diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
index 1980211659f3..b95d0ab7e1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/core.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 #include "hfi.h"
 #include "dbgfs.h"
 
+#define VDBGL(fmt, args...)	pr_debug("VENUSL: " fmt, ##args)
+#define VDBGM(fmt, args...)	pr_debug("VENUSM: " fmt, ##args)
+#define VDBGH(fmt, args...)	pr_debug("VENUSH: " fmt, ##args)
+#define VDBGFW(fmt, args...)	pr_debug("VENUSFW: " fmt, ##args)
+
 #define VIDC_CLKS_NUM_MAX		4
 #define VIDC_VCODEC_CLKS_NUM_MAX	2
 #define VIDC_PMDOMAINS_NUM_MAX		3
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
index bcc603804041..9fe729ee8c6c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/helpers.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ put_ts_metadata(struct venus_inst *inst, struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *vbuf)
 	}
 
 	if (slot == -1) {
-		dev_dbg(inst->core->dev, "%s: no free slot\n", __func__);
+		VDBGH("no free slot for timestamp\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_msgs.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_msgs.c
index 04ef2286efc6..586c7466bf9f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_msgs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_msgs.c
@@ -138,10 +138,9 @@ static void event_sys_error(struct venus_core *core, u32 event,
 			    struct hfi_msg_event_notify_pkt *pkt)
 {
 	if (pkt)
-		dev_dbg(core->dev,
-			"sys error (session id:%x, data1:%x, data2:%x)\n",
-			pkt->shdr.session_id, pkt->event_data1,
-			pkt->event_data2);
+		VDBGH("sys error (session id: %x, data1: %x, data2: %x)\n",
+		      pkt->shdr.session_id, pkt->event_data1,
+		      pkt->event_data2);
 
 	core->core_ops->event_notify(core, event);
 }
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ event_session_error(struct venus_core *core, struct venus_inst *inst,
 {
 	struct device *dev = core->dev;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "session error: event id:%x, session id:%x\n",
-		pkt->event_data1, pkt->shdr.session_id);
+	VDBGH("session error: event id: %x, session id: %x\n",
+	      pkt->event_data1, pkt->shdr.session_id);
 
 	if (!inst)
 		return;
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ sys_get_prop_image_version(struct device *dev,
 		/* bad packet */
 		return;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "F/W version: %s\n", (u8 *)&pkt->data[1]);
+	VDBGL("F/W version: %s\n", (u8 *)&pkt->data[1]);
 }
 
 static void hfi_sys_property_info(struct venus_core *core,
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ static void hfi_sys_property_info(struct venus_core *core,
 	struct device *dev = core->dev;
 
 	if (!pkt->num_properties) {
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: no properties\n", __func__);
+		VDBGM("no properties\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ static void hfi_sys_property_info(struct venus_core *core,
 		sys_get_prop_image_version(dev, pkt);
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: unknown property data\n", __func__);
+		VDBGM("unknown property data\n");
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ static void hfi_sys_ping_done(struct venus_core *core, struct venus_inst *inst,
 static void hfi_sys_idle_done(struct venus_core *core, struct venus_inst *inst,
 			      void *packet)
 {
-	dev_dbg(core->dev, "sys idle\n");
+	VDBGL("sys idle\n");
 }
 
 static void hfi_sys_pc_prepare_done(struct venus_core *core,
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ static void hfi_sys_pc_prepare_done(struct venus_core *core,
 {
 	struct hfi_msg_sys_pc_prep_done_pkt *pkt = packet;
 
-	dev_dbg(core->dev, "pc prepare done (error %x)\n", pkt->error_type);
+	VDBGL("pc prepare done (error %x)\n", pkt->error_type);
 }
 
 static unsigned int
@@ -387,8 +386,7 @@ static void hfi_session_prop_info(struct venus_core *core,
 	case HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VDEC_ENTROPY:
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: unknown property id:%x\n", __func__,
-			pkt->data[0]);
+		VDBGH("unknown property id: %x\n", pkt->data[0]);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
index 3a04b08ab85a..9aef62f9b59a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_venus.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ static int venus_boot_core(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 
 static u32 venus_hwversion(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = hdev->core->dev;
 	u32 ver = venus_readl(hdev, WRAPPER_HW_VERSION);
 	u32 major, minor, step;
 
