diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
index 248752c211c1..5dbe66fe573c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
@@ -1856,15 +1856,17 @@ static bool hdd_ipa_uc_find_add_assoc_sta(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa,
  */
 static int hdd_ipa_uc_enable_pipes(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 {
-	int result;
+	int result = 0;
 	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
 	struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	result = cdp_ipa_enable_pipes(soc, (struct cdp_pdev *)pdev);
 	if (result) {
 		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 				"Enable PIPE fail, code %d", result);
-		return result;
+		goto end;
 	}
 
 	INIT_COMPLETION(hdd_ipa->ipa_resource_comp);
@@ -1872,7 +1874,10 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_enable_pipes(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 
 	cdp_ipa_enable_autonomy(soc, (struct cdp_pdev *)pdev);
 
-	return 0;
+end:
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: ipa_pipes_down=%d",
+		    hdd_ipa->ipa_pipes_down);
+	return result;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1885,9 +1890,9 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disable_pipes(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 {
 	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
 	struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
-	int result;
+	int result = 0;
 
-	hdd_ipa->ipa_pipes_down = true;
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
 
 	cdp_ipa_disable_autonomy(soc, (struct cdp_pdev *)pdev);
 
@@ -1895,10 +1900,15 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disable_pipes(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 	if (result) {
 		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 				"Disable WDI PIPE fail, code %d", result);
-		return result;
+		goto end;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	hdd_ipa->ipa_pipes_down = true;
+
+end:
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: ipa_pipes_down=%d",
+		    hdd_ipa->ipa_pipes_down);
+	return result;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1911,6 +1921,8 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_handle_first_con(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 {
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = hdd_ipa->hdd_ctx;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	hdd_ipa->activated_fw_pipe = 0;
 	hdd_ipa->resource_loading = true;
 
@@ -1954,8 +1966,7 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_handle_first_con(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 		hdd_ipa->resource_loading = false;
 	}
 
-	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
-			"IPA WDI Pipes activated successfully");
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: IPA WDI Pipes activated!");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1970,6 +1981,8 @@ static void hdd_ipa_uc_handle_last_discon(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
 	void *pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!pdev) {
 		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, "txrx context is NULL");
 		QDF_ASSERT(0);
@@ -1982,6 +1995,8 @@ static void hdd_ipa_uc_handle_last_discon(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 	cdp_ipa_set_active(soc, (struct cdp_pdev *)pdev, false, false);
 	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Disable FW TX PIPE");
 	cdp_ipa_set_active(soc, (struct cdp_pdev *)pdev, false, true);
+
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: IPA WDI Pipes deactivated");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2812,7 +2827,8 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_ipa_uc_ol_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	if (!hdd_ipa_uc_is_enabled(hdd_ctx))
 		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-	ENTER();
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	/* Do only IPA Pipe specific configuration here. All one time
 	 * initialization wrt IPA UC shall in hdd_ipa_init and those need
 	 * to be reinit at SSR shall in be SSR deinit / reinit functions.
@@ -2857,7 +2873,7 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_ipa_uc_ol_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	}
 
 fail_return:
-	EXIT();
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: stat=%d", stat);
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2873,6 +2889,8 @@ int hdd_ipa_uc_ol_deinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	int ret = 0;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!hdd_ipa_uc_is_enabled(hdd_ctx))
 		return ret;
 
@@ -2891,6 +2909,7 @@ int hdd_ipa_uc_ol_deinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		}
 	}
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: ret=%d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2909,6 +2928,8 @@ static void __hdd_ipa_uc_force_pipe_shutdown(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 {
 	struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!hdd_ipa_is_enabled(hdd_ctx) || !hdd_ctx->hdd_ipa)
 		return;
 
