diff --git a/app/test/test_mbuf.c b/app/test/test_mbuf.c
index d7393df7eb5d..261c6e5d71e9 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mbuf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mbuf.c
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ test_one_pktmbuf(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 		GOTO_FAIL("Buffer should be continuous");
 	memset(hdr, 0x55, MBUF_TEST_HDR2_LEN);
 
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 	rte_pktmbuf_dump(stdout, m, 0);
 
 	/* this prepend should fail */
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ test_refcnt_mbuf(void)
 
 #ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 static int
-test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+test_failing_mbuf_verify(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(pktmbuf_pool);
 	return TEST_SKIPPED;
@@ -1180,12 +1180,12 @@ mbuf_check_pass(struct rte_mbuf *buf)
 }
 
 static int
-test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
+test_failing_mbuf_verify(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *buf;
 	struct rte_mbuf badbuf;
 
-	printf("Checking rte_mbuf_sanity_check for failure conditions\n");
+	printf("Checking rte_mbuf_verify for failure conditions\n");
 
 	/* get a good mbuf to use to make copies */
 	buf = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(pktmbuf_pool);
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ test_mbuf_validate_tx_offload(const char *test_name,
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: mbuf allocation failed!\n", __func__);
 	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != 0)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: Bad packet length\n", __func__);
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 	m->ol_flags = ol_flags;
 	m->tso_segsz = segsize;
 	ret = rte_validate_tx_offload(m);
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ test_pktmbuf_read(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: mbuf allocation failed!\n", __func__);
 	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != 0)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: Bad packet length\n", __func__);
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 
 	data = rte_pktmbuf_append(m, MBUF_TEST_DATA_LEN2);
 	if (data == NULL)
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ test_pktmbuf_read_from_offset(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 
 	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != 0)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: Bad packet length\n", __func__);
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 
 	/* prepend an ethernet header */
 	hdr = (struct ether_hdr *)rte_pktmbuf_prepend(m, hdr_len);
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ create_packet(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool,
 			GOTO_FAIL("%s: mbuf allocation failed!\n", __func__);
 		if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(pkt_seg) != 0)
 			GOTO_FAIL("%s: Bad packet length\n", __func__);
-		rte_mbuf_sanity_check(pkt_seg, 0);
+		rte_mbuf_verify(pkt_seg, 0);
 		/* Add header only for the first segment */
 		if (test_data->flags == MBUF_HEADER && seg == 0) {
 			hdr_len = sizeof(struct rte_ether_hdr);
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@ test_pktmbuf_ext_shinfo_init_helper(struct rte_mempool *pktmbuf_pool)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: mbuf allocation failed!\n", __func__);
 	if (rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) != 0)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: Bad packet length\n", __func__);
-	rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 
 	ext_buf_addr = rte_malloc("External buffer", buf_len,
 			RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
@@ -2484,8 +2484,8 @@ test_pktmbuf_ext_pinned_buffer(struct rte_mempool *std_pool)
 		GOTO_FAIL("%s: test_pktmbuf_copy(pinned) failed\n",
 			  __func__);
 
-	if (test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(pinned_pool) < 0)
-		GOTO_FAIL("%s: test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(pinned)"
+	if (test_failing_mbuf_verify(pinned_pool) < 0)
+		GOTO_FAIL("%s: test_failing_mbuf_verify(pinned)"
 			  " failed\n", __func__);
 
 	if (test_mbuf_linearize_check(pinned_pool) < 0)
@@ -2859,8 +2859,8 @@ test_mbuf(void)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check(pktmbuf_pool) < 0) {
-		printf("test_failing_mbuf_sanity_check() failed\n");
+	if (test_failing_mbuf_verify(pktmbuf_pool) < 0) {
+		printf("test_failing_mbuf_verify() failed\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/mbuf_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/mbuf_lib.rst
index 049357c75563..0accb51a98c7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/mbuf_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/mbuf_lib.rst
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ can be found in several of the sample applications, for example, the IPv4 Multic
 Debug
 -----
 
-In debug mode, the functions of the mbuf library perform sanity checks before any operation (such as, buffer corruption,
-bad type, and so on).
+In debug mode, the functions of the mbuf library perform consistency checks
+before any operation (such as, buffer corruption, bad type, and so on).
 
