalities) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			result->merge(personalities.get());
+			result->merge(personalities);
 		} else {
 			// xxx - check for better place to put this log msg
 			OSKextLog(theKext,
@@ -14923,6 +10613,16 @@
 finish:
 	IORecursiveLockUnlock(sKextLock);
 
+	if (kextIterator) {
+		kextIterator->release();
+	}
+	if (personalitiesIterator) {
+		personalitiesIterator->release();
+	}
+	if (personalities) {
+		personalities->release();
+	}
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -14941,12 +10641,13 @@
 	    "to the IOCatalogue %s.",
 	    startMatching ? "and starting matching" : "but not starting matching");
 
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray> personalities = OSKext::copyAllKextPersonalities(
+	OSArray * personalities = OSKext::copyAllKextPersonalities(
 		/* filterSafeBootFlag */ true);
 
 	if (personalities) {
-		gIOCatalogue->addDrivers(personalities.get(), startMatching);
+		gIOCatalogue->addDrivers(personalities, startMatching);
 		numPersonalities = personalities->getCount();
+		personalities->release();
 	}
 
 	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -14962,15 +10663,15 @@
 * Do not make a deep copy, just convert the IOKitPersonalities dict
 * to an array for sending to the IOCatalogue.
 *********************************************************************/
-OSSharedPtr<OSArray>
+OSArray *
 OSKext::copyPersonalitiesArray(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>              result;
-	OSDictionary         * personalities               = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator> personalitiesIterator;
-
-	OSString             * personalityName             = NULL;        // do not release
-	OSString             * personalityBundleIdentifier = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSArray              * result                      = NULL;
+	OSDictionary         * personalities               = NULL;// do not release
+	OSCollectionIterator * personalitiesIterator       = NULL;// must release
+
+	OSString             * personalityName             = NULL;// do not release
+	OSString             * personalityBundleIdentifier = NULL;// do not release
 
 	personalities = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
 	    getPropertyForHostArch(kIOKitPersonalitiesKey));
@@ -14993,27 +10694,29 @@
 		OSDictionary * personality = OSDynamicCast(OSDictionary,
 		    personalities->getObject(personalityName));
 
-		if (personality) {
-			/******
-			 * If the personality doesn't have a CFBundleIdentifier, or if it
-			 * differs from the kext's, insert the kext's ID so we can find it.
-			 * The publisher ID is used to remove personalities from bundles
-			 * correctly.
-			 */
-			personalityBundleIdentifier = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
-			    personality->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey));
-
-			if (!personalityBundleIdentifier) {
-				personality->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey, bundleID.get());
-			} else if (!personalityBundleIdentifier->isEqualTo(bundleID.get())) {
-				personality->setObject(kIOPersonalityPublisherKey, bundleID.get());
-			}
+		/******
+		 * If the personality doesn't have a CFBundleIdentifier, or if it
+		 * differs from the kext's, insert the kext's ID so we can find it.
+		 * The publisher ID is used to remove personalities from bundles
+		 * correctly.
+		 */
+		personalityBundleIdentifier = OSDynamicCast(OSString,
+		    personality->getObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey));
+
+		if (!personalityBundleIdentifier) {
+			personality->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey, bundleID);
+		} else if (!personalityBundleIdentifier->isEqualTo(bundleID)) {
+			personality->setObject(kIOPersonalityPublisherKey, bundleID);
 		}
 
 		result->setObject(personality);
 	}
 
 finish:
+	if (personalitiesIterator) {
+		personalitiesIterator->release();
+	}
+
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -15026,8 +10729,8 @@
 	OSArray * personalityNames)
 {
 	OSReturn       result              = kOSReturnSuccess;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray> personalitiesToSend;
-	OSDictionary * kextPersonalities   = NULL;        // do not release
+	OSArray      * personalitiesToSend = NULL;// must release
+	OSDictionary * kextPersonalities   = NULL;// do not release
 	int            count, i;
 
 	if (!sLoadEnabled) {
@@ -15089,9 +10792,12 @@
 		    numPersonalities,
 		    numPersonalities > 1 ? "ies" : "y",
 		    startMatching ? " and starting matching" : " but not starting matching");
-		gIOCatalogue->addDrivers(personalitiesToSend.get(), startMatching);
+		gIOCatalogue->addDrivers(personalitiesToSend, startMatching);
 	}
 finish:
+	if (personalitiesToSend) {
+		personalitiesToSend->release();
+	}
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -15102,7 +10808,7 @@
 void
 OSKext::removePersonalitiesFromCatalog(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> personality;
+	OSDictionary * personality = NULL; // do not release
 
 	personality = OSDictionary::withCapacity(1);
 	if (!personality) {
@@ -15119,32 +10825,16 @@
 	/* Have the IOCatalog remove all personalities matching this kext's
 	 * bundle ID and trigger matching anew.
 	 */
-	gIOCatalogue->removeDrivers(personality.get(), /* startMatching */ true);
+	gIOCatalogue->removeDrivers(personality, /* startMatching */ true);
 
 finish:
+	if (personality) {
+		personality->release();
+	}
+
 	return;
 }
 
-void
-OSKext::updatePersonalitiesInCatalog(OSArray *upgradedPersonalities)
-{
-	if (!upgradedPersonalities || upgradedPersonalities->getCount() == 0) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDictionary> personalityToRemove = OSDictionary::withCapacity(1);
-	if (!personalityToRemove) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Create a personality dictionary with just the bundleID.
-	 * We will remove any personality that has a matching bundleID,
-	 * irrespective of which other keys are present on the dictionary.
-	 */
-	personalityToRemove->setObject(kCFBundleIdentifierKey, getIdentifier());
-	gIOCatalogue->exchangeDrivers(personalityToRemove.get(), upgradedPersonalities, true);
-}
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Logging
@@ -15176,6 +10866,8 @@
 		sUserSpaceLogMessageArray = OSArray::withCapacity(0);
 
