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diff --git a/compat/memmem.c b/compat/memmem.c
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+++ b/compat/memmem.c
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+#include "../git-compat-util.h"
+
+void *gitmemmem(const void *haystack, size_t haystack_len,
+                const void *needle, size_t needle_len)
+{
+	const char *begin = haystack;
+	const char *last_possible = begin + haystack_len - needle_len;
+
+	/*
+	 * The first occurrence of the empty string is deemed to occur at
+	 * the beginning of the string.
+	 */
+	if (needle_len == 0)
+		return (void *)begin;
+
+	/*
+	 * Sanity check, otherwise the loop might search through the whole
+	 * memory.
+	 */
+	if (haystack_len < needle_len)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (; begin <= last_possible; begin++) {
+		if (!memcmp(begin, needle, needle_len))
+			return (void *)begin;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}