 Use Cases
 ---------
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 81b93515cbd9..1e1544b5b644 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -146,3 +146,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   will be deprecated and subsequently removed in DPDK 24.11 release.
   Before this, the new port library API (functions rte_swx_port_*)
   will gradually transition from experimental to stable status.
+
+* mbuf: The function ``rte_mbuf_sanity_check`` is deprecated.
+  Use the new function ``rte_mbuf_verify`` instead.
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index 53d9e38c939b..ae76fad84948 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ _avp_mac_filter(struct avp_dev *avp, struct rte_mbuf *m)
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_DEBUG_BUFFERS
 static inline void
-__avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(struct avp_dev *avp, struct rte_avp_desc *buf)
+__avp_dev_buffer_check(struct avp_dev *avp, struct rte_avp_desc *buf)
 {
 	struct rte_avp_desc *first_buf;
 	struct rte_avp_desc *pkt_buf;
@@ -1272,12 +1272,12 @@ __avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(struct avp_dev *avp, struct rte_avp_desc *buf)
 			  first_buf->pkt_len, pkt_len);
 }
 
-#define avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(a, b) \
-	__avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check((a), (b))
+#define avp_dev_buffer_check(a, b) \
+	__avp_dev_buffer_check((a), (b))
 
 #else /* RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_DEBUG_BUFFERS */
 
-#define avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(a, b) do {} while (0)
+#define avp_dev_buffer_check(a, b) do {} while (0)
 
 #endif
 
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ avp_dev_copy_from_buffers(struct avp_dev *avp,
 	void *pkt_data;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(avp, buf);
+	avp_dev_buffer_check(avp, buf);
 
 	/* setup the first source buffer */
 	pkt_buf = avp_dev_translate_buffer(avp, buf);
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ avp_dev_copy_from_buffers(struct avp_dev *avp,
 	rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) = total_length;
 	m->vlan_tci = vlan_tci;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	return m;
 }
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ avp_dev_copy_to_buffers(struct avp_dev *avp,
 	char *pkt_data;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(mbuf, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(mbuf, 1);
 
 	m = mbuf;
 	src_offset = 0;
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ avp_dev_copy_to_buffers(struct avp_dev *avp,
 		first_buf->vlan_tci = mbuf->vlan_tci;
 	}
 
-	avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(avp, buffers[0]);
+	avp_dev_buffer_check(avp, buffers[0]);
 
 	return total_length;
 }
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ avp_xmit_scattered_pkts(void *tx_queue,
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_AVP_DEBUG_BUFFERS
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_pkts; i++)
-		avp_dev_buffer_sanity_check(avp, tx_bufs[i]);
+		avp_dev_buffer_check(avp, tx_bufs[i]);
 #endif
 
 	/* send the packets */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef100_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef100_rx.c
index 2677003da326..8199b56f2740 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef100_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef100_rx.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ sfc_ef100_rx_qrefill(struct sfc_ef100_rxq *rxq)
 			struct sfc_ef100_rx_sw_desc *rxd;
 			rte_iova_t dma_addr;
 
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 
 			dma_addr = rte_mbuf_data_iova_default(m);
 			if (rxq->flags & SFC_EF100_RXQ_NIC_DMA_MAP) {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ sfc_ef100_rx_process_ready_pkts(struct sfc_ef100_rxq *rxq,
 		rxq->ready_pkts--;
 
 		pkt = sfc_ef100_rx_next_mbuf(rxq);
-		__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(pkt);
+		__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(pkt);
 
 		RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(pkt->rearm_data[0]) !=
 				 sizeof(rxq->rearm_data));
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ sfc_ef100_rx_process_ready_pkts(struct sfc_ef100_rxq *rxq,
 			struct rte_mbuf *seg;
 
 			seg = sfc_ef100_rx_next_mbuf(rxq);
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(seg);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(seg);
 
 			seg->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
index 78bd430363b1..74647e2792b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_essb_rx.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ sfc_ef10_essb_next_mbuf(const struct sfc_ef10_essb_rxq *rxq,
 	struct rte_mbuf *m;
 
 	m = (struct rte_mbuf *)((uintptr_t)mbuf + rxq->buf_stride);
-	__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+	__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 	return m;
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ sfc_ef10_essb_mbuf_by_index(const struct sfc_ef10_essb_rxq *rxq,
 	struct rte_mbuf *m;
 
 	m = (struct rte_mbuf *)((uintptr_t)mbuf + idx * rxq->buf_stride);
-	__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+	__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 	return m;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
index 30a320d0791c..72b03b3bba7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ef10_rx.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ sfc_ef10_rx_qrefill(struct sfc_ef10_rxq *rxq)
 			struct sfc_ef10_rx_sw_desc *rxd;
 			rte_iova_t phys_addr;
 
