cmd_process_time = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - cmd_start_time);
                if (cmd_process_time > 1000) {
-                       DBG_871X(ADPT_FMT "cmd= %d process_time= %lu > 1 sec\n",
+                       DBG_871X("%s cmd= %d process_time= %lu > 1 sec\n",
                                 ADPT_ARG(pcmd->padapter), pcmd->cmdcode,
                                 cmd_process_time);
                }
 
        psurveydone_evt = (struct surveydone_event *)(pevtcmd + sizeof(struct C2HEvent_Header));
        psurveydone_evt->bss_cnt = pmlmeext->sitesurvey_res.bss_cnt;
 
-       DBG_871X("survey done event(%x) band:%d for "ADPT_FMT"\n", psurveydone_evt->bss_cnt, padapter->setband, ADPT_ARG(padapter));
+       DBG_871X("survey done event(%x) band:%d for %s\n", psurveydone_evt->bss_cnt, padapter->setband, ADPT_ARG(padapter));
 
        rtw_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, pcmd_obj);
 
 
        if (padapter->bLinkInfoDump) {
 
-               DBG_871X("\n ============["ADPT_FMT"] linked status check ===================\n", ADPT_ARG(padapter));
+               DBG_871X("\n ============[%s] linked status check ===================\n", ADPT_ARG(padapter));
 
                if ((pmlmeinfo->state&0x03) == WIFI_FW_STATION_STATE) {
                        rtw_hal_get_def_var(padapter, HAL_DEF_UNDERCORATEDSMOOTHEDPWDB, &UndecoratedSmoothedPWDB);
 
        if (securitypriv->btkip_countermeasure) {
                unsigned long passing_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - securitypriv->btkip_countermeasure_time);
                if (passing_ms > 60*1000) {
-                       DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, "%s("ADPT_FMT") countermeasure time:%lus > 60s\n",
+                       DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, "%s(%s) countermeasure time:%lus > 60s\n",
                                caller, ADPT_ARG(adapter), passing_ms/1000);
                        securitypriv->btkip_countermeasure = false;
                        securitypriv->btkip_countermeasure_time = 0;
                } else {
-                       DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, "%s("ADPT_FMT") countermeasure time:%lus < 60s\n",
+                       DBG_871X_LEVEL(_drv_always_, "%s(%s) countermeasure time:%lus < 60s\n",
                                caller, ADPT_ARG(adapter), passing_ms/1000);
                        status = _FAIL;
                }
 
 
                for (i = 0; i < dvobj->iface_nums; i++) {
                        struct adapter *iface = dvobj->padapters[i];
-                       cnt += scnprintf(msg+cnt, len-cnt, " ["ADPT_FMT":", ADPT_ARG(iface));
+                       cnt += scnprintf(msg+cnt, len-cnt, " [%s:", ADPT_ARG(iface));
                        if (iface->mlmeextpriv.cur_channel == ch)
                                cnt += scnprintf(msg+cnt, len-cnt, "C");
                        else
                pmlmepriv->timeBcnInfoChkStart = jiffies;
 
        pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail++;
-       DBG_871X("%s by "ADPT_FMT" - NumOfChkFail = %d (SeqNum of this Beacon frame = %d).\n", __func__, ADPT_ARG(Adapter), pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail, GetSequence(pframe));
+       DBG_871X("%s by %s - NumOfChkFail = %d (SeqNum of this Beacon frame = %d).\n", __func__, ADPT_ARG(Adapter), pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail, GetSequence(pframe));
 
