in46_addr: Add new function in46a_prefix_equal()
This function is used to compare an IPv6 address against another,
using the smaller of the two prefix lengths.
Change-Id: Ic993d8abdc90897cb55276f01ae3b8a5eadf5a0d
diff --git a/lib/in46_addr.c b/lib/in46_addr.c
index 844e318..a220583 100644
--- a/lib/in46_addr.c
+++ b/lib/in46_addr.c
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@
return 0;
}
+/*! Determine if two in46_addr prefix are equal or not
+ * The prefix length is determined by the shortest of the prefixes of a and b
+ * \returns 1 in case the common prefix are equal; 0 otherwise */
+int in46a_prefix_equal(const struct in46_addr *a, const struct in46_addr *b)
+{
+ unsigned int len;
+ if (a->len > b->len)
+ len = b->len;
+ else
+ len = a->len;
+
+ if (!memcmp(&a->v6, &b->v6, len))
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*! Match if IPv6 addr1 + addr2 are within same \a mask */
static int ipv6_within_mask(const struct in6_addr *addr1, const struct in6_addr *addr2,
const struct in6_addr *mask)