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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-kmem.txt
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+perf-kmem(1)
+==============
+
+NAME
+----
+perf-kmem - Tool to trace/measure kernel memory(slab) properties
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'perf kmem' {record} [<options>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+There's two variants of perf kmem:
+
+  'perf kmem record <command>' to record the kmem events
+  of an arbitrary workload.
+
+  'perf kmem' to report kernel memory statistics.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-i <file>::
+--input=<file>::
+        Select the input file (default: perf.data)
+
+--stat=<caller|alloc>::
+        Select per callsite or per allocation statistics
+
+-s <key[,key2...]>::
+--sort=<key[,key2...]>::
+        Sort the output (default: frag,hit,bytes)
+
+-l <num>::
+--line=<num>::
+        Print n lines only
+
+--raw-ip::
+        Print raw ip instead of symbol
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkperf:perf-record[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/command-list.txt b/tools/perf/command-list.txt
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@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ perf-timechart			mainporcelain common
 perf-top                        mainporcelain common
 perf-trace                      mainporcelain common
 perf-probe                      mainporcelain common
+perf-kmem                       mainporcelain common