Is there any alternative to tuntap osx?

[almirkadric-published]

Is there any alternative to tuntap osx?

[im-kulikov]

Example of kernel panic

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff80040a8e98): "lck_rw_unlock_shared(): lock 0xffffff8004c50914 held in mode: 2\n"@/AppleInternal/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-7195.60.75/osfmk/i386/locks_i386.c:1461
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffffb0c57fbc30 : 0xffffff8003cb9aed 
0xffffffb0c57fbc80 : 0xffffff8003dfc6e3 
0xffffffb0c57fbcc0 : 0xffffff8003decd1a 
0xffffffb0c57fbd10 : 0xffffff8003c5ea2f 
0xffffffb0c57fbd30 : 0xffffff8003cb938d 
0xffffffb0c57fbe50 : 0xffffff8003cb9678 
0xffffffb0c57fbec0 : 0xffffff80044be3ca 
0xffffffb0c57fbf30 : 0xffffff80040a8e98 
0xffffffb0c57fbfa0 : 0xffffff8003c5e13e 

Process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
20C69

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 20.2.0: Wed Dec  2 20:39:59 PST 2020; root:xnu-7195.60.75~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 82E2050C-5936-3D24-AD3B-EC4EC5C09E11
KernelCache slide: 0x0000000003a00000
KernelCache base:  0xffffff8003c00000
Kernel slide:      0x0000000003a10000
Kernel text base:  0xffffff8003c10000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8003b00000
System model name: MacBookPro14,3 (Mac-551B86E5744E2388)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
Hibernation exit count: 0

