diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
index 593d5fa..cb8db78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_hw.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #include "e1000_regs.h"
 #include "e1000_defines.h"
@@ -507,14 +508,11 @@
 	u8  revision_id;
 };
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-extern char *igb_get_hw_dev_name(struct e1000_hw *hw);
+extern struct net_device *igb_get_hw_dev(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 #define hw_dbg(format, arg...) \
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " format, igb_get_hw_dev_name(hw), ##arg)
-#else
-#define hw_dbg(format, arg...)
-#endif
-#endif
+	netdev_dbg(igb_get_hw_dev(hw), format, ##arg)
+
 /* These functions must be implemented by drivers */
 s32  igb_read_pcie_cap_reg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg, u16 *value);
 s32  igb_write_pcie_cap_reg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg, u16 *value);
+#endif /* _E1000_HW_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index 2501c5d..7d755dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -226,43 +226,17 @@
 	return stamp;
 }
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
 /**
- * igb_get_hw_dev_name - return device name string
+ * igb_get_hw_dev - return device
  * used by hardware layer to print debugging information
  **/
-char *igb_get_hw_dev_name(struct e1000_hw *hw)
+struct net_device *igb_get_hw_dev(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct igb_adapter *adapter = hw->back;
-	return adapter->netdev->name;
+	return adapter->netdev;
 }
 
 /**
- * igb_get_time_str - format current NIC and system time as string
- */
-static char *igb_get_time_str(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
-			      char buffer[160])
-{
-	cycle_t hw = adapter->cycles.read(&adapter->cycles);
-	struct timespec nic = ns_to_timespec(timecounter_read(&adapter->clock));
-	struct timespec sys;
-	struct timespec delta;
-	getnstimeofday(&sys);
-
-	delta = timespec_sub(nic, sys);
-
-	sprintf(buffer,
-		"HW %llu, NIC %ld.%09lus, SYS %ld.%09lus, NIC-SYS %lds + %09luns",
-		hw,
-		(long)nic.tv_sec, nic.tv_nsec,
-		(long)sys.tv_sec, sys.tv_nsec,
-		(long)delta.tv_sec, delta.tv_nsec);
-
-	return buffer;
-}
-#endif
-
-/**
  * igb_init_module - Driver Registration Routine
  *
  * igb_init_module is the first routine called when the driver is