diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioEventLogger.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioEventLogger.java
index 9ebd75b..af0e978 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioEventLogger.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioEventLogger.java
@@ -60,7 +60,36 @@
          * @return the same instance of the event
          */
         public Event printLog(String tag) {
-            Log.i(tag, eventToString());
+            return printLog(ALOGI, tag);
+        }
+
+        public static final int ALOGI = 0;
+        public static final int ALOGE = 1;
+        public static final int ALOGW = 2;
+        public static final int ALOGV = 3;
+
+        /**
+         * Same as {@link #printLog(String)} with a log type
+         * @param type one of {@link #ALOGI}, {@link #ALOGE}, {@link #ALOGV}
+         * @param tag
+         * @return
+         */
+        public Event printLog(int type, String tag) {
+            switch (type) {
+                case ALOGI:
+                    Log.i(tag, eventToString());
+                    break;
+                case ALOGE:
+                    Log.e(tag, eventToString());
+                    break;
+                case ALOGW:
+                    Log.w(tag, eventToString());
+                    break;
+                case ALOGV:
+                default:
+                    Log.v(tag, eventToString());
+                    break;
+            }
             return this;
         }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index fe61969..75c2760 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.VOLUME_HUSH_OFF;
 import static android.provider.Settings.Secure.VOLUME_HUSH_VIBRATE;
 
+import static com.android.server.audio.AudioEventLogger.Event.ALOGE;
+import static com.android.server.audio.AudioEventLogger.Event.ALOGI;
+import static com.android.server.audio.AudioEventLogger.Event.ALOGW;
+
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -284,6 +288,7 @@
     private static final int MSG_PLAYBACK_CONFIG_CHANGE = 29;
     private static final int MSG_BROADCAST_MICROPHONE_MUTE = 30;
     private static final int MSG_CHECK_MODE_FOR_UID = 31;
+    private static final int MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES = 32;
     // start of messages handled under wakelock
     //   these messages can only be queued, i.e. sent with queueMsgUnderWakeLock(),
     //   and not with sendMsg(..., ..., SENDMSG_QUEUE, ...)
@@ -673,6 +678,7 @@
 
     public AudioService(Context context, AudioSystemAdapter audioSystem,
             SystemServerAdapter systemServer) {
+        sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent("AudioService()"));
         mContext = context;
         mContentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
         mAppOps = (AppOpsManager)context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
@@ -892,6 +898,9 @@
                 mPrescaleAbsoluteVolume[i] = preScale[i];
             }
         }
+
+        // check on volume initialization
+        checkVolumeRangeInitialization("AudioService()");
     }
 
     public void systemReady() {
@@ -1019,11 +1028,15 @@
         if (!mSystemReady ||
                 (AudioSystem.checkAudioFlinger() != AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK)) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Audioserver died.");
+            sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                    "onAudioServerDied() audioserver died"));
             sendMsg(mAudioHandler, MSG_AUDIO_SERVER_DIED, SENDMSG_NOOP, 0, 0,
                     null, 500);
             return;
         }
-        Log.e(TAG, "Audioserver started.");
+        Log.i(TAG, "Audioserver started.");
+        sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                "onAudioServerDied() audioserver started"));
 
         updateAudioHalPids();
 
@@ -1058,14 +1071,7 @@
         mDeviceBroker.setForceUse_Async(AudioSystem.FOR_SYSTEM, forSys, "onAudioServerDied");
 
         // Restore stream volumes
-        int numStreamTypes = AudioSystem.getNumStreamTypes();
-        for (int streamType = numStreamTypes - 1; streamType >= 0; streamType--) {
-            VolumeStreamState streamState = mStreamStates[streamType];
-            AudioSystem.initStreamVolume(
-                streamType, streamState.mIndexMin / 10, streamState.mIndexMax / 10);
-
-            streamState.applyAllVolumes();
-        }
+        onReinitVolumes("after audioserver restart");
 
         // Restore audio volume groups
         restoreVolumeGroups();
@@ -1163,6 +1169,72 @@
         setMicMuteFromSwitchInput();
     }
 
