diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index bbe07e3a6c75..b0b5b792e092 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -1659,9 +1659,10 @@ int f2fs_write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 			return 0;
 		f2fs_warn(sbi, "Start checkpoint disabled!");
 	}
+	printk("f2fs_cp: 1 before cp_global_sem\n");
 	if (cpc->reason != CP_RESIZE)
 		f2fs_down_write(&sbi->cp_global_sem);
-
+	 printk("f2fs_cp: 2 after cp_global_sem\n");
 	stat_cp_time(cpc, CP_TIME_LOCK);
 
 	if (!is_sbi_flag_set(sbi, SBI_IS_DIRTY) &&
@@ -1669,16 +1670,18 @@ int f2fs_write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 		((cpc->reason & CP_DISCARD) && !sbi->discard_blks)))
 		goto out;
 	if (unlikely(f2fs_cp_error(sbi))) {
+		printk("f2fs_cp: 3 cp_error detected early\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	trace_f2fs_write_checkpoint(sbi->sb, cpc->reason, "start block_ops");
-
+	printk("f2fs_cp: 4 before block_operations\n");
 	err = block_operations(sbi);
+	printk("f2fs_cp: 5 after block_operations err=%d cp_error=%d\n", err, f2fs_cp_error(sbi));
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-
+	//printk("f2fs_cp: 6 before do_checkpoint\n");
 	stat_cp_time(cpc, CP_TIME_OP_LOCK);
 
 	trace_f2fs_write_checkpoint(sbi->sb, cpc->reason, "finish block_ops");
@@ -1724,8 +1727,10 @@ int f2fs_write_checkpoint(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct cp_control *cpc)
 
 	/* save inmem log status */
 	f2fs_save_inmem_curseg(sbi);
+	printk("f2fs_cp: 4 before block_operations\n");
 
 	err = do_checkpoint(sbi, cpc);
+	printk("f2fs_cp: 7 after do_checkpoint err=%d\n", err);
 	if (err) {
 		f2fs_err(sbi, "do_checkpoint failed err:%d, stop checkpoint", err);
 		f2fs_bug_on(sbi, !f2fs_cp_error(sbi));