diff --git a/lib/table/meson.build b/lib/table/meson.build
index d372bfa42c..4f826b4b27 100644
--- a/lib/table/meson.build
+++ b/lib/table/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if is_windows
 endif
 
 sources = files(
+        'rte_swx_keycmp.c',
         'rte_swx_table_em.c',
         'rte_swx_table_learner.c',
         'rte_swx_table_selector.c',
diff --git a/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.c b/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec65f5c822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+#include "rte_swx_keycmp.h"
+
+static uint32_t
+keycmp_generic(void *key1, void *key2, uint32_t key_size)
+{
+	return memcmp(key1, key2, key_size) ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+#define KEYCMP(N)                                                 \
+static uint32_t                                                   \
+keycmp##N(void *key1, void *key2, uint32_t key_size __rte_unused) \
+{                                                                 \
+	return memcmp(key1, key2, N) ? 0 : 1;                     \
+}
+
+KEYCMP(1)
+KEYCMP(2)
+KEYCMP(3)
+KEYCMP(4)
+KEYCMP(5)
+KEYCMP(6)
+KEYCMP(7)
+KEYCMP(8)
+KEYCMP(9)
+
+KEYCMP(10)
+KEYCMP(11)
+KEYCMP(12)
+KEYCMP(13)
+KEYCMP(14)
+KEYCMP(15)
+KEYCMP(16)
+KEYCMP(17)
+KEYCMP(18)
+KEYCMP(19)
+
+KEYCMP(20)
+KEYCMP(21)
+KEYCMP(22)
+KEYCMP(23)
+KEYCMP(24)
+KEYCMP(25)
+KEYCMP(26)
+KEYCMP(27)
+KEYCMP(28)
+KEYCMP(29)
+
+KEYCMP(30)
+KEYCMP(31)
+KEYCMP(32)
+KEYCMP(33)
+KEYCMP(34)
+KEYCMP(35)
+KEYCMP(36)
+KEYCMP(37)
+KEYCMP(38)
+KEYCMP(39)
+
+KEYCMP(40)
+KEYCMP(41)
+KEYCMP(42)
+KEYCMP(43)
+KEYCMP(44)
+KEYCMP(45)
+KEYCMP(46)
+KEYCMP(47)
+KEYCMP(48)
+KEYCMP(49)
+
+KEYCMP(50)
+KEYCMP(51)
+KEYCMP(52)
+KEYCMP(53)
+KEYCMP(54)
+KEYCMP(55)
+KEYCMP(56)
+KEYCMP(57)
+KEYCMP(58)
+KEYCMP(59)
+
+KEYCMP(60)
+KEYCMP(61)
+KEYCMP(62)
+KEYCMP(63)
+KEYCMP(64)
+
+static rte_swx_keycmp_func_t keycmp_funcs[] = {
+	keycmp1,
+	keycmp2,
+	keycmp3,
+	keycmp4,
+	keycmp5,
+	keycmp6,
+	keycmp7,
+	keycmp8,
+	keycmp9,
+	keycmp10,
+	keycmp11,
+	keycmp12,
+	keycmp13,
+	keycmp14,
+	keycmp15,
+	keycmp16,
+	keycmp17,
+	keycmp18,
+	keycmp19,
+	keycmp20,
+	keycmp21,
+	keycmp22,
+	keycmp23,
+	keycmp24,
+	keycmp25,
+	keycmp26,
+	keycmp27,
+	keycmp28,
+	keycmp29,
+	keycmp30,
+	keycmp31,
+	keycmp32,
+	keycmp33,
+	keycmp34,
+	keycmp35,
+	keycmp36,
+	keycmp37,
+	keycmp38,
+	keycmp39,
+	keycmp40,
+	keycmp41,
+	keycmp42,
+	keycmp43,
+	keycmp44,
+	keycmp45,
+	keycmp46,
+	keycmp47,
+	keycmp48,
+	keycmp49,
+	keycmp50,
+	keycmp51,
+	keycmp52,
+	keycmp53,
+	keycmp54,
+	keycmp55,
+	keycmp56,
+	keycmp57,
+	keycmp58,
+	keycmp59,
+	keycmp60,
+	keycmp61,
+	keycmp62,
+	keycmp63,
+	keycmp64,
+};
+
+rte_swx_keycmp_func_t
+rte_swx_keycmp_func_get(uint32_t key_size)
+{
+	if (key_size && key_size <= 64)
+		return keycmp_funcs[key_size - 1];
+
+	return keycmp_generic;
+}
diff --git a/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.h b/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09fb1be869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/table/rte_swx_keycmp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ */
+#ifndef __INCLUDE_RTE_SWX_KEYCMP_H__
+#define __INCLUDE_RTE_SWX_KEYCMP_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE SWX Key Comparison Functions
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/**
+ * Key comparison function prototype
+ *
+ * @param[in] key1
+ *   First key to compare. Must be non-NULL.
+ * @param[in] key2
+ *   Second key to compare. Must be non-NULL.
+ * @param[in] key_size
+ *   Key size in bytes.
+ * @return
+ *   0 when keys are different, 1 when keys are equal.
+ */
+typedef uint32_t
+(*rte_swx_keycmp_func_t)(void *key1, void *key2, uint32_t key_size);
+
+/**
+ * Key comparison function get
+ *
+ * @param[in] key_size
+ *   Key size in bytes.
+ * @return
+ *   Key comparison function for the given key size
+ */
+rte_swx_keycmp_func_t
+rte_swx_keycmp_func_get(uint32_t key_size);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif