On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 2:05 AM, Simon Perreault <si...@per.reau.lt> wrote: > Tech, > > Now that my AI_ADDRCONFIG diff is in, it's time to reveal my evil master plan: > make getaddrinfo() return IPv6 results first by default. > > The diff below would be the end goal. I guess people will have valid > objections > to it. I'd like to know what they are. > > Would it be necessary/desirable to check all calls to getaddrinfo() in base > and > add AI_ADDRCONFIG to hints.ai_flags where needed? (i.e. pretty much everywhere > except special cases which right now I can't think of any)
That seems like a good idea to me :-) > > Thanks, > Simon > > > Index: lib/libc/asr/asr.c > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/lib/libc/asr/asr.c,v > retrieving revision 1.33 > diff -u -p -r1.33 asr.c > --- lib/libc/asr/asr.c 26 Mar 2014 18:13:15 -0000 1.33 > +++ lib/libc/asr/asr.c 28 Apr 2014 21:43:52 -0000 > @@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ asr_ctx_create(void) > ac->ac_options = RES_RECURSE | RES_DEFNAMES | RES_DNSRCH; > ac->ac_refcount = 1; > ac->ac_ndots = 1; > - ac->ac_family[0] = AF_INET; > - ac->ac_family[1] = AF_INET6; > + ac->ac_family[0] = AF_INET6; > + ac->ac_family[1] = AF_INET; > ac->ac_family[2] = -1; > > ac->ac_hostfile = DEFAULT_HOSTFILE; > Index: share/man/man5/resolv.conf.5 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man5/resolv.conf.5,v > retrieving revision 1.44 > diff -u -p -r1.44 resolv.conf.5 > --- share/man/man5/resolv.conf.5 14 Jul 2013 19:44:39 -0000 1.44 > +++ share/man/man5/resolv.conf.5 28 Apr 2014 21:43:52 -0000 > @@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ For example: > .It Cm family > Specify which type of Internet protocol family to prefer, > if a host is reachable using different address families. > -By default IPv4 addresses are queried first, > -and then IPv6 addresses. > +By default IPv6 addresses are queried first, > +and then IPv4 addresses. > The syntax is: > .Bd -ragged -offset indent > .Cm family Ar family Op Ar family > -- This message is strictly personal and the opinions expressed do not represent those of my employers, either past or present.
