+always_inline u64
+ethernet_mac_address_u64 (const u8 * a)
+{
+ return (((u64) a[0] << (u64) (5 * 8))
+ | ((u64) a[1] << (u64) (4 * 8))
+ | ((u64) a[2] << (u64) (3 * 8))
+ | ((u64) a[3] << (u64) (2 * 8))
+ | ((u64) a[4] << (u64) (1 * 8)) | ((u64) a[5] << (u64) (0 * 8)));
+}
+
+always_inline void
+ethernet_mac_address_from_u64 (u64 u, u8 * a)
+{
+ i8 ii;
+
+ for (ii = 5; ii >= 0; ii--)
+ {
+ a[ii] = u & 0xFF;
+ u = u >> 8;
+ }
+}
+
+static inline int
+ethernet_mac_address_is_multicast_u64 (u64 a)
+{
+ return (a & (1ULL << (5 * 8))) != 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ethernet_mac_address_is_zero (const u8 * mac)
+{
+ return ((*((u32 *) mac) == 0) && (*((u16 *) (mac + 4)) == 0));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ethernet_mac_address_generate (u8 * mac)
+{
+ u32 rnd = clib_cpu_time_now ();
+ rnd = random_u32 (&rnd);
+
+ memcpy (mac + 2, &rnd, sizeof (rnd));
+ mac[0] = 2;
+ mac[1] = 0xfe;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ethernet_mac_address_equal (const u8 * a, const u8 * b)
+{
+ return ((*((u32 *) a) == (*((u32 *) b))) &&
+ (*((u16 *) (a + 4)) == (*((u16 *) (b + 4)))));
+}
+