MdeModulePkg: Update IP4 stack to support point-to-point link with 31-bit mask.
V2 update: Directly use NetIp4IsUnicast() to check station address in IP driver. This patch is to follow RFC3021 which allows to use 31-bit mask in point-to-point link. If a 31-bit subnet mask is assigned to a point-to-point link, it leaves the <Host-number> with only 1 bit. Consequently, only two possible addresses may result: {<Network-number>, 0} and {<Network-number>, -1} These addresses have historically been associated with network and broadcast addresses (see Section 2.2). In a point-to-point link with a 31-bit subnet mask, the two addresses above MUST be interpreted as host addresses. Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0 Signed-off-by: Fu Siyuan <siyuan.fu@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Wu Jiaxin <jiaxin.wu@intel.com>
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@@ -414,8 +414,10 @@ NetGetIpClass (
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ASSERT if NetMask is zero.
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If all bits of the host address of IP are 0 or 1, IP is also not a valid unicast address.
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If all bits of the host address of IP are 0 or 1, IP is also not a valid unicast address,
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except when the originator is one of the endpoints of a point-to-point link with a 31-bit
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mask (RFC3021).
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@param[in] Ip The IP to check against.
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@param[in] NetMask The mask of the IP.
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