From ef01ebf4035063442d93ab4aadd0b56dc8ef05b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:50:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] net: sync CIDRMask code, doc

R=golang-dev, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4961069
---
 src/pkg/net/ip.go | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pkg/net/ip.go b/src/pkg/net/ip.go
index 0ad27faebb5..61dc3be909c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/ip.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/ip.go
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ func IPv4Mask(a, b, c, d byte) IPMask {
 	return p
 }
 
-// CIDRMask returns an IPMask of size bits with the first n bits
-// set to to 1. nil is returned if the mask is impossible.
+// CIDRMask returns an IPMask consisting of `ones' 1 bits
+// followed by 0s up to a total length of `bits' bits.
+// For a mask of this form, CIDRMask is the inverse of IPMask.Size.
 func CIDRMask(ones, bits int) IPMask {
 	if bits != 8*IPv4len && bits != 8*IPv6len {
 		return nil