diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c b/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
index e09a5e3fd709..161b5bd60a63 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "bcachefs.h"
 #include "bkey.h"
+#include "bkey_cmp.h"
 #include "bkey_methods.h"
 #include "bset.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -763,50 +764,6 @@ unsigned bch2_bkey_ffs(const struct btree *b, const struct bkey_packed *k)
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BCACHEFS_COMPILED_UNPACK
 
-static inline int __bkey_cmp_bits(const u64 *l, const u64 *r,
-				  unsigned nr_key_bits)
-{
-	long d0, d1, d2, d3;
-	int cmp;
-
-	/* we shouldn't need asm for this, but gcc is being retarded: */
-
-	asm(".intel_syntax noprefix;"
-	    "xor eax, eax;"
-	    "xor edx, edx;"
-	    "1:;"
-	    "mov r8, [rdi];"
-	    "mov r9, [rsi];"
-	    "sub ecx, 64;"
-	    "jl 2f;"
-
-	    "cmp r8, r9;"
-	    "jnz 3f;"
-
-	    "lea rdi, [rdi - 8];"
-	    "lea rsi, [rsi - 8];"
-	    "jmp 1b;"
-
-	    "2:;"
-	    "not ecx;"
-	    "shr r8, 1;"
-	    "shr r9, 1;"
-	    "shr r8, cl;"
-	    "shr r9, cl;"
-	    "cmp r8, r9;"
-
-	    "3:\n"
-	    "seta al;"
-	    "setb dl;"
-	    "sub eax, edx;"
-	    ".att_syntax prefix;"
-	    : "=&D" (d0), "=&S" (d1), "=&d" (d2), "=&c" (d3), "=&a" (cmp)
-	    : "0" (l), "1" (r), "3" (nr_key_bits)
-	    : "r8", "r9", "cc", "memory");
-
-	return cmp;
-}
-
 #define I(_x)			(*(out)++ = (_x))
 #define I1(i0)						I(i0)
 #define I2(i0, i1)		(I1(i0),		I(i1))
@@ -1037,40 +994,6 @@ int bch2_compile_bkey_format(const struct bkey_format *format, void *_out)
 }
 
 #else
-static inline int __bkey_cmp_bits(const u64 *l, const u64 *r,
-				  unsigned nr_key_bits)
-{
-	u64 l_v, r_v;
-
-	if (!nr_key_bits)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* for big endian, skip past header */
-	nr_key_bits += high_bit_offset;
-	l_v = *l & (~0ULL >> high_bit_offset);
-	r_v = *r & (~0ULL >> high_bit_offset);
-
-	while (1) {
-		if (nr_key_bits < 64) {
-			l_v >>= 64 - nr_key_bits;
-			r_v >>= 64 - nr_key_bits;
-			nr_key_bits = 0;
-		} else {
-			nr_key_bits -= 64;
-		}
-
-		if (!nr_key_bits || l_v != r_v)
-			break;
-
-		l = next_word(l);
-		r = next_word(r);
-
-		l_v = *l;
-		r_v = *r;
-	}
-
-	return cmp_int(l_v, r_v);
-}
 #endif
 
 __pure
@@ -1078,19 +1001,7 @@ int __bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_format_checked(const struct bkey_packed *l,
 					  const struct bkey_packed *r,
 					  const struct btree *b)
 {
-	const struct bkey_format *f = &b->format;
-	int ret;
-
-	EBUG_ON(!bkey_packed(l) || !bkey_packed(r));
-	EBUG_ON(b->nr_key_bits != bkey_format_key_bits(f));
-
-	ret = __bkey_cmp_bits(high_word(f, l),
-			      high_word(f, r),
-			      b->nr_key_bits);
-
-	EBUG_ON(ret != bpos_cmp(bkey_unpack_pos(b, l),
-				bkey_unpack_pos(b, r)));
-	return ret;
+	return __bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_format_checked_inlined(l, r, b);
 }
 
 __pure __flatten
@@ -1106,20 +1017,7 @@ int bch2_bkey_cmp_packed(const struct btree *b,
 			 const struct bkey_packed *l,
 			 const struct bkey_packed *r)
 {
-	struct bkey unpacked;
-
-	if (likely(bkey_packed(l) && bkey_packed(r)))
-		return __bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_format_checked(l, r, b);
-
-	if (bkey_packed(l)) {
-		__bkey_unpack_key_format_checked(b, &unpacked, l);
-		l = (void *) &unpacked;
-	} else if (bkey_packed(r)) {
-		__bkey_unpack_key_format_checked(b, &unpacked, r);
-		r = (void *) &unpacked;
-	}
-
-	return bpos_cmp(((struct bkey *) l)->p, ((struct bkey *) r)->p);
+	return bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_inlined(b, l, r);
 }
 