 		if (!sUserSpaceLogSpecArray || !sUserSpaceLogMessageArray) {
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(sUserSpaceLogSpecArray);
+			OSSafeReleaseNULL(sUserSpaceLogMessageArray);
 			allocError = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -15207,10 +10899,10 @@
 * Do not call any function that takes sKextLock here!
 *********************************************************************/
 /* static */
-OSSharedPtr<OSArray>
+OSArray *
 OSKext::clearUserSpaceLogFilter(void)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSArray>       result;
+	OSArray       * result       = NULL;
 	OSKextLogSpec   oldLogFilter;
 	OSKextLogSpec   newLogFilter = kOSKextLogSilentFilter;
 
@@ -15221,11 +10913,11 @@
 
 	result = OSArray::withCapacity(2);
 	if (result) {
-		result->setObject(sUserSpaceLogSpecArray.get());
-		result->setObject(sUserSpaceLogMessageArray.get());
-	}
-	sUserSpaceLogSpecArray.reset();
-	sUserSpaceLogMessageArray.reset();
+		result->setObject(sUserSpaceLogSpecArray);
+		result->setObject(sUserSpaceLogMessageArray);
+	}
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(sUserSpaceLogSpecArray);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(sUserSpaceLogMessageArray);
 
 	oldLogFilter = sUserSpaceKextLogFilter;
 	sUserSpaceKextLogFilter = newLogFilter;
@@ -15304,7 +10996,7 @@
 	case kOSKextLogDebugLevel:
 		return VTMAGENTA;
 	default:
-		return "";         // white
+		return ""; // white
 	}
 }
 
@@ -15372,15 +11064,17 @@
 	const char     * format,
 	va_list          srcArgList)
 {
+	extern int       disableConsoleOutput;
+
 	bool             logForKernel       = false;
 	bool             logForUser         = false;
 	va_list          argList;
 	char             stackBuffer[120];
 	uint32_t         length            = 0;
-	char           * allocBuffer       = NULL;        // must kfree
-	OSSharedPtr<OSNumber> logSpecNum;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSString> logString;
-	char           * buffer            = stackBuffer;        // do not free
+	char           * allocBuffer       = NULL;     // must kfree
+	OSNumber       * logSpecNum        = NULL;     // must release
+	OSString       * logString         = NULL;     // must release
+	char           * buffer            = stackBuffer;// do not free
 
 	IOLockLock(sKextLoggingLock);
 
@@ -15407,8 +11101,7 @@
 	va_end(argList);
 
 	if (length + 1 >= sizeof(stackBuffer)) {
-		allocBuffer = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(length + 1,
-		    Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+		allocBuffer = (char *)kalloc_tag((length + 1) * sizeof(char), VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 		if (!allocBuffer) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -15428,8 +11121,8 @@
 		logSpecNum = OSNumber::withNumber(msgLogSpec, 8 * sizeof(msgLogSpec));
 		logString = OSString::withCString(buffer);
 		if (logSpecNum && logString) {
-			sUserSpaceLogSpecArray->setObject(logSpecNum.get());
-			sUserSpaceLogMessageArray->setObject(logString.get());
+			sUserSpaceLogSpecArray->setObject(logSpecNum);
+			sUserSpaceLogMessageArray->setObject(logString);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -15440,8 +11133,8 @@
 		/* If we are in console mode and have a custom log filter,
 		 * colorize the log message.
 		 */
-		if (sBootArgLogFilterFound) {
-			const char * color = "";         // do not free
+		if (!disableConsoleOutput && sBootArgLogFilterFound) {
+			const char * color = ""; // do not free
 			color = colorForFlags(msgLogSpec);
 			printf("%s%s%s\n", colorForFlags(msgLogSpec),
 			    buffer, color[0] ? VTRESET : "");
@@ -15454,8 +11147,10 @@
 	IOLockUnlock(sKextLoggingLock);
 
 	if (allocBuffer) {
-		kfree_data(allocBuffer, length + 1);
-	}
+		kfree(allocBuffer, (length + 1) * sizeof(char));
+	}
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(logString);
+	OSSafeReleaseNULL(logSpecNum);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -15482,7 +11177,7 @@
     int indent)
 {
 	const OSMetaClass *     myTypeID;
-	OSSharedPtr<OSCollectionIterator>  myIter;
+	OSCollectionIterator *  myIter;
 	OSSymbol *              myKey;
 	OSObject *              myValue;
 	bool                    myResult = false;
@@ -15503,8 +11198,6 @@
 		if (myIter == NULL) {
 			return myResult;
 		}
-
-		// !! reset the iterator
 		myIter->reset();
 
 		while ((myKey = OSDynamicCast(OSSymbol, myIter->getNextObject()))) {
@@ -15519,9 +11212,7 @@
 				IOLog("OSDictionary key \"%s\" \n", myKey->getCStringNoCopy());
 			}
 		}
-
-		// !! release the iterator
-		myIter.reset();
+		myIter->release();
 	} else if (myTypeID == OSTypeID(OSArray)) {
 		OSArray *   myArray;
 
