Bits in debug_level correspond to a level in
                        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT statements, e.g.,
                            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, ...
-                       See Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information
-                       about debug layers and levels.
+                       The debug_level mask defaults to "info".  See
+                       Documentation/acpi/debug.txt for more information about
+                       debug layers and levels.
 
+                       Enable processor driver info messages:
+                           acpi.debug_layer=0x20000000
+                       Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
+                           acpi.debug_layer=0x400000
                        Enable AML "Debug" output, i.e., stores to the Debug
                        object while interpreting AML:
                            acpi.debug_layer=0xffffffff acpi.debug_level=0x2
-                       Enable PCI/PCI interrupt routing info messages:
-                           acpi.debug_layer=0x400000 acpi.debug_level=0x4
                        Enable all messages related to ACPI hardware:
                            acpi.debug_layer=0x2 acpi.debug_level=0xffffffff
 
 
        if (acpi_disabled)
                return;
 
-       /*
-        * ACPI CA initializes acpi_dbg_level to non-zero, which means
-        * we get debug output merely by turning on CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG.
-        * Turn it off so we don't get output unless the user specifies
-        * acpi.debug_level.
-        */
-       acpi_dbg_level = 0;
-
        printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Core revision %08x\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
 
        /* enable workarounds, unless strict ACPI spec. compliance */
 
 
 /* Defaults for debug_level, debug and normal */
 
-#define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT)
+#define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INFO)
 #define ACPI_NORMAL_DEFAULT         (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT)
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_ALL              (ACPI_LV_AML_DISASSEMBLE | ACPI_LV_ALL_EXCEPTIONS | ACPI_LV_ALL)