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		bradfitz on Feb 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Our User-Mode WireGuard Year We use it on all platforms _except_ iOS, for binary size/memory reasons. (iOS 15 bumped the Network Extension memory limit to 50 MB, but we still need to be super trim for iOS 14's 15 MB limit)

amscanne on Feb 10, 2022 [–]

LOL, I was precisely wrong.

Is there actually a preference for user-mode networking? I assume that’s primarily about control and flexibility?

Either way, I hope that the PacketBuffer changes can help reduce footprint after issues are shaken out.

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