@@ -15530,7 +11221,6 @@
 		if (myIter == NULL) {
 			return myResult;
 		}
-		// !! reset the iterator
 		myIter->reset();
 
 		while ((myValue = myIter->getNextObject())) {
@@ -15543,8 +11233,7 @@
 				IOLog("OSArray: \n");
 			}
 		}
-		// !! release the iterator
-		myIter.reset();
+		myIter->release();
 	} else if (myTypeID == OSTypeID(OSString) || myTypeID == OSTypeID(OSSymbol)) {
 		// should we look for addresses in strings?
 	} else if (myTypeID == OSTypeID(OSData)) {
@@ -15566,17 +11255,18 @@
 				if (kext_alloc_max != 0 &&
 				    numberValue >= kext_alloc_base &&
 				    numberValue < kext_alloc_max) {
-					OSSharedPtr<OSKext> myKext;
-					// IOLog("found OSData %p in kext map %p to %p  \n",
-					//       *(myPtrPtr),
-					//       (void *) kext_alloc_base,
-					//       (void *) kext_alloc_max);
+					OSKext * myKext    = NULL;// must release (looked up)
+					                          // IOLog("found OSData %p in kext map %p to %p  \n",
+					                          //       *(myPtrPtr),
+					                          //       (void *) kext_alloc_base,
+					                          //       (void *) kext_alloc_max);
 
 					myKext = OSKext::lookupKextWithAddress((vm_address_t) *(myPtrPtr));
 					if (myKext) {
 						IOLog("found addr %p from an OSData obj within kext \"%s\"  \n",
 						    *(myPtrPtr),
 						    myKext->getIdentifierCString());
+						myKext->release();
 					}
 					myResult = true;
 				}
@@ -15602,7 +11292,7 @@
 		if (kext_alloc_max != 0 &&
 		    numberValue >= kext_alloc_base &&
 		    numberValue < kext_alloc_max) {
-			OSSharedPtr<OSKext> myKext;
+			OSKext * myKext    = NULL;// must release (looked up)
 			IOLog("found OSNumber in kext map %p to %p  \n",
 			    (void *) kext_alloc_base,
 			    (void *) kext_alloc_max);
@@ -15612,6 +11302,7 @@
 			if (myKext) {
 				IOLog("found in kext \"%s\"  \n",
 				    myKext->getIdentifierCString());
+				myKext->release();
 			}
 
 			myResult = true;
@@ -15642,7 +11333,7 @@
 	return myResult;
 }
 #endif // KASLR_KEXT_DEBUG
-};         /* extern "C" */
+}; /* extern "C" */
 
 #if PRAGMA_MARK
 #pragma mark Backtrace Dump & kmod_get_info() support
@@ -15660,6 +11351,8 @@
 {
 	addr64_t    summary_page = 0;
 	addr64_t    last_summary_page = 0;
+	bool        found_kmod = false;
+	u_int       i = 0;
 
 	if (kPrintKextsLock & flags) {
 		if (!sKextSummariesLock) {
@@ -15683,13 +11376,27 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	foreachKextInBacktrace(addr, cnt, 0, ^(OSKextLoadedKextSummary *summary, uint32_t index) {
-		if (index == 0 && !(kPrintKextsTerse & flags)) {
-		        (*printf_func)("      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:\n");
+	for (i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; ++i) {
+		OSKextLoadedKextSummary * summary;
+
+		summary = gLoadedKextSummaries->summaries + i;
+		if (!summary->address) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!summaryIsInBacktrace(summary, addr, cnt)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!found_kmod) {
+			if (!(kPrintKextsTerse & flags)) {
+				(*printf_func)("      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:\n");
+			}
+			found_kmod = true;
 		}
 
 		printSummary(summary, printf_func, flags);
-	});
+	}
 
 finish:
 	if (kPrintKextsLock & flags) {
@@ -15697,42 +11404,6 @@
 	}
 
 	return;
-}
-
-void
-OSKext::foreachKextInBacktrace(
-	vm_offset_t   * addr,
-	uint32_t        cnt,
-	uint32_t        flags,
-	void         (^ handler)(OSKextLoadedKextSummary *summary, uint32_t index))
-{
-	uint32_t n = 0;
-
-	if (kPrintKextsLock & flags) {
-		if (!sKextSummariesLock) {
-			return;
-		}
-		IOLockLock(sKextSummariesLock);
-	}
-
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; ++i) {
-		OSKextLoadedKextSummary * summary;
-
-		summary = gLoadedKextSummaries->summaries + i;
-		if (!summary->address) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (!summaryIsInBacktrace(summary, addr, cnt)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		handler(summary, n++);
-	}
-
-	if (kPrintKextsLock & flags) {
-		IOLockUnlock(sKextSummariesLock);
-	}
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -15749,11 +11420,8 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
 		vm_offset_t kscan_addr = addr[i];
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-		kscan_addr = (vm_offset_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(kscan_addr);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
-		if ((kscan_addr >= summary->text_exec_address) &&
-		    (kscan_addr < (summary->text_exec_address + summary->text_exec_size))) {
+		if ((kscan_addr >= summary->address) &&
+		    (kscan_addr < (summary->address + summary->size))) {
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 	}
@@ -15766,11 +11434,8 @@
  * sKextSummariesLock held.
  */
 OSKextLoadedKextSummary *
-OSKext::summaryForAddress(uintptr_t addr)
-{
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-	addr = (uintptr_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(addr);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
+OSKext::summaryForAddress(const uintptr_t addr)
+{
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; ++i) {
 		OSKextLoadedKextSummary *summary = &gLoadedKextSummaries->summaries[i];
 		if (!summary->address) {
@@ -15806,31 +11471,26 @@
 void *
 OSKext::kextForAddress(const void *address)
 {
+	void                * image = NULL;
 	OSKextActiveAccount * active;
 	OSKext              * kext = NULL;
 	uint32_t              baseIdx;
 	uint32_t              lim;
 	uintptr_t             addr = (uintptr_t) address;
-	size_t                i;
 
