diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
index d262bbe79c..f888825bd0 100644
--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
+++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
@@ -618,20 +618,20 @@ static void audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
       double   direction   = (double)delta_mid / half_size;
       double   adjust      = 1.0 + audio_driver_rate_control_delta * direction;
 
-#if 0
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("[Audio]: Audio buffer is %u%% full\n",
-            (unsigned)(100 - (avail * 100) / audio_driver_buffer_size));
-#endif
-
       audio_driver_free_samples_buf
          [write_idx]               = avail;
       audio_source_ratio_current   =
          audio_source_ratio_original * adjust;
 
 #if 0
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("[Audio]: New rate: %lf, Orig rate: %lf\n",
-            audio_source_ratio_current,
-            audio_source_ratio_original);
+      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      {
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("[Audio]: Audio buffer is %u%% full\n",
+               (unsigned)(100 - (avail * 100) / audio_driver_buffer_size));
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("[Audio]: New rate: %lf, Orig rate: %lf\n",
+               audio_source_ratio_current,
+               audio_source_ratio_original);
+      }
 #endif
    }
 
@@ -862,13 +862,16 @@ bool audio_driver_find_driver(void)
       current_audio = (const audio_driver_t*)audio_driver_find_handle(i);
    else
    {
-      unsigned d;
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any audio driver named \"%s\"\n",
-            settings->arrays.audio_driver);
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available audio drivers are:\n");
-      for (d = 0; audio_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", audio_driver_find_ident(d));
-      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first audio driver...\n");
+      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      {
+         unsigned d;
+         RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any audio driver named \"%s\"\n",
+               settings->arrays.audio_driver);
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available audio drivers are:\n");
+         for (d = 0; audio_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+            RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", audio_driver_find_ident(d));
+         RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first audio driver...\n");
+      }
 
       current_audio = (const audio_driver_t*)audio_driver_find_handle(0);
 
diff --git a/camera/camera_driver.c b/camera/camera_driver.c
index 0ee9a7f878..1d64363587 100644
--- a/camera/camera_driver.c
+++ b/camera/camera_driver.c
@@ -157,14 +157,17 @@ bool camera_driver_ctl(enum rarch_camera_ctl_state state, void *data)
                camera_driver = (const camera_driver_t*)camera_driver_find_handle(i);
             else
             {
-               unsigned d;
-               RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any camera driver named \"%s\"\n",
-                     settings->arrays.camera_driver);
-               RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available camera drivers are:\n");
-               for (d = 0; camera_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", camera_driver_find_ident(d));
+               if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+               {
+                  unsigned d;
+                  RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any camera driver named \"%s\"\n",
+                        settings->arrays.camera_driver);
+                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available camera drivers are:\n");
+                  for (d = 0; camera_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+                     RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", camera_driver_find_ident(d));
 
-               RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first camera driver...\n");
+                  RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first camera driver...\n");
+               }
 
                camera_driver = (const camera_driver_t*)camera_driver_find_handle(0);
 
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 629f019fbd..9c09c2fc96 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ static void rarch_log_libretro(enum retro_log_level level,
    if ((unsigned)level < settings->uints.libretro_log_level)
       return;
 
+   if (!verbosity_is_enabled())
+      return;
+
    va_start(vp, fmt);
 
    switch (level)
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 1aee904734..053b32d3c4 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1843,13 +1843,16 @@ bool video_driver_find_driver(void)
       current_video = (video_driver_t*)video_driver_find_handle(i);
    else
    {
-      unsigned d;
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any video driver named \"%s\"\n",
-            settings->arrays.video_driver);
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available video drivers are:\n");
-      for (d = 0; video_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", video_driver_find_ident(d));
-      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first video driver...\n");
+      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      {
+         unsigned d;
+         RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any video driver named \"%s\"\n",
+               settings->arrays.video_driver);
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available video drivers are:\n");
+         for (d = 0; video_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+            RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", video_driver_find_ident(d));
+         RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first video driver...\n");
+      }
 
       current_video = (video_driver_t*)video_driver_find_handle(0);
 
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c b/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
index 96b59b642a..c054e007d1 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ static int sevenzip_file_read(
          {
             size_t output_size   = 0;
 
-            /*RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Opened archive %s. Now trying to extract %s\n",
-                  path, needle);*/
-
             /* C LZMA SDK does not support chunked extraction - see here:
              * sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45798/thread/6fb59aaf/
              * */
diff --git a/location/location_driver.c b/location/location_driver.c
index ed2775213e..7a85cbdcab 100644
--- a/location/location_driver.c
+++ b/location/location_driver.c
@@ -106,14 +106,18 @@ void find_location_driver(void)
       location_driver = (const location_driver_t*)location_driver_find_handle(i);
    else
    {
-      unsigned d;
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any location driver named \"%s\"\n",
-            settings->arrays.location_driver);
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available location drivers are:\n");
-      for (d = 0; location_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", location_driver_find_ident(d));
 
