diff --git a/Common/File/VFS/ZipFileReader.cpp b/Common/File/VFS/ZipFileReader.cpp
index 0ffa8fd187..b51b7f4793 100644
--- a/Common/File/VFS/ZipFileReader.cpp
+++ b/Common/File/VFS/ZipFileReader.cpp
@@ -290,22 +290,26 @@ VFSOpenFile *ZipFileReader::OpenFileForRead(VFSFileReference *vfsReference, size
 }
 
 void ZipFileReader::Rewind(VFSOpenFile *vfsOpenFile) {
-	ZipFileReaderOpenFile *openFile = (ZipFileReaderOpenFile *)vfsOpenFile;
-	// Close and re-open.
-	zip_fclose(openFile->zf);
-	openFile->zf = zip_fopen_index(zip_file_, openFile->reference->zi, 0);
+	ZipFileReaderOpenFile *file = (ZipFileReaderOpenFile *)vfsOpenFile;
+	_assert_(file);
+	_dbg_assert_(file->zf != nullptr);
+	zip_fseek(file->zf, 0, SEEK_SET);
 }
 
 size_t ZipFileReader::Read(VFSOpenFile *vfsOpenFile, void *buffer, size_t length) {
 	ZipFileReaderOpenFile *file = (ZipFileReaderOpenFile *)vfsOpenFile;
+	_assert_(file);
+	_dbg_assert_(file->zf != nullptr);
 	return zip_fread(file->zf, buffer, length);
 }
 
 void ZipFileReader::CloseFile(VFSOpenFile *vfsOpenFile) {
 	ZipFileReaderOpenFile *file = (ZipFileReaderOpenFile *)vfsOpenFile;
+	_assert_(file);
 	_dbg_assert_(file->zf != nullptr);
 	zip_fclose(file->zf);
 	file->zf = nullptr;
+	vfsOpenFile = nullptr;
 	lock_.unlock();
 	delete file;
 }
diff --git a/Common/LogReporting.cpp b/Common/LogReporting.cpp
index 7c6ac3b440..9f41875aa0 100644
--- a/Common/LogReporting.cpp
+++ b/Common/LogReporting.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void ReportMessage(const char *message, ...) {
 		return;
 
 	const int MESSAGE_BUFFER_SIZE = 65536;
-	char temp[MESSAGE_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	char *temp = new char [MESSAGE_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, message);
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void ReportMessage(const char *message, ...) {
 	va_end(args);
 
 	messageCallback(message, temp);
+
+	delete[] temp;
 }
 
 void ReportMessageFormatted(const char *message, const char *formatted) {
diff --git a/Common/Net/HTTPRequest.cpp b/Common/Net/HTTPRequest.cpp
index d606a6c946..28fa7332f7 100644
--- a/Common/Net/HTTPRequest.cpp
+++ b/Common/Net/HTTPRequest.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace http {
 
-Request::Request(RequestMethod method, const std::string &url, std::string_view name, bool *cancelled, ProgressBarMode mode) : method_(method), url_(url), name_(name), progress_(cancelled), progressBarMode_(mode) {
+Request::Request(RequestMethod method, const std::string &url, std::string_view name, bool *cancelled, ProgressBarMode mode)
+	: method_(method), url_(url), name_(name), progress_(cancelled), progressBarMode_(mode) {
 	INFO_LOG(Log::HTTP, "HTTP %s request: %s (%.*s)", RequestMethodToString(method), url.c_str(), (int)name.size(), name.data());
 
 	progress_.callback = [=](int64_t bytes, int64_t contentLength, bool done) {
diff --git a/Common/Net/Resolve.cpp b/Common/Net/Resolve.cpp
index bcdd1ad567..7ec678150b 100644
--- a/Common/Net/Resolve.cpp
+++ b/Common/Net/Resolve.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void Shutdown()
 #endif
 }
 
