def _get_host_for_route(vpc_info, route, route_table, dcidr):
    """
    Given a specific route, return information about the instance to which it
    points.

    Returns 3-tuple: instance-id, ipaddr, eni-id

    Need to take care of scenarios where the instance isn't set anymore in the
    route (the instance may have disappeared).

    """
    class _CouldNotIdentifyHost(Exception):
        # If we can't find both the instance as well as an eni for the route,
        # we will raise this exception. In that case, we'll return None/unknown
        # values, which indicate to the calling code that a new instance should
        # be found.
        pass

    try:
        # The instance_id in the route may be None. We can get this in case of
        # a black-hole route.
        if route.instance_id:
            instance = vpc_info['instance_by_id'].get(route.instance_id)
            if not instance:
                logging.info("--- instance in route in RT '%s' can't "
                             "be found: %s -> ... (instance '%s')" %
                             (route_table.id, dcidr, route.instance_id))
                raise _CouldNotIdentifyHost()
            inst_id = instance.id

            ipaddr, eni = get_instance_private_ip_from_route(instance, route)
            if not eni:
                logging.info("--- eni in route in RT '%s' can't "
                             "be found: %s -> %s (instance '%s')" %
                             (route_table.id, dcidr,
                              ipaddr if ipaddr else "(none)",
                              inst_id))
                raise _CouldNotIdentifyHost()
            eni_id = eni.id

            # If route points to outdated instance, set ipaddr and eni to
            # None to signal that route needs to be updated
            real_instance = _get_real_instance_if_mismatch(
                                        vpc_info, ipaddr, instance, eni)
            if real_instance:
                logging.info("--- obsoleted route in RT '%s' "
                             "%s -> %s (%s, %s) (new instance with same "
                             "IP address should be used: %s)" %
                             (route_table.id, dcidr, ipaddr, inst_id, eni_id,
                              real_instance.id))
                # Setting the ipaddr and eni to None signals code further
                # down that the route must be updated.
                raise _CouldNotIdentifyHost()

        else:
            # This route didn't point to an instance anymore, probably
            # a black hole route
            logging.info("--- obsoleted route in RT '%s' "
                         "%s -> ... (doesn't point to instance anymore)" %
                         (route_table.id, dcidr))
            raise _CouldNotIdentifyHost()

    except _CouldNotIdentifyHost:
        inst_id = eni_id = "(unknown)"
        ipaddr  = None

    return inst_id, ipaddr, eni_id
Given a specific route, return information about the instance to which it
    points.

    Returns 3-tuple: instance-id, ipaddr, eni-id

    Need to take care of scenarios where the instance isn't set anymore in the
    route (the instance may have disappeared).