diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index a8dd2f763382..07426c8c255b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -136,6 +136,48 @@ static int EC_FLAGS_SKIP_DSDT_SCAN; /* Not all BIOS survive early DSDT scan */
 static int EC_FLAGS_CLEAR_ON_RESUME; /* Needs acpi_ec_clear() on boot/resume */
 static int EC_FLAGS_QUERY_HANDSHAKE; /* Needs QR_EC issued when SCI_EVT set */
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *                           Logging/Debugging
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/*
+ * Splitters used by the developers to track the boundary of the EC
+ * handling processes.
+ */
+#ifdef DEBUG
+#define EC_DBG_SEP	" "
+#define EC_DBG_DRV	"+++++"
+#define EC_DBG_STM	"====="
+#define EC_DBG_REQ	"*****"
+#define EC_DBG_EVT	"#####"
+#else
+#define EC_DBG_SEP	""
+#define EC_DBG_DRV
+#define EC_DBG_STM
+#define EC_DBG_REQ
+#define EC_DBG_EVT
+#endif
+
+#define ec_log_raw(fmt, ...) \
+	pr_info(fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg_raw(fmt, ...) \
+	pr_debug(fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_log(filter, fmt, ...) \
+	ec_log_raw(filter EC_DBG_SEP fmt EC_DBG_SEP filter, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg(filter, fmt, ...) \
+	ec_dbg_raw(filter EC_DBG_SEP fmt EC_DBG_SEP filter, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define ec_log_drv(fmt, ...) \
+	ec_log(EC_DBG_DRV, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg_drv(fmt, ...) \
+	ec_dbg(EC_DBG_DRV, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg_stm(fmt, ...) \
+	ec_dbg(EC_DBG_STM, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg_req(fmt, ...) \
+	ec_dbg(EC_DBG_REQ, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define ec_dbg_evt(fmt, ...) \
+	ec_dbg(EC_DBG_EVT, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *                           Device Flags
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -159,14 +201,14 @@ static inline u8 acpi_ec_read_status(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
 	u8 x = inb(ec->command_addr);
 
-	pr_debug("EC_SC(R) = 0x%2.2x "
-		 "SCI_EVT=%d BURST=%d CMD=%d IBF=%d OBF=%d\n",
-		 x,
-		 !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI),
-		 !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_BURST),
-		 !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_CMD),
-		 !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF),
-		 !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_OBF));
+	ec_dbg_raw("EC_SC(R) = 0x%2.2x "
+		   "SCI_EVT=%d BURST=%d CMD=%d IBF=%d OBF=%d",
+		   x,
+		   !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI),
+		   !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_BURST),
+		   !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_CMD),
+		   !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF),
+		   !!(x & ACPI_EC_FLAG_OBF));
 	return x;
 }
 
@@ -175,20 +217,20 @@ static inline u8 acpi_ec_read_data(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 	u8 x = inb(ec->data_addr);
 
 	ec->curr->timestamp = jiffies;
-	pr_debug("EC_DATA(R) = 0x%2.2x\n", x);
+	ec_dbg_raw("EC_DATA(R) = 0x%2.2x", x);
 	return x;
 }
 
 static inline void acpi_ec_write_cmd(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 command)
 {
-	pr_debug("EC_SC(W) = 0x%2.2x\n", command);
+	ec_dbg_raw("EC_SC(W) = 0x%2.2x", command);
 	outb(command, ec->command_addr);
 	ec->curr->timestamp = jiffies;
 }
 
 static inline void acpi_ec_write_data(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 data)
 {
-	pr_debug("EC_DATA(W) = 0x%2.2x\n", data);
+	ec_dbg_raw("EC_DATA(W) = 0x%2.2x", data);
 	outb(data, ec->data_addr);
 	ec->curr->timestamp = jiffies;
 }
@@ -240,7 +282,7 @@ static inline void acpi_ec_enable_gpe(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool open)
 		 * software need to manually trigger a pseudo GPE event on
 		 * EN=1 writes.
 		 */
-		pr_debug("***** Polling quirk *****\n");
+		ec_dbg_raw("Polling quirk");
 		advance_transaction(ec);
 	}
 }
@@ -299,7 +341,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_set_storm(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 flag)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(flag, &ec->flags)) {
 		acpi_ec_disable_gpe(ec, false);
-		pr_debug("+++++ Polling enabled +++++\n");
+		ec_dbg_drv("Polling enabled");
 		set_bit(flag, &ec->flags);
 	}
 }
@@ -309,7 +351,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_clear_storm(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 flag)
 	if (test_bit(flag, &ec->flags)) {
 		clear_bit(flag, &ec->flags);
 		acpi_ec_enable_gpe(ec, false);
-		pr_debug("+++++ Polling disabled +++++\n");
+		ec_dbg_drv("Polling disabled");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +377,7 @@ static bool acpi_ec_submit_flushable_request(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 static void acpi_ec_submit_query(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags)) {
-		pr_debug("***** Event started *****\n");
+		ec_dbg_req("Event started");
 		schedule_work(&ec->work);
 	}
 }
@@ -344,7 +386,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_complete_query(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
 	if (ec->curr->command == ACPI_EC_COMMAND_QUERY) {
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
-		pr_debug("***** Event stopped *****\n");
+		ec_dbg_req("Event stopped");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -366,8 +408,8 @@ static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 	u8 status;
 	bool wakeup = false;
 