@@ -2921,6 +2942,8 @@ static void __hdd_ipa_uc_force_pipe_shutdown(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
 			    "IPA pipes are down, do nothing");
 	}
+
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2987,7 +3010,7 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_send_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	strlcpy(msg->name, adapter->dev->name,
 		IPA_RESOURCE_NAME_MAX);
 	memcpy(msg->mac_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG, "%s: Evt: %d",
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "%s: Evt: %d",
 		msg->name, meta.msg_type);
 	ret = ipa_send_msg(&meta, msg, hdd_ipa_msg_free_fn);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -3017,6 +3040,7 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disconnect_client(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	int ret = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
 	for (i = 0; i < WLAN_MAX_STA_COUNT; i++) {
 		if (qdf_is_macaddr_broadcast(&adapter->aStaInfo[i].macAddrSTA))
 			continue;
@@ -3028,6 +3052,8 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disconnect_client(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 			hdd_ipa->sap_num_connected_sta--;
 		}
 	}
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: sap_num_connected_sta=%d",
+		    hdd_ipa->sap_num_connected_sta);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3045,9 +3071,12 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disconnect_ap(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (adapter->ipa_context)
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+	if (adapter->ipa_context) {
 		hdd_ipa_uc_send_evt(adapter, WLAN_AP_DISCONNECT,
 			adapter->dev->dev_addr);
+	}
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit");
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3066,12 +3095,14 @@ static int hdd_ipa_uc_disconnect_sta(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa = ghdd_ipa;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
 	if (hdd_ipa_uc_sta_is_enabled(hdd_ipa->hdd_ctx) &&
 	    hdd_ipa->sta_connected) {
 		sta_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(adapter);
 		hdd_ipa_uc_send_evt(adapter, WLAN_STA_DISCONNECT,
 				sta_ctx->conn_info.bssId.bytes);
 	}
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit");
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3124,6 +3155,8 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_uc_ssr_deinit(void)
 	struct hdd_ipa_iface_context *iface_context;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!hdd_ipa)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3163,6 +3196,8 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_uc_ssr_deinit(void)
 		qdf_mem_free(hdd_ipa->uc_op_work[idx].msg);
 		hdd_ipa->uc_op_work[idx].msg = NULL;
 	}
+
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3200,6 +3235,8 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_uc_ssr_reinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	int i;
 	struct hdd_ipa_iface_context *iface_context = NULL;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!hdd_ipa || !hdd_ipa_uc_is_enabled(hdd_ctx))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -3227,6 +3264,7 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_uc_ssr_reinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		hdd_ipa->uc_loaded = true;
 	}
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4671,6 +4709,8 @@ static void hdd_ipa_teardown_sys_pipe(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
  */
 static void hdd_ipa_cleanup_iface(struct hdd_ipa_iface_context *iface_context)
 {
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (iface_context == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -4690,6 +4730,8 @@ static void hdd_ipa_cleanup_iface(struct hdd_ipa_iface_context *iface_context)
 		QDF_ASSERT(0);
 	}
 	iface_context->hdd_ipa->num_iface--;
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: num_iface=%d",
+		    iface_context->hdd_ipa->num_iface);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4707,6 +4749,8 @@ static int hdd_ipa_setup_iface(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa,
 	void *tl_context = NULL;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	/* Lower layer may send multiple START_BSS_EVENT in DFS mode or during
 	 * channel change indication. Since these indications are sent by lower
 	 * layer as SAP updates and IPA doesn't have to do anything for these
@@ -4753,6 +4797,9 @@ static int hdd_ipa_setup_iface(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa,
 		goto end;
 
 	hdd_ipa->num_iface++;
+
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: num_iface=%d",
+		    hdd_ipa->num_iface);
 	return ret;
 
 end:
@@ -4943,7 +4990,7 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_wlan_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t sta_id,
 	struct ipa_wlan_msg_ex *msg_ex = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG, "%s: %s evt, MAC: %pM sta_id: %d",
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "%s: %s evt, MAC: %pM sta_id: %d",
 		    adapter->dev->name, hdd_ipa_wlan_event_to_str(type),
 		    mac_addr, sta_id);
 
@@ -5070,6 +5117,9 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_wlan_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t sta_id,
 		hdd_ipa->sta_connected = 1;
 
 		qdf_mutex_release(&hdd_ipa->event_lock);
+
+		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "sta_connected=%d",
+			    hdd_ipa->sta_connected);
 		break;
 
 	case WLAN_AP_CONNECT:
@@ -5145,6 +5195,9 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_wlan_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t sta_id,
 		hdd_ipa_cleanup_iface(adapter->ipa_context);
 
 		qdf_mutex_release(&hdd_ipa->event_lock);
+
+		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "sta_connected=%d",
+			    hdd_ipa->sta_connected);
 		break;
 
 	case WLAN_AP_DISCONNECT:
@@ -5281,6 +5334,9 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_wlan_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t sta_id,
 			return ret;
 		}
 		hdd_ipa->stats.num_send_msg++;
+
+		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "sap_num_connected_sta=%d",
+			    hdd_ipa->sap_num_connected_sta);
 		return ret;
 
 	case WLAN_CLIENT_DISCONNECT:
@@ -5324,6 +5380,9 @@ static int __hdd_ipa_wlan_evt(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t sta_id,
 		} else {
 			qdf_mutex_release(&hdd_ipa->event_lock);
 		}
+
+		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "sap_num_connected_sta=%d",
+			    hdd_ipa->sap_num_connected_sta);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -5460,11 +5519,11 @@ static QDF_STATUS __hdd_ipa_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev = NULL;
 	struct ipa_rm_perf_profile profile;
 
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "enter");
+
 	if (!hdd_ipa_is_enabled(hdd_ctx))
 		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
-	ENTER();
-
 	pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
 	if (!pdev) {
 		HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "pdev is NULL");
@@ -5567,7 +5626,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS __hdd_ipa_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 
 	init_completion(&hdd_ipa->ipa_resource_comp);
 
-	EXIT();
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: success");
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 fail_create_sys_pipe:
@@ -5578,7 +5637,7 @@ fail_setup_rm:
 	hdd_ctx->hdd_ipa = NULL;
 	ghdd_ipa = NULL;
 fail_return:
-	EXIT();
+	HDD_IPA_LOG(QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_FATAL, "exit: fail");
 	return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 34d480541e41..56a99251acf0 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -9535,6 +9535,8 @@ int hdd_wlan_stop_modules(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, bool ftm_mode)
 	int active_threads;
 
 	ENTER();
+	hdd_alert("stop WLAN module: entering driver status=%d",
+		  hdd_ctx->driver_status);
 
 	hdd_deregister_policy_manager_callback(hdd_ctx->hdd_psoc);
 
@@ -9647,6 +9649,8 @@ int hdd_wlan_stop_modules(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, bool ftm_mode)
 done:
 	hdd_ctx->stop_modules_in_progress = false;
 	mutex_unlock(&hdd_ctx->iface_change_lock);
+	hdd_alert("stop WLAN module: exit driver status=%d",
+		  hdd_ctx->driver_status);
 	EXIT();
 
 	return ret;