diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index cc0e549..63694dc 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -55,7 +55,15 @@ static inline void fuzz_dma_read_cb(size_t addr,
 }
 #endif
 
-extern bool global_dirty_tracking;
+/* Possible bits for global_dirty_log */
+
+/* Dirty tracking enabled because migration is running */
+#define GLOBAL_DIRTY_MIGRATION  (1U << 0)
+
+/* Dirty tracking enabled because measuring dirty rate */
+#define GLOBAL_DIRTY_DIRTY_RATE (1U << 1)
+
+extern unsigned int global_dirty_tracking;
 
 typedef struct MemoryRegionOps MemoryRegionOps;
 
@@ -2099,13 +2107,17 @@ void memory_listener_unregister(MemoryListener *listener);
 
 /**
  * memory_global_dirty_log_start: begin dirty logging for all regions
+ *
+ * @flags: purpose of starting dirty log, migration or dirty rate
  */
-void memory_global_dirty_log_start(void);
+void memory_global_dirty_log_start(unsigned int flags);
 
 /**
  * memory_global_dirty_log_stop: end dirty logging for all regions
+ *
+ * @flags: purpose of stopping dirty log, migration or dirty rate
  */
-void memory_global_dirty_log_stop(void);
+void memory_global_dirty_log_stop(unsigned int flags);
 
 void mtree_info(bool flatview, bool dispatch_tree, bool owner, bool disabled);
 
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 60ea913..9ce31af 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ static void ram_save_cleanup(void *opaque)
         /* caller have hold iothread lock or is in a bh, so there is
          * no writing race against the migration bitmap
          */
-        memory_global_dirty_log_stop();
+        memory_global_dirty_log_stop(GLOBAL_DIRTY_MIGRATION);
     }
 
     RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_NOT_IGNORED(block) {
@@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ static void ram_init_bitmaps(RAMState *rs)
         ram_list_init_bitmaps();
         /* We don't use dirty log with background snapshots */
         if (!migrate_background_snapshot()) {
-            memory_global_dirty_log_start();
+            memory_global_dirty_log_start(GLOBAL_DIRTY_MIGRATION);
             migration_bitmap_sync_precopy(rs);
         }
     }
@@ -3393,7 +3393,7 @@ void colo_incoming_start_dirty_log(void)
             /* Discard this dirty bitmap record */
             bitmap_zero(block->bmap, block->max_length >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS);
         }
-        memory_global_dirty_log_start();
+        memory_global_dirty_log_start(GLOBAL_DIRTY_MIGRATION);
     }
     ram_state->migration_dirty_pages = 0;
     qemu_mutex_unlock_ramlist();
@@ -3405,7 +3405,7 @@ void colo_release_ram_cache(void)
 {
     RAMBlock *block;
 
-    memory_global_dirty_log_stop();
+    memory_global_dirty_log_stop(GLOBAL_DIRTY_MIGRATION);
     RAMBLOCK_FOREACH_NOT_IGNORED(block) {
         g_free(block->bmap);
         block->bmap = NULL;
diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
index 5682053..432cec8 100644
--- a/softmmu/memory.c
+++ b/softmmu/memory.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 static unsigned memory_region_transaction_depth;
 static bool memory_region_update_pending;
 static bool ioeventfd_update_pending;
-bool global_dirty_tracking;
+unsigned int global_dirty_tracking;
 
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, MemoryListener) memory_listeners
     = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(memory_listeners);
@@ -2659,14 +2659,19 @@ void memory_global_after_dirty_log_sync(void)
 
 static VMChangeStateEntry *vmstate_change;
 
-void memory_global_dirty_log_start(void)
+void memory_global_dirty_log_start(unsigned int flags)
 {
     if (vmstate_change) {
         qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(vmstate_change);
         vmstate_change = NULL;
     }
 
-    global_dirty_tracking = true;
+#define  GLOBAL_DIRTY_MASK  (0x3)
+    assert(flags && !(flags & (~GLOBAL_DIRTY_MASK)));
+    assert(!(global_dirty_tracking & flags));
+    global_dirty_tracking |= flags;
+
+    trace_global_dirty_changed(global_dirty_tracking);
 
     MEMORY_LISTENER_CALL_GLOBAL(log_global_start, Forward);
 
@@ -2676,9 +2681,13 @@ void memory_global_dirty_log_start(void)
     memory_region_transaction_commit();
 }
 
-static void memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop(void)
+static void memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop(unsigned int flags)
 {
-    global_dirty_tracking = false;
+    assert(flags && !(flags & (~GLOBAL_DIRTY_MASK)));
+    assert((global_dirty_tracking & flags) == flags);
+    global_dirty_tracking &= ~flags;
+
+    trace_global_dirty_changed(global_dirty_tracking);
 
     /* Refresh DIRTY_MEMORY_MIGRATION bit.  */
     memory_region_transaction_begin();
@@ -2691,8 +2700,10 @@ static void memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop(void)
 static void memory_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, bool running,
                                            RunState state)
 {
+    unsigned int *flags = opaque;
     if (running) {
-        memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop();
+        memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop(*flags);
+        g_free(opaque);
 
         if (vmstate_change) {
             qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(vmstate_change);
@@ -2701,18 +2712,21 @@ static void memory_vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, bool running,
     }
 }
 
-void memory_global_dirty_log_stop(void)
+void memory_global_dirty_log_stop(unsigned int flags)
 {
+    unsigned int *opaque = NULL;
     if (!runstate_is_running()) {
         if (vmstate_change) {
             return;
         }
+        opaque = g_malloc0(sizeof(opaque));
+        *opaque = flags;
         vmstate_change = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(
-                                memory_vm_change_state_handler, NULL);
+                         memory_vm_change_state_handler, opaque);
         return;
     }
 
-    memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop();
+    memory_global_dirty_log_do_stop(flags);
 }
 
 static void listener_add_address_space(MemoryListener *listener,
diff --git a/softmmu/trace-events b/softmmu/trace-events
index 5262828..4431f7f 100644
--- a/softmmu/trace-events
+++ b/softmmu/trace-events
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ memory_region_ram_device_write(int cpu_index, void *mr, uint64_t addr, uint64_t
 flatview_new(void *view, void *root) "%p (root %p)"
 flatview_destroy(void *view, void *root) "%p (root %p)"
 flatview_destroy_rcu(void *view, void *root) "%p (root %p)"
+global_dirty_changed(unsigned int bitmask) "bitmask 0x%"PRIx32
 
 # vl.c
 vm_state_notify(int running, int reason, const char *reason_str) "running %d reason %d (%s)"
