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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-bench.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-bench.txt
index ca5789625cd2..8331bd28b10e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-bench.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-bench.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ Options of *pipe*
 --loop=::
 Specify number of loops.
 
+-G::
+--cgroups=::
+Names of cgroups for sender and receiver, separated by a comma.
+This is useful to check cgroup context switching overhead.
+Note that perf doesn't create nor delete the cgroups, so users should
+make sure that the cgroups exist and are accessible before use.
+
+
 Example of *pipe*
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -141,6 +149,17 @@ Example of *pipe*
         Total time:0.016 sec
                 16.948000 usecs/op
                 59004 ops/sec
+
+% perf bench sched pipe -G AAA,BBB
+(executing 1000000 pipe operations between cgroups)
+# Running 'sched/pipe' benchmark:
+# Executed 1000000 pipe operations between two processes
+
+     Total time: 6.886 [sec]
+
+       6.886208 usecs/op
+         145217 ops/sec
+
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 SUITES FOR 'syscall'