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+#ifndef _IPXE_DNS_H
+#define _IPXE_DNS_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * DNS protocol
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <ipxe/in.h>
+
+/** DNS server port */
+#define DNS_PORT 53
+
+/** An RFC1035-encoded DNS name */
+struct dns_name {
+ /** Start of data */
+ void *data;
+ /** Offset of name within data */
+ size_t offset;
+ /** Total length of data */
+ size_t len;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Test for a DNS compression pointer
+ *
+ * @v byte Initial byte
+ * @ret is_compressed Is a compression pointer
+ */
+#define DNS_IS_COMPRESSED( byte ) ( (byte) & 0xc0 )
+
+/**
+ * Extract DNS compression pointer
+ *
+ * @v word Initial word
+ * @ret offset Offset
+ */
+#define DNS_COMPRESSED_OFFSET( word ) ( (word) & ~0xc000 )
+
+/**
+ * Extract DNS label length
+ *
+ * @v byte Initial byte
+ * @ret len Label length
+ */
+#define DNS_LABEL_LEN( byte ) ( (byte) & ~0xc0 )
+
+/** Maximum length of a single DNS label */
+#define DNS_MAX_LABEL_LEN 0x3f
+
+/** Maximum length of a DNS name (mandated by RFC1035 section 2.3.4) */
+#define DNS_MAX_NAME_LEN 255
+
+/** Maximum depth of CNAME recursion
+ *
+ * This is a policy decision.
+ */
+#define DNS_MAX_CNAME_RECURSION 32
+
+/** A DNS packet header */
+struct dns_header {
+ /** Query identifier */
+ uint16_t id;
+ /** Flags */
+ uint16_t flags;
+ /** Number of question records */
+ uint16_t qdcount;
+ /** Number of answer records */
+ uint16_t ancount;
+ /** Number of name server records */
+ uint16_t nscount;
+ /** Number of additional records */
+ uint16_t arcount;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** Recursion desired flag */
+#define DNS_FLAG_RD 0x0100
+
+/** A DNS question */
+struct dns_question {
+ /** Query type */
+ uint16_t qtype;
+ /** Query class */
+ uint16_t qclass;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** DNS class "IN" */
+#define DNS_CLASS_IN 1
+
+/** A DNS resource record */
+struct dns_rr_common {
+ /** Type */
+ uint16_t type;
+ /** Class */
+ uint16_t class;
+ /** Time to live */
+ uint32_t ttl;
+ /** Resource data length */
+ uint16_t rdlength;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** Type of a DNS "A" record */
+#define DNS_TYPE_A 1
+
+/** A DNS "A" record */
+struct dns_rr_a {
+ /** Common fields */
+ struct dns_rr_common common;
+ /** IPv4 address */
+ struct in_addr in_addr;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** Type of a DNS "AAAA" record */
+#define DNS_TYPE_AAAA 28
+
+/** A DNS "AAAA" record */
+struct dns_rr_aaaa {
+ /** Common fields */
+ struct dns_rr_common common;
+ /** IPv6 address */
+ struct in6_addr in6_addr;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** Type of a DNS "NAME" record */
+#define DNS_TYPE_CNAME 5
+
+/** A DNS "CNAME" record */
+struct dns_rr_cname {
+ /** Common fields */
+ struct dns_rr_common common;
+} __attribute__ (( packed ));
+
+/** A DNS resource record */
+union dns_rr {
+ /** Common fields */
+ struct dns_rr_common common;
+ /** "A" record */
+ struct dns_rr_a a;
+ /** "AAAA" record */
+ struct dns_rr_aaaa aaaa;
+ /** "CNAME" record */
+ struct dns_rr_cname cname;
+};
+
+extern int dns_encode ( const char *string, struct dns_name *name );
+extern int dns_decode ( struct dns_name *name, char *data, size_t len );
+extern int dns_compare ( struct dns_name *first, struct dns_name *second );
+extern int dns_copy ( struct dns_name *src, struct dns_name *dst );
+extern int dns_skip ( struct dns_name *name );
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_DNS_H */