-      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first location driver...\n");
+      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      {
+         unsigned d;
+         RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any location driver named \"%s\"\n",
+               settings->arrays.location_driver);
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available location drivers are:\n");
+         for (d = 0; location_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+            RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", location_driver_find_ident(d));
+
+         RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first location driver...\n");
+      }
 
       location_driver = (const location_driver_t*)location_driver_find_handle(0);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 9170871784..97a43a449e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -1847,13 +1847,16 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
                   menu_driver_find_handle(i);
             else
             {
-               unsigned d;
-               RARCH_WARN("Couldn't find any menu driver named \"%s\"\n",
-                     settings->arrays.menu_driver);
-               RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available menu drivers are:\n");
-               for (d = 0; menu_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", menu_driver_find_ident(d));
-               RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first menu driver...\n");
+               if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+               {
+                  unsigned d;
+                  RARCH_WARN("Couldn't find any menu driver named \"%s\"\n",
+                        settings->arrays.menu_driver);
+                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available menu drivers are:\n");
+                  for (d = 0; menu_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+                     RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", menu_driver_find_ident(d));
+                  RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first menu driver...\n");
+               }
 
                menu_driver_ctx = (const menu_ctx_driver_t*)
                   menu_driver_find_handle(0);
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index e0ceab530f..8551458b24 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ HAVE_MINIUPNPC=auto        # Mini UPnP client library (for NAT traversal)
 HAVE_BUILTINMINIUPNPC=yes  # Bake in Mini UPnP client library (for NAT traversal)
 C89_BUILTINMINIUPNPC=no
 HAVE_D3D9=yes              # Direct3D 9 support
+HAVE_D3DX=yes              # Direct3DX support
 HAVE_OPENGL=auto           # OpenGL support
 HAVE_MALI_FBDEV=no         # Mali fbdev context support
 HAVE_VIVANTE_FBDEV=no      # Vivante fbdev context support
diff --git a/record/record_driver.c b/record/record_driver.c
index 17b9605f9b..2426a36dac 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.c
+++ b/record/record_driver.c
@@ -114,14 +114,17 @@ void find_record_driver(void)
       recording_driver = (const record_driver_t*)record_driver_find_handle(i);
    else
    {
-      unsigned d;
+      if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+      {
+         unsigned d;
 
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any record driver named \"%s\"\n",
-            settings->arrays.record_driver);
-      RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available record drivers are:\n");
-      for (d = 0; record_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", record_driver_find_ident(d));
-      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first record driver...\n");
+         RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any record driver named \"%s\"\n",
+               settings->arrays.record_driver);
+         RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available record drivers are:\n");
+         for (d = 0; record_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+            RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", record_driver_find_ident(d));
+         RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first record driver...\n");
+      }
 
       recording_driver = (const record_driver_t*)record_driver_find_handle(0);
 
diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index c24d33396d..5a898e0f84 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -124,22 +124,20 @@ void RARCH_LOG_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
    static int asl_initialized = 0;
 #if !TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
-static aslclient asl_client;
+   static aslclient asl_client;
 #endif
-#else
-   FILE *fp = NULL;
-   (void)fp;
 #endif
 
-   if (!verbosity_is_enabled())
-      return;
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 #if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
    vprintf(fmt, ap);
 #else
    if (!asl_initialized)
    {
-      asl_client = asl_open(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME), "com.apple.console", ASL_OPT_STDERR | ASL_OPT_NO_DELAY);
+      asl_client      = asl_open(
+            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME),
+            "com.apple.console",
+            ASL_OPT_STDERR | ASL_OPT_NO_DELAY);
       asl_initialized = 1;
    }
    aslmsg msg = asl_new(ASL_TYPE_MSG);
@@ -151,42 +149,47 @@ static aslclient asl_client;
 #endif
 #elif defined(_XBOX1)
    {
-   /* FIXME: Using arbitrary string as fmt argument is unsafe. */
-   char msg_new[1024];
-   char buffer[1024];
+      /* FIXME: Using arbitrary string as fmt argument is unsafe. */
+      char msg_new[1024];
+      char buffer[1024];
 
