}
 
+void dc_log_hw_state(struct dc *dc)
+{
+       struct core_dc *core_dc = DC_TO_CORE(dc);
+
+       if (core_dc->hwss.log_hw_state)
+               core_dc->hwss.log_hw_state(core_dc);
+}
 
 
 bool dc_init_dchub(struct dc *dc, struct dchub_init_data *dh_data);
 
+void dc_log_hw_state(struct dc *dc);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Surface Interfaces
  ******************************************************************************/
 
        return;
 }
 
+static void dcn10_log_hw_state(struct core_dc *dc)
+{
+       struct dc_context *dc_ctx = dc->ctx;
+
+       DTN_INFO("%s: Hello World", __func__);
+
+       /* todo: add meaningful register reads and print out HW state
+        *
+        */
+}
+
 static bool dcn10_dummy_display_power_gating(
        struct core_dc *dc,
        uint8_t controller_id,
        .set_static_screen_control = set_static_screen_control,
        .setup_stereo = dcn10_setup_stereo,
        .set_avmute = dce110_set_avmute,
+       .log_hw_state = dcn10_log_hw_state,
 };
 
 
 
                        struct core_dc *dc);
 
        void (*set_avmute)(struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx, bool enable);
+
+       void (*log_hw_state)(struct core_dc *dc);
 };
 
 void color_space_to_black_color(
 
        dm_logger_write(dc_ctx->logger, LOG_ERROR, \
                __VA_ARGS__);
 
+#define DTN_INFO(...) \
+       dm_logger_write(dc_ctx->logger, LOG_DTN, \
+               __VA_ARGS__)
+
 #define DC_SYNC_INFO(...) \
        dm_logger_write(dc_ctx->logger, LOG_SYNC, \
                __VA_ARGS__);