Bug 222083

Summary: [macOS] Remove unused IPC shared memory reads in WebContent process
Product: WebKit Reporter: Brent Fulgham <bfulgham>
Component: WebKit Misc.Assignee: Brent Fulgham <bfulgham>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: Normal CC: bfulgham, pvollan, webkit-bug-importer
Priority: P2 Keywords: InRadar
Version: WebKit Nightly Build   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
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Brent Fulgham
Reported 2021-02-17 17:34:27 PST
A set of ipc-posix-shm-read-data rules were added long ago to support cookied communications, but we do not interact with this process in the WebContent process and should have no need for them. Telemetry has not uncovered any uses, so let's start blocking and confirm.
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Patch (1.46 KB, patch)
2021-02-17 17:37 PST, Brent Fulgham 		no flags
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Brent Fulgham
Comment 1 2021-02-17 17:34:55 PST
<rdar://problem/73509623>
Brent Fulgham
Comment 2 2021-02-17 17:37:06 PST
Created attachment 420765 [details] Patch
Per Arne Vollan
Comment 3 2021-02-17 18:19:25 PST
Comment on attachment 420765 [details] Patch Great! R=me.
EWS
Comment 4 2021-02-18 13:02:45 PST
Committed r273099: <https://commits.webkit.org/r273099> All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug and clearing flags on attachment 420765 [details].
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