gerrit draft patch submission with SAL_DEBUG lines

Hi,

Is it possible to submit a draft patch (./logerrit submit-draft) to gerrit with one or more 
SAL_DEBUG lines still present in the code?
When I try 'git commit -a' prior to submitting to gerrit the SAL_DEBUG lines make git cancel the 
commit.

(Currently I am working on an addition for Calc, which is not yet complete, that I would like to 
submit as a draft for provisional review. As the SAL_DEBUG line provide trace that inform about the 
internal calculations and statistical information, I don't want to remove them. Simply commenting 
out is not enough for git.)

Winfried