diff --git a/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c b/lib/argparse/rte_argparse.c
index 3471c5e757..3dbae8868b 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 ARGPARSE_LOG(level, ...) \
+	rte_log(RTE_LOG_ ## level, rte_argparse_logtype, RTE_FMT("argparse: " \
+		RTE_FMT_HEAD(__VA_ARGS__,) "\n", RTE_FMT_TAIL(__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;
 }
