diff --git a/include/luisa/core/logging.h b/include/luisa/core/logging.h
index c2ad9a2b5..d5f5ba08f 100644
--- a/include/luisa/core/logging.h
+++ b/include/luisa/core/logging.h
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ template<typename... Args>
     auto trace = luisa::backtrace();
     for (auto i = 0u; i < trace.size(); i++) {
         auto &&t = trace[i];
-        using namespace std::string_view_literals;
-        error_message.append(luisa::format(
-            ("\n    {:>2} {}"sv),
-            i, luisa::to_string(t)));
+        fmt::format_to(std::back_inserter(error_message),
+                       FMT_STRING("\n    {:>2} {}"), i, t);
     }
     detail::default_logger().error(error_message);
     std::abort();
@@ -89,33 +87,27 @@ LC_CORE_API void log_flush() noexcept;
 
 }// namespace luisa
 
-#ifdef LUISA_DISABLE_STATIC_FMT_STRING
-#define LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(s) (s)
-#else
-#define LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(s) FMT_STRING(s)
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @brief Verbose logging
  * 
  * Ex. LUISA_VERBOSE("function {} returns {}", functionName, functionReturnInt);
  */
 #define LUISA_VERBOSE(f, ...) \
-    ::luisa::log_verbose(::fmt::format(LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
+    ::luisa::log_verbose(::fmt::format(FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
 /**
  * @brief Info logging
  * 
  * Ex. LUISA_INFO("function {} returns {}", functionName, functionReturnInt);
  */
 #define LUISA_INFO(f, ...) \
-    ::luisa::log_info(::fmt::format(LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
+    ::luisa::log_info(::fmt::format(FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
 /**
  * @brief Warning logging
  * 
  * Ex. LUISA_WARNING("function {} returns {}", functionName, functionReturnInt);
  */
 #define LUISA_WARNING(f, ...) \
-    ::luisa::log_warning(::fmt::format(LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
+    ::luisa::log_warning(::fmt::format(FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
 /**
  * @brief Error logging
  * 
@@ -123,7 +115,7 @@ LC_CORE_API void log_flush() noexcept;
  * Ex. LUISA_ERROR("function {} returns {}", functionName, functionReturnInt);
  */
 #define LUISA_ERROR(f, ...) \
-    ::luisa::log_error(::fmt::format(LUISA_STATIC_FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
+    ::luisa::log_error(::fmt::format(FMT_STRING(f) __VA_OPT__(, ) __VA_ARGS__))
 
 /// LUISA_VERBOSE with file and line information
 #define LUISA_VERBOSE_WITH_LOCATION(fmt, ...) \
diff --git a/include/luisa/core/stl/format.h b/include/luisa/core/stl/format.h
index 54465f2a1..aff163d11 100644
--- a/include/luisa/core/stl/format.h
+++ b/include/luisa/core/stl/format.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <luisa/core/basic_types.h>
 #include <luisa/core/stl/string.h>
+#include <luisa/core/platform.h>// for TraceItem
 
 namespace luisa {
 
@@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ namespace fmt {
 
 template<typename T, size_t N>
 struct formatter<luisa::Vector<T, N>> {
-    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.begin()) {
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const noexcept {
         return ctx.end();
     }
     template<typename FormatContext>
-    auto format(const luisa::Vector<T, N> &v, FormatContext &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
+    auto format(const luisa::Vector<T, N> &v, FormatContext &ctx) const noexcept {
         using namespace std::string_view_literals;
         using luisa::uint;
         using luisa::ushort;
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@ struct formatter<luisa::Vector<T, N>> {
 
 template<size_t N>
 struct formatter<luisa::Matrix<N>> {
-    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.begin()) {
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const noexcept {
         return ctx.end();
     }
     template<typename FormatContext>
-    auto format(const luisa::Matrix<N> &m, FormatContext &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
+    auto format(const luisa::Matrix<N> &m, FormatContext &ctx) const noexcept {
         if constexpr (N == 2u) {
             return fmt::format_to(
                 ctx.out(),
@@ -132,16 +133,17 @@ struct formatter<luisa::Matrix<N>> {
     }
 };
 
-// template<typename T, size_t N>
-// struct formatter<std::array<T, N>> {
-//     constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.begin()) {
-//         return ctx.end();
-//     }
-//     template<typename FormatContext>
-//     auto format(const std::array<T, N> &a, FormatContext &ctx) const -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
-//         return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), FMT_STRING("[{}]"), fmt::join(a, ", "));
-//     }
-// };
+template<>
+struct formatter<luisa::TraceItem> {
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context &ctx) const noexcept {
+        return ctx.end();
+    }
+    template<typename FormatContext>
+    auto format(const luisa::TraceItem &item, FormatContext &ctx) const noexcept {
+        return luisa::format_to(ctx.out(), FMT_STRING("[0x{:012x}]: {} :: {} + {}"),
+                                item.address, item.module, item.symbol, item.offset);
+    }
+};
 
 }// namespace fmt
 
diff --git a/src/core/platform.cpp b/src/core/platform.cpp
index 088e4fbbb..89d8f6b7e 100644
--- a/src/core/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platform.cpp
@@ -392,8 +392,6 @@ luisa::string current_executable_path() noexcept {
 namespace luisa {
 luisa::string to_string(const TraceItem &item) noexcept {
     using namespace std::string_view_literals;
-    return luisa::format(
-        FMT_STRING("[0x{:012x}]: {} :: {} + {}"sv),
-        item.address, item.module, item.symbol, item.offset);
+    return luisa::format("{}", item);
 }
 }// namespace luisa