Re: [RFC PATCH] IPVS: Backup, Adding IPv6 address packing

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On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 02:22:00PM +0200, Hans Schillstrom wrote:
> Add pack/unpack of IPv6 address in sync message
> in binary form similar to the ASCII ::
> 
> A packed IPv6 address constists of -
> first byte
>   high nibble first segment leng in bytes
>   low nibble  possition of last segment.
> then
>   First segemnt i.e. left side of ::
>   Last segment right side of ::
> 
> Examle  FC00::2
> unpacked FC00 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0002
> packed   1F FC02
> Example 2 2003::2:100
> unpacked 2003 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0002 0100
> packed   2D 20 03 02 01 00

Hi Hans,

are you sure the space saved is worth the additional complexity
that this patch introduces?
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