diff --git a/arch/riscv/lib/strncmp_zbb.S b/arch/riscv/lib/strncmp_zbb.S
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Taken from Linux arch/riscv/lib/strncmp.S
+ */
+
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <asm/asm.h>
+
+ENTRY(__strncmp)
+WEAK(strncmp)
+.option push
+.option arch,+zbb
+	/*
+	 * Returns
+	 *   a0 - comparison result, like strncmp
+	 *
+	 * Parameters
+	 *   a0 - string1
+	 *   a1 - string2
+	 *   a2 - number of characters to compare
+	 *
+	 * Clobbers
+	 *   t0, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6
+	 */
+
+	or	t2, a0, a1
+	li	t5, -1
+	and	t2, t2, SZREG-1
+	add	t4, a0, a2
+	bnez	t2, 3f
+
+	/* Adjust limit for fast-path.  */
+	andi	t6, t4, -SZREG
+
+	/* Main loop for aligned string.  */
+	.p2align 3
+1:
+	bge	a0, t6, 3f
+	REG_L	t0, 0(a0)
+	REG_L	t1, 0(a1)
+	orc.b	t3, t0
+	bne	t3, t5, 2f
+	orc.b	t3, t1
+	bne	t3, t5, 2f
+	addi	a0, a0, SZREG
+	addi	a1, a1, SZREG
+	beq	t0, t1, 1b
+
+	/*
+	 * Words don't match, and no null byte in the first
+	 * word. Get bytes in big-endian order and compare.
+	 */
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+	rev8	t0, t0
+	rev8	t1, t1
+#endif
+
+	/* Synthesize (t0 >= t1) ? 1 : -1 in a branchless sequence.  */
+	sltu	a0, t0, t1
+	neg	a0, a0
+	ori	a0, a0, 1
+	ret
+
+2:
+	/*
+	 * Found a null byte.
+	 * If words don't match, fall back to simple loop.
+	 */
+	bne	t0, t1, 3f
+
+	/* Otherwise, strings are equal.  */
+	li	a0, 0
+	ret
+
+	/* Simple loop for misaligned strings.  */
+	.p2align 3
+3:
+	bge	a0, t4, 5f
+	lbu	t0, 0(a0)
+	lbu	t1, 0(a1)
+	addi	a0, a0, 1
+	addi	a1, a1, 1
+	bne	t0, t1, 4f
+	bnez	t0, 3b
+
+4:
+	sub	a0, t0, t1
+	ret
+
+5:
+	li	a0, 0
+	ret
+.option pop
+END(__strncmp)