diff --git a/libmctp-log.h b/libmctp-log.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
+
+#ifndef _LIBMCTP_LOG_H
+#define _LIBMCTP_LOG_H
+
+/* libmctp-internal logging */
+#ifndef pr_fmt
+#define pr_fmt
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MCTP_LOG_STDERR)
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define MCTP_LOG_ERR		0
+#define MCTP_LOG_WARNING	0
+#define MCTP_LOG_NOTICE		0
+#define MCTP_LOG_INFO		0
+#define MCTP_LOG_DEBUG		0
+
+#define mctp_prlog(x, fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, fmt "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#elif defined(MCTP_LOG_SYSLOG)
+
+#include <syslog.h>
+
+#define MCTP_LOG_ERR		LOG_ERR
+#define MCTP_LOG_WARNING	LOG_WARNING
+#define MCTP_LOG_NOTICE		LOG_NOTICE
+#define MCTP_LOG_INFO		LOG_INFO
+#define MCTP_LOG_DEBUG		LOG_DEBUG
+
+#define mctp_prlog(x, fmt, ...) syslog(x, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#elif defined(MCTP_LOG_CUSTOM)
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#if !defined(mctp_prlog)
+#error Custom logging implementation enabled, but no definition for mctp_prlog
+#endif
+
+
+#else
+#error No log implementation found
+#endif
+
+#define mctp_prerr(fmt, ...)  mctp_prlog(MCTP_LOG_ERR, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define mctp_prwarn(fmt, ...) mctp_prlog(MCTP_LOG_WARNING, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define mctp_prinfo(fmt, ...) mctp_prlog(MCTP_LOG_INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define mctp_prdebug(fmt, ...)  mctp_prlog(MCTP_LOG_DEBUG, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+
+#endif /* _LIBMCTP_LOG_H */