--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/arm64/sme.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+===================================================
+Scalable Matrix Extension support for AArch64 Linux
+===================================================
+
+This document outlines briefly the interface provided to userspace by Linux in
+order to support use of the ARM Scalable Matrix Extension (SME).
+
+This is an outline of the most important features and issues only and not
+intended to be exhaustive.  It should be read in conjunction with the SVE
+documentation in sve.rst which provides details on the Streaming SVE mode
+included in SME.
+
+This document does not aim to describe the SME architecture or programmer's
+model.  To aid understanding, a minimal description of relevant programmer's
+model features for SME is included in Appendix A.
+
+
+1.  General
+-----------
+
+* PSTATE.SM and PSTATE.ZA, the streaming mode vector length and the ZA
+  register state are tracked per thread.