diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 73c7a2792c8..01ad13a8d9c 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -4520,7 +4520,8 @@ bdev_channel_create(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	bdev_update_all_descriptors(bdev);
 
 	spdk_spin_unlock(&bdev->internal.spinlock);
-
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Created bdev %s IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       bdev->name, ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4916,6 +4917,8 @@ bdev_channel_destroy(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	}
 
 	bdev_channel_destroy_resource(ch);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Destroyed bdev %s IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       ch->bdev->name, ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5037,7 +5040,10 @@ spdk_bdev_alias_del_all(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 struct spdk_io_channel *
 spdk_bdev_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc)
 {
-	return spdk_get_io_channel(__bdev_to_io_dev(spdk_bdev_desc_get_bdev(desc)));
+	struct spdk_io_channel *ch = spdk_get_io_channel(__bdev_to_io_dev(spdk_bdev_desc_get_bdev(desc)));
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Bdev %s get IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       desc->bdev->name, ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
+	return ch;
 }
 
 uint32_t
diff --git a/lib/thread/thread.c b/lib/thread/thread.c
index 5e44ef9ecbe..4546ec1e0b1 100644
--- a/lib/thread/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread/thread.c
@@ -2362,8 +2362,9 @@ spdk_get_io_channel(void *io_device)
 	if (ch != NULL) {
 		ch->ref++;
 
-		SPDK_DEBUGLOG(thread, "Get io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s refcnt %u\n",
-			      ch, dev->name, dev->io_device, thread->name, ch->ref);
+		SPDK_NOTICELOG("Get io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s (core %u) refcnt %u\n",
+			       ch, dev->name, dev->io_device, thread->name,
+			       spdk_env_get_current_core(), ch->ref);
 
 		/*
 		 * An I/O channel already exists for this device on this
@@ -2389,8 +2390,9 @@ spdk_get_io_channel(void *io_device)
 	ch->destroy_ref = 0;
 	RB_INSERT(io_channel_tree, &thread->io_channels, ch);
 
-	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(thread, "Get io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s refcnt %u\n",
-		      ch, dev->name, dev->io_device, thread->name, ch->ref);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Get io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s (core %u) refcnt %u\n",
+		       ch, dev->name, dev->io_device, thread->name,
+		       spdk_env_get_current_core(), ch->ref);
 
 	dev->refcnt++;
 
@@ -2426,9 +2428,9 @@ put_io_channel(void *arg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(thread,
-		      "Releasing io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s\n",
-		      ch, ch->dev->name, ch->dev->io_device, thread->name);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Releasing io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s (core %u) refcnt %u, destroy refcnt %u\n",
+		       ch, ch->dev->name, ch->dev->io_device, thread->name,
+		       spdk_env_get_current_core(), ch->ref, ch->destroy_ref);
 
 	assert(ch->thread == thread);
 
@@ -2490,9 +2492,9 @@ spdk_put_io_channel(struct spdk_io_channel *ch)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(thread,
-		      "Putting io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s refcnt %u\n",
-		      ch, ch->dev->name, ch->dev->io_device, thread->name, ch->ref);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Putting io_channel %p for io_device %s (%p) on thread %s (core %u) refcnt %u\n",
+		       ch, ch->dev->name, ch->dev->io_device, thread->name,
+		       spdk_env_get_current_core(), ch->ref);
 
 	ch->ref--;
 
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index 514544c2a72..c06ba14d55e 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,8 @@ bdev_nvme_create_bdev_channel_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	}
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&nbdev->mutex);
 
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Created bdev nvme %s IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       nbdev->disk.name, nbdev_ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1047,6 +1049,8 @@ bdev_nvme_destroy_bdev_channel_cb(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 
 	bdev_nvme_abort_retry_ios(nbdev_ch);
 	_bdev_nvme_delete_io_paths(nbdev_ch);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Destroyed bdev nvme IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       nbdev_ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
 }
 
 static inline bool
@@ -4153,8 +4157,10 @@ static struct spdk_io_channel *
 bdev_nvme_get_io_channel(void *ctx)
 {
 	struct nvme_bdev *nvme_bdev = ctx;
-
-	return spdk_get_io_channel(nvme_bdev);
+	struct spdk_io_channel *ch = spdk_get_io_channel(nvme_bdev);
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Bdev_nvme %s get IO channel %p, core %u\n",
+		       nvme_bdev->disk.name, ch, spdk_env_get_current_core());
+	return ch;
 }
 
 static void *