[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] Implement IPv6 (AF_INET6) support in inet_pton (PR #226550)

Pavel Labath via libc-commits libc-commits at lists.llvm.org
Tue Sep 29 05:17:21 PDT 2026


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@@ -67,6 +69,109 @@ namespace net {
   return true;
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] bool str_to_ipv6(cpp::string_view src, struct in6_addr &dst) {
+  if (src.empty())
+    return false;
+
+  bool has_double_colon = false;
+  FixedVector<uint16_t, 8> parts[2];
+  size_t part_idx = 0;
+
+  if (src.starts_with("::")) {
+    has_double_colon = true;
+    part_idx = 1;
+    src.remove_prefix(2);
+    if (src.empty()) {
+      inline_bzero(&dst.s6_addr, 16);
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labath wrote:

```suggestion
      inline_bzero(&dst, sizeof(dst));
```
(avoiding magic constants)

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/226550


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