-   msg_new[0] = buffer[0] = '\0';
-   snprintf(msg_new, sizeof(msg_new), "%s: %s %s",
-         file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME),
-         tag ? tag : "",
-         fmt);
-   wvsprintf(buffer, msg_new, ap);
-   OutputDebugStringA(buffer);
+      msg_new[0] = buffer[0] = '\0';
+      snprintf(msg_new, sizeof(msg_new), "%s: %s %s",
+            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME),
+            tag ? tag : "",
+            fmt);
+      wvsprintf(buffer, msg_new, ap);
+      OutputDebugStringA(buffer);
    }
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
-   int prio = ANDROID_LOG_INFO;
-   if (tag)
    {
-      if (string_is_equal(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_WARN), tag))
-         prio = ANDROID_LOG_WARN;
-      else if (string_is_equal(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_ERROR), tag))
-         prio = ANDROID_LOG_ERROR;
+      int prio = ANDROID_LOG_INFO;
+      if (tag)
+      {
+         if (string_is_equal(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_WARN), tag))
+            prio = ANDROID_LOG_WARN;
+         else if (string_is_equal(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_ERROR), tag))
+            prio = ANDROID_LOG_ERROR;
+      }
+      __android_log_vprint(prio,
+            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME),
+            fmt,
+            ap);
    }
-   __android_log_vprint(prio,
-         file_path_str(FILE_PATH_PROGRAM_NAME),
-         fmt,
-         ap);
 #else
 
+   {
 #ifdef HAVE_FILE_LOGGER
-   fp = (FILE*)retro_main_log_file();
+      FILE *fp = (FILE*)retro_main_log_file();
 #else
-   fp = stderr;
+      FILE *fp = stderr;
 #endif
-   fprintf(fp, "%s ",
-         tag ? tag : file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_INFO));
-   vfprintf(fp, fmt, ap);
-   fflush(fp);
+
+      fprintf(fp, "%s ",
+            tag ? tag : file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_INFO));
+      vfprintf(fp, fmt, ap);
+      fflush(fp);
+   }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -202,11 +205,6 @@ void RARCH_LOG(const char *fmt, ...)
    va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT_V(const char *tag, const char *msg, va_list ap)
-{
-   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, msg, ap);
-}
-
 void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT(const char *msg, ...)
 {
    va_list ap;
@@ -215,28 +213,26 @@ void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT(const char *msg, ...)
    va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void RARCH_WARN_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
-}
-
 void RARCH_WARN(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
    va_list ap;
+
+   if (!verbosity_is_enabled())
+      return;
+
    va_start(ap, fmt);
    RARCH_WARN_V(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_WARN), fmt, ap);
    va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
-}
-
 void RARCH_ERR(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
    va_list ap;
    va_start(ap, fmt);
+
+   if (!verbosity_is_enabled())
+      return;
+
    RARCH_ERR_V(file_path_str(FILE_PATH_LOG_ERROR), fmt, ap);
    va_end(ap);
 }
diff --git a/verbosity.h b/verbosity.h
index 621f5630b5..9c93a23692 100644
--- a/verbosity.h
+++ b/verbosity.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <boolean.h>
 #include <retro_common_api.h>
+#include <retro_inline.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
@@ -128,12 +129,27 @@ void logger_send_v(const char *__format, va_list args);
 #else
 void RARCH_LOG_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 void RARCH_LOG(const char *fmt, ...);
-void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT_V(const char *tag, const char *msg, va_list ap);
 void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT(const char *msg, ...);
-void RARCH_WARN_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 void RARCH_WARN(const char *fmt, ...);
-void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 void RARCH_ERR(const char *fmt, ...);
+
+static INLINE void RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT_V(const char *tag,
+      const char *msg, va_list ap)
+{
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, msg, ap);
+}
+
+static INLINE void RARCH_WARN_V(const char *tag,
+      const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
+}
+
+static INLINE void RARCH_ERR_V(const char *tag,
+      const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+   RARCH_LOG_V(tag, fmt, ap);
+}
 #endif
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/wifi/wifi_driver.c b/wifi/wifi_driver.c
index bad14bcfe6..53222d571a 100644
--- a/wifi/wifi_driver.c
+++ b/wifi/wifi_driver.c
@@ -155,14 +155,17 @@ bool wifi_driver_ctl(enum rarch_wifi_ctl_state state, void *data)
                wifi_driver = (const wifi_driver_t*)wifi_driver_find_handle(i);
             else
             {
-               unsigned d;
-               RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any wifi driver named \"%s\"\n",
-                     settings->arrays.wifi_driver);
-               RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available wifi drivers are:\n");
-               for (d = 0; wifi_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
-                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", wifi_driver_find_ident(d));
+               if (verbosity_is_enabled())
+               {
+                  unsigned d;
+                  RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any wifi driver named \"%s\"\n",
+                        settings->arrays.wifi_driver);
+                  RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available wifi drivers are:\n");
+                  for (d = 0; wifi_driver_find_handle(d); d++)
+                     RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", wifi_driver_find_ident(d));
 
-               RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first wifi driver...\n");
+                  RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first wifi driver...\n");
+               }
 
                wifi_driver = (const wifi_driver_t*)wifi_driver_find_handle(0);