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| author | gdt <gdt> | 2004-01-13 14:55:40 +0000 |
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| committer | gdt <gdt> | 2004-01-13 14:55:40 +0000 |
| commit | 95c8023b7df6f612a708e90ca8d8367a5cf989cc (patch) | |
| tree | 92a752f4405a40ce448e3a96c734b83397ff530a /lib/prefix.h | |
| parent | c8eb9590dd9b00aba53b2f39d987f59b872899aa (diff) | |
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Explain the dual use of struct prefix for CIDR prefixes and
address/netmask pairs, and clarify the two comparison functions.
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diff --git a/lib/prefix.h b/lib/prefix.h index 7d7cde68..5884640a 100644 --- a/lib/prefix.h +++ b/lib/prefix.h @@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ #ifndef _ZEBRA_PREFIX_H #define _ZEBRA_PREFIX_H +/* + * A struct prefix contains an address family, a prefix length, and an + * address. This can represent either a 'network prefix' as defined + * by CIDR, where the 'host bits' of the prefix are 0 + * (e.g. AF_INET:10.0.0.0/8), or an address and netmask + * (e.g. AF_INET:10.0.0.9/8), such as might be configured on an + * interface. + */ + /* IPv4 and IPv6 unified prefix structure. */ struct prefix { |