address: Simplify tor_addr_is_valid()

And rewrite the function comment.

Part of 33679.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/net/address.c b/src/lib/net/address.c
index 7b24e406a4..5dbef6a79d 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/address.c
+++ b/src/lib/net/address.c
@@ -817,9 +817,12 @@ tor_addr_is_loopback(const tor_addr_t *addr)
 
 /* Is addr valid?
  * Checks that addr is non-NULL and not tor_addr_is_null().
- * If for_listening is true, addr is allowed in either case if
- * addr is 0.0.0.0 (for IPv4) or :: (for IPv6).
- * It means "bind to all addresses on the local machine". */
+ * If for_listening is true, all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are valid, including
+ * 0.0.0.0 (for IPv4) and :: (for IPv6). When listening, these addresses mean
+ * "bind to all addresses on the local machine".
+ * Otherwise, 0.0.0.0 and ::  are invalid, because they are null addresses.
+ * All unspecified and unix addresses are invalid, regardless of for_listening.
+ */
 int
 tor_addr_is_valid(const tor_addr_t *addr, int for_listening)
 {
@@ -828,14 +831,11 @@ tor_addr_is_valid(const tor_addr_t *addr, int for_listening)
     return 0;
   }
 
-  /* Only allow IPv4 0.0.0.0 for_listening. */
-  if (for_listening && addr->family == AF_INET
-      && tor_addr_to_ipv4h(addr) == 0) {
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  if (for_listening && addr->family == AF_INET6) {
-    return 1;
+  /* Allow all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, when for_listening is true */
+  if (for_listening) {
+    if (addr->family == AF_INET || addr->family == AF_INET6) {
+      return 1;
+    }
   }
 
   /* Otherwise, the address is valid if it's not tor_addr_is_null() */