diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 431a442e7..e10fd942c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Refer [heapster docs](https://github.com/kubernetes/heapster/blob/master/docs/so
 * `--hostname-override`: A customized node name used for node-problem-detector to update conditions and emit events. node-problem-detector gets node name first from `hostname-override`, then `NODE_NAME` environment variable and finally fall back to `os.Hostname`.
 
 ## Build Image
+
 Run `make` in the top directory. It will:
 * Build the binary.
 * Build the docker image. The binary and `config/` are copied into the docker image.
@@ -78,48 +79,15 @@ Run `make` in the top directory. It will:
 to another registry
 
 ## Start DaemonSet
-* Create a file node-problem-detector.yaml with the following yaml.
-```yaml
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: DaemonSet
-metadata:
-  name: node-problem-detector
-spec:
-  template:
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: node-problem-detector
-        image: gcr.io/google_containers/node-problem-detector:v0.2
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
-        securityContext:
-          privileged: true
-        env:
-        - name: NODE_NAME
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: log
-          mountPath: /log
-          readOnly: true
-        - name: localtime
-          mountPath: /etc/localtime
-          readOnly: true
-      volumes:
-      - name: log
-        # Config `log` to your system log directory
-        hostPath:
-          path: /var/log/
-      - name: localtime
-        hostPath:
-          path: /etc/localtime
-```
+
+* Define a daemonset similar to [node-problem-detector.yaml][node-problem-detector.yaml].
 * Edit node-problem-detector.yaml to fit your environment: Set `log` volume to your system log diretory. (Used by SystemLogMonitor)
 * Create the DaemonSet with `kubectl create -f node-problem-detector.yaml`
-* If needed, you can use [ConfigMap](http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/configmap/)
+* If needed, you can use a [ConfigMap](http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/configmap/)
 to overwrite the `config/`.
 
 ## Start Standalone
+
 To run node-problem-detector standalone, you should set `inClusterConfig` to `false` and
 teach node-problem-detector how to access apiserver with `apiserver-override`.
 
diff --git a/node-problem-detector.yaml b/node-problem-detector.yaml
index 7b742f5b1..5f6d02f95 100644
--- a/node-problem-detector.yaml
+++ b/node-problem-detector.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ spec:
         - name: log
           mountPath: /var/log
           readOnly: true
+        - name: kmsg
+          mountPath: /dev/kmsg
+          readOnly: true
         # Make sure node problem detector is in the same timezone
         # with the host.
         - name: localtime
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ spec:
         # Config `log` to your system log directory
         hostPath:
           path: /var/log/
+      - name: kmsg
+        hostPath:
+          path: /dev/kmsg
       - name: localtime
         hostPath:
           path: /etc/localtime
diff --git a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/README.md b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/README.md
index c16fd547e..56cf4a335 100644
--- a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/README.md
+++ b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ the configuration files. (
 [`config/kernel-monitor.json`](https://github.com/kubernetes/node-problem-detector/blob/master/config/kernel-monitor.json) as an example).
 The rule list is extensible.
 
-## Limitations
+## Supported sources
 
-* System Log Monitor only supports file based log and journald now, but it is easy
-  to extend it with [new log watcher](#new-log-watcher)
+* System Log Monitor currently supports file-based logs, journald, and kmsg.
+  Additional sources can be added by implementing a [new log
+  watcher](#new-log-watcher).
 
 ## Add New NodeConditions
 
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@ with new rule definition:
 
 System log monitor supports different log management tools with different log
 watchers:
-* [filelog](https://github.com/kubernetes/node-problem-detector/blob/master/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/filelog): Log watcher for
+* [filelog](./logwatchers/filelog): Log watcher for
 arbitrary file based log.
-* [journald](https://github.com/kubernetes/node-problem-detector/blob/master/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/journald): Log watcher for
-journald.
+* [journald](.//logwatchers/journald): Log watcher for
+* [kmsg](./logwatchers/kmsg): Log watcher for the kernel ring buffer device, /dev/kmsg.
 Set `plugin` in the configuration file to specify log watcher.
 
 ### Plugin Configuration
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ Log watcher specific configurations are configured in `pluginConfig`.
   * timestampFormat: The format of the timestamp. The format string is the time
     `2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00` in the expected format. (See
     [golang timestamp format](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#pkg-constants))
+* **kmsg**
 
 ### Change Log Path
 
@@ -78,6 +80,6 @@ field in the configurtion file is the log path. You can always configure
 
 ### New Log Watcher
 
-System log monitor uses [Log
-Watcher](https://github.com/kubernetes/node-problem-detector/blob/master/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/types/log_watcher.go) to support different log management tools.
-It is easy to implement a new log watcher.
+System log monitor uses [Log Watcher](./logwatchers/types/log_watcher.go) to
+support different log management tools.  It is easy to implement a new log
+watcher.