+// NOTE: Due to the nature of getaddrinfo, this can block indefinitely. Not good.
 bool DNSResolve(const std::string &host, const std::string &service, addrinfo **res, std::string &error, DNSType type) {
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(SWITCH)
 	// Force IPv4 lookups.
diff --git a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
index 7adceca25d..614f43a5ab 100644
--- a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
+++ b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ bool ElfReader::LoadRelocations(const Elf32_Rel *rels, int numRelocs) {
 					// It appears the PSP takes any relocation that is not a HI16.
 					if (t_type != R_MIPS_LO16) {
 						if (t_type != R_MIPS_16) {
-							// Let's play it safe for now and skip.  We've only seen this type.
+							// Let's play it safe for now and skip. We've only seen this type.
+							// These exists in some popular games like Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines and GTA: VCS: (https://report.ppsspp.org/logs/kind/1187)
 							ERROR_LOG_REPORT(Log::Loader, "ELF relocation HI16/%d pair (instead of LO16) at %08x / %08x", t_type, addr, corrLoAddr);
 							continue;
 						} else {
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.cpp b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.cpp
index 021ee7b16c..c917eb05d1 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ bool JitBlock::ContainsAddress(u32 em_address) const {
 }
 
 bool JitBlockCache::IsFull() const {
-	// -10 to safely leave space for some proxy blocks, which we don't check before we allocate (not ideal, but should work).
-	return num_blocks_ >= MAX_NUM_BLOCKS - 10;
+	// Subtract some amount to safely leave space for some proxy blocks, which we don't check before we allocate (not ideal, but should be enough).
+	return num_blocks_ >= MAX_NUM_BLOCKS - 512;
 }
 
 void JitBlockCache::Init() {
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ void JitBlockCache::ProxyBlock(u32 rootAddress, u32 startAddress, u32 size, cons
 void JitBlockCache::AddBlockMap(int block_num) {
 	const JitBlock &b = blocks_[block_num];
 	// Convert the logical address to a physical address for the block map
-	// Yeah, this'll work fine for PSP too I think.
 	u32 pAddr = b.originalAddress & 0x1FFFFFFF;
 	block_map_[std::make_pair(pAddr + 4 * b.originalSize, pAddr)] = block_num;
 }
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.h b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.h
index 16457b0b06..6cf805a6e5 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.h
+++ b/Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.h
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ private:
 	std::pair<u32, u32> blockMemRanges_[3];
 
 	enum {
-		MAX_NUM_BLOCKS = 65536*2
+		// Where does this number come from?
+		MAX_NUM_BLOCKS = 65536 * 4
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/Core/MIPS/MIPSInt.cpp b/Core/MIPS/MIPSInt.cpp
index ade4f32cd1..5a04ff2147 100644
--- a/Core/MIPS/MIPSInt.cpp
+++ b/Core/MIPS/MIPSInt.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace MIPSInt
 		int func = (op >> 16) & 0x1F;
 
 		// Let's only report this once per run to be safe from impacting perf.
-		static bool reportedAlignment = false;
+		static bool loggedAlignment = false;
 
 		// It appears that a cache line is 0x40 (64) bytes, loops in games
 		// issue the cache instruction at that interval.
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ namespace MIPSInt
 				int size = 0x40 + (addr & 0x3F);
 				MIPSComp::jit->InvalidateCacheAt(alignedAddr, size);
 				// Using a bool to avoid locking/etc. in case it's slow.
-				if (!reportedAlignment && (addr & 0x3F) != 0) {
-					WARN_LOG_REPORT(Log::JIT, "Unaligned icache invalidation of %08x (%08x + %d) at PC=%08x", addr, R(rs), imm, PC);
-					reportedAlignment = true;
+				if (!loggedAlignment && (addr & 0x3F) != 0) {
+					// These are seen exclusively in Lego games, and are really no big deal. Reporting removed.
+					WARN_LOG(Log::JIT, "Unaligned icache invalidation of %08x (%08x + %d) at PC=%08x", addr, R(rs), imm, PC);
+					loggedAlignment = true;
 				}
 				if (alignedAddr <= PC + 4 && alignedAddr + size >= PC - 4) {
 					// This is probably rare so we don't use a static bool.
diff --git a/Core/Reporting.cpp b/Core/Reporting.cpp
index 5e01300afa..41077ddc20 100644
--- a/Core/Reporting.cpp
+++ b/Core/Reporting.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ namespace Reporting
 
