diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 09fdb87a25..a32b941e78 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1653,6 +1653,7 @@ Other libraries
 Argument parsing
 M: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen@huawei.com>
 F: lib/argparse/
+F: app/test/test_argparse.c
 
 Configuration file
 M: Cristian Dumitrescu <cristian.dumitrescu@intel.com>
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index dcc93f4a43..864b79d39f 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ source_file_deps = {
     # the various test_*.c files
     'test_acl.c': ['net', 'acl'],
     'test_alarm.c': [],
+    'test_argparse.c': ['argparse'],
     'test_atomic.c': ['hash'],
     'test_barrier.c': [],
     'test_bitcount.c': [],
diff --git a/app/test/test_argparse.c b/app/test/test_argparse.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31c46ecccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/test/test_argparse.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 HiSilicon Limited
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_argparse.h>
+
+#include "test.h"
+
+static int default_argc;
+static char *default_argv[1];
+
+/*
+ * Define strdup wrapper.
+ * 1. Mainly to fix compile error "warning: assignment discards 'const'
+ *    qualifier from pointer target type [-Wdiscarded-qualifiers]" for
+ *    following code:
+ *      argv[x] = "100";
+ * 2. Because this is a test, the memory release which allocated by this
+ *    wrapper in the subtest is not considered.
+ */
+static char *
+test_strdup(const char *str)
+{
+	char *s = strdup(str);
+	if (s == NULL)
+		exit(-ENOMEM);
+	return s;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_setup(void)
+{
+	default_argc = 1;
+	default_argv[0] = test_strdup("test_argparse");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+test_argparse_teardown(void)
+{
+	free(default_argv[0]);
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_callback(uint32_t index, const char *value, void *opaque)
+{
+	RTE_SET_USED(index);
+	RTE_SET_USED(value);
+	RTE_SET_USED(opaque);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* valid templater, must contain at least two args. */
+#define argparse_templater() { \
+	.prog_name = "test_argparse", \
+	.usage = "-a xx -b yy", \
+	.descriptor = NULL, \
+	.epilog = NULL, \
+	.exit_on_error = false, \
+	.callback = test_argparse_callback, \
+	.args = { \
+		{ "--abc", "-a", "abc argument", (void *)1, (void *)1, RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT }, \
+		{ "--xyz", "-x", "xyz argument", (void *)1, (void *)2, RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT }, \
+		ARGPARSE_ARG_END(), \
+	}, \
+}
+
+static void
+test_argparse_copy(struct rte_argparse *dst, struct rte_argparse *src)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(*src));
+	for (i = 0; /* NULL */; i++) {
+		memcpy(&dst->args[i], &src->args[i], sizeof(src->args[i]));
+		if (src->args[i].name_long == NULL)
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct rte_argparse *
+test_argparse_init_obj(void)
+{
+	static struct rte_argparse backup = argparse_templater();
+	static struct rte_argparse obj = argparse_templater();
+	test_argparse_copy(&obj, &backup);
+	return &obj;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_basic_param(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->prog_name = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->usage = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return TEST_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_name(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "-ab";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "-abc";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "---c";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "abc";
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "-a";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "a";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "abc";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_short = "ab";
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_help(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].help = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_has_val(void)
+{
+	uint32_t set_mask[] = { 0,
+				RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE,
+				RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_OPTIONAL_VALUE
+			      };
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	uint32_t index;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags &= ~0x3u;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	for (index = 0; index < RTE_DIM(set_mask); index++) {
+		obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+		obj->args[0].name_long = "abc";
+		obj->args[0].name_short = NULL;
+		obj->args[0].flags &= ~0x3u;
+		obj->args[0].flags |= set_mask[index];
+		ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+		TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_saver(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* test saver == NULL with val-type != 0. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver == NULL with callback is NULL. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE;
+	obj->callback = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with val-type is zero! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with val-type is max. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_NO_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_MAX;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test saver != NULL with required value, but val-set is not NULL. */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_flags(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags |= ~0x107FFu;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].name_long = "positional";
+	obj->args[0].name_short = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].val_set = (void *)1;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_INT |
+			     RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].flags |= RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[0].val_saver = NULL;
+	obj->args[0].flags = RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE | RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI;
+	obj->callback = NULL;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+test_argparse_invalid_arg_repeat(void)
+{
+	struct rte_argparse *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* test for long name repeat! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[1].name_long = obj->args[0].name_long;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	/* test for short name repeat! */
+	obj = test_argparse_init_obj();
+	obj->args[1].name_short = obj->args[0].name_short;
+	ret = rte_argparse_parse(obj, default_argc, default_argv);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == -EINVAL, "Argparse parse expect failed!");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct unit_test_suite argparse_test_suite  = {
+	.suite_name = "Argparse Unit Test Suite",
+	.setup = test_argparse_setup,
+	.teardown = test_argparse_teardown,
+	.unit_test_cases = {
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_basic_param),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_name),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_help),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_has_val),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_saver),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_flags),
+		TEST_CASE(test_argparse_invalid_arg_repeat),
+
+		TEST_CASES_END() /**< NULL terminate unit test array */
+	}
+};
+
+static int
+test_argparse(void)
+{
+	return unit_test_suite_runner(&argparse_test_suite);
+}
+
+REGISTER_FAST_TEST(argparse_autotest, true, true, test_argparse);
diff --git a/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c b/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c
index 3471c5e757..9c516c4bea 100644
--- a/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c
+++ b/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c
@@ -2,13 +2,318 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2024 HiSilicon Limited
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <rte_log.h>
+
 #include "rte_argparse.h"
 
