+ /* zero out the last 2 bytes, then copy over only 6 */
+ clib_memcpy (mac->bytes, bytes, 6);
+}
+
+static_always_inline void
+mac_address_to_bytes (const mac_address_t * mac, u8 * bytes)
+{
+ /* zero out the last 2 bytes, then copy over only 6 */
+ clib_memcpy (bytes, mac->bytes, 6);