util-net: added is_ipaddress_v6()

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/util/util_net.c b/lib/util/util_net.c
index 57a0b1e40c3..64aa674d8b0 100644
--- a/lib/util/util_net.c
+++ b/lib/util/util_net.c
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ bool is_ipaddress_v4(const char *str)
 }
 
 /**
- * Return true if a string could be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
+ * Return true if a string could be a IPv6 address.
  */
 
-bool is_ipaddress(const char *str)
+bool is_ipaddress_v6(const char *str)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_IPV6)
 	int ret = -1;
@@ -337,7 +337,16 @@ bool is_ipaddress(const char *str)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	return is_ipaddress_v4(str);
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return true if a string could be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
+ */
+
+bool is_ipaddress(const char *str)
+{
+	return is_ipaddress_v4(str) || is_ipaddress_v6(str);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/util/util_net.h b/lib/util/util_net.h
index 38b6d5a959d..fc2776a32b1 100644
--- a/lib/util/util_net.h
+++ b/lib/util/util_net.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ uint32_t interpret_addr(const char *str);
 _PUBLIC_ struct in_addr interpret_addr2(const char *str);
 
 _PUBLIC_ bool is_ipaddress_v4(const char *str);
+_PUBLIC_ bool is_ipaddress_v6(const char *str);
 
 bool is_address_any(const struct sockaddr *psa);
 bool same_net(const struct sockaddr *ip1,