+RTE_LOG_REGISTER_DEFAULT(rte_argparse_logtype, INFO);
+#define RTE_LOGTYPE_ARGPARSE rte_argparse_logtype
+#define ARGPARSE_LOG(level, ...) \
+	RTE_LOG_LINE(level, ARGPARSE, "" __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ARG_ATTR_HAS_VAL_MASK		RTE_GENMASK64(1, 0)
+#define ARG_ATTR_VAL_TYPE_MASK		RTE_GENMASK64(9, 2)
+#define ARG_ATTR_SUPPORT_MULTI_MASK	RTE_BIT64(10)
+#define ARG_ATTR_FLAG_PARSED_MASK	RTE_BIT64(63)
+
+static inline bool
+is_arg_optional(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	return arg->name_long[0] == '-';
+}
+
+static inline bool
+is_arg_positional(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	return arg->name_long[0] != '-';
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+arg_attr_has_val(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	return RTE_FIELD_GET64(ARG_ATTR_HAS_VAL_MASK, arg->flags);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+arg_attr_val_type(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	return RTE_FIELD_GET64(ARG_ATTR_VAL_TYPE_MASK, arg->flags);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+arg_attr_flag_multi(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	return RTE_FIELD_GET64(ARG_ATTR_SUPPORT_MULTI_MASK, arg->flags);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t
+arg_attr_unused_bits(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+#define USED_BIT_MASK	(ARG_ATTR_HAS_VAL_MASK | ARG_ATTR_VAL_TYPE_MASK | \
+			 ARG_ATTR_SUPPORT_MULTI_MASK)
+	return arg->flags & ~USED_BIT_MASK;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_name(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	if (is_arg_optional(arg)) {
+		if (strlen(arg->name_long) <= 3) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "optional long name %s too short!", arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (arg->name_long[1] != '-') {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "optional long name %s must only start with '--'",
+				     arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (arg->name_long[2] == '-') {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "optional long name %s should not start with '---'",
+				     arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (arg->name_short == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!is_arg_optional(arg)) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "short name %s corresponding long name must be optional!",
+			     arg->name_short);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (strlen(arg->name_short) != 2 || arg->name_short[0] != '-' ||
+		arg->name_short[1] == '-') {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "short name %s must start with a hyphen (-) followed by an English letter",
+			     arg->name_short);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_help(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	if (arg->help == NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s must have help info!", arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_has_val(const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg)
+{
+	uint32_t has_val = arg_attr_has_val(arg);
+
+	if (is_arg_positional(arg)) {
+		if (has_val == RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE)
+			return 0;
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s is positional, should has zero or required-val!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (has_val == 0) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s is optional, has-val config wrong!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_saver(const struct rte_argparse *obj, uint32_t index)
+{
+	uint32_t cmp_max = RTE_FIELD_GET64(ARG_ATTR_VAL_TYPE_MASK, RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_VALUE_MAX);
+	const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg = &obj->args[index];
+	uint32_t val_type = arg_attr_val_type(arg);
+	uint32_t has_val = arg_attr_has_val(arg);
+
+	if (arg->val_saver == NULL) {
+		if (val_type != 0) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s parse by callback, val-type must be zero!",
+				     arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		if (obj->callback == NULL) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s parse by callback, but callback is NULL!",
+				     arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (val_type == 0 || val_type >= cmp_max) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s val-type config wrong!", arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (has_val == RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_REQUIRED_VALUE && arg->val_set != NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s has required value, val-set should be NULL!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_flags(const struct rte_argparse *obj, uint32_t index)
+{
+	const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg = &obj->args[index];
+	uint32_t unused_bits = arg_attr_unused_bits(arg);
+
+	if (unused_bits != 0) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s flags set wrong!", arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!(arg->flags & RTE_ARGPARSE_ARG_SUPPORT_MULTI))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (is_arg_positional(arg)) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s is positional, don't support multiple times!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (arg->val_saver != NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s could occur multiple times, should use callback to parse!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (obj->callback == NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s should use callback to parse, but callback is NULL!",
+			     arg->name_long);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_arg_repeat(const struct rte_argparse *self, uint32_t index)
+{
+	const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg = &self->args[index];
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < index; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(arg->name_long, self->args[i].name_long)) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s repeat!", arg->name_long);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (arg->name_short == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < index; i++) {
+		if (self->args[i].name_short == NULL)
+			continue;
+		if (!strcmp(arg->name_short, self->args[i].name_short)) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "argument %s repeat!", arg->name_short);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_argparse_arg(const struct rte_argparse *obj, uint32_t index)
+{
+	const struct rte_argparse_arg *arg = &obj->args[index];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_name(arg);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_help(arg);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_has_val(arg);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_saver(obj, index);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_flags(obj, index);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = verify_arg_repeat(obj, index);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+verify_argparse(const struct rte_argparse *obj)
+{
+	uint32_t idx;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (obj->prog_name == NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "program name is NULL!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (obj->usage == NULL) {
+		ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "usage is NULL!");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < RTE_DIM(obj->reserved); idx++) {
+		if (obj->reserved[idx] != 0) {
+			ARGPARSE_LOG(ERR, "reserved field must be zero!");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	idx = 0;
+	while (obj->args[idx].name_long != NULL) {
+		ret = verify_argparse_arg(obj, idx);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			return ret;
+		idx++;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 rte_argparse_parse(struct rte_argparse *obj, int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	(void)obj;
+	int ret;
+
 	(void)argc;
 	(void)argv;
+
+	ret = verify_argparse(obj);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto error;
+
 	return 0;
+
+error:
+	if (obj->exit_on_error)
+		exit(ret);
+	return ret;
 }
