diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/AbstractLogger.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/AbstractLogger.java
index bdbd00e6099..0acf4e369f0 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/AbstractLogger.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/AbstractLogger.java
@@ -75,4 +75,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractLogger implements Logger
         }
         return true;
     }
+    
+    public void debug(String msg, long arg)
+    {
+        if (isDebugEnabled())
+            debug(msg,new Long(arg));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/JavaUtilLog.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/JavaUtilLog.java
index d01305f6269..c9047bc4b7d 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/JavaUtilLog.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/JavaUtilLog.java
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ public class JavaUtilLog extends AbstractLogger
             _logger.log(Level.FINE,format(msg, args));
     }
 
+    public void debug(String msg, long arg)
+    {
+        if (_logger.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
+            _logger.log(Level.FINE,format(msg, arg));
+    }
+
     public void debug(Throwable thrown)
     {
         debug("", thrown);
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Logger.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Logger.java
index afe405cc710..a6a1647c727 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Logger.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Logger.java
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ public interface Logger
      * @param args the optional arguments
      */
     public void debug(String msg, Object... args);
+    
+
+    /**
+     * Formats and logs at debug level.
+     * avoids autoboxing of integers
+     * @param msg the formatting string
+     * @param args the optional arguments
+     */
+    public void debug(String msg, long value);
 
     /**
      * Logs the given Throwable information at debug level
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/LoggerLog.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/LoggerLog.java
index 7909ced4133..5747b46ec62 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/LoggerLog.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/LoggerLog.java
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public class LoggerLog extends AbstractLogger
         }
     }
 
+    
     public void debug(String msg, Object... args)
     {
         if (!_debug)
@@ -186,6 +187,21 @@ public class LoggerLog extends AbstractLogger
         }
     }
 
+    public void debug(String msg, long value)
+    {
+        if (!_debug)
+            return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            _debugMAA.invoke(_logger, new Object[]{new Long(value)});
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+    
     public void ignore(Throwable ignored)
     {
         if (Log.isIgnored())
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Slf4jLog.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Slf4jLog.java
index d9ebd177b2d..3c944d6e7be 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Slf4jLog.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Slf4jLog.java
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ public class Slf4jLog extends AbstractLogger
     {
         _logger.debug(msg, args);
     }
+    
+    public void debug(String msg, long arg)
+    {
+        if (isDebugEnabled())
+            _logger.debug(msg, new Object[]{new Long(arg)});
+    }
 
     public void debug(Throwable thrown)
     {
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
index 1439b8af66a..4488480ab9b 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
@@ -519,6 +519,16 @@ public class StdErrLog extends AbstractLogger
         }
     }
 
+    public void debug(String msg, long arg)
+    {
+        if (isDebugEnabled())
+        {
+            StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(64);
+            format(buffer,":DBUG:",msg,arg);
+            (_stderr==null?System.err:_stderr).println(buffer);
+        }
+    }
+    
     public void debug(Throwable thrown)
     {
         debug("",thrown);