 	// Internal limiter on number of requests per instance.
 	static u32 spamProtectionCount = 0;
-	// Temporarily stores a reference to the hostname.
-	static std::string lastHostname;
-
 	// Keeps track of whether a harmful setting was ever used.
 	static bool everUnsupported = false;
 	// Support is cached here to avoid checking it on every single request.
@@ -84,22 +81,13 @@ namespace Reporting
 	static int lastModuleVersion;
 	static uint32_t lastModuleCrc;
 
-	static std::mutex pendingMessageLock;
-	static std::condition_variable pendingMessageCond;
-	static std::deque<int> pendingMessages;
-	static bool pendingMessagesDone = false;
-	static std::thread messageThread;
-	static std::thread compatThread;
-
-	enum class RequestType
-	{
+	enum class RequestType {
 		NONE,
 		MESSAGE,
 		COMPAT,
 	};
 
-	struct Payload
-	{
+	struct Payload {
 		RequestType type;
 		std::string string1;
 		std::string string2;
@@ -107,8 +95,6 @@ namespace Reporting
 		int int2;
 		int int3;
 	};
-	static Payload payloadBuffer[PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE];
-	static int payloadBufferPos = 0;
 
 	static std::mutex crcLock;
 	static std::condition_variable crcCond;
@@ -240,10 +226,9 @@ namespace Reporting
 	}
 
 	// Returns the full host (e.g. report.ppsspp.org:80.)
-	std::string ServerHost()
-	{
+	std::string ServerHost() {
 		if (g_Config.sReportHost.compare("default") == 0)
-			return "";
+			return "report.ppsspp.org";
 		return g_Config.sReportHost;
 	}
 
@@ -267,20 +252,18 @@ namespace Reporting
 	}
 
 	// Returns only the hostname part (e.g. "report.ppsspp.org".)
-	static const char *ServerHostname()
-	{
+	static std::string ServerHostname() {
 		if (!IsEnabled())
-			return NULL;
+			return "";
 
 		std::string host = ServerHost();
 		size_t length = ServerHostnameLength();
 
 		// This means there's no port number - it's already the hostname.
 		if (length == host.npos)
-			lastHostname = host;
+			return host;
 		else
-			lastHostname = host.substr(0, length);
-		return lastHostname.c_str();
+			return host.substr(0, length);
 	}
 
 	// Returns only the port part (e.g. 80) as an int.
@@ -306,36 +289,15 @@ namespace Reporting
 		return ++spamProtectionCount >= SPAM_LIMIT;
 	}
 
-	bool SendReportRequest(const char *uri, const std::string &data, const std::string &mimeType, Buffer *output = NULL)
-	{
-		http::Client http;
-		net::RequestProgress progress(&pendingMessagesDone);
-		Buffer theVoid = Buffer::Void();
-
-		http.SetUserAgent(StringFromFormat("PPSSPP/%s", PPSSPP_GIT_VERSION));
-
-		if (output == nullptr)
-			output = &theVoid;
-
-		const char *serverHost = ServerHostname();
-		if (!serverHost)
-			return false;
-
-		if (http.Resolve(serverHost, ServerPort())) {
-			int result = -1;
-			if (http.Connect()) {
-				result = http.POST(http::RequestParams(uri), data, mimeType, output, &progress);
-				http.Disconnect();
-			}
-
-			return result >= 200 && result < 300;
-		} else {
-			return false;
-		}
+	static void SendReportRequest(const char *uri, const std::string &data, const std::string &mimeType, std::function<void(http::Request &)> callback) {
+		char url[1024];
+		std::string hostname = ServerHostname();
+		int port = ServerPort();
+		snprintf(url, sizeof(url), "http://%s:%d%s", hostname.c_str(), port, uri);
+		g_DownloadManager.AsyncPostWithCallback(url, data, mimeType, http::ProgressBarMode::NONE, callback);
 	}
 
