+
+/**
+ * compare_ether_addr - Compare two Ethernet addresses
+ * @addr1: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
+ * @addr2: Pointer other six-byte array containing the Ethernet address
+ *
+ * Compare two ethernet addresses, returns 0 if equal
+ */
+static inline unsigned compare_ether_addr(const u8 *addr1, const u8 *addr2)
+{
+ const u16 *a = (const u16 *) addr1;
+ const u16 *b = (const u16 *) addr2;
+
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(ETH_ALEN != 6);
+ return ((a[0] ^ b[0]) | (a[1] ^ b[1]) | (a[2] ^ b[2])) != 0;
+}