struct fuse_out_header *out = iov[0].iov_base;
 
     out->len = iov_length(iov, count);
-    if (se->debug) {
-        if (out->unique == 0) {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "NOTIFY: code=%d length=%u\n", out->error,
-                     out->len);
-        } else if (out->error) {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                     "   unique: %llu, error: %i (%s), outsize: %i\n",
-                     (unsigned long long)out->unique, out->error,
-                     strerror(-out->error), out->len);
-        } else {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   unique: %llu, success, outsize: %i\n",
-                     (unsigned long long)out->unique, out->len);
-        }
+    if (out->unique == 0) {
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "NOTIFY: code=%d length=%u\n", out->error,
+                 out->len);
+    } else if (out->error) {
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
+                 "   unique: %llu, error: %i (%s), outsize: %i\n",
+                 (unsigned long long)out->unique, out->error,
+                 strerror(-out->error), out->len);
+    } else {
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   unique: %llu, success, outsize: %i\n",
+                 (unsigned long long)out->unique, out->len);
     }
 
     if (fuse_lowlevel_is_virtio(se)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (se->debug) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "INTERRUPT: %llu\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)arg->unique);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "INTERRUPT: %llu\n",
+             (unsigned long long)arg->unique);
 
     req->u.i.unique = arg->unique;
 
         }
     }
 
-    if (se->debug) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "INIT: %u.%u\n", arg->major, arg->minor);
-        if (arg->major == 7 && arg->minor >= 6) {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "flags=0x%08x\n", arg->flags);
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "max_readahead=0x%08x\n",
-                     arg->max_readahead);
-        }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "INIT: %u.%u\n", arg->major, arg->minor);
+    if (arg->major == 7 && arg->minor >= 6) {
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "flags=0x%08x\n", arg->flags);
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "max_readahead=0x%08x\n", arg->max_readahead);
     }
     se->conn.proto_major = arg->major;
     se->conn.proto_minor = arg->minor;
     outarg.congestion_threshold = se->conn.congestion_threshold;
     outarg.time_gran = se->conn.time_gran;
 
-    if (se->debug) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   INIT: %u.%u\n", outarg.major,
-                 outarg.minor);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   flags=0x%08x\n", outarg.flags);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_readahead=0x%08x\n",
-                 outarg.max_readahead);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_write=0x%08x\n", outarg.max_write);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_background=%i\n",
-                 outarg.max_background);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   congestion_threshold=%i\n",
-                 outarg.congestion_threshold);
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   time_gran=%u\n", outarg.time_gran);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   INIT: %u.%u\n", outarg.major, outarg.minor);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   flags=0x%08x\n", outarg.flags);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_readahead=0x%08x\n", outarg.max_readahead);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_write=0x%08x\n", outarg.max_write);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   max_background=%i\n", outarg.max_background);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   congestion_threshold=%i\n",
+             outarg.congestion_threshold);
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "   time_gran=%u\n", outarg.time_gran);
 
     send_reply_ok(req, &outarg, outargsize);
 }
     in = fuse_mbuf_iter_advance(&iter, sizeof(*in));
     assert(in); /* caller guarantees the input buffer is large enough */
 
-    if (se->debug) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                 "unique: %llu, opcode: %s (%i), nodeid: %llu, insize: %zu, "
-                 "pid: %u\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)in->unique,
-                 opname((enum fuse_opcode)in->opcode), in->opcode,
-                 (unsigned long long)in->nodeid, buf->size, in->pid);
-    }
+    fuse_log(
+        FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
+        "unique: %llu, opcode: %s (%i), nodeid: %llu, insize: %zu, pid: %u\n",
+        (unsigned long long)in->unique, opname((enum fuse_opcode)in->opcode),
+        in->opcode, (unsigned long long)in->nodeid, buf->size, in->pid);
 
     req = fuse_ll_alloc_req(se);
     if (req == NULL) {
 
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "fuse_virtio.h"
+#include "fuse_log.h"
 #include "fuse_lowlevel.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <cap-ng.h>
     FUSE_OPT_END
 };
 static bool use_syslog = false;
+static int current_log_level;
 
 static void unref_inode(struct lo_data *lo, struct lo_inode *inode, uint64_t n);
 
     return inode ? inode->fd : -1;
 }
 
-static bool lo_debug(fuse_req_t req)
-{
-    return lo_data(req)->debug != 0;
-}
-
 static void lo_init(void *userdata, struct fuse_conn_info *conn)
 {
     struct lo_data *lo = (struct lo_data *)userdata;
     }
 
     if (lo->writeback && conn->capable & FUSE_CAP_WRITEBACK_CACHE) {
-        if (lo->debug) {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: activating writeback\n");
-        }
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: activating writeback\n");
         conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_WRITEBACK_CACHE;
     }
     if (lo->flock && conn->capable & FUSE_CAP_FLOCK_LOCKS) {
-        if (lo->debug) {
-            fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: activating flock locks\n");
-        }
+        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_init: activating flock locks\n");
         conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_FLOCK_LOCKS;
     }
 }
     }
     e->ino = inode->fuse_ino;
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)parent, name, (unsigned long long)e->ino);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n", (unsigned long long)parent,
+             name, (unsigned long long)e->ino);
 
     return 0;
 
     struct fuse_entry_param e;
     int err;
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_lookup(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n",
-                 parent, name);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_lookup(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n", parent,
+             name);
 
