+#ifndef NDEBUG
+/**
+ * Sanity check for match mask and value. Similar to check_valid_spec() in
+ * kernel driver. If unmasked bit is present in value, it returns failure.
+ *
+ * @param match_mask
+ * pointer to match mask buffer.
+ * @param match_value
+ * pointer to match value buffer.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 if valid, -EINVAL otherwise.
+ */
+static int
+flow_dv_check_valid_spec(void *match_mask, void *match_value)
+{
+ uint8_t *m = match_mask;
+ uint8_t *v = match_value;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < MLX5_ST_SZ_DB(fte_match_param); ++i) {
+ if (v[i] & ~m[i]) {
+ DRV_LOG(ERR,
+ "match_value differs from match_criteria"
+ " %p[%u] != %p[%u]",
+ match_value, i, match_mask, i);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+