diff --git a/diffcore-rename.c b/diffcore-rename.c
index 90db9ebd6d..8fe6c9384b 100644
--- a/diffcore-rename.c
+++ b/diffcore-rename.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 	int num_destinations, dst_cnt;
 	struct progress *progress = NULL;
 
+	trace2_region_enter("diff", "setup", options->repo);
 	if (!minimum_score)
 		minimum_score = DEFAULT_RENAME_SCORE;
 
@@ -510,14 +511,17 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 			register_rename_src(p);
 		}
 	}
+	trace2_region_leave("diff", "setup", options->repo);
 	if (rename_dst_nr == 0 || rename_src_nr == 0)
 		goto cleanup; /* nothing to do */
 
+	trace2_region_enter("diff", "exact renames", options->repo);
 	/*
 	 * We really want to cull the candidates list early
 	 * with cheap tests in order to avoid doing deltas.
 	 */
 	rename_count = find_exact_renames(options);
+	trace2_region_leave("diff", "exact renames", options->repo);
 
 	/* Did we only want exact renames? */
 	if (minimum_score == MAX_SCORE)
@@ -545,6 +549,7 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	trace2_region_enter("diff", "inexact renames", options->repo);
 	if (options->show_rename_progress) {
 		progress = start_delayed_progress(
 				_("Performing inexact rename detection"),
@@ -600,11 +605,13 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 	if (detect_rename == DIFF_DETECT_COPY)
 		rename_count += find_renames(mx, dst_cnt, minimum_score, 1);
 	free(mx);
+	trace2_region_leave("diff", "inexact renames", options->repo);
 
  cleanup:
 	/* At this point, we have found some renames and copies and they
 	 * are recorded in rename_dst.  The original list is still in *q.
 	 */
+	trace2_region_enter("diff", "write back to queue", options->repo);
 	DIFF_QUEUE_CLEAR(&outq);
 	for (i = 0; i < q->nr; i++) {
 		struct diff_filepair *p = q->queue[i];
@@ -680,5 +687,6 @@ void diffcore_rename(struct diff_options *options)
 		strintmap_clear(break_idx);
 		FREE_AND_NULL(break_idx);
 	}
+	trace2_region_leave("diff", "write back to queue", options->repo);
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/merge-ort.c b/merge-ort.c
index 8f4ca4fe83..0f3ad78f3c 100644
--- a/merge-ort.c
+++ b/merge-ort.c
@@ -752,7 +752,9 @@ static int collect_merge_info(struct merge_options *opt,
 	init_tree_desc(t + 1, side1->buffer, side1->size);
 	init_tree_desc(t + 2, side2->buffer, side2->size);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "traverse_trees", opt->repo);
 	ret = traverse_trees(NULL, 3, t, &info);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "traverse_trees", opt->repo);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2095,9 +2097,12 @@ static void detect_regular_renames(struct merge_options *opt,
 	diff_opts.show_rename_progress = opt->show_rename_progress;
 	diff_opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
 	diff_setup_done(&diff_opts);
+
+	trace2_region_enter("diff", "diffcore_rename", opt->repo);
 	diff_tree_oid(&merge_base->object.oid, &side->object.oid, "",
 		      &diff_opts);
 	diffcore_std(&diff_opts);
+	trace2_region_leave("diff", "diffcore_rename", opt->repo);
 
 	if (diff_opts.needed_rename_limit > renames->needed_limit)
 		renames->needed_limit = diff_opts.needed_rename_limit;
@@ -2196,9 +2201,12 @@ static int detect_and_process_renames(struct merge_options *opt,
 
 	memset(&combined, 0, sizeof(combined));
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "regular renames", opt->repo);
 	detect_regular_renames(opt, merge_base, side1, MERGE_SIDE1);
 	detect_regular_renames(opt, merge_base, side2, MERGE_SIDE2);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "regular renames", opt->repo);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "directory renames", opt->repo);
 	need_dir_renames =
 	  !opt->priv->call_depth &&
 	  (opt->detect_directory_renames == MERGE_DIRECTORY_RENAMES_TRUE ||
@@ -2220,8 +2228,11 @@ static int detect_and_process_renames(struct merge_options *opt,
 				 &renames->dir_renames[1],
 				 &renames->dir_renames[2]);
 	QSORT(combined.queue, combined.nr, compare_pairs);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "directory renames", opt->repo);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "process renames", opt->repo);
 	clean &= process_renames(opt, &combined);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "process renames", opt->repo);
 
