diff --git a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
index d7e32ee107..b7d1767920 100644
--- a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -23,20 +23,14 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 
+#include "trace.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
 #endif
 
-/* #define DEBUG_OP */
 /* #define DEBUG_SOFTWARE_TLB */
-/* #define DEBUG_EXCEPTIONS */
-
-#ifdef DEBUG_EXCEPTIONS
-#  define LOG_EXCP(...) qemu_log(__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#  define LOG_EXCP(...) do { } while (0)
-#endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Exception processing */
@@ -414,12 +408,10 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
         }
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_DSI:       /* Data storage exception                   */
-        LOG_EXCP("DSI exception: DSISR=" TARGET_FMT_lx" DAR=" TARGET_FMT_lx
-                 "\n", env->spr[SPR_DSISR], env->spr[SPR_DAR]);
+        trace_ppc_excp_dsi(env->spr[SPR_DSISR], env->spr[SPR_DAR]);
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_ISI:       /* Instruction storage exception            */
-        LOG_EXCP("ISI exception: msr=" TARGET_FMT_lx ", nip=" TARGET_FMT_lx
-                 "\n", msr, env->nip);
+        trace_ppc_excp_isi(msr, env->nip);
         msr |= env->error_code;
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_EXTERNAL:  /* External input                           */
@@ -474,7 +466,7 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
         switch (env->error_code & ~0xF) {
         case POWERPC_EXCP_FP:
             if ((msr_fe0 == 0 && msr_fe1 == 0) || msr_fp == 0) {
-                LOG_EXCP("Ignore floating point exception\n");
+                trace_ppc_excp_fp_ignore();
                 cs->exception_index = POWERPC_EXCP_NONE;
                 env->error_code = 0;
                 return;
@@ -489,7 +481,7 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
             env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_FP;
             break;
         case POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL:
-            LOG_EXCP("Invalid instruction at " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", env->nip);
+            trace_ppc_excp_inval(env->nip);
             msr |= 0x00080000;
             env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_PIL;
             break;
@@ -547,10 +539,10 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_FIT:       /* Fixed-interval timer interrupt           */
         /* FIT on 4xx */
-        LOG_EXCP("FIT exception\n");
+        trace_ppc_excp_print("FIT");
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_WDT:       /* Watchdog timer interrupt                 */
-        LOG_EXCP("WDT exception\n");
+        trace_ppc_excp_print("WDT");
         switch (excp_model) {
         case POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE:
             srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0;
@@ -657,7 +649,7 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
 #endif
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_PIT:       /* Programmable interval timer interrupt    */
-        LOG_EXCP("PIT exception\n");
+        trace_ppc_excp_print("PIT");
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_IO:        /* IO error exception                       */
         /* XXX: TODO */
@@ -1115,14 +1107,6 @@ bool ppc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
-#if defined(DEBUG_OP)
-static void cpu_dump_rfi(target_ulong RA, target_ulong msr)
-{
-    qemu_log("Return from exception at " TARGET_FMT_lx " with flags "
-             TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", RA, msr);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Exceptions processing helpers */
 
@@ -1221,9 +1205,7 @@ static inline void do_rfi(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong nip, target_ulong msr)
     /* XXX: beware: this is false if VLE is supported */
     env->nip = nip & ~((target_ulong)0x00000003);
     hreg_store_msr(env, msr, 1);
-#if defined(DEBUG_OP)
-    cpu_dump_rfi(env->nip, env->msr);
-#endif
+    trace_ppc_excp_rfi(env->nip, env->msr);
     /*
      * No need to raise an exception here, as rfi is always the last
      * insn of a TB
diff --git a/target/ppc/trace-events b/target/ppc/trace-events
index c88cfccf8d..53b107f56e 100644
--- a/target/ppc/trace-events
+++ b/target/ppc/trace-events
@@ -28,3 +28,11 @@ kvm_handle_epr(void) "handle epr"
 kvm_handle_watchdog_expiry(void) "handle watchdog expiry"
 kvm_handle_debug_exception(void) "handle debug exception"
 kvm_handle_nmi_exception(void) "handle NMI exception"
+
+# excp_helper.c
+ppc_excp_rfi(uint64_t nip, uint64_t msr) "Return from exception at 0x%" PRIx64 " with flags 0x%016" PRIx64
+ppc_excp_dsi(uint64_t dsisr, uint64_t dar) "DSI exception: DSISR=0x%" PRIx64 " DAR=0x%" PRIx64
+ppc_excp_isi(uint64_t msr, uint64_t nip) "ISI exception: msr=0x%016" PRIx64 " nip=0x%" PRIx64
+ppc_excp_fp_ignore(void) "Ignore floating point exception"
+ppc_excp_inval(uint64_t nip) "Invalid instruction at 0x%" PRIx64
+ppc_excp_print(const char *excp) "%s exception"