Re: [RFC 01/12] ip: Introduce multi-address data structures for IPv4 and IPv6

[Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>]

On 2025-12-15 17:05, Jon Maloy wrote:
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> On 2025-12-15 04:40, David Gibson wrote:
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>>> +struct ip4_addr_entry {
>>> +    struct in_addr addr;
>>> +    int prefix_len;
>>> +    int permanent;
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>> Might as well make these uint8_t and bool, respectively.  There will
>> be some padding, but the overall structure will still be smaller.
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>> Or, it might be worth considering replacing 'permanent' with a flags
>> mask, in case we have future uses for it.
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> Agree with that. I'll make that change, and if we ver need more we can
> replace the boolean with a bitmask.
> /jon
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Provided we agree on keeping guest side subscriptions, we could mark
the address entries "guest_side" and "host_side", hence giving only
the owning side the right to remove/alter the entry.
/j

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