diff --git a/kmod/src/dir.c b/kmod/src/dir.c
index 7cbc9bb6..e79d3245 100644
--- a/kmod/src/dir.c
+++ b/kmod/src/dir.c
@@ -269,9 +269,10 @@ static int scoutfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 	struct dentry_info *di = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	struct dentry *parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	struct scoutfs_lock *lock = NULL;
 	struct scoutfs_dirent dent;
-	struct dentry *parent = NULL;
+	bool is_covered = false;
 	struct inode *dir;
 	u64 dentry_ino;
 	int ret;
@@ -300,13 +301,13 @@ static int scoutfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (scoutfs_lock_is_covered(sb, &di->lock_cov)) {
+	is_covered = scoutfs_lock_is_covered(sb, &di->lock_cov);
+	if (is_covered) {
 		scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, dentry_revalidate_locked);
 		ret = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	if (!parent || !parent->d_inode) {
 		scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, dentry_revalidate_orphan);
 		ret = 0;
@@ -338,6 +339,8 @@ static int scoutfs_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	}
 
 out:
+	trace_scoutfs_d_revalidate(sb, dentry, flags, parent, is_covered, ret);
+
 	dput(parent);
 	scoutfs_unlock(sb, lock, DLM_LOCK_PR);
 
diff --git a/kmod/src/scoutfs_trace.h b/kmod/src/scoutfs_trace.h
index 58293a52..7a07b7cb 100644
--- a/kmod/src/scoutfs_trace.h
+++ b/kmod/src/scoutfs_trace.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "count.h"
 #include "bio.h"
 #include "export.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 
 struct lock_info;
 
@@ -1887,6 +1888,45 @@ TRACE_EVENT(scoutfs_rename,
 		  __entry->new_inode_ino)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(scoutfs_d_revalidate,
+	TP_PROTO(struct super_block *sb,
+		 struct dentry *dentry, int flags, struct dentry *parent,
+		 bool is_covered, int ret),
+
+	TP_ARGS(sb, dentry, flags, parent, is_covered, ret),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(__u64, fsid)
+		__string(name, dentry->d_name.name)
+		__field(__u64, ino)
+		__field(__u64, parent_ino)
+		__field(int, flags)
+		__field(int, is_root)
+		__field(int, is_covered)
+		__field(int, ret)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->fsid = FSID_ARG(sb);
+		__assign_str(name, dentry->d_name.name)
+		__entry->ino = dentry->d_inode ?
+			       scoutfs_ino(dentry->d_inode) : 0;
+		__entry->parent_ino = parent->d_inode ?
+			       scoutfs_ino(parent->d_inode) : 0;
+		__entry->flags = flags;
+		__entry->is_root = IS_ROOT(dentry);
+		__entry->is_covered = is_covered;
+		__entry->ret = ret;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("fsid "FSID_FMT" name %s ino %llu parent_ino %llu flags 0x%x s_root %u is_covered %u ret %d",
+		  __entry->fsid, __get_str(name), __entry->ino,
+		  __entry->parent_ino, __entry->flags,
+		  __entry->is_root,
+		  __entry->is_covered,
+		  __entry->ret)
+);
+
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(scoutfs_super_lifecycle_class,
         TP_PROTO(struct super_block *sb),
         TP_ARGS(sb),