 	if (!addr) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-	addr = (uintptr_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(addr);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
 
 	if (sKextAccountsCount) {
-		lck_ticket_lock(sKextAccountsLock, sKextAccountsLockGrp);
+		IOSimpleLockLock(sKextAccountsLock);
 		// bsearch sKextAccounts list
 		for (baseIdx = 0, lim = sKextAccountsCount; lim; lim >>= 1) {
 			active = &sKextAccounts[baseIdx + (lim >> 1)];
 			if ((addr >= active->address) && (addr < active->address_end)) {
-				if (active->account &&
-				    (kext = active->account->kext) &&
-				    kext->kmod_info) {
-					lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
-					return (void *)kext->kmod_info->address;
+				kext = active->account->kext;
+				if (kext && kext->kmod_info) {
+					image = (void *) kext->kmod_info->address;
 				}
 				break;
 			} else if (addr > active->address) {
@@ -15840,75 +11500,43 @@
 			}
 			// else move left
 		}
-		lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
-	}
-	if (kernel_text_contains(addr)) {
-		return (void *)&_mh_execute_header;
-	}
-	if (gLoadedKextSummaries) {
-		IOLockLock(sKextSummariesLock);
-		for (i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; i++) {
-			OSKextLoadedKextSummary *summary = gLoadedKextSummaries->summaries + i;
-			if (addr >= summary->address && addr < summary->address + summary->size) {
-				void *kextAddress = (void *)summary->address;
-				IOLockUnlock(sKextSummariesLock);
-				return kextAddress;
-			}
-		}
-		IOLockUnlock(sKextSummariesLock);
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/* static */
-kern_return_t
-OSKext::summaryForAddressExt(
-	const void              * address,
-	OSKextLoadedKextSummary * summary)
-{
-	kern_return_t                   result = KERN_FAILURE;
-	const OSKextLoadedKextSummary * foundSummary = NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * This needs to be safe to call even before the lock has been initialized
-	 * in OSKext::initialize(), as we might get here from the ksancov runtime
-	 * when instrumenting XNU itself with sanitizer coverage.
-	 */
-	if (!sKextSummariesLock) {
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	IOLockLock(sKextSummariesLock);
-	if (gLoadedKextSummaries) {
-		foundSummary = summaryForAddress((uintptr_t)address);
-		if (foundSummary) {
-			memcpy(summary, foundSummary, sizeof(*summary));
-			result = KERN_SUCCESS;
-		} else {
-			result = KERN_NOT_FOUND;
-		}
-	}
-	IOLockUnlock(sKextSummariesLock);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-/*
- * Find a OSKextLoadedKextSummary given the ID from a kmod_info_t *
- * Safe to call in panic context.
- */
-static OSKextLoadedKextSummary *
-findSummary(uint32_t tagID)
-{
-	OSKextLoadedKextSummary * summary;
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; ++i) {
+		IOSimpleLockUnlock(sKextAccountsLock);
+	}
+	if (!image && (addr >= vm_kernel_stext) && (addr < vm_kernel_etext)) {
+		image = (void *) &_mh_execute_header;
+	}
+
+	return image;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************
+* scan list of loaded kext summaries looking for a load address match and if
+* found return the UUID C string.  If not found then set empty string.
+*********************************************************************/
+static void findSummaryUUID(
+	uint32_t        tag_ID,
+	uuid_string_t   uuid);
+
+static void
+findSummaryUUID(
+	uint32_t        tag_ID,
+	uuid_string_t   uuid)
+{
+	u_int     i;
+
+	uuid[0] = 0x00; // default to no UUID
+
+	for (i = 0; i < gLoadedKextSummaries->numSummaries; ++i) {
+		OSKextLoadedKextSummary * summary;
+
 		summary = gLoadedKextSummaries->summaries + i;
-		if (summary->loadTag == tagID) {
-			return summary;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
+
+		if (summary->loadTag == tag_ID) {
+			(void) uuid_unparse(summary->uuid, uuid);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -15924,28 +11552,21 @@
 	uuid_string_t uuid;
 	char version[kOSKextVersionMaxLength];
 	uint64_t tmpAddr;
-	uint64_t tmpSize;
-	OSKextLoadedKextSummary *dependencySummary;
 
 	if (!OSKextVersionGetString(summary->version, version, sizeof(version))) {
 		strlcpy(version, "unknown version", sizeof(version));
 	}
 	(void) uuid_unparse(summary->uuid, uuid);
 
-#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__)
-	tmpAddr = summary->text_exec_address;
-	tmpSize = summary->text_exec_size;
-#else
-	tmpAddr = summary->address;
-	tmpSize = summary->size;
-#endif
 	if (kPrintKextsUnslide & flags) {
-		tmpAddr = ml_static_unslide(tmpAddr);
+		tmpAddr = ml_static_unslide(summary->address);
+	} else {
+		tmpAddr = summary->address;
 	}
 	(*printf_func)("%s%s(%s)[%s]@0x%llx->0x%llx\n",
 	    (kPrintKextsTerse & flags) ? "" : "         ",
 	    summary->name, version, uuid,
-	    tmpAddr, tmpAddr + tmpSize - 1);
+	    tmpAddr, tmpAddr + summary->size - 1);
 
