}                                                                \
 } while (0)
 
+#define TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(text, val, expected)                          \
+do {                                                                    \
+       if (val != expected) {                                           \
+               pr_debug("FAILED %s:%d %s (%d != %d)\n",                 \
+                        __FILE__, __LINE__, text, val, expected);       \
+               return -1;                                               \
+       }                                                                \
+} while (0)
+
 enum {
        TEST_OK   =  0,
        TEST_FAIL = -1,
 
                        leader && t1 && t2 && t3 && other);
 
        mg = leader->mg;
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 4);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt, 4);
 
        /* test the map groups pointer is shared */
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", mg == t1->mg);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to find other leader", other_leader);
 
        other_mg = other->mg;
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt == 2);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt, 2);
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", other_mg == other_leader->mg);
 
        /* release thread group */
        thread__put(leader);
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 3);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt, 3);
 
        thread__put(t1);
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 2);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt, 2);
 
        thread__put(t2);
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 1);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt, 1);
 
        thread__put(t3);
 
        /* release other group  */
        thread__put(other_leader);
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt == 1);
+       TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt, 1);
 
        thread__put(other);