[slrz]

This was never an intended feature. If I understand the article correctly, they were using an undocumented ("private") API which happened to stop working.

[smoldesu]

Every API is undocumented on MacOS, what do you want them to do? How are you supposed to discern between zombie XNU code and Good LTS Apple Compliant code?

[brokenmachine]

Rule of thumb: if you paid for an official Apple dongle, all related code is LTS (*until said dongle is deprecated on a whim, of course).