-	std::string StripTrailingNull(const std::string &str)
-	{
+	std::string StripTrailingNull(const std::string &str) {
 		size_t pos = str.find_first_of('\0');
 		if (pos != str.npos)
 			return str.substr(0, pos);
@@ -385,14 +347,12 @@ namespace Reporting
 	bool MessageAllowed();
 	void SendReportMessage(const char *message, const char *formatted);
 
-	void Init()
-	{
+	void Init() {
 		// New game, clean slate.
 		spamProtectionCount = 0;
 		ResetCounts();
 		everUnsupported = false;
 		currentSupported = IsSupported();
-		pendingMessagesDone = false;
 		Reporting::SetupCallbacks(&MessageAllowed, &SendReportMessage);
 
 		lastModuleName.clear();
@@ -400,24 +360,14 @@ namespace Reporting
 		lastModuleCrc = 0;
 	}
 
-	void Shutdown()
-	{
-		pendingMessageLock.lock();
-		pendingMessagesDone = true;
-		pendingMessageCond.notify_one();
-		pendingMessageLock.unlock();
-		if (compatThread.joinable())
-			compatThread.join();
-		if (messageThread.joinable())
-			messageThread.join();
+	void Shutdown() {
 		PurgeCRC();
 
 		// Just so it can be enabled in the menu again.
 		Init();
 	}
 
-	void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
-	{
+	void DoState(PointerWrap &p) {
 		const int LATEST_VERSION = 1;
 		auto s = p.Section("Reporting", 0, LATEST_VERSION);
 		if (!s || s < LATEST_VERSION) {
@@ -429,8 +379,7 @@ namespace Reporting
 		Do(p, everUnsupported);
 	}
 
-	void UpdateConfig()
-	{
+	void UpdateConfig() {
 		currentSupported = IsSupported();
 		if (!currentSupported && PSP_IsInited())
 			everUnsupported = true;
@@ -514,13 +463,7 @@ namespace Reporting
 		}
 	}
 
-	int Process(int pos)
-	{
-		SetCurrentThreadName("Report");
-
-		AndroidJNIThreadContext jniContext;  // destructor detaches
-
-		Payload &payload = payloadBuffer[pos];
+	int Process(const Payload &payload) {
 		Buffer output;
 
 		MultipartFormDataEncoder postdata;
@@ -529,21 +472,18 @@ namespace Reporting
 		AddConfigInfo(postdata);
 		AddGameplayInfo(postdata);
 
-		switch (payload.type)
-		{
+		switch (payload.type) {
 		case RequestType::MESSAGE:
 			// TODO: Add CRC?
 			postdata.Add("message", payload.string1);
 			postdata.Add("value", payload.string2);
 			// We tend to get corrupted data, this acts as a very primitive verification check.
 			postdata.Add("verify", payload.string1 + payload.string2);
-			payload.string1.clear();
-			payload.string2.clear();
 
 			postdata.Finish();
-			serverWorking = true;
-			if (!SendReportRequest("/report/message", postdata.ToString(), postdata.GetMimeType()))
-				serverWorking = false;
+			SendReportRequest("/report/message", postdata.ToString(), postdata.GetMimeType(), [=](http::Request &req) {
+				serverWorking = !req.Failed();
+			});
 			break;
 
