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How To Set Driver Debug Log Level

This document describes 6 methods to set the driver debug log level in a wireless network driver: 1) During runtime by writing to a proc file, 2) When inserting the driver module, 3) Disabling all logs during runtime/insertion, 4) Checking the current level, 5) During compilation, and 6) Disabling all logs during compilation. The driver defines 7 log levels from none to debug.

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How To Set Driver Debug Log Level

This document describes 6 methods to set the driver debug log level in a wireless network driver: 1) During runtime by writing to a proc file, 2) When inserting the driver module, 3) Disabling all logs during runtime/insertion, 4) Checking the current level, 5) During compilation, and 6) Disabling all logs during compilation. The driver defines 7 log levels from none to debug.

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How to set driver debug log level

2016/02/22
1 Introduction.
1.1 The driver’s debug log level is as follows,
enum {
_DRV_NONE_ = 0,
_DRV_ALWAYS_ = 1,
_DRV_ERR_ = 2,
_DRV_WARNING_ = 3,
_DRV_INFO_ = 4,
_DRV_DEBUG_ = 5,
_DRV_MAX_ = 6
};
1.2 The default log level is “_DRV_INFO_”.
1.3 The default compiling flag is “CONFIG_RTW_DEBUG”, which
is defined in
“Makefile”.

2 How to change debug log level during runtime.


2.1 Use the following command to set different log level.
# echo x > /proc/net/rtl8723bs/log_level
x : is a number mapping to log level in driver.
For example, if you want to change to log level to
“_DRV_ERR_”, please execute the command below,
# echo 2 > /proc/net/rtk8723bs/log_level

3 How to change debug log level during inserting driver module.


For example for change log level to _DRV_WARNING_,
# insmod 8723bs.ko rtw_drv_log_level=3

4 How to disable all debug log level during runtime and inserting
driver module.
4.1 during runtime, please execute the command below,
# echo 0 > /proc/net/rtk8723bs/log_level
4.2 during inserting driver module , please execute the
command below,
# insmod 8723bs.ko rtw_drv_log_level=0
5 How to check current log level during runtime
Use the following command to check log level,
# cat /proc/net/rtl8723bs/log_level
drv_log_level:4
_DRV_NONE_ = 0
_DRV_ALWAYS_ = 1
_DRV_ERR_ = 2
_DRV_WARNING_ = 3
+ _DRV_INFO_ = 4
_DRV_DEBUG_ = 5
_DRV_MAX_ = 6

This example shows the current log level is 4 (_DRV_INFO_).

6 How to change debug log level during compiling time.


6.1 In Makefile, please look for “CONFIG_RTW_LOG_LEVEL”, and
then you can modify its value to proper debug log level
during compiling time.

7 How to disable all debug log during compiling time.


7.1 There are two methods to disable debug log.
7.1.1 Method A: in Makefile, please look for
“CONFIG_RTW_DEBUG = y”, and then change the “y” to
“n”.
7.1.2 Method B: also in Makefile, please look for
“CONFIG_RTW_LOG_LEVEL”, and then change the default
value to 0

8 Notes: please change the term “rtl8723bs” to correct chip’s


name.

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