1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 7f7db8d57934..c2222ee74d66 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ static inline int ipv6_addr_any(const struct in6_addr *a)
                  a->s6_addr32[2] | a->s6_addr32[3] ) == 0); 
 }
 
+static inline int ipv6_addr_loopback(const struct in6_addr *a)
+{
+        return ((a->s6_addr32[0] | a->s6_addr32[1] |
+                 a->s6_addr32[2] | (a->s6_addr32[3] ^ htonl(1))) == 0);
+}
+
 static inline int ipv6_addr_v4mapped(const struct in6_addr *a)
 {
         return ((a->s6_addr32[0] | a->s6_addr32[1] |