diff --git a/tools/damon/_damon.py b/tools/damon/_damon.py
index 3620ef12a5ea..ad476cc61421 100644
--- a/tools/damon/_damon.py
+++ b/tools/damon/_damon.py
@@ -12,12 +12,25 @@ debugfs_attrs = None
 debugfs_record = None
 debugfs_schemes = None
 debugfs_pids = None
+debugfs_init_regions = None
 debugfs_monitor_on = None
 
 def set_target_pid(pid):
     return subprocess.call('echo %s > %s' % (pid, debugfs_pids), shell=True,
             executable='/bin/bash')
 
+def set_target(pid, init_regions=[]):
+    rc = set_target_pid(pid)
+    if rc:
+        return rc
+
+    if not os.path.exists(debugfs_init_regions):
+        return 0
+
+    string = ' '.join(['%s %d %d' % (pid, r[0], r[1]) for r in init_regions])
+    return subprocess.call('echo "%s" > %s' % (string, debugfs_init_regions),
+            shell=True, executable='/bin/bash')
+
 def turn_damon(on_off):
     return subprocess.call("echo %s > %s" % (on_off, debugfs_monitor_on),
             shell=True, executable="/bin/bash")
@@ -97,6 +110,7 @@ def chk_update_debugfs(debugfs):
     global debugfs_record
     global debugfs_schemes
     global debugfs_pids
+    global debugfs_init_regions
     global debugfs_monitor_on
 
     debugfs_damon = os.path.join(debugfs, 'damon')
@@ -104,6 +118,7 @@ def chk_update_debugfs(debugfs):
     debugfs_record = os.path.join(debugfs_damon, 'record')
     debugfs_schemes = os.path.join(debugfs_damon, 'schemes')
     debugfs_pids = os.path.join(debugfs_damon, 'pids')
+    debugfs_init_regions = os.path.join(debugfs_damon, 'init_regions')
     debugfs_monitor_on = os.path.join(debugfs_damon, 'monitor_on')
 
     if not os.path.isdir(debugfs_damon):
@@ -131,6 +146,26 @@ def cmd_args_to_attrs(args):
     return Attrs(sample_interval, aggr_interval, regions_update_interval,
             min_nr_regions, max_nr_regions, rbuf_len, rfile_path, schemes)
 
+def cmd_args_to_init_regions(args):
+    regions = []
+    for arg in args.regions.split():
+        addrs = arg.split('-')
+        try:
+            if len(addrs) != 2:
+                raise Exception('two addresses not given')
+            start = int(addrs[0])
+            end = int(addrs[1])
+            if start >= end:
+                raise Exception('start >= end')
+            if regions and regions[-1][1] > start:
+                raise Exception('regions overlap')
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('Wrong \'--regions\' argument (%s)' % e)
+            exit(1)
+
+        regions.append([start, end])
+    return regions
+
 def set_attrs_argparser(parser):
     parser.add_argument('-d', '--debugfs', metavar='<debugfs>', type=str,
             default='/sys/kernel/debug', help='debugfs mounted path')
@@ -144,3 +179,7 @@ def set_attrs_argparser(parser):
             default=10, help='minimal number of regions')
     parser.add_argument('-m', '--maxr', metavar='<# regions>', type=int,
             default=1000, help='maximum number of regions')
+
+def set_init_regions_argparser(parser):
+    parser.add_argument('-r', '--regions', metavar='"<start>-<end> ..."',
+            type=str, default='', help='monitoring target address regions')
diff --git a/tools/damon/record.py b/tools/damon/record.py
index 44fa3a12af35..6ce8721d782a 100644
--- a/tools/damon/record.py
+++ b/tools/damon/record.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import time
 
 import _damon
 
-def do_record(target, is_target_cmd, attrs, old_attrs):
+def do_record(target, is_target_cmd, init_regions, attrs, old_attrs):
     if os.path.isfile(attrs.rfile_path):
         os.rename(attrs.rfile_path, attrs.rfile_path + '.old')
 
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ def do_record(target, is_target_cmd, attrs, old_attrs):
     if is_target_cmd:
         p = subprocess.Popen(target, shell=True, executable='/bin/bash')
         target = p.pid
-    if _damon.set_target_pid(target):
-        print('pid setting (%s) failed' % target)
+    if _damon.set_target(target, init_regions):
+        print('target setting (%s, %s) failed' % (target, init_regions))
         cleanup_exit(old_attrs, -2)
     if _damon.turn_damon('on'):
         print('could not turn on damon' % target)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def chk_permission():
 
 def set_argparser(parser):
     _damon.set_attrs_argparser(parser)
+    _damon.set_init_regions_argparser(parser)
     parser.add_argument('target', type=str, metavar='<target>',
             help='the target command or the pid to record')
     parser.add_argument('-l', '--rbuf', metavar='<len>', type=int,
@@ -88,19 +89,20 @@ def main(args=None):
 
     args.schemes = ''
     new_attrs = _damon.cmd_args_to_attrs(args)
+    init_regions = _damon.cmd_args_to_init_regions(args)
     target = args.target
 
     target_fields = target.split()
     if not subprocess.call('which %s > /dev/null' % target_fields[0],
             shell=True, executable='/bin/bash'):
-        do_record(target, True, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
+        do_record(target, True, init_regions, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
     else:
         try:
             pid = int(target)
         except:
             print('target \'%s\' is neither a command, nor a pid' % target)
             exit(1)
-        do_record(target, False, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
+        do_record(target, False, init_regions, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/tools/damon/schemes.py b/tools/damon/schemes.py
index 2d23dfb4fd13..654345dbdb62 100644
--- a/tools/damon/schemes.py
+++ b/tools/damon/schemes.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import time
 import _convert_damos
 import _damon
 
-def run_damon(target, is_target_cmd, attrs, old_attrs):
+def run_damon(target, is_target_cmd, init_regions, attrs, old_attrs):
     if os.path.isfile(attrs.rfile_path):
         os.rename(attrs.rfile_path, attrs.rfile_path + '.old')
 
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def run_damon(target, is_target_cmd, attrs, old_attrs):
     if is_target_cmd:
         p = subprocess.Popen(target, shell=True, executable='/bin/bash')
         target = p.pid
-    if _damon.set_target_pid(target):
-        print('pid setting (%s) failed' % target)
+    if _damon.set_target(target, init_regions):
+        print('target setting (%s, %s) failed' % (target, init_regions))
         cleanup_exit(old_attrs, -2)
     if _damon.turn_damon('on'):
         print('could not turn on damon' % target)
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def chk_permission():
 
 def set_argparser(parser):
     _damon.set_attrs_argparser(parser)
+    _damon.set_init_regions_argparser(parser)
     parser.add_argument('target', type=str, metavar='<target>',
             help='the target command or the pid to record')
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--schemes', metavar='<file>', type=str,
@@ -91,19 +92,20 @@ def main(args=None):
     args.out = 'null'
     args.schemes = _convert_damos.convert(args.schemes, args.sample, args.aggr)
     new_attrs = _damon.cmd_args_to_attrs(args)
+    init_regions = _damon.cmd_args_to_init_regions(args)
     target = args.target
 
     target_fields = target.split()
     if not subprocess.call('which %s > /dev/null' % target_fields[0],
             shell=True, executable='/bin/bash'):
-        run_damon(target, True, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
+        run_damon(target, True, init_regions, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
     else:
         try:
             pid = int(target)
         except:
             print('target \'%s\' is neither a command, nor a pid' % target)
             exit(1)
-        run_damon(target, False, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
+        run_damon(target, False, init_regions, new_attrs, orig_attrs)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
