From 7bc08d05c6edf463ab27b65dc2225ca1916bd265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Megamouse <studienricky89@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:24:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add some more logging for use of database config

---
 rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp          | 10 +++++++++-
 rpcs3/main_application.cpp    | 13 ++++++++++---
 rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp |  1 +
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 7f0437648b..d96f43bfae 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::GetElfPathFromDir(std::string& elf_path, const std::s
 
 game_boot_result Emulator::BootGame(const std::string& path, const std::string& title_id, bool direct, cfg_mode config_mode, const std::string& config_path, const std::optional<std::string>& db_config)
 {
+	sys_log.notice("Emulator::BootGame: path='%s', title_id='%s', direct=%d, config_mode='%s', config_path='%s', db_config=(set=%d, valid=%d)", path, title_id, direct, config_mode, config_path, db_config.has_value(), db_config && !db_config->empty());
+
 	if (m_restrict_emu_state_change)
 	{
 		return game_boot_result::currently_restricted;
@@ -1625,7 +1627,13 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool is_disc_patch,
 						{
 							g_cfg.name = config_path;
 							m_config_path = config_path;
-							m_add_database_config = false; // A custom config exists. Do not add the database config.
+
+							if (m_add_database_config)
+							{
+								// A custom config exists. Do not add the database config.
+								sys_log.notice("Found custom config. Ignoring database config");
+								m_add_database_config = false;
+							}
 							break;
 						}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/main_application.cpp b/rpcs3/main_application.cpp
index ce1f917059..03426d9a97 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main_application.cpp
@@ -412,16 +412,22 @@ EmuCallbacks main_application::CreateCallbacks()
 
 	callbacks.get_database_config = [](const std::string& title_id)
 	{
-		if (title_id.empty())
-			return std::string();
-
 		sys_log.notice("Trying to retrieve database config for: '%s'", title_id);
 
+		if (title_id.empty())
+		{
+			sys_log.warning("Cannot retrieve database config for empty title_id");
+			return std::string();
+		}
+
 		config_database config_db(nullptr);
 		config_db.request_config_database(false);
 
 		if (!config_db.has_config(title_id))
+		{
+			sys_log.notice("Cannot find database config for: '%s'", title_id);
 			return std::string();
+		}
 
 		if (const auto config = config_db.get_config(title_id))
 		{
@@ -429,6 +435,7 @@ EmuCallbacks main_application::CreateCallbacks()
 			return config.value();
 		}
 
+		sys_log.error("Failed to retrieve database config for: '%s'", title_id);
 		return std::string();
 	};
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index b651ea8799..405197af4b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ void main_window::Boot(const std::string& path, const std::string& title_id, boo
 			return;
 		}
 
+		gui_log.notice("Found database config for: '%s'", title_id);
 		db_config = *config;
 	}