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diff --git a/doc/valgrind-howto.txt b/doc/valgrind-howto.txt
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--- a/doc/valgrind-howto.txt
+++ b/doc/valgrind-howto.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ Build lttng-tools with "-DVALGRIND" to create executables compatible
 with the valgrind tool. The start with e.g.:
 
 valgrind --leak-check=full lttng-sessiond
+
+If you want to track memory allocations and accesses within
+lttng-sessiond children processes (e.g. lttng-consumerd) as well:
+
+valgrind --leak-check=full --trace-children=yes lttng-sessiond