 	if (kPrintKextsTerse & flags) {
 		return;
@@ -15973,32 +11594,24 @@
 		}
 
 		if (!rinfo->address) {
-			continue;         // skip fake entries for built-ins
-		}
-
-		dependencySummary = findSummary(rinfo->id);
-		uuid[0] = 0x00;
-		tmpAddr = rinfo->address;
-		tmpSize = rinfo->size;
-		if (dependencySummary) {
-			(void) uuid_unparse(dependencySummary->uuid, uuid);
-#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__)
-			tmpAddr = dependencySummary->text_exec_address;
-			tmpSize = dependencySummary->text_exec_size;
-#endif
-		}
+			continue; // skip fake entries for built-ins
+		}
+
+		/* locate UUID in gLoadedKextSummaries */
+		findSummaryUUID(rinfo->id, uuid);
 
 		if (kPrintKextsUnslide & flags) {
-			tmpAddr = ml_static_unslide(tmpAddr);
-		}
-		(*printf_func)("            dependency: %s(%s)[%s]@%p->%p\n",
-		    rinfo->name, rinfo->version, uuid, tmpAddr, tmpAddr + tmpSize - 1);
+			tmpAddr = ml_static_unslide(rinfo->address);
+		} else {
+			tmpAddr = rinfo->address;
+		}
+		(*printf_func)("            dependency: %s(%s)[%s]@%p\n",
+		    rinfo->name, rinfo->version, uuid, tmpAddr);
 	}
 	return;
 }
 
 
-#if !defined(__arm__) && !defined(__arm64__)
 /*******************************************************************************
 * substitute() looks at an input string (a pointer within a larger buffer)
 * for a match to a substring, and on match it writes the marker & substitution
@@ -16026,7 +11639,7 @@
 	char         marker,
 	char         substitution)
 {
-	size_t substring_length = strnlen(substring, KMOD_MAX_NAME - 1);
+	uint32_t substring_length = strnlen(substring, KMOD_MAX_NAME - 1);
 
 	/* On a substring match, append the marker (if there is one) and then
 	 * the substitution character, updating the output (to) index accordingly.
@@ -16115,7 +11728,6 @@
 
 	return;
 }
-#endif /* !defined(__arm__) && !defined(__arm64__) */
 
 /*******************************************************************************
 * assemble_identifier_and_version() adds to a string buffer a compacted
@@ -16124,27 +11736,23 @@
 
 /* identPlusVers must be at least 2*KMOD_MAX_NAME in length.
  */
-static size_t assemble_identifier_and_version(
+static int assemble_identifier_and_version(
 	kmod_info_t * kmod_info,
 	char        * identPlusVers,
-	size_t        bufSize);
-
-static size_t
+	int           bufSize);
+
+static int
 assemble_identifier_and_version(
 	kmod_info_t * kmod_info,
 	char        * identPlusVers,
-	size_t        bufSize)
-{
-	size_t result = 0;
-
-#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm64__)
-	result = strlcpy(identPlusVers, kmod_info->name, KMOD_MAX_NAME);
-#else
+	int           bufSize)
+{
+	int result = 0;
+
 	compactIdentifier(kmod_info->name, identPlusVers, NULL);
 	result = strnlen(identPlusVers, KMOD_MAX_NAME - 1);
-#endif
-	identPlusVers[result++] = '\t';         // increment for real char
-	identPlusVers[result] = '\0';         // don't increment for nul char
+	identPlusVers[result++] = '\t'; // increment for real char
+	identPlusVers[result] = '\0'; // don't increment for nul char
 	result = strlcat(identPlusVers, kmod_info->version, bufSize);
 	if (result >= bufSize) {
 		identPlusVers[bufSize - 1] = '\0';
@@ -16179,8 +11787,8 @@
 		OSObject    * rawKext = sLoadedKexts->getObject(i);
 		OSKext      * theKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, rawKext);
 		int           match;
-		size_t        identPlusVersLength;
-		size_t        tempLen;
+		uint32_t      identPlusVersLength;
+		uint32_t      tempLen;
 		char          identPlusVers[2 * KMOD_MAX_NAME];
 
 		if (!rawKext) {
@@ -16266,8 +11874,7 @@
 	uint32_t   newlist_size   = 0;
 
 	newlist_size = KEXT_PANICLIST_SIZE;
-	newlist = (char *)kalloc_data_tag(newlist_size,
-	    Z_WAITOK, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+	newlist = (char *)kalloc_tag(newlist_size, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 
 	if (!newlist) {
 		OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
@@ -16295,7 +11902,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (loaded_kext_paniclist) {
-		kfree_data(loaded_kext_paniclist, loaded_kext_paniclist_size);
+		kfree(loaded_kext_paniclist, loaded_kext_paniclist_size);
 	}
 	loaded_kext_paniclist = newlist;
 	newlist = NULL;
@@ -16303,7 +11910,7 @@
 
 finish:
 	if (newlist) {
-		kfree_data(newlist, newlist_size);
+		kfree(newlist, newlist_size);
 	}
 	return;
 }
@@ -16317,7 +11924,7 @@
 	u_long len;
 
 	if (!kmod_info) {
-		return;         // do not goto finish here b/c of lock
+		return; // do not goto finish here b/c of lock
 	}
 
 	len = assemble_identifier_and_version( kmod_info,
@@ -16351,36 +11958,28 @@
 OSKext::printKextPanicLists(int (*printf_func)(const char *fmt, ...))
 {
 	if (last_loaded_strlen) {
-		printf_func("last started kext at %llu: %.*s (addr %p, size %lu)\n",
+		printf_func("last loaded kext at %llu: %.*s (addr %p, size %lu)\n",
 		    AbsoluteTime_to_scalar(&last_loaded_timestamp),
 		    last_loaded_strlen, last_loaded_str_buf,
 		    last_loaded_address, last_loaded_size);
 	}
 
