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authorBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2016-10-21 18:03:49 -0700
committerBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2016-10-22 01:23:14 +0000
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net: clarify LookupAddr docs on libc's behavior, and alternatives
Text from rsc. Fixes #17093 Change-Id: I13c3018b1584f152b53f8576dd16ebef98aa5182 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/31720 Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
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diff --git a/src/net/lookup.go b/src/net/lookup.go
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--- a/src/net/lookup.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup.go
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ func (r *Resolver) LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]string, error)
// LookupAddr performs a reverse lookup for the given address, returning a list
// of names mapping to that address.
+//
+// When using the host C library resolver, at most one result will be
+// returned. To bypass the host resolver, use a custom Resolver.
func LookupAddr(addr string) (names []string, err error) {
return DefaultResolver.lookupAddr(context.Background(), addr)
}