diff --git a/src/rt/rust_log.h b/src/rt/rust_log.h
index eac3bf62fb8..715ced0ef7b 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_log.h
+++ b/src/rt/rust_log.h
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 #define RUST_LOG_H
 
 const uint32_t log_err = 0;
-const uint32_t log_note = 1;
+const uint32_t log_warn = 1;
+const uint32_t log_info = 2;
+const uint32_t log_debug = 3;
 
 #define LOG(task, field, ...)                                   \
-    DLOG_LVL(log_note, task, task->sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
+    DLOG_LVL(log_debug, task, task->sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define LOG_ERR(task, field, ...)                               \
     DLOG_LVL(log_err, task, task->sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define DLOG(sched, field, ...)                                   \
-    DLOG_LVL(log_note, NULL, sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
+    DLOG_LVL(log_debug, NULL, sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define DLOG_ERR(sched, field, ...)                               \
     DLOG_LVL(log_err, NULL, sched, field, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define LOGPTR(sched, msg, ptrval)                                \
-    DLOG_LVL(log_note, NULL, sched, mem, "%s 0x%" PRIxPTR, msg, ptrval)
+    DLOG_LVL(log_debug, NULL, sched, mem, "%s 0x%" PRIxPTR, msg, ptrval)
 #define DLOG_LVL(lvl, task, sched, field, ...)                    \
     do {                                                        \
         rust_scheduler* _d_ = sched;                            \
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ const uint32_t log_note = 1;
     } while (0)
 
 #define KLOG(k, field, ...) \
-    KLOG_LVL(k, field, log_note, __VA_ARGS__)
+    KLOG_LVL(k, field, log_debug, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define KLOG_LVL(k, field, lvl, ...)                          \
     do {                                                      \
         if (log_rt_##field >= lvl) {                          \
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_scheduler.cpp b/src/rt/rust_scheduler.cpp
index 03567bbe19a..bf40fea36ee 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_scheduler.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rust_scheduler::rust_scheduler(rust_kernel *kernel,
     ref_count(1),
     interrupt_flag(0),
     _log(srv, this),
-    log_lvl(log_note),
+    log_lvl(log_debug),
     srv(srv),
     // TODO: calculate a per scheduler name.
     name("main"),
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ rust_scheduler::schedule_task(int id) {
 
 void
 rust_scheduler::log_state() {
-    if (log_rt_task < log_note) return;
+    if (log_rt_task < log_debug) return;
 
     if (!running_tasks.is_empty()) {
-        log(NULL, log_note, "running tasks:");
+        log(NULL, log_debug, "running tasks:");
         for (size_t i = 0; i < running_tasks.length(); i++) {
-            log(NULL, log_note, "\t task: %s @0x%" PRIxPTR
+            log(NULL, log_debug, "\t task: %s @0x%" PRIxPTR
                 " remaining: %" PRId64 " us",
                 running_tasks[i]->name,
                 running_tasks[i],
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ rust_scheduler::log_state() {
     }
 
     if (!blocked_tasks.is_empty()) {
-        log(NULL, log_note, "blocked tasks:");
+        log(NULL, log_debug, "blocked tasks:");
         for (size_t i = 0; i < blocked_tasks.length(); i++) {
-            log(NULL, log_note, "\t task: %s @0x%" PRIxPTR ", blocked on: 0x%"
+            log(NULL, log_debug, "\t task: %s @0x%" PRIxPTR ", blocked on: 0x%"
                 PRIxPTR " '%s'",
                 blocked_tasks[i]->name, blocked_tasks[i],
                 blocked_tasks[i]->cond, blocked_tasks[i]->cond_name);
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ rust_scheduler::log_state() {
     }
 
     if (!dead_tasks.is_empty()) {
-        log(NULL, log_note, "dead tasks:");
+        log(NULL, log_debug, "dead tasks:");
         for (size_t i = 0; i < dead_tasks.length(); i++) {
-            log(NULL, log_note, "\t task: %s 0x%" PRIxPTR,
+            log(NULL, log_debug, "\t task: %s 0x%" PRIxPTR,
                 dead_tasks[i]->name, dead_tasks[i]);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_scheduler.h b/src/rt/rust_scheduler.h
index ad3203e43c3..39fd4a07f81 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/rt/rust_scheduler.h
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ struct rust_scheduler : public kernel_owned<rust_scheduler>,
 
     // Fields known only by the runtime:
     rust_log _log;
+
+    // NB: this is used to filter *runtime-originating* debug
+    // logging, on a per-scheduler basis. It's not likely what
+    // you want to expose to the user in terms of per-task
+    // or per-module logging control. By default all schedulers
+    // are set to debug-level logging here, and filtered by
+    // runtime category using the pseudo-modules ::rt::foo.
     uint32_t log_lvl;
+
     rust_srv *srv;
     const char *const name;
 
diff --git a/src/rt/rust_shape.cpp b/src/rt/rust_shape.cpp
index c4d9eb6a5a4..bd388ffff82 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_shape.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_shape.cpp
@@ -555,8 +555,6 @@ shape_cmp_type(int8_t *result, const type_desc *tydesc,
 extern "C" void
 shape_log_type(const type_desc *tydesc, uint8_t *data, uint32_t level) {
     rust_task *task = rust_scheduler::get_task();
-    if (task->sched->log_lvl < level)
-        return;     // TODO: Don't evaluate at all?
 
     shape::arena arena;
     shape::type_param *params =