diff --git a/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h b/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
index 801f586b..fc5598eb 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
+++ b/src/arch/i386/include/librm.h
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ UACCESS_INLINE ( librm, memmove_user ) ( userptr_t dest, off_t dest_off,
 	trivial_memmove_user ( dest, dest_off, src, src_off, len );
 }
 
+static inline __always_inline int
+UACCESS_INLINE ( librm, memcmp_user ) ( userptr_t first, off_t first_off,
+					userptr_t second, off_t second_off,
+					size_t len ) {
+	return trivial_memcmp_user ( first, first_off, second, second_off, len);
+}
+
 static inline __always_inline void
 UACCESS_INLINE ( librm, memset_user ) ( userptr_t buffer, off_t offset,
 					int c, size_t len ) {
diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/efi/efi_uaccess.h b/src/include/ipxe/efi/efi_uaccess.h
index 79c18972..870a089b 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/efi/efi_uaccess.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/efi/efi_uaccess.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ UACCESS_INLINE ( efi, memmove_user ) ( userptr_t dest, off_t dest_off,
 	trivial_memmove_user ( dest, dest_off, src, src_off, len );
 }
 
+static inline __always_inline int
+UACCESS_INLINE ( efi, memcmp_user ) ( userptr_t first, off_t first_off,
+				      userptr_t second, off_t second_off,
+				      size_t len ) {
+	return trivial_memcmp_user ( first, first_off, second, second_off, len);
+}
+
 static inline __always_inline void
 UACCESS_INLINE ( efi, memset_user ) ( userptr_t buffer, off_t offset,
 					int c, size_t len ) {
diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/linux/linux_uaccess.h b/src/include/ipxe/linux/linux_uaccess.h
index e4dfdd35..e4d16d9e 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/linux/linux_uaccess.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/linux/linux_uaccess.h
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ UACCESS_INLINE(linux, memmove_user)(userptr_t dest, off_t dest_off, userptr_t sr
 	trivial_memmove_user(dest, dest_off, src, src_off, len);
 }
 
+static inline __always_inline int
+UACCESS_INLINE(linux, memcmp_user)(userptr_t first, off_t first_off, userptr_t second, off_t second_off, size_t len)
+{
+	return trivial_memcmp_user(first, first_off, second, second_off, len);
+}
+
 static inline __always_inline void
 UACCESS_INLINE(linux, memset_user)(userptr_t buffer, off_t offset, int c, size_t len)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/uaccess.h b/src/include/ipxe/uaccess.h
index 95e94367..055bb2ca 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/uaccess.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/uaccess.h
@@ -126,6 +126,23 @@ trivial_memmove_user ( userptr_t dest, off_t dest_off,
 		  ( ( void * ) src + src_off ), len );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Compare data between user buffers
+ *
+ * @v first		First buffer
+ * @v first_off		First buffer offset
+ * @v second		Second buffer
+ * @v second_off	Second buffer offset
+ * @v len		Length
+ * @ret diff		Difference
+ */
+static inline __always_inline int
+trivial_memcmp_user ( userptr_t first, off_t first_off,
+		      userptr_t second, off_t second_off, size_t len ) {
+	return memcmp ( ( ( void * ) first + first_off ),
+			( ( void * ) second + second_off ), len );
+}
+
 /**
  * Fill user buffer with a constant byte
  *
@@ -333,6 +350,19 @@ copy_from_user ( void *dest, userptr_t src, off_t src_off, size_t len ) {
 void memmove_user ( userptr_t dest, off_t dest_off,
 		    userptr_t src, off_t src_off, size_t len );
 
+/**
+ * Compare data between user buffers
+ *
+ * @v first		First buffer
+ * @v first_off		First buffer offset
+ * @v second		Second buffer
+ * @v second_off	Second buffer offset
+ * @v len		Length
+ * @ret diff		Difference
+ */
+int memcmp_user ( userptr_t first, off_t first_off,
+		  userptr_t second, off_t second_off, size_t len );
+
 /**
  * Fill user buffer with a constant byte
  *