> why aren't basic bit manipulations being done directly? the function call > overhead is enormous compared to the operations being performed.
I am about to commit a patch that turns those functions into macros that do the same thing. > also... when i saw the field named netmask i kind of assumed it was a > network address mask, which is usually what "netmask" refers to. why does > it appear to be a bunch of flag bits instead? I am leaving the netmask alone, because I haven't looked at it before. Feel free to make the names better though. :-) Ryan _____________________________________________________________________________ Ryan Bloom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Covalent Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
