The actual code rename will follow. The reason for the change of name is to make it
simpler and more uniform with how we name other libraries (we don't include the
underlying protocol). The new name also matches the naming in the kernel (which
is particularly relevent here as we expect to let the kernel do some parts of
the protocol and we do others).
Save each new onlink IPv6 prefix and attach an expiry timer to it.
If the prefixes overlap, take the shorter prefix and write a debug
message about the event. Once the prefix is resent in a Router
Advertisement, update the timer. Add a new event for the expiring
prefix.
Add two helper functions, one for returning a prefix length given a
Router Advertisement and the other for generic prefix matching given
an IPv6 prefix and address.
Provide functions to bind the ICMPv6 socket to the approriate interface
and set multicast sending and receiving according to RFC 3493, section
5.2. and RFC 3542, sections 3. and 3.3. Filter out all ICMPv6 messages
except Router Advertisements for the socket in question according to
RFC 3542, section 3.2.
Send Router Solicitations to the all routers multicast group as
described in RFC 4861, section 6. and act on the received Router
Advertisments according to section 6.3.7.
Implement a similar API for ICMPv6 handling as is done for DHCPv4 and
DHCPv6.
