diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
index 3f795526c..c4bf95962 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
@@ -527,11 +527,13 @@ BENCHMARK(BM_log_print_overhead);
 /*
  *	Measure the time it takes to submit the android event logging call
  * using discrete acquisition (StartBenchmarkTiming() -> StopBenchmarkTiming())
- * under light load. Expect this to be a dozen or so syscall periods (40us)
+ * under light load. Expect this to be a long path to logger to convert the
+ * unknown tag (0) into a tagname (less than 200us).
  */
 static void BM_log_event_overhead(int iters) {
   for (unsigned long long i = 0; i < (unsigned)iters; ++i) {
     StartBenchmarkTiming();
+    // log tag number 0 is not known, nor shall it ever be known
     __android_log_btwrite(0, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &i, sizeof(i));
     StopBenchmarkTiming();
     logd_yield();
@@ -539,6 +541,28 @@ static void BM_log_event_overhead(int iters) {
 }
 BENCHMARK(BM_log_event_overhead);
 
+/*
+ *	Measure the time it takes to submit the android event logging call
+ * using discrete acquisition (StartBenchmarkTiming() -> StopBenchmarkTiming())
+ * under light load with a known logtag.  Expect this to be a dozen or so
+ * syscall periods (less than 40us)
+ */
+static void BM_log_event_overhead_42(int iters) {
+  for (unsigned long long i = 0; i < (unsigned)iters; ++i) {
+    StartBenchmarkTiming();
+    // In system/core/logcat/event.logtags:
+    // # These are used for testing, do not modify without updating
+    // # tests/framework-tests/src/android/util/EventLogFunctionalTest.java.
+    // # system/core/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+    // # system/core/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+    // 42    answer (to life the universe etc|3)
+    __android_log_btwrite(42, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &i, sizeof(i));
+    StopBenchmarkTiming();
+    logd_yield();
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_log_event_overhead_42);
+
 static void BM_log_event_overhead_null(int iters) {
   set_log_null();
   BM_log_event_overhead(iters);
diff --git a/logcat/event.logtags b/logcat/event.logtags
index 909f8e200..9f053511b 100644
--- a/logcat/event.logtags
+++ b/logcat/event.logtags
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 # These are used for testing, do not modify without updating
 # tests/framework-tests/src/android/util/EventLogFunctionalTest.java.
+# system/core/liblog/tests/liblog_benchmark.cpp
+# system/core/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
 42    answer (to life the universe etc|3)
 314   pi
 2718  e
diff --git a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
index ddff39350..d0101edf6 100644
--- a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ TEST(logd, benchmark) {
                     " BM_log_maximum_retry"
                     " BM_log_maximum"
                     " BM_clock_overhead"
-                    " BM_log_overhead"
+                    " BM_log_print_overhead"
                     " BM_log_latency"
                     " BM_log_delay",
                     "r")));
@@ -434,13 +434,13 @@ TEST(logd, benchmark) {
     char buffer[5120];
 
     static const char* benchmarks[] = {
-        "BM_log_maximum_retry ", "BM_log_maximum ", "BM_clock_overhead ",
-        "BM_log_overhead ",      "BM_log_latency ", "BM_log_delay "
+        "BM_log_maximum_retry ",  "BM_log_maximum ", "BM_clock_overhead ",
+        "BM_log_print_overhead ", "BM_log_latency ", "BM_log_delay "
     };
     static const unsigned int log_maximum_retry = 0;
     static const unsigned int log_maximum = 1;
     static const unsigned int clock_overhead = 2;
-    static const unsigned int log_overhead = 3;
+    static const unsigned int log_print_overhead = 3;
     static const unsigned int log_latency = 4;
     static const unsigned int log_delay = 5;
 
@@ -469,21 +469,23 @@ TEST(logd, benchmark) {
     }
 
     EXPECT_GE(200000UL, ns[log_maximum_retry]);  // 104734 user
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[log_maximum_retry]);       // failure to parse
 
     EXPECT_GE(90000UL, ns[log_maximum]);  // 46913 user
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[log_maximum]);      // failure to parse
 
     EXPECT_GE(4096UL, ns[clock_overhead]);  // 4095
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[clock_overhead]);     // failure to parse
 
-    EXPECT_GE(250000UL, ns[log_overhead]);  // 126886 user
+    EXPECT_GE(250000UL, ns[log_print_overhead]);  // 126886 user
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[log_print_overhead]);       // failure to parse
 
     EXPECT_GE(10000000UL,
               ns[log_latency]);  // 1453559 user space (background cgroup)
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[log_latency]);  // failure to parse
 
     EXPECT_GE(20000000UL, ns[log_delay]);  // 10500289 user
-
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < arraysize(ns); ++i) {
-        EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[i]);
-    }
+    EXPECT_NE(0UL, ns[log_delay]);         // failure to parse
 
     alloc_statistics(&buf, &len);