 		case RequestType::COMPAT:
@@ -556,31 +496,28 @@ namespace Reporting
 			postdata.Add("crc", StringFromFormat("%08x", RetrieveCRCUnlessPowerSaving(PSP_CoreParameter().fileToStart)));
 			postdata.Add("suggestions", payload.string1 != "perfect" && payload.string1 != "playable" ? "1" : "0");
 			AddScreenshotData(postdata, Path(payload.string2));
-			payload.string1.clear();
-			payload.string2.clear();
 
 			postdata.Finish();
 			serverWorking = true;
-			if (!SendReportRequest("/report/compat", postdata.ToString(), postdata.GetMimeType(), &output)) {
-				serverWorking = false;
-			} else {
-				std::string result;
-				output.TakeAll(&result);
+			SendReportRequest("/report/compat", postdata.ToString(), postdata.GetMimeType(), [=](http::Request &req) {
+				if (req.Failed()) {
+					serverWorking = false;
+					return;
+				}
+				serverWorking = true;
 
+				std::string result;
+				req.buffer().TakeAll(&result);
 				lastCompatResult.clear();
 				if (result.empty() || result[0] == '0')
 					serverWorking = false;
 				else if (result[0] != '1')
 					SplitString(result, '\n', lastCompatResult);
-			}
+			});
 			break;
-
 		case RequestType::NONE:
 			break;
 		}
-
-		payload.type = RequestType::NONE;
-
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -643,56 +580,12 @@ namespace Reporting
 		g_Config.sReportHost = "default";
 	}
 
-	ReportStatus GetStatus()
-	{
+	ReportStatus GetStatus() {
 		if (!serverWorking)
 			return ReportStatus::FAILING;
-
-		for (int pos = 0; pos < PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE; ++pos)
-		{
-			if (payloadBuffer[pos].type != RequestType::NONE)
-				return ReportStatus::BUSY;
-		}
-
 		return ReportStatus::WORKING;
 	}
 
-	int NextFreePos()
-	{
-		int start = payloadBufferPos % PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE;
-		do
-		{
-			int pos = payloadBufferPos++ % PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE;
-			if (payloadBuffer[pos].type == RequestType::NONE)
-				return pos;
-		}
-		while (payloadBufferPos != start);
-
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	int ProcessPending() {
-		SetCurrentThreadName("Report");
-
-		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> guard(pendingMessageLock);
-		while (!pendingMessagesDone) {
-			while (!pendingMessages.empty() && !pendingMessagesDone) {
-				int pos = pendingMessages.front();
-				pendingMessages.pop_front();
-
-				guard.unlock();
-				Process(pos);
-				guard.lock();
-			}
-			if (pendingMessagesDone) {
-				break;
-			}
-			pendingMessageCond.wait(guard);
-		}
-
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	bool MessageAllowed() {
 		if (!IsEnabled() || CheckSpamLimited())
 			return false;
@@ -700,33 +593,20 @@ namespace Reporting
 	}
 
 	void SendReportMessage(const char *message, const char *formatted) {
-		int pos = NextFreePos();
-		if (pos == -1)
-			return;
+		// MessageAllowed is checked first.
 
-		Payload &payload = payloadBuffer[pos];
+		Payload payload{};
 		payload.type = RequestType::MESSAGE;
 		payload.string1 = message;
 		payload.string2 = formatted;
 
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(pendingMessageLock);
-		pendingMessages.push_back(pos);
-		pendingMessageCond.notify_one();
-
-		if (!messageThread.joinable()) {
-			messageThread = std::thread(ProcessPending);
-		}
+		Process(payload);
 	}
 
-	void ReportCompatibility(const char *compat, int graphics, int speed, int gameplay, const std::string &screenshotFilename)
-	{
+	void ReportCompatibility(const char *compat, int graphics, int speed, int gameplay, const std::string &screenshotFilename) {
 		if (!IsEnabled())
 			return;
-		int pos = NextFreePos();
-		if (pos == -1)
-			return;
-
-		Payload &payload = payloadBuffer[pos];
+		Payload payload{};
 		payload.type = RequestType::COMPAT;
 		payload.string1 = compat;
 		payload.string2 = screenshotFilename;
@@ -734,9 +614,7 @@ namespace Reporting
 		payload.int2 = speed;
 		payload.int3 = gameplay;
 