 __pure __flatten
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/bkey_cmp.h b/fs/bcachefs/bkey_cmp.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f42a6e69360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/bkey_cmp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _BCACHEFS_BKEY_CMP_H
+#define _BCACHEFS_BKEY_CMP_H
+
+#include "bkey.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static inline int __bkey_cmp_bits(const u64 *l, const u64 *r,
+				  unsigned nr_key_bits)
+{
+	long d0, d1, d2, d3;
+	int cmp;
+
+	/* we shouldn't need asm for this, but gcc is being retarded: */
+
+	asm(".intel_syntax noprefix;"
+	    "xor eax, eax;"
+	    "xor edx, edx;"
+	    "1:;"
+	    "mov r8, [rdi];"
+	    "mov r9, [rsi];"
+	    "sub ecx, 64;"
+	    "jl 2f;"
+
+	    "cmp r8, r9;"
+	    "jnz 3f;"
+
+	    "lea rdi, [rdi - 8];"
+	    "lea rsi, [rsi - 8];"
+	    "jmp 1b;"
+
+	    "2:;"
+	    "not ecx;"
+	    "shr r8, 1;"
+	    "shr r9, 1;"
+	    "shr r8, cl;"
+	    "shr r9, cl;"
+	    "cmp r8, r9;"
+
+	    "3:\n"
+	    "seta al;"
+	    "setb dl;"
+	    "sub eax, edx;"
+	    ".att_syntax prefix;"
+	    : "=&D" (d0), "=&S" (d1), "=&d" (d2), "=&c" (d3), "=&a" (cmp)
+	    : "0" (l), "1" (r), "3" (nr_key_bits)
+	    : "r8", "r9", "cc", "memory");
+
+	return cmp;
+}
+#else
+static inline int __bkey_cmp_bits(const u64 *l, const u64 *r,
+				  unsigned nr_key_bits)
+{
+	u64 l_v, r_v;
+
+	if (!nr_key_bits)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* for big endian, skip past header */
+	nr_key_bits += high_bit_offset;
+	l_v = *l & (~0ULL >> high_bit_offset);
+	r_v = *r & (~0ULL >> high_bit_offset);
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (nr_key_bits < 64) {
+			l_v >>= 64 - nr_key_bits;
+			r_v >>= 64 - nr_key_bits;
+			nr_key_bits = 0;
+		} else {
+			nr_key_bits -= 64;
+		}
+
+		if (!nr_key_bits || l_v != r_v)
+			break;
+
+		l = next_word(l);
+		r = next_word(r);
+
+		l_v = *l;
+		r_v = *r;
+	}
+
+	return cmp_int(l_v, r_v);
+}
+#endif
+
+static inline __pure __flatten
+int __bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_format_checked_inlined(const struct bkey_packed *l,
+					  const struct bkey_packed *r,
+					  const struct btree *b)
+{
+	const struct bkey_format *f = &b->format;
+	int ret;
+
+	EBUG_ON(!bkey_packed(l) || !bkey_packed(r));
+	EBUG_ON(b->nr_key_bits != bkey_format_key_bits(f));
+
+	ret = __bkey_cmp_bits(high_word(f, l),
+			      high_word(f, r),
+			      b->nr_key_bits);
+
+	EBUG_ON(ret != bpos_cmp(bkey_unpack_pos(b, l),
+				bkey_unpack_pos(b, r)));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline __pure __flatten
+int bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_inlined(const struct btree *b,
+			 const struct bkey_packed *l,
+			 const struct bkey_packed *r)
+{
+	struct bkey unpacked;
+
+	if (likely(bkey_packed(l) && bkey_packed(r)))
+		return __bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_format_checked_inlined(l, r, b);
+
+	if (bkey_packed(l)) {
+		__bkey_unpack_key_format_checked(b, &unpacked, l);
+		l = (void *) &unpacked;
+	} else if (bkey_packed(r)) {
+		__bkey_unpack_key_format_checked(b, &unpacked, r);
+		r = (void *) &unpacked;
+	}
+
+	return bpos_cmp(((struct bkey *) l)->p, ((struct bkey *) r)->p);
+}
+
+#endif /* _BCACHEFS_BKEY_CMP_H */
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/bkey_sort.c b/fs/bcachefs/bkey_sort.c
index b1385a77da11..be0d4bc1afd3 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/bkey_sort.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/bkey_sort.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include "bcachefs.h"
 #include "bkey_buf.h"
+#include "bkey_cmp.h"
 #include "bkey_sort.h"
 #include "bset.h"
 #include "extents.h"
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ static inline int sort_keys_cmp(struct btree *b,
 				struct bkey_packed *l,
 				struct bkey_packed *r)
 {
-	return bch2_bkey_cmp_packed(b, l, r) ?:
+	return bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_inlined(b, l, r) ?:
 		(int) bkey_deleted(r) - (int) bkey_deleted(l) ?:
 		(int) l->needs_whiteout - (int) r->needs_whiteout;
 }
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ unsigned bch2_sort_keys(struct bkey_packed *dst,
 			continue;
 
 		while ((next = sort_iter_peek(iter)) &&
-		       !bch2_bkey_cmp_packed(iter->b, in, next)) {
+		       !bch2_bkey_cmp_packed_inlined(iter->b, in, next)) {
 			BUG_ON(in->needs_whiteout &&
 			       next->needs_whiteout);
 			needs_whiteout |= in->needs_whiteout;