diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 6ad8c8f..3d909ec 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ VAStatus RequestCreateBuffer(VADriverContextP context, VAContextID context_id,
 	VAStatus status;
 	VABufferID id;
 
+	request_log("ENTER RequestCreateBuffer(ctx=%u, type=%u, size=%u, count=%u)\n",
+		    context_id, (unsigned)type, size, count);
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case VAPictureParameterBufferType:
 	case VAIQMatrixBufferType:
diff --git a/src/picture.c b/src/picture.c
index 1001028..305f1c4 100644
--- a/src/picture.c
+++ b/src/picture.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ VAStatus RequestBeginPicture(VADriverContextP context, VAContextID context_id,
 	struct request_pool_slot *slot;
 	int slot_index;
 
+	request_log("ENTER RequestBeginPicture(ctx=%u, surf=%u)\n",
+		    context_id, surface_id);
+
 	context_object = CONTEXT(driver_data, context_id);
 	if (context_object == NULL)
 		return VA_STATUS_ERROR_INVALID_CONTEXT;