return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t sprint_init_regions(struct damon_ctx *c, char *buf, ssize_t len)
+{
+       struct damon_target *t;
+       struct damon_region *r;
+       int written = 0;
+       int rc;
+
+       damon_for_each_target(t, c) {
+               damon_for_each_region(r, t) {
+                       rc = scnprintf(&buf[written], len - written,
+                                       "%lu %lu %lu\n",
+                                       t->id, r->ar.start, r->ar.end);
+                       if (!rc)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
+                       written += rc;
+               }
+       }
+       return written;
+}
+
+static ssize_t dbgfs_init_regions_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+               size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct damon_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
+       char *kbuf;
+       ssize_t len;
+
+       kbuf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!kbuf)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       mutex_lock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
+       if (ctx->kdamond) {
+               mutex_unlock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
+               len = -EBUSY;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       len = sprint_init_regions(ctx, kbuf, count);
+       mutex_unlock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
+       if (len < 0)
+               goto out;
+       len = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, kbuf, len);
+
+out:
+       kfree(kbuf);
+       return len;
+}
+
+static int add_init_region(struct damon_ctx *c,
+                        unsigned long target_id, struct damon_addr_range *ar)
+{
+       struct damon_target *t;
+       struct damon_region *r, *prev;
+       unsigned long id;
+       int rc = -EINVAL;
+
+       if (ar->start >= ar->end)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       damon_for_each_target(t, c) {
+               id = t->id;
+               if (targetid_is_pid(c))
+                       id = (unsigned long)pid_vnr((struct pid *)id);
+               if (id == target_id) {
+                       r = damon_new_region(ar->start, ar->end);
+                       if (!r)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
+                       damon_add_region(r, t);
+                       if (damon_nr_regions(t) > 1) {
+                               prev = damon_prev_region(r);
+                               if (prev->ar.end > r->ar.start) {
+                                       damon_destroy_region(r, t);
+                                       return -EINVAL;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       rc = 0;
+               }
+       }
+       return rc;
+}
+
+static int set_init_regions(struct damon_ctx *c, const char *str, ssize_t len)
+{
+       struct damon_target *t;
+       struct damon_region *r, *next;
+       int pos = 0, parsed, ret;
+       unsigned long target_id;
+       struct damon_addr_range ar;
+       int err;
+
+       damon_for_each_target(t, c) {
+               damon_for_each_region_safe(r, next, t)
+                       damon_destroy_region(r, t);
+       }
+
+       while (pos < len) {
+               ret = sscanf(&str[pos], "%lu %lu %lu%n",
+                               &target_id, &ar.start, &ar.end, &parsed);
+               if (ret != 3)
+                       break;
+               err = add_init_region(c, target_id, &ar);
+               if (err)
+                       goto fail;
+               pos += parsed;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+
+fail:
+       damon_for_each_target(t, c) {
+               damon_for_each_region_safe(r, next, t)
+                       damon_destroy_region(r, t);
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+
+static ssize_t dbgfs_init_regions_write(struct file *file,
+                                         const char __user *buf, size_t count,
+                                         loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct damon_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
+       char *kbuf;
+       ssize_t ret = count;
+       int err;
+
+       kbuf = user_input_str(buf, count, ppos);
+       if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
+               return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
+
+       mutex_lock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
+       if (ctx->kdamond) {
+               ret = -EBUSY;
+               goto unlock_out;
+       }
+
+       err = set_init_regions(ctx, kbuf, ret);
+       if (err)
+               ret = err;
+
+unlock_out:
+       mutex_unlock(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
+       kfree(kbuf);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t dbgfs_kdamond_pid_read(struct file *file,
                char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        .write = dbgfs_target_ids_write,
 };
 
+static const struct file_operations init_regions_fops = {
+       .open = damon_dbgfs_open,
+       .read = dbgfs_init_regions_read,
+       .write = dbgfs_init_regions_write,
+};
+
 static const struct file_operations kdamond_pid_fops = {
        .open = damon_dbgfs_open,
        .read = dbgfs_kdamond_pid_read,
 static void dbgfs_fill_ctx_dir(struct dentry *dir, struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 {
        const char * const file_names[] = {"attrs", "schemes", "target_ids",
-               "kdamond_pid"};
+               "init_regions", "kdamond_pid"};
        const struct file_operations *fops[] = {&attrs_fops, &schemes_fops,
-               &target_ids_fops, &kdamond_pid_fops};
+               &target_ids_fops, &init_regions_fops, &kdamond_pid_fops};
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(file_names); i++)