System uptime in nanoseconds: 110838193536225
Last Sleep:           absolute           base_tsc          base_nano
  Uptime  : 0x000064ce87274180
  Sleep   : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
  Wake    : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000d1fb646b6 0x0000000000000000
last started kext at 37166703971568: >usb.cdc.acm	5.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa410b000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
net.tunnelblick.tun	5300.3
net.tunnelblick.tap	5300.3
@filesystems.smbfs	3.4.1
>AudioAUUC	1.70
>AGPM	119
>X86PlatformShim	1.0.0
>!APlatformEnabler	2.7.0d0
@fileutil	20.036.15
@filesystems.autofs	3.0
>!AHIDALSService	1
@kext.AMDFramebuffer	4.0.2
@kext.AMDRadeonServiceManager	4.0.2
@kext.AMDRadeonX4000	4.0.2
>!AUpstreamUserClient	3.6.8
>!AGraphicsDevicePolicy	6.2.2
@AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics	6.2.2
>pmtelemetry	1
>LuaHardwareAccess	1.0.16
|IOUserEthernet	1.0.1
>usb.!UUserHCI	1
|IO!BSerialManager	8.0.2f9
@Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X	7.0.0
>!AHV	1
>!ADiskImages2	1
>ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin	1.0.0
>!A!IKBLGraphics	16.0.1
>AGDCBacklightControl	6.2.2
>!AGFXHDA	100.1.431
>!A!IPCHPMC	2.0.1
>!ABacklight	180.3
>!AEmbeddedOSSupportHost	1
>!AHDAHardwareConfigDriver	283.15
>eficheck	1
>!A!ISlowAdaptiveClocking	4.0.0
>!AMuxControl	6.2.2
>!AHDA	283.15
@kext.AMD9500!C	4.0.2
>SMCMotionSensor	3.0.4d1
>!A!IKBLGraphicsFramebuffer	16.0.1
>!AMCCSControl	1.14
>!AThunderboltIP	4.0.3
>!AFIVRDriver	4.1.0
>usb.!UHostBillboardDevice	1.0
>!AFileSystemDriver	3.0.1
@filesystems.tmpfs	1
@filesystems.hfs.kext	556.60.1
@BootCache	40
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeZlib	1.0.0
@!AFSCompression.!AFSCompressionTypeDataless	1.0.0d1
>!ATopCaseHIDEventDriver	4020.6
>AirPort.BrcmNIC	1400.1.1
@filesystems.apfs	1677.60.23
@private.KextAudit	1.0
>!ASmartBatteryManager	161.0.0
>!AACPIButtons	6.1
>!ARTC	2.0
>!ASMBIOS	2.1
>!AACPIEC	6.1
>!AAPIC	1.7
@!ASystemPolicy	2.0.0
@nke.applicationfirewall	310
|IOKitRegistryCompatibility	1
|EndpointSecurity	1
>usb.cdc.acm	5.0.0
>usb.serial	6.0.0
>!UMergeNub	900.4.2
@kext.triggers	1.0
@kext.AMDRadeonX4100HWLibs	1.0
@kext.AMDRadeonX4000HWServices	4.0.2
|IOAVB!F	900.12
>IOPlatformPluginLegacy	1.0.0
|IO!BHost!CUARTTransport	8.0.2f9
|IO!BHost!CTransport	8.0.2f9
>!ABacklightExpert	1.1.0
@plugin.IOgPTPPlugin	900.11
|IOEthernetAVB!C	1.1.0
>X86PlatformPlugin	1.0.0
>IOPlatformPlugin!F	6.0.0d8
>!ASMBusPCI	1.0.14d1
>!A!ILpssUARTv1	3.0.60
>!A!ILpssUARTCommon	3.0.60
>!AOnboardSerial	1.0
|IOSerial!F	11
@!AGPUWrangler	6.2.2
|IOSlowAdaptiveClocking!F	1.0.0
>!AGraphicsControl	6.2.2
>DspFuncLib	283.15
@kext.OSvKernDSPLib	529
|IONDRVSupport	585
@kext.AMDSupport	4.0.2
|IOAccelerator!F2	439.52
@!AGraphicsDeviceControl	6.2.2
>!AHDA!C	283.15
|IOHDA!F	283.15
|IOAudio!F	300.6.1
@vecLib.kext	1.2.0
|IOGraphics!F	585
>!ASMBus!C	1.0.18d1
>!AThunderboltEDMSink	5.0.3
>!AThunderboltDPOutAdapter	8.1.4
>usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice	1.2
>usb.cdc.ecm	5.0.0
>usb.cdc.ncm	5.0.0
>usb.!UiBridge	1.0
>usb.cdc	5.0.0
>usb.networking	5.0.0
>usb.!UHostCompositeDevice	1.2
>usb.!UHub	1.2
>!AThunderboltDPInAdapter	8.1.4
>!AThunderboltDPAdapter!F	8.1.4
>!AThunderboltPCIDownAdapter	4.1.1
>!ABSDKextStarter	3
|IOSurface	289.3
@filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext	1
>!AActuatorDriver	4400.28
>!AHIDKeyboard	222
>!AMultitouchDriver	4400.28
>!AInputDeviceSupport	4400.35
>!AHS!BDriver	4020.6
>IO!BHIDDriver	8.0.2f9
>!AHSSPIHIDDriver	61
>!AHSSPISupport	61
|IO80211!F	1200.12.2b1
|IOSkywalk!F	1
>mDNSOffloadUserClient	1.0.1b8
>corecapture	1.0.4
>!A!ILpssSpi!C	3.0.60
>!AXsanScheme	3
|IONVMe!F	2.1.0
>!AThunderboltNHI	7.2.8
>!AHPM	3.4.4
|IOThunderbolt!F	9.3.2
>!A!ILpssI2C!C	3.0.60
>!A!ILpssDmac	3.0.60
>!A!ILpssI2C	3.0.60
>!A!ILpssGspi	3.0.60
>usb.!UXHCIPCI	1.2
>usb.!UXHCI	1.2
>usb.!UHostPacketFilter	1.0
|IOUSB!F	900.4.2
>!AEFINVRAM	2.1
>!AEFIRuntime	2.1
|IOSMBus!F	1.1
|IOHID!F	2.0.0
$!AImage4	3.0.0
|IOTimeSync!F	900.11
|IONetworking!F	3.4
>DiskImages	493.0.0
|IO!B!F	8.0.2f9
|IOReport!F	47
|IO!BPacketLogger	8.0.2f9
$quarantine	4
$sandbox	300.0
@kext.!AMatch	1.0.0d1
|CoreAnalytics!F	1
>!ASSE	1.0
>!AKeyStore	2
>!UTDM	511.60.2
|IOUSBMass!SDriver	184.40.6
|IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice	436.40.6
|IO!S!F	2.1
|IOSCSIArchitectureModel!F	436.40.6
>!AMobileFileIntegrity	1.0.5
@kext.CoreTrust	1
>!AFDEKeyStore	28.30
>!AEffaceable!S	1.0
>!ACredentialManager	1.0
>KernelRelayHost	1
|IOUSBHost!F	1.2
>!UHostMergeProperties	1.2
>usb.!UCommon	1.0
>!ABusPower!C	1.0
>!ASEPManager	1.0.1
>IOSlaveProcessor	1
>!AACPIPlatform	6.1
>!ASMC	3.1.9
|IOPCI!F	2.9
|IOACPI!F	1.4
>watchdog	1
@kec.pthread	1
@kec.corecrypto	11.1
@kec.Libm	1

[gitrojones]

We haven't been able to find a drop-in equivalent for our M1 machines. With that said, a good alternative has been setting up an ovpn container to run in docker and using Tunnelblick to connect with our needed CIDR ranges. Not as ideal as a proper host bridge but its pretty close.