diff --git a/include/drm/drm_print.h b/include/drm/drm_print.h
index 15a089a87c22..22fabdeed297 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_print.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_print.h
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 /**
  * DRM_DEV_ERROR() - Error output.
  *
+ * NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_err() or dev_err().
+ *
  * @dev: device pointer
  * @fmt: printf() like format string.
  */
@@ -349,6 +351,9 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 /**
  * DRM_DEV_ERROR_RATELIMITED() - Rate limited error output.
  *
+ * NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_err_ratelimited() or
+ * dev_err_ratelimited().
+ *
  * @dev: device pointer
  * @fmt: printf() like format string.
  *
@@ -364,9 +369,11 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);			\
 })
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_info() or dev_info(). */
 #define DRM_DEV_INFO(dev, fmt, ...)				\
 	drm_dev_printk(dev, KERN_INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_info_once() or dev_info_once(). */
 #define DRM_DEV_INFO_ONCE(dev, fmt, ...)				\
 ({									\
 	static bool __print_once __read_mostly;				\
@@ -379,6 +386,8 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 /**
  * DRM_DEV_DEBUG() - Debug output for generic drm code
  *
+ * NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_core().
+ *
  * @dev: device pointer
  * @fmt: printf() like format string.
  */
@@ -387,6 +396,8 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 /**
  * DRM_DEV_DEBUG_DRIVER() - Debug output for vendor specific part of the driver
  *
+ * NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg() or dev_dbg().
+ *
  * @dev: device pointer
  * @fmt: printf() like format string.
  */
@@ -395,6 +406,8 @@ void drm_dev_dbg(const struct device *dev, enum drm_debug_category category,
 /**
  * DRM_DEV_DEBUG_KMS() - Debug output for modesetting code
  *
+ * NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_kms().
+ *
  * @dev: device pointer
  * @fmt: printf() like format string.
  */
@@ -480,47 +493,63 @@ void __drm_err(const char *format, ...);
 #define _DRM_PRINTK(once, level, fmt, ...)				\
 	printk##once(KERN_##level "[" DRM_NAME "] " fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_info(). */
 #define DRM_INFO(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(, INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_notice(). */
 #define DRM_NOTE(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(, NOTICE, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_warn(). */
 #define DRM_WARN(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(, WARNING, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_info_once(). */
 #define DRM_INFO_ONCE(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(_once, INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_notice_once(). */
 #define DRM_NOTE_ONCE(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(_once, NOTICE, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_warn_once(). */
 #define DRM_WARN_ONCE(fmt, ...)						\
 	_DRM_PRINTK(_once, WARNING, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_err(). */
 #define DRM_ERROR(fmt, ...)						\
 	__drm_err(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of pr_err_ratelimited(). */
 #define DRM_ERROR_RATELIMITED(fmt, ...)					\
 	DRM_DEV_ERROR_RATELIMITED(NULL, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_core(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG(fmt, ...)						\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_CORE, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER(fmt, ...)					\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_DRIVER, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_kms(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_KMS(fmt, ...)						\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_KMS, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_prime(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_PRIME(fmt, ...)					\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_PRIME, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_atomic(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC(fmt, ...)					\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_ATOMIC, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_vbl(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_VBL(fmt, ...)						\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_VBL, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_lease(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_LEASE(fmt, ...)					\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_LEASE, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_dp(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_DP(fmt, ...)						\
 	__drm_dbg(DRM_UT_DP, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
@@ -536,6 +565,7 @@ void __drm_err(const char *format, ...);
 #define drm_dbg_kms_ratelimited(drm, fmt, ...) \
 	__DRM_DEFINE_DBG_RATELIMITED(KMS, drm, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
+/* NOTE: this is deprecated in favor of drm_dbg_kms_ratelimited(NULL, ...). */
 #define DRM_DEBUG_KMS_RATELIMITED(fmt, ...) drm_dbg_kms_ratelimited(NULL, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
 
 /*