diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index b0dd326ff55..d89259dd4f4 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     description: |
       Run tempest live migration tests against local qcow2 ephemeral storage
       and shared LVM/iSCSI cinder volumes.
-    irrelevant-files: &nova-base-irrelevant-files
+    irrelevant-files:
       - ^api-.*$
       - ^(test-|)requirements.txt$
       - ^.*\.rst$
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
       - ^nova/policies/.*$
       - ^nova/tests/.*$
       - ^nova/test.py$
+      - ^nova/virt/ironic/.*$
       - ^releasenotes/.*$
       - ^setup.cfg$
       - ^tools/.*$
@@ -136,7 +137,21 @@
       the "iptables_hybrid" securitygroup firewall driver, aka "hybrid plug".
       The external events interactions between Nova and Neutron in these
       situations has historically been fragile. This job exercises them.
-    irrelevant-files: *nova-base-irrelevant-files
+    irrelevant-files: &nova-base-irrelevant-files
+      - ^api-.*$
+      - ^(test-|)requirements.txt$
+      - ^.*\.rst$
+      - ^.git.*$
+      - ^doc/.*$
+      - ^nova/hacking/.*$
+      - ^nova/locale/.*$
+      - ^nova/policies/.*$
+      - ^nova/tests/.*$
+      - ^nova/test.py$
+      - ^releasenotes/.*$
+      - ^setup.cfg$
+      - ^tools/.*$
+      - ^tox.ini$
     vars:
       tox_envlist: all
       tempest_test_regex: (^tempest\..*compute\..*(migration|resize|reboot).*)
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index dc779830fff..c9b40dcda59 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -7886,6 +7886,7 @@ def _get_existing_mdevs_not_assigned(self, parent, requested_types=None):
         :param requested_types: Filter out the result for only mediated devices
                                 having those types.
         """
+        LOG.debug('Searching for available mdevs...')
         allocated_mdevs = self._get_all_assigned_mediated_devices()
         mdevs = self._get_mediated_devices(requested_types)
         available_mdevs = set()
@@ -7901,6 +7902,7 @@ def _get_existing_mdevs_not_assigned(self, parent, requested_types=None):
                 available_mdevs.add(mdev["uuid"])
 
         available_mdevs -= set(allocated_mdevs)
+        LOG.info('Available mdevs at: %s.', available_mdevs)
         return available_mdevs
 
     def _create_new_mediated_device(self, parent, uuid=None):
@@ -7912,6 +7914,7 @@ def _create_new_mediated_device(self, parent, uuid=None):
 
         :returns: the newly created mdev UUID or None if not possible
         """
+        LOG.debug('Attempting to create new mdev...')
         supported_types = self.supported_vgpu_types
         # Try to see if we can still create a new mediated device
         devices = self._get_mdev_capable_devices(supported_types)
@@ -7923,6 +7926,7 @@ def _create_new_mediated_device(self, parent, uuid=None):
                 # The device is not the one that was called, not creating
                 # the mdev
                 continue
+            LOG.debug('Trying on: %s.', dev_name)
             dev_supported_type = self._get_vgpu_type_per_pgpu(dev_name)
             if dev_supported_type and device['types'][
                     dev_supported_type]['availableInstances'] > 0:
@@ -7932,7 +7936,13 @@ def _create_new_mediated_device(self, parent, uuid=None):
                 pci_addr = "{}:{}:{}.{}".format(*dev_name[4:].split('_'))
                 chosen_mdev = nova.privsep.libvirt.create_mdev(
                     pci_addr, dev_supported_type, uuid=uuid)
+                LOG.info('Created mdev: %s on pGPU: %s.',
+                         chosen_mdev, pci_addr)
                 return chosen_mdev
+            LOG.debug('Failed: No available instances on device.')
+        LOG.info('Failed to create mdev. '
+                 'No free space found among the following devices: %s.',
+                 [dev['dev_id'] for dev in devices])
 
     @utils.synchronized(VGPU_RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE)
     def _allocate_mdevs(self, allocations):
@@ -8015,6 +8025,8 @@ def _allocate_mdevs(self, allocations):
                 # Take the first available mdev
                 chosen_mdev = mdevs_available.pop()
             else:
+                LOG.debug('No available mdevs where found. '
+                          'Creating an new one...')
                 chosen_mdev = self._create_new_mediated_device(parent_device)
             if not chosen_mdev:
                 # If we can't find devices having available VGPUs, just raise
@@ -8022,6 +8034,7 @@ def _allocate_mdevs(self, allocations):
                     reason='mdev-capable resource is not available')
             else:
                 chosen_mdevs.append(chosen_mdev)
+                LOG.info('Allocated mdev: %s.', chosen_mdev)
         return chosen_mdevs
 
     def _detach_mediated_devices(self, guest):