        if ((pmlmepriv->timeBcnInfoChkStart != 0) && (jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - pmlmepriv->timeBcnInfoChkStart) <= DISCONNECT_BY_CHK_BCN_FAIL_OBSERV_PERIOD_IN_MS)
                && (pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail >= DISCONNECT_BY_CHK_BCN_FAIL_THRESHOLD)) {
-               DBG_871X("%s by "ADPT_FMT" - NumOfChkFail = %d >= threshold : %d (in %d ms), return FAIL.\n", __func__, ADPT_ARG(Adapter), pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail,
+               DBG_871X("%s by %s - NumOfChkFail = %d >= threshold : %d (in %d ms), return FAIL.\n", __func__, ADPT_ARG(Adapter), pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail,
                        DISCONNECT_BY_CHK_BCN_FAIL_THRESHOLD, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - pmlmepriv->timeBcnInfoChkStart));
                pmlmepriv->timeBcnInfoChkStart = 0;
                pmlmepriv->NumOfBcnInfoChkFail = 0;
 
 
                if (padapter->bSurpriseRemoved || padapter->bDriverStopped) {
                } else if (!bcn_valid)
-                       DBG_871X(ADPT_FMT": 1 DL RSVD page failed! DLBcnCount:%u, poll:%u\n",
+                       DBG_871X("%s: 1 DL RSVD page failed! DLBcnCount:%u, poll:%u\n",
                                ADPT_ARG(padapter), DLBcnCount, poll);
                else {
                        struct pwrctrl_priv *pwrctl = adapter_to_pwrctl(padapter);
                        pwrctl->fw_psmode_iface_id = padapter->iface_id;
-                       DBG_871X(ADPT_FMT": 1 DL RSVD page success! DLBcnCount:%u, poll:%u\n",
+                       DBG_871X("%s: 1 DL RSVD page success! DLBcnCount:%u, poll:%u\n",
                                ADPT_ARG(padapter), DLBcnCount, poll);
                }
 
        if (bcn_valid) {
                struct pwrctrl_priv *pwrctl = adapter_to_pwrctl(padapter);
                pwrctl->fw_psmode_iface_id = padapter->iface_id;
-               DBG_8192C(ADPT_FMT": DL RSVD page success! DLBcnCount:%d, poll:%d\n",
+               DBG_8192C("%s: DL RSVD page success! DLBcnCount:%d, poll:%d\n",
                        ADPT_ARG(padapter), DLBcnCount, poll);
        } else {
-               DBG_8192C(ADPT_FMT": DL RSVD page fail! DLBcnCount:%d, poll:%d\n",
+               DBG_8192C("%s: DL RSVD page fail! DLBcnCount:%d, poll:%d\n",
                        ADPT_ARG(padapter), DLBcnCount, poll);
-               DBG_8192C(ADPT_FMT": DL RSVD page fail! bSurpriseRemoved =%d\n",
+               DBG_8192C("%s: DL RSVD page fail! bSurpriseRemoved =%d\n",
                        ADPT_ARG(padapter), padapter->bSurpriseRemoved);
-               DBG_8192C(ADPT_FMT": DL RSVD page fail! bDriverStopped =%d\n",
+               DBG_8192C("%s: DL RSVD page fail! bDriverStopped =%d\n",
                        ADPT_ARG(padapter), padapter->bDriverStopped);
        }
 
 
        padapter = context;
        pxmitpriv = &padapter->xmitpriv;
 
-       rtw_sprintf(thread_name, 20, "RTWHALXT-" ADPT_FMT, ADPT_ARG(padapter));
+       rtw_sprintf(thread_name, 20, "RTWHALXT-%s", ADPT_ARG(padapter));
        thread_enter(thread_name);
 
        DBG_871X("start "FUNC_ADPT_FMT"\n", FUNC_ADPT_ARG(padapter));
 
 #define rtw_signal_process(pid, sig) kill_pid(find_vpid((pid)), (sig), 1)
 
 #define NDEV_ARG(ndev) ndev->name
-#define ADPT_FMT "%s"
 #define ADPT_ARG(adapter) adapter->pnetdev->name
 #define FUNC_NDEV_FMT "%s(%s)"
 #define FUNC_NDEV_ARG(ndev) __func__, ndev->name