diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index fc6d102..49c8f11 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
                         ZipArchiveCache* zip_archive_cache,
                         const char* name, soinfo *needed_by,
                         off64_t* file_offset, std::string* realpath) {
-  TRACE("[ opening %s at namespace %s]", name, ns->get_name());
+  TRACE("[ opening %s from namespace %s ]", name, ns->get_name());
 
   // If the name contains a slash, we should attempt to open it directly and not search the paths.
   if (strchr(name, '/') != nullptr) {
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@
   const char* name = task->get_name();
   const android_dlextinfo* extinfo = task->get_extinfo();
 
+  LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "load_library(ns=%s, task=%s, flags=0x%x, realpath=%s)", ns->get_name(), name,
+         rtld_flags, realpath.c_str());
+
   if ((file_offset % PAGE_SIZE) != 0) {
     DL_ERR("file offset for the library \"%s\" is not page-aligned: %" PRId64, name, file_offset);
     return false;
@@ -1290,8 +1293,10 @@
   if (extinfo == nullptr || (extinfo->flags & ANDROID_DLEXT_FORCE_LOAD) == 0) {
     soinfo* si = nullptr;
     if (find_loaded_library_by_inode(ns, file_stat, file_offset, search_linked_namespaces, &si)) {
-      TRACE("library \"%s\" is already loaded under different name/path \"%s\" - "
-            "will return existing soinfo", name, si->get_realpath());
+      LD_LOG(kLogDlopen,
+             "load_library(ns=%s, task=%s): Already loaded under different name/path \"%s\" - "
+             "will return existing soinfo",
+             ns->get_name(), name, si->get_realpath());
       task->set_soinfo(si);
       return true;
     }
@@ -1392,6 +1397,8 @@
 #endif
 
   for_each_dt_needed(task->get_elf_reader(), [&](const char* name) {
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "load_library(ns=%s, task=%s): Adding DT_NEEDED task: %s",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), name);
     load_tasks->push_back(LoadTask::create(name, si, ns, task->get_readers_map()));
   });
 
@@ -1507,17 +1514,24 @@
 
   if (!namespace_link.is_accessible(soname.c_str())) {
     // the library is not accessible via namespace_link
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen,
+           "find_library_in_linked_namespace(ns=%s, task=%s): Not accessible (soname=%s)",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), soname.c_str());
     return false;
   }
 
   // if library is already loaded - return it
   if (loaded) {
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "find_library_in_linked_namespace(ns=%s, task=%s): Already loaded",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name());
     task->set_soinfo(candidate);
     return true;
   }
 
   // returning true with empty soinfo means that the library is okay to be
   // loaded in the namespace but has not yet been loaded there before.
+  LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "find_library_in_linked_namespace(ns=%s, task=%s): Ok to load", ns->get_name(),
+         task->get_name());
   task->set_soinfo(nullptr);
   return true;
 }
@@ -1531,14 +1545,17 @@
   soinfo* candidate;
 
   if (find_loaded_library_by_soname(ns, task->get_name(), search_linked_namespaces, &candidate)) {
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen,
+           "find_library_internal(ns=%s, task=%s): Already loaded (by soname): %s",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), candidate->get_realpath());
     task->set_soinfo(candidate);
     return true;
   }
 
   // Library might still be loaded, the accurate detection
   // of this fact is done by load_library.
-  TRACE("[ \"%s\" find_loaded_library_by_soname failed (*candidate=%s@%p). Trying harder...]",
-      task->get_name(), candidate == nullptr ? "n/a" : candidate->get_realpath(), candidate);
+  TRACE("[ \"%s\" find_loaded_library_by_soname failed (*candidate=%s@%p). Trying harder... ]",
+        task->get_name(), candidate == nullptr ? "n/a" : candidate->get_realpath(), candidate);
 