-	pr_debug("===== %s (%d) =====\n",
-		 in_interrupt() ? "IRQ" : "TASK", smp_processor_id());
+	ec_dbg_stm("%s (%d)", in_interrupt() ? "IRQ" : "TASK",
+		   smp_processor_id());
 	/*
 	 * By always clearing STS before handling all indications, we can
 	 * ensure a hardware STS 0->1 change after this clearing can always
@@ -390,8 +432,8 @@ static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 				if (t->rlen == t->ri) {
 					t->flags |= ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE;
 					if (t->command == ACPI_EC_COMMAND_QUERY)
-						pr_debug("***** Command(%s) hardware completion *****\n",
-							 acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
+						ec_dbg_req("Command(%s) hardware completion",
+							   acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
 					wakeup = true;
 				}
 			} else
@@ -410,8 +452,8 @@ static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 			acpi_ec_complete_query(ec);
 			t->rdata[t->ri++] = 0x00;
 			t->flags |= ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE;
-			pr_debug("***** Command(%s) software completion *****\n",
-				 acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
+			ec_dbg_req("Command(%s) software completion",
+				   acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
 			wakeup = true;
 		} else if ((status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0) {
 			acpi_ec_write_cmd(ec, t->command);
@@ -504,16 +546,14 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
 	}
 	/* following two actions should be kept atomic */
 	ec->curr = t;
-	pr_debug("***** Command(%s) started *****\n",
-		 acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
+	ec_dbg_req("Command(%s) started", acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
 	start_transaction(ec);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, tmp);
 	ret = ec_poll(ec);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, tmp);
 	if (t->irq_count == ec_storm_threshold)
 		acpi_ec_clear_storm(ec, EC_FLAGS_COMMAND_STORM);
-	pr_debug("***** Command(%s) stopped *****\n",
-		 acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
+	ec_dbg_req("Command(%s) stopped", acpi_ec_cmd_string(t->command));
 	ec->curr = NULL;
 	/* Disable GPE for command processing (IBF=0/OBF=1) */
 	acpi_ec_complete_request(ec);
@@ -676,11 +716,11 @@ static void acpi_ec_start(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool resuming)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, flags);
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(EC_FLAGS_STARTED, &ec->flags)) {
-		pr_debug("+++++ Starting EC +++++\n");
+		ec_dbg_drv("Starting EC");
 		/* Enable GPE for event processing (SCI_EVT=1) */
 		if (!resuming)
 			acpi_ec_submit_request(ec);
-		pr_debug("EC started\n");
+		ec_log_drv("EC started");
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -702,7 +742,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_stop(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool suspending)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, flags);
 	if (acpi_ec_started(ec)) {
-		pr_debug("+++++ Stopping EC +++++\n");
+		ec_dbg_drv("Stopping EC");
 		set_bit(EC_FLAGS_STOPPED, &ec->flags);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 		wait_event(ec->wait, acpi_ec_stopped(ec));
@@ -712,7 +752,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_stop(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool suspending)
 			acpi_ec_complete_request(ec);
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_STARTED, &ec->flags);
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_STOPPED, &ec->flags);
-		pr_debug("EC stopped\n");
+		ec_log_drv("EC stopped");
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 }
@@ -824,12 +864,12 @@ static void acpi_ec_run(void *cxt)
 
 	if (!handler)
 		return;
-	pr_debug("##### Query(0x%02x) started #####\n", handler->query_bit);
+	ec_dbg_evt("Query(0x%02x) started", handler->query_bit);
 	if (handler->func)
 		handler->func(handler->data);
 	else if (handler->handle)
 		acpi_evaluate_object(handler->handle, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	pr_debug("##### Query(0x%02x) stopped #####\n", handler->query_bit);
+	ec_dbg_evt("Query(0x%02x) stopped", handler->query_bit);
 	acpi_ec_put_query_handler(handler);
 }
 
@@ -861,8 +901,8 @@ static int acpi_ec_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 *data)
 		if (value == handler->query_bit) {
 			/* have custom handler for this bit */
 			handler = acpi_ec_get_query_handler(handler);
-			pr_debug("##### Query(0x%02x) scheduled #####\n",
-				 handler->query_bit);
+			ec_dbg_evt("Query(0x%02x) scheduled",
+				   handler->query_bit);
 			status = acpi_os_execute((handler->func) ?
 				OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER : OSL_GPE_HANDLER,
 				acpi_ec_run, handler);