def _validate_frequency(cls, index, freq, **kwargs):
        """
        Validate that a frequency is compatible with the values of a given
        Datetime Array/Index or Timedelta Array/Index

        Parameters
        ----------
        index : DatetimeIndex or TimedeltaIndex
            The index on which to determine if the given frequency is valid
        freq : DateOffset
            The frequency to validate
        """
        if is_period_dtype(cls):
            # Frequency validation is not meaningful for Period Array/Index
            return None

        inferred = index.inferred_freq
        if index.size == 0 or inferred == freq.freqstr:
            return None

        try:
            on_freq = cls._generate_range(start=index[0], end=None,
                                          periods=len(index), freq=freq,
                                          **kwargs)
            if not np.array_equal(index.asi8, on_freq.asi8):
                raise ValueError
        except ValueError as e:
            if "non-fixed" in str(e):
                # non-fixed frequencies are not meaningful for timedelta64;
                #  we retain that error message
                raise e
            # GH#11587 the main way this is reached is if the `np.array_equal`
            #  check above is False.  This can also be reached if index[0]
            #  is `NaT`, in which case the call to `cls._generate_range` will
            #  raise a ValueError, which we re-raise with a more targeted
            #  message.
            raise ValueError('Inferred frequency {infer} from passed values '
                             'does not conform to passed frequency {passed}'
                             .format(infer=inferred, passed=freq.freqstr))