Re: [netmod] 6991bis: address-with-prefix-length

["Acee Lindem (acee)" <[e-mail]>]

I believe the "address-" could be omitted from the type identifiers. At least within the routing area, "ipv4-prefix" is unambiguous. 
Thanks,
Acee

On 4/1/19, 12:14 PM, "netmod on behalf of Juergen Schoenwaelder" <[e-mail] on behalf of [e-mail]> wrote:

    This is the right time for this and I would call these
    ip-address-prefix, ipv4-address-prefix and ipv6-address
    prefix.
    
    /js
    
    On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 04:38:34PM +0200, Kristian Larsson wrote:
    > Hello,
    > 
    > seeing that 6991 is up for a refresh I wonder if this would be the time to
    > suggest the addition of a type for address-and-prefix-length, for example
    > like 192.0.2.1/24?
    > 
    > I find that it's the most natural way express the address and prefix-length
    > to configure on an interface or for some other use. We currently have an
    > ip-prefix type which allows CIDR style prefixes but since all bits to the
    > right of the mask is to be 0 it is only possible to use for describing the
    > IP prefix / network address itself - not the address of a host in that
    > network.
    > 
    > I actually wish the interface-ip modules would have used a combined leaf for
    > these settings rather than the dual-leaf approach it currently has, but I
    > suppose that ship has sailed :/
    > 
    > Regardless, can we add such a type? Is this the document and time to do it?
    > :)
    > 
    > Kind regard,
    >    Kristian.
    > 
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