diff --git a/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp b/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
index 98ec7d7..e1805a7 100644
--- a/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudioclient/AudioTrack.cpp
@@ -1268,6 +1268,20 @@
     }
 }
 
+// TODO Move this macro to a common header file for enum to string conversion in audio framework.
+#define MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(name) case name: return #name
+const char * AudioTrack::convertTransferToText(transfer_type transferType) {
+    switch (transferType) {
+        MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(TRANSFER_DEFAULT);
+        MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(TRANSFER_CALLBACK);
+        MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(TRANSFER_OBTAIN);
+        MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(TRANSFER_SYNC);
+        MEDIA_CASE_ENUM(TRANSFER_SHARED);
+        default:
+            return "UNRECOGNIZED";
+    }
+}
+
 status_t AudioTrack::createTrack_l()
 {
     const sp<IAudioFlinger>& audioFlinger = AudioSystem::get_audio_flinger();
@@ -1343,22 +1357,32 @@
 
     // Client can only express a preference for FAST.  Server will perform additional tests.
     if (mFlags & AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST) {
-        bool useCaseAllowed =
-            // either of these use cases:
-            // use case 1: shared buffer
-            (mSharedBuffer != 0) ||
+        // either of these use cases:
+        // use case 1: shared buffer
+        bool sharedBuffer = mSharedBuffer != 0;
+        bool transferAllowed =
             // use case 2: callback transfer mode
             (mTransfer == TRANSFER_CALLBACK) ||
             // use case 3: obtain/release mode
             (mTransfer == TRANSFER_OBTAIN) ||
             // use case 4: synchronous write
             ((mTransfer == TRANSFER_SYNC) && mThreadCanCallJava);
+
+        bool useCaseAllowed = sharedBuffer || transferAllowed;
+        if (!useCaseAllowed) {
+            ALOGW("AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST denied, not shared buffer and transfer = %s",
+                  convertTransferToText(mTransfer));
+        }
+
         // sample rates must also match
-        bool fastAllowed = useCaseAllowed && (mSampleRate == mAfSampleRate);
+        bool sampleRateAllowed = mSampleRate == mAfSampleRate;
+        if (!sampleRateAllowed) {
+            ALOGW("AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST denied, rates do not match %u Hz, require %u Hz",
+                  mSampleRate, mAfSampleRate);
+        }
+
+        bool fastAllowed = useCaseAllowed && sampleRateAllowed;
         if (!fastAllowed) {
-            ALOGW("AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST denied by client; transfer %d, "
-                "track %u Hz, output %u Hz",
-                mTransfer, mSampleRate, mAfSampleRate);
             mFlags = (audio_output_flags_t) (mFlags & ~AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_FAST);
         }
     }