Checkpatch.pl warning

[Shraddha Barke]

I have come across the following checkpatch.pl warning a number of times:

WARNING: Prefer ether_addr_equal() or ether_addr_equal_unaligned() over
memcmp()

What exactly does it mean?
What is the fix for this warning?
Any help or links to appropriate Documentation will be good.

Thanks in advance!
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