diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/bitops.h b/src/include/gpxe/bitops.h
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+#ifndef _GPXE_BITOPS_H
+#define _GPXE_BITOPS_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Bit operations
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+static inline uint32_t rol32 ( uint32_t data, unsigned int rotation ) {
+        return ( ( data << rotation ) | ( data >> ( 32 - rotation ) ) );
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t ror32 ( uint32_t data, unsigned int rotation ) {
+        return ( ( data >> rotation ) | ( data << ( 32 - rotation ) ) );
+}
+
+#endif /* _GPXE_BITOPS_H */