desc = I40E_ADMINQ_DESC(*asq, ntc);
        details = I40E_ADMINQ_DETAILS(*asq, ntc);
        while (rd32(hw, hw->aq.asq.head) != ntc) {
-               i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE,
+               i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND,
                           "ntc %d head %d.\n", ntc, rd32(hw, hw->aq.asq.head));
 
                if (details->callback) {
        }
 
        /* bump the tail */
-       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE, "AQTX: desc and buffer:\n");
+       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, "AQTX: desc and buffer:\n");
        i40e_debug_aq(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, (void *)desc_on_ring,
                      buff, buff_size);
        (hw->aq.asq.next_to_use)++;
                hw->aq.asq_last_status = (enum i40e_admin_queue_err)retval;
        }
 
-       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE,
+       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND,
                   "AQTX: desc and buffer writeback:\n");
        i40e_debug_aq(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, (void *)desc, buff, buff_size);
 
                memcpy(e->msg_buf, hw->aq.arq.r.arq_bi[desc_idx].va,
                       e->msg_len);
 
-       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_MESSAGE, "AQRX: desc and buffer:\n");
+       i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, "AQRX: desc and buffer:\n");
        i40e_debug_aq(hw, I40E_DEBUG_AQ_COMMAND, (void *)desc, e->msg_buf,
                      hw->aq.arq_buf_size);
 
 
                   void *buffer, u16 buf_len)
 {
        struct i40e_aq_desc *aq_desc = (struct i40e_aq_desc *)desc;
+       u32 effective_mask = hw->debug_mask & mask;
+       char prefix[27];
        u16 len;
        u8 *buf = (u8 *)buffer;
 
-       if ((!(mask & hw->debug_mask)) || (desc == NULL))
+       if (!effective_mask || !desc)
                return;
 
        len = le16_to_cpu(aq_desc->datalen);
 
-       i40e_debug(hw, mask,
+       i40e_debug(hw, mask & I40E_DEBUG_AQ_DESCRIPTOR,
                   "AQ CMD: opcode 0x%04X, flags 0x%04X, datalen 0x%04X, retval 0x%04X\n",
                   le16_to_cpu(aq_desc->opcode),
                   le16_to_cpu(aq_desc->flags),
                   le16_to_cpu(aq_desc->datalen),
                   le16_to_cpu(aq_desc->retval));
-       i40e_debug(hw, mask, "\tcookie (h,l) 0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
+       i40e_debug(hw, mask & I40E_DEBUG_AQ_DESCRIPTOR,
+                  "\tcookie (h,l) 0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->cookie_high),
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->cookie_low));
-       i40e_debug(hw, mask, "\tparam (0,1)  0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
+       i40e_debug(hw, mask & I40E_DEBUG_AQ_DESCRIPTOR,
+                  "\tparam (0,1)  0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->params.internal.param0),
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->params.internal.param1));
-       i40e_debug(hw, mask, "\taddr (h,l)   0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
+       i40e_debug(hw, mask & I40E_DEBUG_AQ_DESCRIPTOR,
+                  "\taddr (h,l)   0x%08X 0x%08X\n",
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->params.external.addr_high),
                   le32_to_cpu(aq_desc->params.external.addr_low));
 
-       if ((buffer != NULL) && (aq_desc->datalen != 0)) {
+       if (buffer && buf_len != 0 && len != 0 &&
+           (effective_mask & I40E_DEBUG_AQ_DESC_BUFFER)) {
                i40e_debug(hw, mask, "AQ CMD Buffer:\n");
                if (buf_len < len)
                        len = buf_len;
-               /* write the full 16-byte chunks */
-               if (hw->debug_mask & mask) {
-                       char prefix[27];
-
-                       snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix),
-                                "i40e %02x:%02x.%x: \t0x",
-                                hw->bus.bus_id,
-                                hw->bus.device,
-                                hw->bus.func);
-
-                       print_hex_dump(KERN_INFO, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
-                                      16, 1, buf, len, false);
-               }
+
+               snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix),
+                        "i40e %02x:%02x.%x: \t0x",
+                        hw->bus.bus_id,
+                        hw->bus.device,
+                        hw->bus.func);
+
+               print_hex_dump(KERN_INFO, prefix, DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
+                              16, 1, buf, len, false);
        }
 }