+ spin_lock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
++ sta = next_hop_deref_protected(mpath);
+ if (mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_ACTIVE &&
+- memcmp(ta, next_hop_deref_protected(mpath)->sta.addr,
+- ETH_ALEN) == 0 &&
++ compare_ether_addr(ta, sta->sta.addr) == 0 &&
+ (!(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_SN_VALID) ||
+ SN_GT(target_sn, mpath->sn))) {
+ mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_ACTIVE;
+@@ -739,7 +742,7 @@ static void hwmp_rann_frame_process(stru
+ metric = rann->rann_metric;
+
+ /* Ignore our own RANNs */
+- if (memcmp(orig_addr, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ if (compare_ether_addr(orig_addr, sdata->vif.addr) == 0)
+ return;
+
+ mhwmp_dbg("received RANN from %pM (is_gate=%d)", orig_addr,
+@@ -1064,7 +1067,7 @@ int mesh_nexthop_lookup(struct sk_buff *
+ if (time_after(jiffies,
+ mpath->exp_time -
+ msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.path_refresh_time)) &&
+- !memcmp(sdata->vif.addr, hdr->addr4, ETH_ALEN) &&
++ !compare_ether_addr(sdata->vif.addr, hdr->addr4) &&
+ !(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_RESOLVING) &&
+ !(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_FIXED))
+ mesh_queue_preq(mpath, PREQ_Q_F_START | PREQ_Q_F_REFRESH);
+--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static struct mesh_path *mpath_lookup(st
+ hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(node, n, bucket, list) {
+ mpath = node->mpath;
+ if (mpath->sdata == sdata &&
+- memcmp(dst, mpath->dst, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(dst, mpath->dst) == 0) {
+ if (MPATH_EXPIRED(mpath)) {
+ spin_lock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
+ mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_ACTIVE;
+@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct ieee80
+ int err = 0;
+ u32 hash_idx;
+
+- if (memcmp(dst, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ if (compare_ether_addr(dst, sdata->vif.addr) == 0)
+ /* never add ourselves as neighbours */
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ int mesh_path_add(u8 *dst, struct ieee80
+ err = -EEXIST;
+ hlist_for_each_entry(node, n, bucket, list) {
+ mpath = node->mpath;
+- if (mpath->sdata == sdata && memcmp(dst, mpath->dst, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ if (mpath->sdata == sdata &&
++ compare_ether_addr(dst, mpath->dst) == 0)
+ goto err_exists;
+ }
+
+@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ int mpp_path_add(u8 *dst, u8 *mpp, struc
+ int err = 0;
+ u32 hash_idx;
+
+- if (memcmp(dst, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ if (compare_ether_addr(dst, sdata->vif.addr) == 0)
+ /* never add ourselves as neighbours */
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+@@ -694,7 +695,8 @@ int mpp_path_add(u8 *dst, u8 *mpp, struc
+ err = -EEXIST;
+ hlist_for_each_entry(node, n, bucket, list) {
+ mpath = node->mpath;
+- if (mpath->sdata == sdata && memcmp(dst, mpath->dst, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ if (mpath->sdata == sdata &&
++ compare_ether_addr(dst, mpath->dst) == 0)
+ goto err_exists;
+ }
+
+@@ -887,7 +889,7 @@ int mesh_path_del(u8 *addr, struct ieee8
+ hlist_for_each_entry(node, n, bucket, list) {
+ mpath = node->mpath;
+ if (mpath->sdata == sdata &&
+- memcmp(addr, mpath->dst, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(addr, mpath->dst) == 0) {
+ __mesh_path_del(tbl, node);
+ goto enddel;
+ }
+--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_mgmt_auth(struct ieee80211_
+
+ memcpy(bssid, ifmgd->auth_data->bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+
+- if (memcmp(bssid, mgmt->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
++ if (compare_ether_addr(bssid, mgmt->bssid))
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ auth_alg = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.auth.auth_alg);
+@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth(struct ieee8021
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ if (!ifmgd->associated ||
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid))
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ bssid = ifmgd->associated->bssid;
+@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_mgmt_disassoc(struct ieee80
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ if (!ifmgd->associated ||
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid))
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ reason_code = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.disassoc.reason_code);
+@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp(struct ieee
+
+ if (!assoc_data)
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+- if (memcmp(assoc_data->bss->bssid, mgmt->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
++ if (compare_ether_addr(assoc_data->bss->bssid, mgmt->bssid))
+ return RX_MGMT_NONE;
+
+ /*
+@@ -2278,8 +2278,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct
+ bool need_ps = false;
+
+ if (sdata->u.mgd.associated &&
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.associated->bssid,
+- ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.associated->bssid)
++ == 0) {
+ bss = (void *)sdata->u.mgd.associated->priv;
+ /* not previously set so we may need to recalc */
+ need_ps = !bss->dtim_period;
+@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_resp
+
+ ASSERT_MGD_MTX(ifmgd);
+
+- if (memcmp(mgmt->da, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN))
++ if (compare_ether_addr(mgmt->da, sdata->vif.addr))
+ return; /* ignore ProbeResp to foreign address */
+
+ baselen = (u8 *) mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable - (u8 *) mgmt;
+@@ -2347,11 +2347,12 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_resp
+ ieee80211_rx_bss_info(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems, false);
+
+ if (ifmgd->associated &&
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid) == 0)
+ ieee80211_reset_ap_probe(sdata);
+
+ if (ifmgd->auth_data && !ifmgd->auth_data->bss->proberesp_ies &&
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->auth_data->bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->auth_data->bss->bssid)
++ == 0) {
+ /* got probe response, continue with auth */
+ printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: direct probe responded\n", sdata->name);
+ ifmgd->auth_data->tries = 0;
+@@ -2408,7 +2409,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(str
+ return;
+
+ if (ifmgd->assoc_data && !ifmgd->assoc_data->have_beacon &&
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->assoc_data->bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->assoc_data->bss->bssid)
++ == 0) {
+ ieee802_11_parse_elems(mgmt->u.beacon.variable,
+ len - baselen, &elems);
+
+@@ -2423,7 +2425,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(str
+ }
+
+ if (!ifmgd->associated ||
+- memcmp(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN))
++ compare_ether_addr(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid))
+ return;
+ bssid = ifmgd->associated->bssid;
+
+@@ -3285,7 +3287,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211
+ bool match;
+
+ /* keep sta info, bssid if matching */
+- match = memcmp(ifmgd->bssid, req->bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0;
++ match = compare_ether_addr(ifmgd->bssid, req->bss->bssid) == 0;
+ ieee80211_destroy_auth_data(sdata, match);
+ }
+
+@@ -3407,7 +3409,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211
+ goto err_clear;
+ }
+ } else
+- WARN_ON_ONCE(memcmp(ifmgd->bssid, req->bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN));
++ WARN_ON_ONCE(compare_ether_addr(ifmgd->bssid, req->bss->bssid));
+
+ if (!bss->dtim_period &&
+ sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NEED_DTIM_PERIOD) {
+@@ -3448,7 +3450,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_deauth(struct ieee8021
+ mutex_lock(&ifmgd->mtx);
+
+ if (ifmgd->associated &&
+- memcmp(ifmgd->associated->bssid, req->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
++ compare_ether_addr(ifmgd->associated->bssid, req->bssid) == 0) {
+ ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, false, true);
+ assoc_bss = true;
+ } else if (ifmgd->auth_data) {
+--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
+@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@