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diff --git a/ccan/mem/mem.h b/ccan/mem/mem.h
index 68a4aa3c..19f69c03 100644
--- a/ccan/mem/mem.h
+++ b/ccan/mem/mem.h
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@ static inline bool memeqstr(const void *data, size_t length, const char *string)
 	return memeq(data, length, string, strlen(string));
 }
 
+/**
+ * memeqzero - Is a byte array all zeroes?
+ * @data: byte array
+ * @length: length of @data in bytes
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	if (memeqzero(somebytes, bytes_len)) {
+ *		printf("somebytes == 0!\n");
+ *	}
+ */
+PURE_FUNCTION
+bool memeqzero(const void *data, size_t length);
+
 /**
  * memstarts_str - Does this byte array start with a string prefix?
  * @a: byte array
@@ -237,6 +250,7 @@ static inline void *memcheck_(const void *data, size_t len)
 #else
 static inline void *memcheck_(const void *data, size_t len)
 {
+	(void)len;
 	return (void *)data;
 }
 #endif
@@ -262,4 +276,20 @@ static inline void *memcheck_(const void *data, size_t len)
 #else
 #define memcheck(data, len) memcheck_((data), (len))
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * memtaint - mark a memory region unused
+ * @data: start of region
+ * @len: length in bytes
+ *
+ * This writes an "0xdeadbeef" eyecatcher repeatedly to the memory.
+ * When running under valgrind, it also tells valgrind that the memory is
+ * uninitialized, triggering valgrind errors if it is used for branches
+ * or written out (or passed to memcheck!) in future.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	// We'll reuse this buffer later, but be sure we don't access it.
+ *	memtaint(somebytes, bytes_len);
+ */
+void memtaint(void *data, size_t len);
 #endif /* CCAN_MEM_H */