diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
index c186b892150f..1c139cca9099 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_os.c
@@ -985,6 +985,10 @@ static int mpi3mr_report_tgtdev_to_host(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
+		dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
+		    "exposed target device with handle(0x%04x), perst_id(%d)\n",
+		    tgtdev->dev_handle, perst_id);
+		goto out;
 	} else
 		mpi3mr_report_tgtdev_to_sas_transport(mrioc, tgtdev);
 out:
@@ -1344,9 +1348,9 @@ static void mpi3mr_devstatuschg_evt_bh(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	    (struct mpi3_event_data_device_status_change *)fwevt->event_data;
 
 	dev_handle = le16_to_cpu(evtdata->dev_handle);
-	ioc_info(mrioc,
-	    "%s :device status change: handle(0x%04x): reason code(0x%x)\n",
-	    __func__, dev_handle, evtdata->reason_code);
+	dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
+	    "processing device status change event bottom half for handle(0x%04x), rc(0x%02x)\n",
+	    dev_handle, evtdata->reason_code);
 	switch (evtdata->reason_code) {
 	case MPI3_EVENT_DEV_STAT_RC_HIDDEN:
 		delete = 1;
@@ -1365,8 +1369,13 @@ static void mpi3mr_devstatuschg_evt_bh(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	}
 
 	tgtdev = mpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_handle(mrioc, dev_handle);
-	if (!tgtdev)
+	if (!tgtdev) {
+		dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
+		    "processing device status change event bottom half,\n"
+		    "cannot identify target device for handle(0x%04x), rc(0x%02x)\n",
+		    dev_handle, evtdata->reason_code);
 		goto out;
+	}
 	if (uhide) {
 		tgtdev->is_hidden = 0;
 		if (!tgtdev->host_exposed)
@@ -1406,12 +1415,17 @@ static void mpi3mr_devinfochg_evt_bh(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 
 	perst_id = le16_to_cpu(dev_pg0->persistent_id);
 	dev_handle = le16_to_cpu(dev_pg0->dev_handle);
-	ioc_info(mrioc,
-	    "%s :Device info change: handle(0x%04x): persist_id(0x%x)\n",
-	    __func__, dev_handle, perst_id);
+	dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
+	    "processing device info change event bottom half for handle(0x%04x), perst_id(%d)\n",
+	    dev_handle, perst_id);
 	tgtdev = mpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_handle(mrioc, dev_handle);
-	if (!tgtdev)
+	if (!tgtdev) {
+		dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
+		    "cannot identify target device for  device info\n"
+		    "change event handle(0x%04x), perst_id(%d)\n",
+		    dev_handle, perst_id);
 		goto out;
+	}
 	mpi3mr_update_tgtdev(mrioc, tgtdev, dev_pg0, false);
 	if (!tgtdev->is_hidden && !tgtdev->host_exposed)
 		mpi3mr_report_tgtdev_to_host(mrioc, perst_id);
@@ -2012,8 +2026,11 @@ static void mpi3mr_fwevt_bh(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	mpi3mr_fwevt_del_from_list(mrioc, fwevt);
 	mrioc->current_event = fwevt;
 
-	if (mrioc->stop_drv_processing)
+	if (mrioc->stop_drv_processing) {
+		dprint_event_bh(mrioc, "ignoring event(0x%02x) in the bottom half handler\n"
+				"due to stop_drv_processing\n", fwevt->event_id);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (mrioc->unrecoverable) {
 		dprint_event_bh(mrioc,
@@ -2025,6 +2042,9 @@ static void mpi3mr_fwevt_bh(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	if (!fwevt->process_evt)
 		goto evt_ack;
 
+	dprint_event_bh(mrioc, "processing event(0x%02x) in the bottom half handler\n",
+	    fwevt->event_id);
+
 	switch (fwevt->event_id) {
 	case MPI3_EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED:
 	{
@@ -2763,6 +2783,9 @@ static void mpi3mr_devstatuschg_evt_th(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		goto out;
 
 	dev_handle = le16_to_cpu(evtdata->dev_handle);
+	dprint_event_th(mrioc,
+	    "device status change event top half with rc(0x%02x) for handle(0x%04x)\n",
+	    evtdata->reason_code, dev_handle);
 
 	switch (evtdata->reason_code) {
 	case MPI3_EVENT_DEV_STAT_RC_INT_DEVICE_RESET_STRT:
@@ -2786,8 +2809,12 @@ static void mpi3mr_devstatuschg_evt_th(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	}
 
 	tgtdev = mpi3mr_get_tgtdev_by_handle(mrioc, dev_handle);
-	if (!tgtdev)
+	if (!tgtdev) {
+		dprint_event_th(mrioc,
+		    "processing device status change event could not identify device for handle(0x%04x)\n",
+		    dev_handle);
 		goto out;
+	}
 	if (hide)
 		tgtdev->is_hidden = hide;
 	if (tgtdev->starget && tgtdev->starget->hostdata) {
@@ -2863,13 +2890,13 @@ static void mpi3mr_energypackchg_evt_th(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 	u16 shutdown_timeout = le16_to_cpu(evtdata->shutdown_timeout);
 
 	if (shutdown_timeout <= 0) {
-		ioc_warn(mrioc,
+		dprint_event_th(mrioc,
 		    "%s :Invalid Shutdown Timeout received = %d\n",
 		    __func__, shutdown_timeout);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ioc_info(mrioc,
+	dprint_event_th(mrioc,
 	    "%s :Previous Shutdown Timeout Value = %d New Shutdown Timeout Value = %d\n",
 	    __func__, mrioc->facts.shutdown_timeout, shutdown_timeout);
 	mrioc->facts.shutdown_timeout = shutdown_timeout;
@@ -2974,9 +3001,11 @@ void mpi3mr_os_handle_events(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		struct mpi3_device_page0 *dev_pg0 =
 		    (struct mpi3_device_page0 *)event_reply->event_data;
 		if (mpi3mr_create_tgtdev(mrioc, dev_pg0))
-			ioc_err(mrioc,
-			    "%s :Failed to add device in the device add event\n",
-			    __func__);
+			dprint_event_th(mrioc,
+				"failed to process device added event for handle(0x%04x),\n"
+				"perst_id(%d) in the event top half handler\n",
+				le16_to_cpu(dev_pg0->dev_handle),
+				le16_to_cpu(dev_pg0->persistent_id));
 		else
 			process_evt_bh = 1;
 		break;
@@ -3039,11 +3068,15 @@ void mpi3mr_os_handle_events(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc,
 		break;
 	}
 	if (process_evt_bh || ack_req) {
+		dprint_event_th(mrioc,
+			"scheduling bottom half handler for event(0x%02x),ack_required=%d\n",
+			evt_type, ack_req);
 		sz = event_reply->event_data_length * 4;
 		fwevt = mpi3mr_alloc_fwevt(sz);
 		if (!fwevt) {
-			ioc_info(mrioc, "%s :failure at %s:%d/%s()!\n",
-			    __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+			dprint_event_th(mrioc,
+				"failed to schedule bottom half handler for\n"
+				"event(0x%02x), ack_required=%d\n", evt_type, ack_req);
 			return;
 		}
 
