diff --git a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_tiling.c b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_tiling.c
index 5c3e67340f071..5c6413f0db1b4 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_tiling.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_tiling.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "util/u_box.h" /* FIXME: avoid include this */ 
+#include "util/box.h" /* FIXME: avoid include this */
 #include "v3d_tiling.h"
 #include "broadcom/common/v3d_cpu_tiling.h"
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build b/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
index 96b0272c69b42..cc9f592894b0e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ files_libgallium = files(
   'util/u_blend.h',
   'util/u_blitter.c',
   'util/u_blitter.h',
-  'util/u_box.h',
   'util/u_cache.c',
   'util/u_cache.h',
   'util/u_compute.c',
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/postprocess/pp_mlaa.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/postprocess/pp_mlaa.c
index 8b13efe9dbbab..c7f163779e4ca 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/postprocess/pp_mlaa.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/postprocess/pp_mlaa.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "postprocess/pp_filters.h"
 #include "postprocess/pp_private.h"
 
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_sampler.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_inlines.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_inlines.h
index 7e855e498db4a..48af214e5534d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_inlines.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_inlines.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "util/u_debug_describe.h"
 #include "util/u_debug_refcnt.h"
 #include "util/u_atomic.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_surface_test.cpp b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_surface_test.cpp
index d647e7fbad9ca..e0a223156756e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_surface_test.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_surface_test.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
 
-#include "u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "u_surface.h"
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_transfer_helper.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_transfer_helper.c
index 9d5b7c4b1df12..db580e6f5136f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_transfer_helper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_transfer_helper.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "pipe/p_screen.h"
 
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format_zs.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_util.c b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_util.c
index c88d8393de239..1587ac18f5ce1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_util.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_util.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 #include "util/u_debug.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
+#include "pipe/p_state.h"
 
 #include "lima_util.h"
 #include "lima_parser.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_transfer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_transfer.c
index cf72f9ff727dd..7ff89303f205d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_transfer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_transfer.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 
 struct r300_transfer {
     /* Parent class */
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_transfer_queue.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_transfer_queue.c
index da8255377a85a..0adfa07aa90ce 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_transfer_queue.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_transfer_queue.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 
 #include "virtio-gpu/virgl_protocol.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
index 7c2aae06213c7..509231a57bd13 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/drisw.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "pipe/p_context.h"
 #include "pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h"
 #include "frontend/drisw_api.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
index 3189ccad00a3c..2ec55b7897cdd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/kopper.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/log.h"
 #include "pipe/p_context.h"
 #include "pipe-loader/pipe_loader.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_execute.c b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_execute.c
index c02b6745a5e35..9a9e187f12228 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_execute.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_execute.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_surface.h"
 #include "util/u_sampler.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.c
index 94d40e89d9ee4..965f29dbb38a6 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "pipe/p_defines.h"
 #include "util/format/u_formats.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 
 #define DBG_CHANNEL (DBG_INDEXBUFFER|DBG_VERTEXBUFFER)
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.h b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.h
index a0ebdb7d73b60..a78355019aa04 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/buffer9.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_defines.h"
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "util/list.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_upload_mgr.h"
 
 struct pipe_screen;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/indexbuffer9.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/indexbuffer9.c
index bb7744f802680..e4c50052b04f8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/indexbuffer9.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/indexbuffer9.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "pipe/p_defines.h"
 #include "util/format/u_formats.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 
 #define DBG_CHANNEL DBG_INDEXBUFFER
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_ff.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_ff.c
index 735406f468cf8..bd6231eaab31e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_ff.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_ff.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "tgsi/tgsi_ureg.h"
 #include "tgsi/tgsi_dump.h"
 #include "util/bitscan.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_hash_table.h"
 #include "util/u_upload_mgr.h"
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
index 4acb9ee3010e6..3aaff661eb3be 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "util/u_atomic.h"
 #include "util/u_upload_mgr.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_simple_shaders.h"
 #include "util/u_gen_mipmap.h"
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/vertexbuffer9.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/vertexbuffer9.c
index b600bd9fc1cba..036fce0d38d1f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/vertexbuffer9.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/vertexbuffer9.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "pipe/p_defines.h"
 #include "util/format/u_formats.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 
 #define DBG_CHANNEL DBG_VERTEXBUFFER
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/osmesa/osmesa.c b/src/gallium/frontends/osmesa/osmesa.c
index 5bf4c5baab94e..a25bd800fdc9f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/osmesa/osmesa.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/osmesa/osmesa.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 
 #include "util/u_atomic.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_debug.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
index c20550e8c3b5a..7e4a57d3c27d1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "util/compiler.h"
 #include "p_defines.h"
 #include "util/format/u_formats.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -547,23 +548,6 @@ struct pipe_image_view
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Subregion of 1D/2D/3D image resource.
- */
-struct pipe_box
-{
-   /* Only "x" and "width" are used to represent buffer ranges.
-    * The maximum representable texture size is ANY x ANY x 16K.
-    */
-   int32_t x;
-   int32_t width;
-   int32_t y;
-   int32_t height;
-   int16_t z;
-   int16_t depth;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * A memory object/resource such as a vertex buffer or texture.
  */
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_copyimage.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_copyimage.c
index f3ab37fcbdce2..bd973b521a899 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_copyimage.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_copyimage.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "state_tracker/st_texture.h"
 #include "state_tracker/st_util.h"
 