 	if (last_unloaded_strlen) {
-		printf_func("last stopped kext at %llu: %.*s (addr %p, size %lu)\n",
+		printf_func("last unloaded kext at %llu: %.*s (addr %p, size %lu)\n",
 		    AbsoluteTime_to_scalar(&last_unloaded_timestamp),
 		    last_unloaded_strlen, last_unloaded_str_buf,
 		    last_unloaded_address, last_unloaded_size);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * In most cases the set of loaded kexts is statically determined by the
-	 * Boot KC, so it isn't very interesting to see in the paniclog.
-	 */
-	if (auxKCloaded) {
-		printf_func("loaded kexts:\n");
-		if (loaded_kext_paniclist &&
-		    pmap_find_phys(kernel_pmap, (addr64_t) (uintptr_t) loaded_kext_paniclist) &&
-		    loaded_kext_paniclist[0]) {
-			printf_func("%.*s",
-			    strnlen(loaded_kext_paniclist, loaded_kext_paniclist_size),
-			    loaded_kext_paniclist);
-		} else {
-			printf_func("(none)\n");
-		}
+	printf_func("loaded kexts:\n");
+	if (loaded_kext_paniclist &&
+	    pmap_find_phys(kernel_pmap, (addr64_t) (uintptr_t) loaded_kext_paniclist) &&
+	    loaded_kext_paniclist[0]) {
+		printf_func("%.*s",
+		    strnlen(loaded_kext_paniclist, loaded_kext_paniclist_size),
+		    loaded_kext_paniclist);
 	} else {
-		printf_func("loaded kexts: (skipped, see boot kernelcache)\n");
+		printf_func("(none)\n");
 	}
 	return;
 }
@@ -16396,7 +11995,7 @@
 	OSKextLoadedKextSummaryHeader *summaryHeader = NULL;
 	OSKextLoadedKextSummaryHeader *summaryHeaderAlloc = NULL;
 	OSKext *aKext;
-	vm_map_offset_t start;
+	vm_map_offset_t start, end;
 	size_t summarySize = 0;
 	size_t size;
 	u_int count;
@@ -16420,7 +12019,7 @@
 	count = sLoadedKexts->getCount();
 	for (i = 0, maxKexts = 0; i < count; ++i) {
 		aKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedKexts->getObject(i));
-		maxKexts += (aKext && (aKext->isExecutable() || aKext->isSpecialKernelBinary()));
+		maxKexts += (aKext && aKext->isExecutable());
 	}
 
 	if (!maxKexts) {
@@ -16444,8 +12043,7 @@
 			gLoadedKextSummariesTimestamp = mach_absolute_time();
 			sLoadedKextSummariesAllocSize = 0;
 		}
-		result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&summaryHeaderAlloc, size,
-		    KMA_NONE, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
+		result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&summaryHeaderAlloc, size, VM_KERN_MEMORY_OSKEXT);
 		if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -16456,11 +12054,12 @@
 		summarySize = sLoadedKextSummariesAllocSize;
 
 		start = (vm_map_offset_t) summaryHeader;
-		result = mach_vm_protect(kernel_map,
+		end = start + summarySize;
+		result = vm_map_protect(kernel_map,
 		    start,
-		    summarySize,
-		    false,
-		    VM_PROT_DEFAULT);
+		    end,
+		    VM_PROT_DEFAULT,
+		    FALSE);
 		if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 			goto finish;
 		}
@@ -16480,7 +12079,7 @@
 	accountingListAlloc = 0;
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < count && j < maxKexts; ++i) {
 		aKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedKexts->getObject(i));
-		if (!aKext || (!aKext->isExecutable() && !aKext->isSpecialKernelBinary())) {
+		if (!aKext || !aKext->isExecutable()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -16493,7 +12092,7 @@
 	accountingListCount = 0;
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < count && j < maxKexts; ++i) {
 		aKext = OSDynamicCast(OSKext, sLoadedKexts->getObject(i));
-		if (!aKext || (!aKext->isExecutable() && !aKext->isSpecialKernelBinary())) {
+		if (!aKext || !aKext->isExecutable()) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -16514,8 +12113,9 @@
 	 */
 
 	start = (vm_map_offset_t) summaryHeader;
-
-	result = mach_vm_protect(kernel_map, start, summarySize, false, VM_PROT_READ);
+	end = start + summarySize;
+
+	result = vm_map_protect(kernel_map, start, end, VM_PROT_READ, FALSE);
 	if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
 		goto finish;
 	}
@@ -16532,12 +12132,12 @@
 		(*sLoadedKextSummariesUpdated)();
 	}
 
-	lck_ticket_lock(sKextAccountsLock, sKextAccountsLockGrp);
+	IOSimpleLockLock(sKextAccountsLock);
 	prevAccountingList      = sKextAccounts;
 	prevAccountingListCount = sKextAccountsCount;
 	sKextAccounts           = accountingList;
 	sKextAccountsCount      = accountingListCount;
-	lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
+	IOSimpleLockUnlock(sKextAccountsLock);
 
 finish:
 	IOLockUnlock(sKextSummariesLock);
@@ -16560,7 +12160,7 @@
 void
 OSKext::updateLoadedKextSummary(OSKextLoadedKextSummary *summary)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> uuid;
+	OSData *uuid;
 
 	strlcpy(summary->name, getIdentifierCString(),
 	    sizeof(summary->name));
@@ -16568,6 +12168,7 @@
 	uuid = copyUUID();
 	if (uuid) {
 		memcpy(summary->uuid, uuid->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(summary->uuid));
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid);
 	}
 
 	if (flags.builtin) {
@@ -16585,21 +12186,6 @@
 	summary->flags = 0;
 	summary->reference_list = (uint64_t) kmod_info->reference_list;
 