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 
 			SFC_ASSERT((id & ~ptr_mask) == 0);
 			rxd = &rxq->sw_ring[id];
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ sfc_ef10_rx_process_event(struct sfc_ef10_rxq *rxq, efx_qword_t rx_ev,
 		rxd = &rxq->sw_ring[pending++ & ptr_mask];
 		m = rxd->mbuf;
 
-		__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+		__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 
 		m->data_off = RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
 		rte_pktmbuf_data_len(m) = seg_len;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
index 1dde2c111001..645c8643d1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ sfc_efx_rx_qrefill(struct sfc_efx_rxq *rxq)
 		     ++i, id = (id + 1) & rxq->ptr_mask) {
 			m = objs[i];
 
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 
 			rxd = &rxq->sw_desc[id];
 			rxd->mbuf = m;
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 6d0a8501eff5..f39658f4e249 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ mcast_out_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, int use_clone)
 	hdr->pkt_len = (uint16_t)(hdr->data_len + pkt->pkt_len);
 	hdr->nb_segs = pkt->nb_segs + 1;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(hdr, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(hdr, 1);
 	return hdr;
 }
 /* >8 End of mcast_out_kt. */
diff --git a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.c b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
index 559d5ad8a71c..fc5d4ba29db1 100644
--- a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
+++ b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.c
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ rte_pktmbuf_pool_create_extbuf(const char *name, unsigned int n,
 	return mp;
 }
 
-/* do some sanity checks on a mbuf: panic if it fails */
+/* do some checks on a mbuf: panic if it fails */
 void
-rte_mbuf_sanity_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header)
+rte_mbuf_verify(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header)
 {
 	const char *reason;
 
@@ -377,6 +377,13 @@ rte_mbuf_sanity_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header)
 		rte_panic("%s\n", reason);
 }
 
+/* For ABI compatibility, to be removed in next release */
+void
+rte_mbuf_sanity_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header)
+{
+	rte_mbuf_verify(m, is_header);
+}
+
 int rte_mbuf_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header,
 		   const char **reason)
 {
@@ -496,7 +503,7 @@ void rte_pktmbuf_free_bulk(struct rte_mbuf **mbufs, unsigned int count)
 		if (unlikely(m == NULL))
 			continue;
 
-		__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+		__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 		do {
 			m_next = m->next;
@@ -546,7 +553,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_clone(struct rte_mbuf *md, struct rte_mempool *mp)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(mc, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(mc, 1);
 	return mc;
 }
 
@@ -596,7 +603,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_copy(const struct rte_mbuf *m, struct rte_mempool *mp,
 	struct rte_mbuf *mc, *m_last, **prev;
 
 	/* garbage in check */
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	/* check for request to copy at offset past end of mbuf */
 	if (unlikely(off >= m->pkt_len))
@@ -660,7 +667,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_copy(const struct rte_mbuf *m, struct rte_mempool *mp,
 	}
 
 	/* garbage out check */
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(mc, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(mc, 1);
 	return mc;
 }
 
@@ -671,7 +678,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_dump(FILE *f, const struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned dump_len)
 	unsigned int len;
 	unsigned int nb_segs;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	fprintf(f, "dump mbuf at %p, iova=%#" PRIx64 ", buf_len=%u\n", m, rte_mbuf_iova_get(m),
 		m->buf_len);
@@ -689,7 +696,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_dump(FILE *f, const struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned dump_len)
 	nb_segs = m->nb_segs;
 
 	while (m && nb_segs != 0) {
-		__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+		__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 
 		fprintf(f, "  segment at %p, data=%p, len=%u, off=%u, refcnt=%u\n",
 			m, rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m, void *),
diff --git a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 286b32b788a5..380663a0893b 100644
--- a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ rte_pktmbuf_priv_flags(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF_DEBUG
 