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
index 406f12e1d6a5e..907efa3acf694 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_cb_texture.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #include "util/u_surface.h"
 #include "util/u_sampler.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
-#include "util/u_box.h"
+#include "util/box.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
 #include "util/u_simple_shaders.h"
 #include "cso_cache/cso_context.h"
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_box.h b/src/util/box.h
similarity index 80%
rename from src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_box.h
rename to src/util/box.h
index 25a91adfdf303..c073101118d1c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_box.h
+++ b/src/util/box.h
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-#ifndef UTIL_BOX_INLINES_H
-#define UTIL_BOX_INLINES_H
+#ifndef UTIL_BOX_H
+#define UTIL_BOX_H
 
-#include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
 #include "util/format/u_format.h"
 
+/**
+ * Subregion of 1D/2D/3D image resource.
+ */
+struct pipe_box
+{
+   /* Only "x" and "width" are used to represent buffer ranges.
+    * The maximum representable texture size is ANY x ANY x 16K.
+    */
+   int32_t x;
+   int32_t width;
+   int32_t y;
+   int32_t height;
+   int16_t z;
+   int16_t depth;
+};
+
 static inline void
 u_box_1d(unsigned x, unsigned w, struct pipe_box *box)
 {
@@ -298,4 +313,47 @@ u_box_pixels_to_blocks(struct pipe_box *blocks,
          blocks);
 }
 
+static inline bool
+util_is_box_sint16(const struct pipe_box *box)
+{
+   return util_is_sint16(box->x) && util_is_sint16(box->y) &&
+          util_is_sint16(box->z) && util_is_sint16(box->width) &&
+          util_is_sint16(box->height) && util_is_sint16(box->depth) &&
+          util_is_sint16(box->x + box->width) &&
+          util_is_sint16(box->y + box->height) &&
+          util_is_sint16(box->z + box->depth);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+util_is_box_out_of_bounds(const struct pipe_box *src_box, unsigned coord_mask,
+                          unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned mip_level)
+{
+   int src_width = u_minify(width, mip_level);
+   int src_height = u_minify(height, mip_level);
+   struct pipe_box box = *src_box;
+
+   /* Eliminate negative width/height/depth. */
+   if (box.width < 0) {
+      box.x += box.width;
+      box.width *= -1;
+   }
+   if (box.height < 0) {
+      box.y += box.height;
+      box.height *= -1;
+   }
+
+   bool x_in_bounds = box.x >= 0 && box.x < src_width &&
+                      box.x + box.width > 0 && box.x + box.width <= src_width;
+   bool y_in_bounds = box.y >= 0 && box.y < src_height &&
+                      box.y + box.height > 0 && box.y + box.height <= src_height;
+
+   /* Return if the box is not in bounds. */
+   if (coord_mask & BITFIELD_BIT(0) && !x_in_bounds)
+      return true;
+   if (coord_mask & BITFIELD_BIT(1) && !y_in_bounds)
+      return true;
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 1370213ad4537..9f40c44c4e356 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ files_mesa_util = files(
   'blend.h',
   'blob.c',
   'blob.h',
+  'box.h',
   'build_id.c',
   'build_id.h',
   'cnd_monotonic.h',
diff --git a/src/util/u_math.h b/src/util/u_math.h
index 7afe136278f22..620e3ec7d212b 100644
--- a/src/util/u_math.h
+++ b/src/util/u_math.h
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@ util_is_aligned(uintmax_t n, uintmax_t a)
    return (n & (a - 1)) == 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+util_is_sint16(int x)
+{
+   return x >= INT16_MIN && x <= INT16_MAX;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif