@@ -1181,10 +1181,10 @@ func TestSetDefaultGw(t *testing.T) {

 	}

 	ipam4 := getIPv4Data(t)

-	gw4 := types.GetIPCopy(ipam4[0].Pool.IP).To4()

+	gw4 := slices.Clone(ipam4[0].Pool.IP).To4()

 	gw4[3] = 254

 	ipam6 := getIPv6Data(t)

-	gw6 := types.GetIPCopy(ipam6[0].Pool.IP)

+	gw6 := slices.Clone(ipam6[0].Pool.IP)

 	gw6[15] = 0x42

 	option := map[string]any{

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) Gateway() net.IP {

 		return net.IP{}

 	}

-	return types.GetIPCopy(ep.joinInfo.gw)

+	return slices.Clone(ep.joinInfo.gw)

 }

 // GatewayIPv6 returns the IPv6 gateway assigned by the driver.

@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) GatewayIPv6() net.IP {

 		return net.IP{}

 	}

-	return types.GetIPCopy(ep.joinInfo.gw6)

+	return slices.Clone(ep.joinInfo.gw6)

 }

 // SetGateway sets the default IPv4 gateway when a container joins the endpoint.

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) SetGateway(gw net.IP) error {

 	ep.mu.Lock()

 	defer ep.mu.Unlock()

-	ep.joinInfo.gw = types.GetIPCopy(gw)

+	ep.joinInfo.gw = slices.Clone(gw)

 	return nil

 }

@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (ep *Endpoint) SetGatewayIPv6(gw6 net.IP) error {

 	ep.mu.Lock()

 	defer ep.mu.Unlock()

-	ep.joinInfo.gw6 = types.GetIPCopy(gw6)

+	ep.joinInfo.gw6 = slices.Clone(gw6)

 	return nil

 }

@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (epj *endpointJoinInfo) CopyTo(dstEpj *endpointJoinInfo) error {

 	copy(dstEpj.StaticRoutes, epj.StaticRoutes)

 	dstEpj.driverTableEntries = make([]*tableEntry, len(epj.driverTableEntries))

 	copy(dstEpj.driverTableEntries, epj.driverTableEntries)

-	dstEpj.gw = types.GetIPCopy(epj.gw)

-	dstEpj.gw6 = types.GetIPCopy(epj.gw6)

+	dstEpj.gw = slices.Clone(epj.gw)

+	dstEpj.gw6 = slices.Clone(epj.gw6)

 	return nil

 }

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (

 	"bytes"

 	"fmt"

 	"net"

+	"slices"

 	"strconv"

 	"strings"

 	"syscall"

@@ -111,9 +112,9 @@ func (p PortBinding) ContainerAddr() (net.Addr, error) {

 func (p *PortBinding) GetCopy() PortBinding {

 	return PortBinding{

 		Proto:       p.Proto,

-		IP:          GetIPCopy(p.IP),

+		IP:          slices.Clone(p.IP),

 		Port:        p.Port,

-		HostIP:      GetIPCopy(p.HostIP),

+		HostIP:      slices.Clone(p.HostIP),

 		HostPort:    p.HostPort,

 		HostPortEnd: p.HostPortEnd,

 	}

@@ -214,16 +215,6 @@ func ParseProtocol(s string) Protocol {

 	}

 }

-// GetIPCopy returns a copy of the passed IP address

-func GetIPCopy(from net.IP) net.IP {

-	if from == nil {

-		return nil

-	}

-	to := make(net.IP, len(from))

-	copy(to, from)

-	return to

-}

-

 // GetIPNetCopy returns a copy of the passed IP Network

 func GetIPNetCopy(from *net.IPNet) *net.IPNet {

 	if from == nil {

@@ -231,7 +222,7 @@ func GetIPNetCopy(from *net.IPNet) *net.IPNet {

 	}

 	bm := make(net.IPMask, len(from.Mask))

 	copy(bm, from.Mask)

-	return &net.IPNet{IP: GetIPCopy(from.IP), Mask: bm}

+	return &net.IPNet{IP: slices.Clone(from.IP), Mask: bm}

 }

 // GetIPNetCanonical returns the canonical form for the passed network

@@ -292,7 +283,7 @@ func GetHostPartIP(ip net.IP, mask net.IPMask) (net.IP, error) {

 	}

 	// Compute host portion

-	out := GetIPCopy(ip)

+	out := slices.Clone(ip)

 	for i := 0; i < len(mask[ms:]); i++ {

 		out[is+i] &= ^mask[ms+i]

 	}

@@ -311,7 +302,7 @@ func GetBroadcastIP(ip net.IP, mask net.IPMask) (net.IP, error) {

 	}

 	// Compute broadcast address

-	out := GetIPCopy(ip)

+	out := slices.Clone(ip)

 	for i := 0; i < len(mask[ms:]); i++ {

 		out[is+i] |= ^mask[ms+i]

 	}

@@ -348,7 +339,7 @@ func (r *StaticRoute) GetCopy() *StaticRoute {

 	return &StaticRoute{

 		Destination: GetIPNetCopy(r.Destination),

 		RouteType:   r.RouteType,

-		NextHop:     GetIPCopy(r.NextHop),

+		NextHop:     slices.Clone(r.NextHop),

 	}

 }