-/**  check mbuf type in debug mode */
-#define __rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, is_h) rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, is_h)
+/**  do mbuf type in debug mode */
+#define __rte_mbuf_verify(m, is_h) rte_mbuf_verify(m, is_h)
 
 #else /*  RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF_DEBUG */
 
-/**  check mbuf type in debug mode */
-#define __rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, is_h) do { } while (0)
+/**  ignore mbuf checks if not in debug mode */
+#define __rte_mbuf_verify(m, is_h) do { } while (0)
 
 #endif /*  RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF_DEBUG */
 
@@ -514,10 +514,9 @@ rte_mbuf_ext_refcnt_update(struct rte_mbuf_ext_shared_info *shinfo,
 
 
 /**
- * Sanity checks on an mbuf.
+ * Check that the mbuf is valid and panic if corrupted.
  *
- * Check the consistency of the given mbuf. The function will cause a
- * panic if corruption is detected.
+ * Acts assertion that mbuf is consistent. If not it calls rte_panic().
  *
  * @param m
  *   The mbuf to be checked.
@@ -526,13 +525,17 @@ rte_mbuf_ext_refcnt_update(struct rte_mbuf_ext_shared_info *shinfo,
  *   of a packet (in this case, some fields like nb_segs are not checked)
  */
 void
+rte_mbuf_verify(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header);
+
+/* Older deprecated name for rte_mbuf_verify() */
+void __rte_deprecated
 rte_mbuf_sanity_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header);
 
 /**
- * Sanity checks on a mbuf.
+ * Do consistency checks on a mbuf.
  *
- * Almost like rte_mbuf_sanity_check(), but this function gives the reason
- * if corruption is detected rather than panic.
+ * Check the consistency of the given mbuf and if not valid
+ * return the reason.
  *
  * @param m
  *   The mbuf to be checked.
@@ -551,7 +554,7 @@ int rte_mbuf_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header,
 		   const char **reason);
 
 /**
- * Sanity checks on a reinitialized mbuf in debug mode.
+ * Do checks on a reinitialized mbuf in debug mode.
  *
  * Check the consistency of the given reinitialized mbuf.
  * The function will cause a panic if corruption is detected.
@@ -563,16 +566,16 @@ int rte_mbuf_check(const struct rte_mbuf *m, int is_header,
  *   The mbuf to be checked.
  */
 static __rte_always_inline void
-__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(__rte_unused const struct rte_mbuf *m)
+__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(__rte_unused const struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
 	RTE_ASSERT(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1);
 	RTE_ASSERT(m->next == NULL);
 	RTE_ASSERT(m->nb_segs == 1);
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 }
 
 /** For backwards compatibility. */
-#define MBUF_RAW_ALLOC_CHECK(m) __rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m)
+#define MBUF_RAW_ALLOC_CHECK(m) __rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m)
 
 /**
  * Allocate an uninitialized mbuf from mempool *mp*.
@@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ static inline struct rte_mbuf *rte_mbuf_raw_alloc(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 
 	if (rte_mempool_get(mp, (void **)&m) < 0)
 		return NULL;
-	__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+	__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 	return m;
 }
 
@@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ rte_mbuf_raw_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
 	RTE_ASSERT(!RTE_MBUF_CLONED(m) &&
 		  (!RTE_MBUF_HAS_EXTBUF(m) || RTE_MBUF_HAS_PINNED_EXTBUF(m)));
-	__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(m);
+	__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(m);
 	rte_mempool_put(m->pool, m);
 }
 
@@ -885,7 +888,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_reset(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	rte_pktmbuf_reset_headroom(m);
 
