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diff --git a/libpod/define/sdnotify.go b/libpod/define/sdnotify.go
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+++ b/libpod/define/sdnotify.go
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+package define
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// Strings used for --sdnotify option to podman
+const (
+	SdNotifyModeContainer = "container"
+	SdNotifyModeConmon    = "conmon"
+	SdNotifyModeIgnore    = "ignore"
+)
+
+// ValidateSdNotifyMode validates the specified mode.
+func ValidateSdNotifyMode(mode string) error {
+	switch mode {
+	case "", SdNotifyModeContainer, SdNotifyModeConmon, SdNotifyModeIgnore:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid sdnotify value %q: must be %s, %s or %s", ErrInvalidArg, mode, SdNotifyModeContainer, SdNotifyModeConmon, SdNotifyModeIgnore)
+	}
+}