-		if (compatThread.joinable())
-			compatThread.join();
-		compatThread = std::thread(Process, pos);
+		Process(payload);
 	}
 
 	std::vector<std::string> CompatibilitySuggestions() {
diff --git a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
index 305aff0bf4..5d8399e48c 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ Draw::Texture *FramebufferManagerCommon::MakePixelTexture(const u8 *srcPixels, G
 	return tex;
 }
 
-void FramebufferManagerCommon::DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int srcStride, GEBufferFormat srcPixelFormat) {
+bool FramebufferManagerCommon::DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int srcStride, GEBufferFormat srcPixelFormat) {
 	textureCache_->ForgetLastTexture();
 	shaderManager_->DirtyLastShader();
 
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int
 	float v0 = 0.0f, v1 = 1.0f;
 	Draw::Texture *pixelsTex = MakePixelTexture(srcPixels, srcPixelFormat, srcStride, 512, 272);
 	if (!pixelsTex)
-		return;
+		return false;
 
 	int uvRotation = useBufferedRendering_ ? g_Config.iInternalScreenRotation : ROTATION_LOCKED_HORIZONTAL;
 	OutputFlags flags = g_Config.iDisplayFilter == SCALE_LINEAR ? OutputFlags::LINEAR : OutputFlags::NEAREST;
@@ -1552,6 +1552,8 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int
 
 	DiscardFramebufferCopy();
 	currentRenderVfb_ = nullptr;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 void FramebufferManagerCommon::SetViewport2D(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
@@ -1633,8 +1635,14 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::CopyDisplayToOutput(bool reallyDirty) {
 	if (!vfb) {
 		if (Memory::IsValidAddress(fbaddr)) {
 			// The game is displaying something directly from RAM. In GTA, it's decoded video.
-			DrawFramebufferToOutput(Memory::GetPointerUnchecked(fbaddr), displayStride_, displayFormat_);
-			// This effectively calls presentation_->NotifyPresent();
+			// If successful, this effectively calls presentation_->NotifyPresent();
+			if (!DrawFramebufferToOutput(Memory::GetPointerUnchecked(fbaddr), displayStride_, displayFormat_)) {
+				if (useBufferedRendering_) {
+					// Bind and clear the backbuffer. This should be the first time during the frame that it's bound.
+					draw_->BindFramebufferAsRenderTarget(nullptr, { Draw::RPAction::CLEAR, Draw::RPAction::CLEAR, Draw::RPAction::CLEAR }, "CopyDisplayToOutput_DrawError");
+				}
+				presentation_->NotifyPresent();
+			}
 			return;
 		} else {
 			DEBUG_LOG(Log::FrameBuf, "Found no FBO to display! displayFBPtr = %08x", fbaddr);
diff --git a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.h b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.h
index e8debc8d7b..1a3c9ead6a 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.h
+++ b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.h
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public:
 	void ReadFramebufferToMemory(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, int x, int y, int w, int h, RasterChannel channel, Draw::ReadbackMode mode);
 
 	void DownloadFramebufferForClut(u32 fb_address, u32 loadBytes);
-	void DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int srcStride, GEBufferFormat srcPixelFormat);
+	bool DrawFramebufferToOutput(const u8 *srcPixels, int srcStride, GEBufferFormat srcPixelFormat);
 
 	void DrawPixels(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, int dstX, int dstY, const u8 *srcPixels, GEBufferFormat srcPixelFormat, int srcStride, int width, int height, RasterChannel channel, const char *tag);
 
diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
index 4305917502..6f024b25dd 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommon.cpp
@@ -1349,8 +1349,7 @@ void GPUCommon::FlushImm() {
 }
 