 	m->data_len = 0;
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -941,22 +944,22 @@ static inline int rte_pktmbuf_alloc_bulk(struct rte_mempool *pool,
 	switch (count % 4) {
 	case 0:
 		while (idx != count) {
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(mbufs[idx]);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(mbufs[idx]);
 			rte_pktmbuf_reset(mbufs[idx]);
 			idx++;
 			/* fall-through */
 	case 3:
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(mbufs[idx]);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(mbufs[idx]);
 			rte_pktmbuf_reset(mbufs[idx]);
 			idx++;
 			/* fall-through */
 	case 2:
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(mbufs[idx]);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(mbufs[idx]);
 			rte_pktmbuf_reset(mbufs[idx]);
 			idx++;
 			/* fall-through */
 	case 1:
-			__rte_mbuf_raw_sanity_check(mbufs[idx]);
+			__rte_mbuf_raw_verify(mbufs[idx]);
 			rte_pktmbuf_reset(mbufs[idx]);
 			idx++;
 			/* fall-through */
@@ -1184,8 +1187,8 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_attach(struct rte_mbuf *mi, struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	mi->pkt_len = mi->data_len;
 	mi->nb_segs = 1;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(mi, 1);
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(mi, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1340,7 +1343,7 @@ static inline int __rte_pktmbuf_pinned_extbuf_decref(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 static __rte_always_inline struct rte_mbuf *
 rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 
 	if (likely(rte_mbuf_refcnt_read(m) == 1)) {
 
@@ -1411,7 +1414,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_free(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	struct rte_mbuf *m_next;
 
 	if (m != NULL)
-		__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+		__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	while (m != NULL) {
 		m_next = m->next;
@@ -1492,7 +1495,7 @@ rte_pktmbuf_copy(const struct rte_mbuf *m, struct rte_mempool *mp,
  */
 static inline void rte_pktmbuf_refcnt_update(struct rte_mbuf *m, int16_t v)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	do {
 		rte_mbuf_refcnt_update(m, v);
@@ -1509,7 +1512,7 @@ static inline void rte_pktmbuf_refcnt_update(struct rte_mbuf *m, int16_t v)
  */
 static inline uint16_t rte_pktmbuf_headroom(const struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 	return m->data_off;
 }
 
@@ -1523,7 +1526,7 @@ static inline uint16_t rte_pktmbuf_headroom(const struct rte_mbuf *m)
  */
 static inline uint16_t rte_pktmbuf_tailroom(const struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 0);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 0);
 	return (uint16_t)(m->buf_len - rte_pktmbuf_headroom(m) -
 			  m->data_len);
 }
@@ -1538,7 +1541,7 @@ static inline uint16_t rte_pktmbuf_tailroom(const struct rte_mbuf *m)
  */
 static inline struct rte_mbuf *rte_pktmbuf_lastseg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 	while (m->next != NULL)
 		m = m->next;
 	return m;
@@ -1582,7 +1585,7 @@ static inline struct rte_mbuf *rte_pktmbuf_lastseg(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 static inline char *rte_pktmbuf_prepend(struct rte_mbuf *m,
 					uint16_t len)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	if (unlikely(len > rte_pktmbuf_headroom(m)))
 		return NULL;
@@ -1617,7 +1620,7 @@ static inline char *rte_pktmbuf_append(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t len)
 	void *tail;
 	struct rte_mbuf *m_last;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	m_last = rte_pktmbuf_lastseg(m);
 	if (unlikely(len > rte_pktmbuf_tailroom(m_last)))
@@ -1645,7 +1648,7 @@ static inline char *rte_pktmbuf_append(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t len)
  */
 static inline char *rte_pktmbuf_adj(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t len)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	if (unlikely(len > m->data_len))
 		return NULL;
@@ -1677,7 +1680,7 @@ static inline int rte_pktmbuf_trim(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t len)
 {
 	struct rte_mbuf *m_last;
 
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 
 	m_last = rte_pktmbuf_lastseg(m);
 	if (unlikely(len > m_last->data_len))
@@ -1699,7 +1702,7 @@ static inline int rte_pktmbuf_trim(struct rte_mbuf *m, uint16_t len)
  */
 static inline int rte_pktmbuf_is_contiguous(const struct rte_mbuf *m)
 {
-	__rte_mbuf_sanity_check(m, 1);
+	__rte_mbuf_verify(m, 1);
 	return m->nb_segs == 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mbuf/version.map b/lib/mbuf/version.map
index daa65e2bbdb2..c85370e430b2 100644
--- a/lib/mbuf/version.map
+++ b/lib/mbuf/version.map
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ DPDK_24 {
 	rte_mbuf_set_platform_mempool_ops;
 	rte_mbuf_set_user_mempool_ops;
 	rte_mbuf_user_mempool_ops;
+	rte_mbuf_verify;
 	rte_pktmbuf_clone;
 	rte_pktmbuf_copy;
 	rte_pktmbuf_dump;
