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diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 37ff4a6faa9a..6fec9e81bd70 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -374,6 +374,29 @@ static inline bool ether_addr_equal_unaligned(const u8 *addr1, const u8 *addr2)
 }
 
 /**
+ * ether_addr_equal_masked - Compare two Ethernet addresses with a mask
+ * @addr1: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the 1st Ethernet address
+ * @addr2: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the 2nd Ethernet address
+ * @mask: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address bitmask
+ *
+ * Compare two Ethernet addresses with a mask, returns true if for every bit
+ * set in the bitmask the equivalent bits in the ethernet addresses are equal.
+ * Using a mask with all bits set is a slower ether_addr_equal.
+ */
+static inline bool ether_addr_equal_masked(const u8 *addr1, const u8 *addr2,
+                                           const u8 *mask)
+{
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++) {
+                if ((addr1[i] ^ addr2[i]) & mask[i])
+                        return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+}
+
+/**
  * is_etherdev_addr - Tell if given Ethernet address belongs to the device.
  * @dev: Pointer to a device structure
  * @addr: Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address