diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index 0bbe19eafc26..5acec9ff0175 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -559,9 +559,13 @@ static irqreturn_t dma_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	struct driver_data *drv_data = dev_id;
 	struct chip_data *chip = drv_data->cur_chip;
 	struct spi_message *msg = drv_data->cur_msg;
+	unsigned short dmastat = get_dma_curr_irqstat(drv_data->dma_channel);
 	u16 spistat = read_STAT(drv_data);
 
-	dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "in dma_irq_handler\n");
+	dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev,
+		"in dma_irq_handler dmastat:0x%x spistat:0x%x\n",
+		dmastat, spistat);
+
 	clear_dma_irqstat(drv_data->dma_channel);
 
 	/* Wait for DMA to complete */
@@ -631,6 +635,7 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 
 	 /* Handle for abort */
 	if (message->state == ERROR_STATE) {
+		dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "transfer: we've hit an error\n");
 		message->status = -EIO;
 		giveback(drv_data);
 		return;
@@ -638,6 +643,7 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 
 	/* Handle end of message */
 	if (message->state == DONE_STATE) {
+		dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "transfer: all done!\n");
 		message->status = 0;
 		giveback(drv_data);
 		return;
@@ -645,6 +651,7 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 
 	/* Delay if requested at end of transfer */
 	if (message->state == RUNNING_STATE) {
+		dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "transfer: still running ...\n");
 		previous = list_entry(transfer->transfer_list.prev,
 				      struct spi_transfer, transfer_list);
 		if (previous->delay_usecs)
@@ -806,7 +813,8 @@ static void pump_transfers(unsigned long data)
 		dma_config = (RESTART | dma_width | DI_EN);
 		if (drv_data->rx != NULL) {
 			/* set transfer mode, and enable SPI */
-			dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "doing DMA in.\n");
+			dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "doing DMA in to %p (size %zx)\n",
+				drv_data->rx, drv_data->len_in_bytes);
 
 			/* invalidate caches, if needed */
 			if (bfin_addr_dcachable((unsigned long) drv_data->rx))