drm_print.c calls pr_debug() just once, from __drm_printfn_debug(), which is a generic/service fn. The callsite is compile-time enabled by DEBUG in both DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y/n builds. For dyndbg builds, reverting this callsite back to bare printk is correcting a few anti-features: 1- callsite is generic, serves multiple drm users. it is soft-wired on currently by #define DEBUG could accidentally: #> echo -p > /proc/dynamic_debug/control 2- optional "decorations" by dyndbg are unhelpful/misleading here, they describe only the generic site, not end users IOW, 1,2 are unhelpful at best, and possibly confusing. reverting yields a nominal data and text shrink: text data bss dec hex filename 462583 36604 54592 553779 87333 /kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko 462515 36532 54592 553639 872a7 -dirty/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_print.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_print.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_print.c index cb203d63b286..ec477c44a784 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_print.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_print.c @@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ * Rob Clark <robdclark@xxxxxxxxx> */ -#define DEBUG /* for pr_debug() */ - #include <linux/stdarg.h> #include <linux/io.h> @@ -185,7 +183,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_printfn_info); void __drm_printfn_debug(struct drm_printer *p, struct va_format *vaf) { - pr_debug("%s %pV", p->prefix, vaf); + /* pr_debug callsite decorations are unhelpful here */ + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s %pV", p->prefix, vaf); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_printfn_debug); -- 2.37.2