     /*
      * Don't use is_safe_path_component(), allow "." and ".." for NFS export
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)parent, name, (unsigned long long)e.ino);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n", (unsigned long long)parent,
+             name, (unsigned long long)e.ino);
 
     fuse_reply_entry(req, &e);
     return;
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&lo->mutex);
     e.ino = inode->fuse_ino;
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)parent, name, (unsigned long long)e.ino);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  %lli/%s -> %lli\n", (unsigned long long)parent,
+             name, (unsigned long long)e.ino);
 
     fuse_reply_entry(req, &e);
     return;
         return;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  forget %lli %lli -%lli\n",
-                 (unsigned long long)ino, (unsigned long long)inode->refcount,
-                 (unsigned long long)nlookup);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "  forget %lli %lli -%lli\n",
+             (unsigned long long)ino, (unsigned long long)inode->refcount,
+             (unsigned long long)nlookup);
 
     unref_inode(lo, inode, nlookup);
 }
     int err;
     struct lo_cred old = {};
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_create(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n",
-                 parent, name);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_create(parent=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n", parent,
+             name);
 
     if (!is_safe_path_component(name)) {
         fuse_reply_err(req, EINVAL);
     char buf[64];
     struct lo_data *lo = lo_data(req);
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_open(ino=%" PRIu64 ", flags=%d)\n", ino,
-                 fi->flags);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_open(ino=%" PRIu64 ", flags=%d)\n", ino,
+             fi->flags);
 
     /*
      * With writeback cache, kernel may send read requests even
 {
     struct fuse_bufvec buf = FUSE_BUFVEC_INIT(size);
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                 "lo_read(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, "
-                 "off=%lu)\n",
-                 ino, size, (unsigned long)offset);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
+             "lo_read(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, "
+             "off=%lu)\n",
+             ino, size, (unsigned long)offset);
 
     buf.buf[0].flags = FUSE_BUF_IS_FD | FUSE_BUF_FD_SEEK;
     buf.buf[0].fd = lo_fi_fd(req, fi);
     out_buf.buf[0].fd = lo_fi_fd(req, fi);
     out_buf.buf[0].pos = off;
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                 "lo_write(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, off=%lu)\n", ino,
-                 out_buf.buf[0].size, (unsigned long)off);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
+             "lo_write_buf(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd, off=%lu)\n", ino,
+             out_buf.buf[0].size, (unsigned long)off);
 
     /*
      * If kill_priv is set, drop CAP_FSETID which should lead to kernel
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                 "lo_getxattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s size=%zd)\n", ino, name,
-                 size);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_getxattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s size=%zd)\n",
+             ino, name, size);
 
     if (inode->is_symlink) {
         /* Sorry, no race free way to getxattr on symlink. */
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_listxattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd)\n",
-                 ino, size);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_listxattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", size=%zd)\n", ino,
+             size);
 
     if (inode->is_symlink) {
         /* Sorry, no race free way to listxattr on symlink. */
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG,
-                 "lo_setxattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s value=%s size=%zd)\n",
-                 ino, name, value, size);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_setxattr(ino=%" PRIu64
+             ", name=%s value=%s size=%zd)\n", ino, name, value, size);
 
     if (inode->is_symlink) {
         /* Sorry, no race free way to setxattr on symlink. */
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (lo_debug(req)) {
-        fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_removexattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n",
-                 ino, name);
-    }
+    fuse_log(FUSE_LOG_DEBUG, "lo_removexattr(ino=%" PRIu64 ", name=%s)\n", ino,
+             name);
 
     if (inode->is_symlink) {
         /* Sorry, no race free way to setxattr on symlink. */
 
 static void log_func(enum fuse_log_level level, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
+    if (current_log_level < level) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (use_syslog) {
         int priority = LOG_ERR;
         switch (level) {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * log_level is 0 if not configured via cmd options (0 is LOG_EMERG,
+     * and we don't use this log level).
+     */
+    if (opts.log_level != 0) {
+        current_log_level = opts.log_level;
+    }
     lo.debug = opts.debug;
+    if (lo.debug) {
+        current_log_level = FUSE_LOG_DEBUG;
+    }
     lo.root.refcount = 2;
+
     if (lo.source) {
         struct stat stat;
         int res;