diff --git a/qdf/Kbuild b/qdf/Kbuild
index ee89dd5c46..3d0b99e9e2 100644
--- a/qdf/Kbuild
+++ b/qdf/Kbuild
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ endif
 
 DEPTH := ../..
 
+HOST_CMN_CONVG_SRC := $(DEPTH)/cmn_dev
+HOST_CMN_CONVG_NLINK := $(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/nlink
+HOST_CMN_CONVG_LOGGING := $(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/logging
+HOST_CMN_CONVG_PTT := $(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/ptt
+
 include $(obj)/$(DEPTH)/os/linux/Makefile-linux.common
 
 ifeq ($(ATH_SUPPORT_HTC),1)
@@ -17,9 +22,31 @@ INCS += -I$(WLAN_TOP)/../../include
 INCS += -I$(WLAN_TOP)/cmn_dev/qdf/inc
 INCS += -I$(WLAN_TOP)/cmn_dev/qdf/linux/src
 
+INCS += -I$(obj)/$(HOST_CMN_CONVG_PTT)/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(HOST_CMN_CONVG_NLINK)/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(HOST_CMN_CONVG_LOGGING)/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/host_diag_log/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/host_diag_log/src \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/utils/ptt/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/hal \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/offload/wlan/txrx/include \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/offload/wlan/ath_pktlog/include \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/offload/wlan/include \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/umac/cmn_services/obj_mgr/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/umac/cmn_services/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/wmi/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/umac/global_umac_dispatcher/lmac_if/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/cmn_dev/umac/cmn_services/mgmt_txrx/dispatcher/inc \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/offload/hw/include \
+        -I$(obj)/$(DEPTH)/umac/base
+
+
 obj-m += qdf.o
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS+= $(INCS) $(COPTS) -Wno-unused-function
+ifeq ($(LOGGING_UTILS_SUPPORT),1)
+EXTRA_CFLAGS+= -DWLAN_LOGGING_SOCK_SVC_ENABLE=1
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip ${QCA_PARTNER_MAKE_F_SUPPORT}),1)
 MOD_CFLAGS = -D"KBUILD_STR(s)=\#s" -D"KBUILD_BASENAME=KBUILD_STR(qdf.mod)"  -D"KBUILD_MODNAME=KBUILD_STR(qdf)"
@@ -42,6 +69,11 @@ linux/src/qdf_trace.o
 #linux/src/qdf_net_ioctl.o
 #linux/src/qdf_net_wext.o
 
+ifeq ($(LOGGING_UTILS_SUPPORT),1)
+qdf-objs += \
+$(HOST_CMN_CONVG_NLINK)/src/wlan_nlink_srv.o \
+$(HOST_CMN_CONVG_LOGGING)/src/wlan_logging_sock_svc.o
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_ADF_NET_IOCTL),1)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS+= -DADF_NET_IOCTL_SUPPORT
diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
index 5c29a6fd02..d7a3fdabb9 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
@@ -694,4 +694,21 @@ QDF_STATUS qdf_print_set_node_flag(unsigned int idx,
 bool qdf_print_get_node_flag(unsigned int idx);
 
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * qdf_logging_init() - Initialize msg logging functionality
+ *
+ *
+ * Return : void
+ */
+void qdf_logging_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * qdf_logging_exit() - Cleanup msg logging functionality
+ *
+ *
+ * Return : void
+ */
+void qdf_logging_exit(void);
+
 #endif /* __QDF_TRACE_H */
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_module.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_module.c
index ce4db058d1..a565d16040 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_module.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_module.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <qdf_perf.h>
+#include <qdf_trace.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Qualcomm Atheros Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Qualcomm Atheros Device Framework Module");
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
 static int __init
 qdf_mod_init(void)
 {
+	qdf_logging_init();
 	qdf_perfmod_init();
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ static void __exit
 qdf_mod_exit(void)
 {
 	qdf_perfmod_exit();
+	qdf_logging_exit();
 }
 module_exit(qdf_mod_exit);
 
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index 28a4efdd46..e7c112f3b3 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 /* macro to map qdf trace levels into the bitmask */
 #define QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_TO_MODULE_BITMASK(_level) ((1 << (_level)))
 
+#include <wlan_logging_sock_svc.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_MCL
 
-#include <wlan_logging_sock_svc.h>
 #include "qdf_time.h"
 #include "qdf_mc_timer.h"
 
@@ -2187,3 +2187,28 @@ void QDF_PRINT_INFO(unsigned int idx, QDF_MODULE_ID module,
 	va_end(args);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(QDF_PRINT_INFO);
+
+#ifdef WLAN_LOGGING_SOCK_SVC_ENABLE
+void qdf_logging_init(void)
+{
+	wlan_logging_sock_init_svc();
+	wlan_logging_sock_activate_svc(1, 10);
+	nl_srv_init(NULL);
+}
+
+void qdf_logging_exit(void)
+{
+	nl_srv_exit();
+	wlan_logging_sock_deactivate_svc();
+	wlan_logging_sock_deinit_svc();
+}
+#else
+void qdf_logging_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+void qdf_logging_exit(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+