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Diffstat (limited to 'libgo/go/net/ip.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | libgo/go/net/ip.go | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libgo/go/net/ip.go b/libgo/go/net/ip.go index 1a1d0e7..9d1223e 100644 --- a/libgo/go/net/ip.go +++ b/libgo/go/net/ip.go @@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ const ( // be an IPv4 address. type IP []byte -// An IP mask is an IP address. +// An IPMask is a bitmask that can be used to manipulate +// IP addresses for IP addressing and routing. +// +// See type IPNet and func ParseCIDR for details. type IPMask []byte // An IPNet represents an IP network. @@ -65,8 +68,8 @@ func IPv4Mask(a, b, c, d byte) IPMask { return p } -// CIDRMask returns an IPMask consisting of `ones' 1 bits -// followed by 0s up to a total length of `bits' bits. +// CIDRMask returns an IPMask consisting of 'ones' 1 bits +// followed by 0s up to a total length of 'bits' bits. // For a mask of this form, CIDRMask is the inverse of IPMask.Size. func CIDRMask(ones, bits int) IPMask { if bits != 8*IPv4len && bits != 8*IPv6len { |