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ static u32 venus_hwversion(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 	minor = minor >> WRAPPER_HW_VERSION_MINOR_VERSION_SHIFT;
 	step = ver & WRAPPER_HW_VERSION_STEP_VERSION_MASK;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "venus hw version %x.%x.%x\n", major, minor, step);
+	VDBGL("venus hw version %x.%x.%x\n", major, minor, step);
 
 	return major;
 }
@@ -897,7 +896,6 @@ static int venus_session_cmd(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 pkt_type)
 
 static void venus_flush_debug_queue(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = hdev->core->dev;
 	void *packet = hdev->dbg_buf;
 
 	while (!venus_iface_dbgq_read(hdev, packet)) {
@@ -906,7 +904,7 @@ static void venus_flush_debug_queue(struct venus_hfi_device *hdev)
 		if (pkt->hdr.pkt_type != HFI_MSG_SYS_COV) {
 			struct hfi_msg_sys_debug_pkt *pkt = packet;
 
-			dev_dbg(dev, "%s", pkt->msg_data);
+			VDBGFW("%s", pkt->msg_data);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1230,6 +1228,11 @@ static int venus_session_etb(struct venus_inst *inst,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	VDBGM("etb: %s: itag: %u, flen: %u, addr: %x\n",
+	      session_type == VIDC_SESSION_TYPE_DEC ? "dec" : "enc",
+	      in_frame->clnt_data, in_frame->filled_len,
+	      in_frame->device_addr);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1244,7 +1247,14 @@ static int venus_session_ftb(struct venus_inst *inst,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return venus_iface_cmdq_write(hdev, &pkt);
+	ret = venus_iface_cmdq_write(hdev, &pkt);
+
+	VDBGM("ftb: %s: otag: %u, flen: %u, addr: %x\n",
+	      inst->session_type == VIDC_SESSION_TYPE_DEC ? "dec" : "enc",
+	      out_frame->clnt_data, out_frame->filled_len,
+	      out_frame->device_addr);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int venus_session_set_buffers(struct venus_inst *inst,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
index abf93158857b..ec7394615ef8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ static int load_scale_bw(struct venus_core *core)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&core->lock);
 
-	dev_dbg(core->dev, "total: avg_bw: %u, peak_bw: %u\n",
-		total_avg, total_peak);
+	VDBGL("total: avg_bw: %u, peak_bw: %u\n", total_avg, total_peak);
 
 	return icc_set_bw(core->video_path, total_avg, total_peak);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
index 4ed2628585a1..ec9f47a638f6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/vdec.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int vdec_check_src_change(struct venus_inst *inst)
 
 	if (!(inst->codec_state == VENUS_DEC_STATE_CAPTURE_SETUP) ||
 	    !inst->reconfig)
-		dev_dbg(inst->core->dev, "%s: wrong state\n", __func__);
+		VDBGM("wrong codec state %u\n", inst->codec_state);
 
 done:
 	return 0;
@@ -724,6 +724,10 @@ static int vdec_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *q,
 	unsigned int in_num, out_num;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	VDBGM("vb2: queue_setup: %s: begin (codec_state: %u)\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(q->type) ? "out" : "cap",
+	      inst->codec_state);
+
 	if (*num_planes) {
 		unsigned int output_buf_size = venus_helper_get_opb_size(inst);
 
@@ -785,6 +789,10 @@ static int vdec_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *q,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	VDBGM("vb2: queue_setup: %s: end (codec_state: %u, ret: %d)\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(q->type) ? "out" : "cap",
+	      inst->codec_state, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -819,6 +827,8 @@ static int vdec_start_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	VDBGM("on: cap: begin (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	if (!inst->streamon_out)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -877,11 +887,16 @@ static int vdec_start_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 	inst->sequence_cap = 0;
 	inst->reconfig = false;
 
+	VDBGM("on: cap: end (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	return 0;
 
 free_dpb_bufs:
 	venus_helper_free_dpb_bufs(inst);
 err:
+	VDBGM("on: cap: end (codec_state: %u, ret: %d)\n",
+	      inst->codec_state, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -889,6 +904,8 @@ static int vdec_start_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	VDBGM("on: out: begin (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	if (inst->codec_state == VENUS_DEC_STATE_SEEK) {
 		ret = venus_helper_process_initial_out_bufs(inst);
 		inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING;
@@ -937,6 +954,10 @@ static int vdec_start_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 
 done:
 	inst->streamon_out = 1;
+
+	VDBGM("on: out: end (codec_state: %u, ret: %d)\n",
+	      inst->codec_state, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -980,6 +1001,8 @@ static int vdec_stop_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	VDBGM("off: cap: begin (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	switch (inst->codec_state) {
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING:
 		ret = hfi_session_flush(inst, HFI_FLUSH_ALL);
@@ -996,9 +1019,12 @@ static int vdec_stop_capture(struct venus_inst *inst)
 		venus_helper_free_dpb_bufs(inst);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return 0;
+		break;
 	}
 
