return p - out_buf;
 }
 
-/**
- * zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response - trace event for request completion
- * @fsf_req: request that has been completed
- */
-void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req)
+void _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(const char *tag2, int level,
+                                     struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req,
+                                     struct zfcp_dbf *dbf)
 {
-       struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = fsf_req->adapter;
-       struct zfcp_dbf *dbf = adapter->dbf;
        struct fsf_qtcb *qtcb = fsf_req->qtcb;
        union fsf_prot_status_qual *prot_status_qual =
                                        &qtcb->prefix.prot_status_qual;
        struct zfcp_send_els *send_els;
        struct zfcp_hba_dbf_record *rec = &dbf->hba_dbf_buf;
        struct zfcp_hba_dbf_record_response *response = &rec->u.response;
-       int level;
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&dbf->hba_dbf_lock, flags);
        memset(rec, 0, sizeof(*rec));
        strncpy(rec->tag, "resp", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-
-       if ((qtcb->prefix.prot_status != FSF_PROT_GOOD) &&
-           (qtcb->prefix.prot_status != FSF_PROT_FSF_STATUS_PRESENTED)) {
-               strncpy(rec->tag2, "perr", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-               level = 1;
-       } else if (qtcb->header.fsf_status != FSF_GOOD) {
-               strncpy(rec->tag2, "ferr", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-               level = 1;
-       } else if ((fsf_req->fsf_command == FSF_QTCB_OPEN_PORT_WITH_DID) ||
-                  (fsf_req->fsf_command == FSF_QTCB_OPEN_LUN)) {
-               strncpy(rec->tag2, "open", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-               level = 4;
-       } else if (qtcb->header.log_length) {
-               strncpy(rec->tag2, "qtcb", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-               level = 5;
-       } else {
-               strncpy(rec->tag2, "norm", ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
-               level = 6;
-       }
+       strncpy(rec->tag2, tag2, ZFCP_DBF_TAG_SIZE);
 
        response->fsf_command = fsf_req->fsf_command;
        response->fsf_reqid = fsf_req->req_id;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dbf->hba_dbf_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/**
- * zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol - trace event for an unsolicited status buffer
- * @tag: tag indicating which kind of unsolicited status has been received
- * @adapter: adapter that has issued the unsolicited status buffer
- * @status_buffer: buffer containing payload of unsolicited status
- */
-void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(const char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
-                                 struct fsf_status_read_buffer *status_buffer)
+void _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(const char *tag, int level,
+                                  struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
+                                  struct fsf_status_read_buffer *status_buffer)
 {
        struct zfcp_dbf *dbf = adapter->dbf;
        struct zfcp_hba_dbf_record *rec = &dbf->hba_dbf_buf;
                       &status_buffer->payload, rec->u.status.payload_size);
        }
 
-       debug_event(dbf->hba_dbf, 2, rec, sizeof(*rec));
+       debug_event(dbf->hba_dbf, level, rec, sizeof(*rec));
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dbf->hba_dbf_lock, flags);
 }
 
 
        struct zfcp_scsi_dbf_record     scsi_dbf_buf;
 };
 
+static inline
+void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp(const char *tag2, int level,
+                                struct zfcp_fsf_req *req, struct zfcp_dbf *dbf)
+{
+       if (level <= dbf->hba_dbf->level)
+               _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(tag2, level, req, dbf);
+}
+
+/**
+ * zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response - trace event for request completion
+ * @fsf_req: request that has been completed
+ */
+static inline void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
+{
+       struct zfcp_dbf *dbf = req->adapter->dbf;
+       struct fsf_qtcb *qtcb = req->qtcb;
+
+       if ((qtcb->prefix.prot_status != FSF_PROT_GOOD) &&
+           (qtcb->prefix.prot_status != FSF_PROT_FSF_STATUS_PRESENTED)) {
+               zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp("perr", 1, req, dbf);
+
+       } else if (qtcb->header.fsf_status != FSF_GOOD) {
+               zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp("ferr", 1, req, dbf);
+
+       } else if ((req->fsf_command == FSF_QTCB_OPEN_PORT_WITH_DID) ||
+                  (req->fsf_command == FSF_QTCB_OPEN_LUN)) {
+               zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp("open", 4, req, dbf);
+
+       } else if (qtcb->header.log_length) {
+               zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp("qtcb", 5, req, dbf);
+
+       } else {
+               zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_resp("norm", 6, req, dbf);
+       }
+ }
+
+/**
+ * zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol - trace event for an unsolicited status buffer
+ * @tag: tag indicating which kind of unsolicited status has been received
+ * @adapter: adapter that has issued the unsolicited status buffer
+ * @status_buffer: buffer containing payload of unsolicited status
+ */
+static inline
+void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(const char *tag, struct zfcp_adapter *adapter,
+                                 struct fsf_status_read_buffer *buf)
+{
+       struct zfcp_dbf *dbf = adapter->dbf;
+       int level = 2;
+
+       if (level <= dbf->hba_dbf->level)
+               _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(tag, level, adapter, buf);
+}
+
 static inline
 void zfcp_scsi_dbf_event(const char *tag, const char *tag2, int level,
                         struct zfcp_adapter *adapter, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd,
 
                                       struct zfcp_adapter *,
                                       struct zfcp_port *, struct zfcp_unit *);
 extern void zfcp_rec_dbf_event_action(char *, struct zfcp_erp_action *);
-extern void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(struct zfcp_fsf_req *);
-extern void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(const char *, struct zfcp_adapter *,
-                                        struct fsf_status_read_buffer *);
+extern void _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_response(const char *, int level,
+                                            struct zfcp_fsf_req *,
+                                            struct zfcp_dbf *dbf);
+extern void _zfcp_hba_dbf_event_fsf_unsol(const char *, int level,
+                                         struct zfcp_adapter *,
+                                         struct fsf_status_read_buffer *);
 extern void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_qdio(struct zfcp_adapter *, unsigned int, int,
                                    int);
 extern void zfcp_hba_dbf_event_berr(struct zfcp_adapter *,