host: add a netmask constructor taking the number of network bits

2013-05-06 16:10:11 +02:00
parent 4dc83e9fac
commit 2d8a01d1c6
2 changed files with 57 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ host_t *host_create_from_sockaddr(sockaddr_t *sockaddr);
 */
 host_t *host_create_from_subnet(char *string, int *bits);

+/**
+ * Create a netmask host having the first netbits bits set.
+ *
+ * @param netbits		number of leading bits set in the host
+ * @return				netmask host
+ */
+host_t *host_create_netmask(int family, int netbits);
+
 /**
 * Create a host without an address, a "any" host.
 *