-	summary->text_exec_address = (uint64_t) getsegdatafromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)summary->address, "__TEXT_EXEC", &summary->text_exec_size);
-	if (summary->text_exec_address == 0) {
-		// Fallback to __TEXT
-		summary->text_exec_address = (uint64_t) getsegdatafromheader((kernel_mach_header_t *)summary->address, "__TEXT", &summary->text_exec_size);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * If the addresses within the Mach-O are unslid, then manually slide any
-	 * addresses coming from the Mach-O as higher layer software using these
-	 * summaries expects a slid address here.
-	 */
-	if (flags.unslidMachO) {
-		summary->text_exec_address = (uint64_t) ml_static_slide((vm_offset_t) summary->text_exec_address);
-	}
-
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -16615,10 +12201,8 @@
 	bzero(accountp, sizeof(*accountp));
 
 	hdr = (kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address;
-	if (getcommandfromheader(hdr, LC_SEGMENT_SPLIT_INFO) || isInFileset()) {
-		/*
-		 * If this kext supports split segments (or is in a new
-		 * MH_FILESET kext collection), use the first
+	if (getcommandfromheader(hdr, LC_SEGMENT_SPLIT_INFO)) {
+		/* If this kext supports split segments, use the first
 		 * executable segment as the range for instructions
 		 * (and thus for backtracing.
 		 */
@@ -16662,114 +12246,6 @@
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
-bool
-OSKext::isInFileset(void)
-{
-	if (!kmod_info) {
-		goto check_prelinked;
-	}
-
-	if (kmod_info->address && kernel_mach_header_is_in_fileset((kernel_mach_header_t *)kmod_info->address)) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-check_prelinked:
-	if (isPrelinked()) {
-		/*
-		 * If we haven't setup kmod_info yet, but we know
-		 * we're loading a prelinked kext in an MH_FILESET KC,
-		 * then return true
-		 */
-		kc_format_t kc_format;
-		if (PE_get_primary_kc_format(&kc_format) && kc_format == KCFormatFileset) {
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-OSSharedPtr<OSDextStatistics>
-OSKext::copyDextStatistics(void)
-{
-	return dextStatistics;
-}
-
-bool
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::initWithSegment(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
-{
-	kern_return_t result;
-	if (!super::init()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	if (seg == nullptr) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	result = kmem_alloc(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t *)&data, seg->vmsize,
-	    KMA_PAGEABLE, VM_KERN_MEMORY_KEXT);
-	if (result != KERN_SUCCESS) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	memcpy((void *)data, (const void *)seg->vmaddr, seg->vmsize);
-	savedSegment = seg;
-	vmsize = seg->vmsize;
-	vmaddr = seg->vmaddr;
-	return true;
-}
-
-OSSharedPtr<OSKextSavedMutableSegment>
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::withSegment(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKextSavedMutableSegment> me = OSMakeShared<OSKextSavedMutableSegment>();
-	if (me && !me->initWithSegment(seg)) {
-		return nullptr;
-	}
-	return me;
-}
-
-void
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::free(void)
-{
-	if (data) {
-		kmem_free(kernel_map, (vm_offset_t)data, vmsize);
-	}
-}
-
-vm_offset_t
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::getVMAddr() const
-{
-	return vmaddr;
-}
-
-vm_offset_t
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::getVMSize() const
-{
-	return vmsize;
-}
-
-OSReturn
-OSKextSavedMutableSegment::restoreContents(kernel_segment_command_t *seg)
-{
-	if (seg != savedSegment) {
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-	if (seg->vmaddr != vmaddr || seg->vmsize != vmsize) {
-		return kOSKextReturnInvalidArgument;
-	}
-	memcpy((void *)seg->vmaddr, data, vmsize);
-	return kOSReturnSuccess;
-}
-
-extern "C" kern_return_t
-OSKextSetReceiptQueried(void)
-{
-	OSKextLog(/* kext */ NULL,
-	    kOSKextLogStepLevel | kOSKextLogGeneralFlag,
-	    "Setting kext receipt as queried");
-
-	IOService::publishResource(kOSKextReceiptQueried, kOSBooleanTrue);
-	return KERN_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 extern "C" const vm_allocation_site_t *
 OSKextGetAllocationSiteForCaller(uintptr_t address)
 {
@@ -16779,11 +12255,8 @@
 
 	uint32_t baseIdx;
 	uint32_t lim;
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-	address = (uintptr_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(address);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
-
-	lck_ticket_lock(sKextAccountsLock, sKextAccountsLockGrp);
+
+	IOSimpleLockLock(sKextAccountsLock);
 	site = releasesite = NULL;
 
