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diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.data-file-format.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.data-file-format.txt
index fdc99fe6bbc3..b664b18d3991 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.data-file-format.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf.data-file-format.txt
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ in pmu-tools parser. This allows to read perf.data from python and dump it.
quipper
The quipper C++ parser is available at
-https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/chromiumos-wide-profiling/
+https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2
+
+It is under the chromiumos-wide-profiling/ subdirectory. This library can
+convert a perf data file to a protobuf and vice versa.
+
Unfortunately this parser tends to be many versions behind and may not be able
to parse data files generated by recent perf.