 	/* Free memory for renames->pairs[] and combined */
 	for (s = MERGE_SIDE1; s <= MERGE_SIDE2; s++) {
@@ -2903,20 +2914,30 @@ static void process_entries(struct merge_options *opt,
 						   STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP,
 						   NULL, 0 };
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "process_entries setup", opt->repo);
 	if (strmap_empty(&opt->priv->paths)) {
 		oidcpy(result_oid, opt->repo->hash_algo->empty_tree);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Hack to pre-allocate plist to the desired size */
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "plist grow", opt->repo);
 	ALLOC_GROW(plist.items, strmap_get_size(&opt->priv->paths), plist.alloc);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "plist grow", opt->repo);
 
 	/* Put every entry from paths into plist, then sort */
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "plist copy", opt->repo);
 	strmap_for_each_entry(&opt->priv->paths, &iter, e) {
 		string_list_append(&plist, e->key)->util = e->value;
 	}
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "plist copy", opt->repo);
+
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "plist special sort", opt->repo);
 	plist.cmp = string_list_df_name_compare;
 	string_list_sort(&plist);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "plist special sort", opt->repo);
+
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "process_entries setup", opt->repo);
 
 	/*
 	 * Iterate over the items in reverse order, so we can handle paths
@@ -2927,6 +2948,7 @@ static void process_entries(struct merge_options *opt,
 	 * (because it allows us to know whether the directory is still in
 	 * the way when it is time to process the file at the same path).
 	 */
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "processing", opt->repo);
 	for (entry = &plist.items[plist.nr-1]; entry >= plist.items; --entry) {
 		char *path = entry->string;
 		/*
@@ -2945,7 +2967,9 @@ static void process_entries(struct merge_options *opt,
 			process_entry(opt, path, ci, &dir_metadata);
 		}
 	}
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "processing", opt->repo);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "process_entries cleanup", opt->repo);
 	if (dir_metadata.offsets.nr != 1 ||
 	    (uintptr_t)dir_metadata.offsets.items[0].util != 0) {
 		printf("dir_metadata.offsets.nr = %d (should be 1)\n",
@@ -2960,6 +2984,7 @@ static void process_entries(struct merge_options *opt,
 	string_list_clear(&plist, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&dir_metadata.versions, 0);
 	string_list_clear(&dir_metadata.offsets, 0);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "process_entries cleanup", opt->repo);
 }
 
 /*** Function Grouping: functions related to merge_switch_to_result() ***/
@@ -3118,12 +3143,15 @@ void merge_switch_to_result(struct merge_options *opt,
 	if (result->clean >= 0 && update_worktree_and_index) {
 		struct merge_options_internal *opti = result->priv;
 
+		trace2_region_enter("merge", "checkout", opt->repo);
 		if (checkout(opt, head, result->tree)) {
 			/* failure to function */
 			result->clean = -1;
 			return;
 		}
+		trace2_region_leave("merge", "checkout", opt->repo);
 
+		trace2_region_enter("merge", "record_conflicted", opt->repo);
 		if (record_conflicted_index_entries(opt, opt->repo->index,
 						    &opti->paths,
 						    &opti->conflicted)) {
@@ -3131,6 +3159,7 @@ void merge_switch_to_result(struct merge_options *opt,
 			result->clean = -1;
 			return;
 		}
+		trace2_region_leave("merge", "record_conflicted", opt->repo);
 	}
 
 	if (display_update_msgs) {
@@ -3140,6 +3169,8 @@ void merge_switch_to_result(struct merge_options *opt,
 		struct string_list olist = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 		int i;
 