 void GPUCommon::Execute_Unknown(u32 op, u32 diff) {
-	if ((op & 0xFFFFFF) != 0)
-		WARN_LOG_REPORT_ONCE(unknowncmd, Log::G3D, "Unknown GE command : %08x ", op);
+	// Do nothing. We used to report here, but we're confident we have them all so no need to report unknown.
 }
 
 void GPUCommon::FastLoadBoneMatrix(u32 target) {
diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
index d4438501aa..9dcbc9cc3a 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ void GPUCommonHW::CopyDisplayToOutput(bool reallyDirty) {
 
 	shaderManager_->DirtyLastShader();
 
+	// after this, render pass is active.
 	framebufferManager_->CopyDisplayToOutput(reallyDirty);
 
 	gstate_c.Dirty(DIRTY_TEXTURE_IMAGE);
diff --git a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.h b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.h
index 7e3671cff6..56d51218e8 100644
--- a/GPU/GPUCommonHW.h
+++ b/GPU/GPUCommonHW.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public:
 	GPUCommonHW(GraphicsContext *gfxCtx, Draw::DrawContext *draw);
 	~GPUCommonHW();
 
+	// This can fail, and if so no render pass is active.
 	void CopyDisplayToOutput(bool reallyDirty) override;
 	void DoState(PointerWrap &p) override;
 	void DeviceLost() override;
diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index 496ebf1050..2fe797db2e 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -1397,7 +1397,9 @@ ScreenRenderFlags EmuScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 		}
 
 		Draw::BackendState state = draw->GetCurrentBackendState();
-		_assert_msg_(!state.valid || state.passes >= 1, "skipB: %d sw: %d mode: %d back: %d tag: %s", (int)skipBufferEffects, (int)g_Config.bSoftwareRendering, (int)mode, (int)g_Config.iGPUBackend, screenManager()->topScreen()->tag());
+		if (state.valid) {
+			_assert_msg_(state.passes >= 1, "skipB: %d sw: %d mode: %d back: %d tag: %s", (int)skipBufferEffects, (int)g_Config.bSoftwareRendering, (int)mode, (int)g_Config.iGPUBackend, screenManager()->topScreen()->tag());
+		}
 
 		// Need to make sure the UI texture is available, for "darken".
 		screenManager()->getUIContext()->BeginFrame();
@@ -1523,8 +1525,10 @@ ScreenRenderFlags EmuScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 
 	Draw::BackendState state = draw->GetCurrentBackendState();
 
-	// We allow if !state.valid, that means it's not the Vulkan backend.
-	_assert_msg_(!state.valid || state.passes >= 1, "skipB: %d sw: %d mode: %d back: %d bound: %d", (int)skipBufferEffects, (int)g_Config.bSoftwareRendering, (int)mode, (int)g_Config.iGPUBackend, (int)framebufferBound);
+	// State.valid just states whether the passes parameter has a meaningful value.
+	if (state.valid) {
+		_assert_msg_(state.passes >= 1, "skipB: %d sw: %d mode: %d back: %d bound: %d", (int)skipBufferEffects, (int)g_Config.bSoftwareRendering, (int)mode, (int)g_Config.iGPUBackend, (int)framebufferBound);
+	}
 
 	screenManager()->getUIContext()->BeginFrame();
 
diff --git a/UI/ReportScreen.cpp b/UI/ReportScreen.cpp
index 6d65a67003..e698abf6d1 100644
--- a/UI/ReportScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/ReportScreen.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ ReportScreen::ReportScreen(const Path &gamePath)  // unused gamePath, after remo
 
 ScreenRenderFlags ReportScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 	_dbg_assert_(mode & ScreenRenderMode::FIRST);
-	_dbg_assert_(mode & ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
+	// _dbg_assert_(mode & ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 
 	if (mode & ScreenRenderMode::TOP) {
 		// We do this after render because we need it to be within the frame (so the screenshot works).