[tor-bugs] #4676 [Tor Relay]: Eliminate "family" field in tor_addr_t
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#4676: Eliminate "family" field in tor_addr_t
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Reporter: nickm | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_review
Priority: normal | Milestone: Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component: Tor Relay | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by rransom):
{{{
00:19 < wanoskarnet> re branch "short_address_rep": any explicitly non
inited tor_addr_t structs will have AF_INET6 family, that hides exist
family related bugs.
}}}
The all-zero IPv6 address is used as `in6addr_any` by the IPv6 code, so if
we use that as a special ‘uninitialized’ value of `tor_addr_t`, we'll have
to do some careful fiddling to be able to specify `in6addr_any` in certain
inputs and pass it to networking functions.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/4676#comment:2>
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