   if (load_library(ns, task, zip_archive_cache, load_tasks, rtld_flags, search_linked_namespaces)) {
     return true;
@@ -1550,6 +1567,9 @@
     // try the load again from there. The library could be loaded from the
     // default namespace or from another namespace (e.g. runtime) that is linked
     // from the default namespace.
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen,
+           "find_library_internal(ns=%s, task=%s): Greylisted library - trying namespace %s",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), g_default_namespace.get_name());
     ns = &g_default_namespace;
     if (load_library(ns, task, zip_archive_cache, load_tasks, rtld_flags,
                      search_linked_namespaces)) {
@@ -1562,9 +1582,10 @@
     // if a library was not found - look into linked namespaces
     // preserve current dlerror in the case it fails.
     DlErrorRestorer dlerror_restorer;
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "find_library_internal(ns=%s, task=%s): Trying %zu linked namespaces",
+           ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), ns->linked_namespaces().size());
     for (auto& linked_namespace : ns->linked_namespaces()) {
-      if (find_library_in_linked_namespace(linked_namespace,
-                                           task)) {
+      if (find_library_in_linked_namespace(linked_namespace, task)) {
         if (task->get_soinfo() == nullptr) {
           // try to load the library - once namespace boundary is crossed
           // we need to load a library within separate load_group
@@ -1575,6 +1596,9 @@
           // Otherwise, the libs in the linked namespace won't get symbols from
           // the global group.
           if (load_library(linked_namespace.linked_namespace(), task, zip_archive_cache, load_tasks, rtld_flags, false)) {
+            LD_LOG(
+                kLogDlopen, "find_library_internal(ns=%s, task=%s): Found in linked namespace %s",
+                ns->get_name(), task->get_name(), linked_namespace.linked_namespace()->get_name());
             return true;
           }
         } else {
@@ -1662,6 +1686,9 @@
     task->set_extinfo(is_dt_needed ? nullptr : extinfo);
     task->set_dt_needed(is_dt_needed);
 
+    LD_LOG(kLogDlopen, "find_libraries(ns=%s): task=%s, is_dt_needed=%d", ns->get_name(),
+           task->get_name(), is_dt_needed);
+
     // Note: start from the namespace that is stored in the LoadTask. This namespace
     // is different from the current namespace when the LoadTask is for a transitive
     // dependency and the lib that created the LoadTask is not found in the
@@ -4083,6 +4110,7 @@
 
   std::string ld_config_file_path = get_ld_config_file_path(executable_path);
 
+  INFO("[ Reading linker config \"%s\" ]", ld_config_file_path.c_str());
   if (!Config::read_binary_config(ld_config_file_path.c_str(),
                                   executable_path,
                                   g_is_asan,
diff --git a/linker/linker_config.cpp b/linker/linker_config.cpp
index ba48b51..f7f9c41 100644
--- a/linker/linker_config.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_config.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@
     }
   }
 
+  INFO("[ Using config section \"%s\" ]", section_name.c_str());
+
   // skip everything until we meet a correct section
   while (true) {
     std::string name;
diff --git a/linker/linker_logger.h b/linker/linker_logger.h
index f9fc38e..fedbc05 100644
--- a/linker/linker_logger.h
+++ b/linker/linker_logger.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   LinkerLogger() : flags_(0) { }
 
   void ResetState();
-  void Log(const char* format, ...);
+  void Log(const char* format, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
 
   uint32_t IsEnabled(uint32_t type) {
     return flags_ & type;
diff --git a/linker/linker_main.cpp b/linker/linker_main.cpp
index 9de7f51..6c762a9 100644
--- a/linker/linker_main.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_main.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@
   // a C-style string to last until the program exits.
   static std::string exe_path = exe_info.path;
 
+  INFO("[ Linking executable \"%s\" ]", exe_path.c_str());
+
   // Initialize the main exe's soinfo.
   soinfo* si = soinfo_alloc(&g_default_namespace,
                             exe_path.c_str(), &exe_info.file_stat,