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@@ -899,7 +899,8 @@ which you should use to make sure messages are matched to the right device
and driver, and are tagged with the right level: dev_err(), dev_warn(),
dev_info(), and so forth. For messages that aren't associated with a
particular device, <linux/printk.h> defines pr_notice(), pr_info(),
-pr_warn(), pr_err(), etc.
+pr_warn(), pr_err(), etc. When drivers are working properly they are quiet,
+so prefer to use dev_dbg/pr_debug unless something is wrong.
Coming up with good debugging messages can be quite a challenge; and once
you have them, they can be a huge help for remote troubleshooting. However