+		trace2_region_enter("merge", "display messages", opt->repo);
+
 		/* Hack to pre-allocate olist to the desired size */
 		ALLOC_GROW(olist.items, strmap_get_size(&opti->output),
 			   olist.alloc);
@@ -3161,6 +3192,8 @@ void merge_switch_to_result(struct merge_options *opt,
 		/* Also include needed rename limit adjustment now */
 		diff_warn_rename_limit("merge.renamelimit",
 				       opti->renames.needed_limit, 0);
+
+		trace2_region_leave("merge", "display messages", opt->repo);
 	}
 
 	merge_finalize(opt, result);
@@ -3202,6 +3235,7 @@ static void merge_start(struct merge_options *opt, struct merge_result *result)
 	int i;
 
 	/* Sanity checks on opt */
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "sanity checks", opt->repo);
 	assert(opt->repo);
 
 	assert(opt->branch1 && opt->branch2);
@@ -3228,11 +3262,13 @@ static void merge_start(struct merge_options *opt, struct merge_result *result)
 	assert(opt->obuf.len == 0);
 
 	assert(opt->priv == NULL);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "sanity checks", opt->repo);
 
 	/* Default to histogram diff.  Actually, just hardcode it...for now. */
 	opt->xdl_opts = DIFF_WITH_ALG(opt, HISTOGRAM_DIFF);
 
 	/* Initialization of opt->priv, our internal merge data */
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "allocate/init", opt->repo);
 	opt->priv = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*opt->priv));
 
 	/* Initialization of various renames fields */
@@ -3265,6 +3301,8 @@ static void merge_start(struct merge_options *opt, struct merge_result *result)
 	 * subset of the overall paths that have special output.
 	 */
 	strmap_init(&opt->priv->output);
+
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "allocate/init", opt->repo);
 }
 
 /*** Function Grouping: merge_incore_*() and their internal variants ***/
@@ -3280,6 +3318,7 @@ static void merge_ort_nonrecursive_internal(struct merge_options *opt,
 {
 	struct object_id working_tree_oid;
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "collect_merge_info", opt->repo);
 	if (collect_merge_info(opt, merge_base, side1, side2) != 0) {
 		/*
 		 * TRANSLATORS: The %s arguments are: 1) tree hash of a merge
@@ -3292,10 +3331,16 @@ static void merge_ort_nonrecursive_internal(struct merge_options *opt,
 		result->clean = -1;
 		return;
 	}
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "collect_merge_info", opt->repo);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "renames", opt->repo);
 	result->clean = detect_and_process_renames(opt, merge_base,
 						   side1, side2);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "renames", opt->repo);
+
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "process_entries", opt->repo);
 	process_entries(opt, &working_tree_oid);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "process_entries", opt->repo);
 
 	/* Set return values */
 	result->tree = parse_tree_indirect(&working_tree_oid);
@@ -3396,9 +3441,15 @@ void merge_incore_nonrecursive(struct merge_options *opt,
 			       struct tree *side2,
 			       struct merge_result *result)
 {
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "incore_nonrecursive", opt->repo);
+
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "merge_start", opt->repo);
 	assert(opt->ancestor != NULL);
 	merge_start(opt, result);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "merge_start", opt->repo);
+
 	merge_ort_nonrecursive_internal(opt, merge_base, side1, side2, result);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "incore_nonrecursive", opt->repo);
 }
 
 void merge_incore_recursive(struct merge_options *opt,
@@ -3407,9 +3458,15 @@ void merge_incore_recursive(struct merge_options *opt,
 			    struct commit *side2,
 			    struct merge_result *result)
 {
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "incore_recursive", opt->repo);
+
 	/* We set the ancestor label based on the merge_bases */
 	assert(opt->ancestor == NULL);
 
+	trace2_region_enter("merge", "merge_start", opt->repo);
 	merge_start(opt, result);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "merge_start", opt->repo);
+
 	merge_ort_internal(opt, merge_bases, side1, side2, result);
+	trace2_region_leave("merge", "incore_recursive", opt->repo);
 }