+    private void onReinitVolumes(@NonNull String caller) {
+        final int numStreamTypes = AudioSystem.getNumStreamTypes();
+        // keep track of any error during stream volume initialization
+        int status = AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK;
+        for (int streamType = numStreamTypes - 1; streamType >= 0; streamType--) {
+            VolumeStreamState streamState = mStreamStates[streamType];
+            final int res = AudioSystem.initStreamVolume(
+                    streamType, streamState.mIndexMin / 10, streamState.mIndexMax / 10);
+            if (res != AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK) {
+                status = res;
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to initStreamVolume (" + res + ") for stream " + streamType);
+                // stream volume initialization failed, no need to try the others, it will be
+                // attempted again when MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES is handled
+                break;
+            }
+            streamState.applyAllVolumes();
+        }
+
+        // did it work? check based on status
+        if (status != AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK) {
+            sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                    caller + ": initStreamVolume failed with " + status + " will retry")
+                    .printLog(ALOGE, TAG));
+            sendMsg(mAudioHandler, MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES, SENDMSG_NOOP, 0, 0,
+                    caller /*obj*/, 2 * INDICATE_SYSTEM_READY_RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // did it work? check based on min/max values of some basic streams
+        if (!checkVolumeRangeInitialization(caller)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // success
+        sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                caller + ": initStreamVolume succeeded").printLog(ALOGI, TAG));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check volume ranges were properly initialized
+     * @return true if volume ranges were successfully initialized
+     */
+    private boolean checkVolumeRangeInitialization(String caller) {
+        boolean success = true;
+        final int[] basicStreams = { AudioSystem.STREAM_ALARM, AudioSystem.STREAM_RING,
+                AudioSystem.STREAM_MUSIC, AudioSystem.STREAM_VOICE_CALL,
+                AudioSystem.STREAM_ACCESSIBILITY };
+        for (int streamType : basicStreams) {
+            final AudioAttributes aa = new AudioAttributes.Builder()
+                    .setInternalLegacyStreamType(streamType).build();
+            if (AudioSystem.getMaxVolumeIndexForAttributes(aa) < 0
+                    || AudioSystem.getMinVolumeIndexForAttributes(aa) < 0) {
+                success = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!success) {
+            sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                    caller + ": initStreamVolume succeeded but invalid mix/max levels, will retry")
+                    .printLog(ALOGW, TAG));
+            sendMsg(mAudioHandler, MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES, SENDMSG_NOOP, 0, 0,
+                    caller /*obj*/, 2 * INDICATE_SYSTEM_READY_RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+        }
+        return success;
+    }
+
     private void onDispatchAudioServerStateChange(boolean state) {
         synchronized (mAudioServerStateListeners) {
             for (AsdProxy asdp : mAudioServerStateListeners.values()) {
@@ -5579,7 +5651,15 @@
             mIndexMin = MIN_STREAM_VOLUME[streamType] * 10;
             mIndexMinNoPerm = mIndexMin; // may be overwritten later in updateNoPermMinIndex()
             mIndexMax = MAX_STREAM_VOLUME[streamType] * 10;
-            AudioSystem.initStreamVolume(streamType, mIndexMin / 10, mIndexMax / 10);
+            final int status = AudioSystem.initStreamVolume(
+                    streamType, mIndexMin / 10, mIndexMax / 10);
+            if (status != AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK) {
+                sLifecycleLogger.log(new AudioEventLogger.StringEvent(
+                         "VSS() stream:" + streamType + " initStreamVolume=" + status)
+                        .printLog(ALOGE, TAG));
+                sendMsg(mAudioHandler, MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES, SENDMSG_NOOP, 0, 0,
+                        "VSS()" /*obj*/, 2 * INDICATE_SYSTEM_READY_RETRY_DELAY_MS);
+            }
 
             readSettings();
             mVolumeChanged = new Intent(AudioManager.VOLUME_CHANGED_ACTION);
@@ -6433,6 +6513,10 @@
                         mModeLogger.log(new PhoneStateEvent(h.getPackage(), h.getPid()));
                     }
                     break;
+
+                case MSG_REINIT_VOLUMES:
+                    onReinitVolumes((String) msg.obj);
+                    break;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -7363,12 +7447,16 @@
     //==========================================================================================
     // AudioService logging and dumpsys
     //==========================================================================================
+    static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_LIFECYCLE = 20;
     static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_PHONE_STATE = 20;
     static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_DEVICE_CONNECTION = 30;
     static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_FORCE_USE = 20;
     static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_VOLUME = 40;
     static final int LOG_NB_EVENTS_DYN_POLICY = 10;
 
+    static final AudioEventLogger sLifecycleLogger = new AudioEventLogger(LOG_NB_EVENTS_LIFECYCLE,
+            "audio services lifecycle");
+
     final private AudioEventLogger mModeLogger = new AudioEventLogger(LOG_NB_EVENTS_PHONE_STATE,
             "phone state (logged after successful call to AudioSystem.setPhoneState(int, int))");
 
@@ -7445,6 +7533,7 @@
     protected void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
         if (!DumpUtils.checkDumpPermission(mContext, TAG, pw)) return;
 
+        sLifecycleLogger.dump(pw);
         if (mAudioHandler != null) {
             pw.println("\nMessage handler (watch for unhandled messages):");
             mAudioHandler.dump(new PrintWriterPrinter(pw), "  ");