+	VDBGM("off: cap: end (codec_state: %u, ret: %d)\n",
+	      inst->codec_state, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1006,6 +1032,8 @@ static int vdec_stop_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	VDBGM("off: out: begin (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	switch (inst->codec_state) {
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DECODING:
 	case VENUS_DEC_STATE_DRAIN:
@@ -1021,6 +1049,9 @@ static int vdec_stop_output(struct venus_inst *inst)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	VDBGM("off: out: end (codec_state: %u, ret %d)\n",
+	      inst->codec_state, ret);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1055,6 +1086,8 @@ static void vdec_session_release(struct venus_inst *inst)
 	struct venus_core *core = inst->core;
 	int ret, abort = 0;
 
+	VDBGM("rel: begin (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
+
 	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
 
 	inst->codec_state = VENUS_DEC_STATE_DEINIT;
@@ -1082,15 +1115,23 @@ static void vdec_session_release(struct venus_inst *inst)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inst->registeredbufs);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&inst->lock);
+
+	VDBGM("rel: end (codec_state: %u)\n", inst->codec_state);
 }
 
 static int vdec_buf_init(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 {
 	struct venus_inst *inst = vb2_get_drv_priv(vb->vb2_queue);
+	int ret;
 
 	inst->buf_count++;
 
-	return venus_helper_vb2_buf_init(vb);
+	ret = venus_helper_vb2_buf_init(vb);
+
+	VDBGM("vb2: buf_init: %s: done (codec_state: %u)\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(vb->type) ? "out" : "cap", inst->codec_state);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void vdec_buf_cleanup(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
@@ -1100,6 +1141,9 @@ static void vdec_buf_cleanup(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 	inst->buf_count--;
 	if (!inst->buf_count)
 		vdec_session_release(inst);
+
+	VDBGM("vb2: buf_cleanup: %s: done (codec_state: %u)\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(vb->type) ? "out" : "cap", inst->codec_state);
 }
 
 static const struct vb2_ops vdec_vb2_ops = {
@@ -1167,6 +1211,10 @@ static void vdec_buf_done(struct venus_inst *inst, unsigned int buf_type,
 	}
 
 	v4l2_m2m_buf_done(vbuf, state);
+
+	VDBGH("done: %s, idx: %02u, flen: %08u, flags: hfi: %08x, v4l2: %08x\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(type) ? "out" : "cap",
+	      vbuf->vb2_buf.index, bytesused, hfi_flags, vbuf->flags);
 }
 
 static void vdec_event_change(struct venus_inst *inst,
@@ -1175,7 +1223,6 @@ static void vdec_event_change(struct venus_inst *inst,
 	static const struct v4l2_event ev = {
 		.type = V4L2_EVENT_SOURCE_CHANGE,
 		.u.src_change.changes = V4L2_EVENT_SRC_CH_RESOLUTION };
-	struct device *dev = inst->core->dev_dec;
 	struct v4l2_format format = {};
 
 	mutex_lock(&inst->lock);
@@ -1196,8 +1243,12 @@ static void vdec_event_change(struct venus_inst *inst,
 	if (inst->bit_depth != ev_data->bit_depth)
 		inst->bit_depth = ev_data->bit_depth;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "event %s sufficient resources (%ux%u)\n",
-		sufficient ? "" : "not", ev_data->width, ev_data->height);
+	VDBGH("event: %s sufficient resources (%ux%u)\n",
+	      sufficient ? "" : "not", ev_data->width, ev_data->height);
+
+	if (ev_data->buf_count)
+		VDBGH("event: buf_count: %u, old: %u\n",
+			ev_data->buf_count, inst->num_output_bufs);
 
 	if (sufficient) {
 		hfi_session_continue(inst);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
index 9981a2a27c90..9b8726a0ac20 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,10 @@ static void venc_buf_done(struct venus_inst *inst, unsigned int buf_type,
 	}
 
 	v4l2_m2m_buf_done(vbuf, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
+
+	VDBGH("done: %s, idx: %02u, flen: %08u, flags: hfi: %08x, v4l2: %08x\n",
+	      V4L2_TYPE_IS_OUTPUT(type) ? "out" : "cap",
+	      vbuf->vb2_buf.index, bytesused, hfi_flags, vbuf->flags);
 }
 
 static void venc_event_notify(struct venus_inst *inst, u32 event,