 	// bsearch sKextAccounts list
@@ -16802,44 +12275,13 @@
 		}
 		// else move left
 	}
-	lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
+	IOSimpleLockUnlock(sKextAccountsLock);
 	if (releasesite) {
 		kern_allocation_name_release(releasesite);
 	}
 
 	return site;
 }
-
-#if DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG
-extern "C" void
-OSKextGetRefGrpForCaller(uintptr_t address, void (^cb)(struct os_refgrp *))
-{
-	OSKextActiveAccount *  active;
-
-	uint32_t baseIdx;
-	uint32_t lim;
-#if  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
-	address = (uintptr_t)VM_KERNEL_STRIP_PTR(address);
-#endif /*  __has_feature(ptrauth_calls) */
-
-	lck_ticket_lock(sKextAccountsLock, sKextAccountsLockGrp);
-
-	// bsearch sKextAccounts list
-	for (baseIdx = 0, lim = sKextAccountsCount; lim; lim >>= 1) {
-		active = &sKextAccounts[baseIdx + (lim >> 1)];
-		if ((address >= active->address) && (address < active->address_end)) {
-			cb(&active->account->task_refgrp);
-			break;
-		} else if (address > active->address) {
-			// move right
-			baseIdx += (lim >> 1) + 1;
-			lim--;
-		}
-		// else move left
-	}
-	lck_ticket_unlock(sKextAccountsLock);
-}
-#endif /* DEVELOPMENT || DEBUG */
 
 extern "C" uint32_t
 OSKextGetKmodIDForSite(const vm_allocation_site_t * site, char * name, vm_size_t namelen)
@@ -16863,7 +12305,7 @@
 OSKextFreeSite(vm_allocation_site_t * site)
 {
 	OSKextAccount * freeAccount = (typeof(freeAccount))site;
-	IOFreeType(freeAccount, OSKextAccount);
+	IODelete(freeAccount, OSKextAccount, 1);
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -16873,154 +12315,18 @@
 int
 OSKextGetUUIDForName(const char *name, uuid_t uuid)
 {
-	OSSharedPtr<OSKext> kext = OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(name);
+	OSKext *kext = OSKext::lookupKextWithIdentifier(name);
 	if (!kext) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	OSSharedPtr<OSData> uuid_data = kext->copyUUID();
+	OSData *uuid_data = kext->copyUUID();
 	if (uuid_data) {
 		memcpy(uuid, uuid_data->getBytesNoCopy(), sizeof(uuid_t));
+		OSSafeReleaseNULL(uuid_data);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return 1;
 }
 #endif
-
-
-
-class OSDextCrash : public OSObject {
-	OSDeclareDefaultStructors(OSDextCrash);
-public:
-	static OSPtr<OSDextCrash> withTimestamp(uint64_t timestamp);
-	uint64_t getTimestamp();
-
-private:
-	virtual bool initWithTimestamp(uint64_t timestamp);
-	uint64_t fTimestamp;
-};
-
-OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(OSDextCrash, OSObject);
-
-OSSharedPtr<OSDextCrash>
-OSDextCrash::withTimestamp(uint64_t timestamp)
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDextCrash> result = OSMakeShared<OSDextCrash>();
-	if (!result->initWithTimestamp(timestamp)) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-bool
-OSDextCrash::initWithTimestamp(uint64_t timestamp)
-{
-	if (!OSObject::init()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	fTimestamp = timestamp;
-	return true;
-}
-
-uint64_t
-OSDextCrash::getTimestamp()
-{
-	return fTimestamp;
-}
-
-OSSharedPtr<OSDextStatistics>
-OSDextStatistics::create()
-{
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDextStatistics> result = OSMakeShared<OSDextStatistics>();
-	if (!result->init()) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return result;
-}
-
-bool
-OSDextStatistics::init()
-{
-	if (!OSObject::init()) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	lock = IOLockAlloc();
-	crashes = OSArray::withCapacity(kMaxDextCrashesInOneDay);
-	return true;
-}
-
-void
-OSDextStatistics::free()
-{
-	if (lock) {
-		IOLockFree(lock);
-	}
-	crashes.reset();
-	OSObject::free();
-}
-
-OSDextCrashPolicy
-OSDextStatistics::recordCrash()
-{
-	size_t i = 0;
-	uint64_t timestamp = mach_continuous_time();
-	uint64_t interval;
-	nanoseconds_to_absolutetime(86400 * NSEC_PER_SEC /* 1 day */, &interval);
-	uint64_t lastTimestamp = timestamp > interval ? timestamp - interval : 0;
-	OSDextCrashPolicy policy;
-
-	IOLockLock(lock);
-	OSSharedPtr<OSDextCrash> crash = OSDextCrash::withTimestamp(timestamp);
-	for (i = 0; i < crashes->getCount();) {
-		OSDextCrash * current = OSDynamicCast(OSDextCrash, crashes->getObject(i));
-		assert(current != NULL);
-		if (current->getTimestamp() < lastTimestamp) {
-			crashes->removeObject(i);
-		} else {
-			i++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	crashes->setObject(crash);
-
-	if (crashes->getCount() > kMaxDextCrashesInOneDay) {
-		policy = kOSDextCrashPolicyReboot;
-	} else {
-		policy = kOSDextCrashPolicyNone;
-	}
-
-	IOLockUnlock(lock);
-
-	return policy;
-}
-
-size_t
-OSDextStatistics::getCrashCount()
-{
-	size_t result = 0;
-	IOLockLock(lock);
-	result = crashes->getCount();
-	IOLockUnlock(lock);
-	return result;
-}
-
-static int
-sysctl_willuserspacereboot
-(__unused struct sysctl_oid *oidp, __unused void *arg1, __unused int arg2, struct sysctl_req *req)
-{
-	int new_value = 0, old_value = get_system_inuserspacereboot(), changed = 0;
-	int error = sysctl_io_number(req, old_value, sizeof(int), &new_value, &changed);
-	if (error) {
-		return error;
-	}
-	if (changed) {
-		OSKext::setWillUserspaceReboot();
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static SYSCTL_PROC(_kern, OID_AUTO, willuserspacereboot,
-    CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_LOCKED,
-    NULL, 0, sysctl_willuserspacereboot, "I", "");