Hi all,

Neels has recently proposed an osmo_ip_port API, see https://gerrit.osmocom.org/#/c/libosmocore/+/13123

I'm somewhat reluctant to get this merged into libosmocore, as from my point of view, it's reinventing what sockaddr_storage is doing in libc, but storign the address in host byte order and string format. So I would argue we should rather create helper/utility functions around sockaddr_storage and do any string/binary and endianness conversions hidden by/within that API.

Irrespective of the above, I would want to hear what other developers think. Do you think that it's worthwhile to

1) have some utility functions / infrastructure (irrespective of the data type) 1a) in libosmocore, or 1b) keep it to osmo-mgw

2) prefer to 2a) have strings for IP adresses and host-byte-order port numbers like the proposed patchset, or 2b) go with native sockaddr_storage?

If others think it should be merged, I won't try to veto it. I just want to hear some more voices rather than just my own point-of-view.

Regards, Harald