diff --git a/tools/vm/slabinfo.c b/tools/vm/slabinfo.c
index 2ef7f0c..2e154f1 100644
--- a/tools/vm/slabinfo.c
+++ b/tools/vm/slabinfo.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 int show_ops = 0;
 int show_activity = 0;
 int output_lines = -1;
+int sort_loss;
 
 /* Debug options */
 int sanity = 0;
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
 		"-z|--zero              Include empty slabs\n"
 		"-1|--1ref              Single reference\n"
 		"-N|--lines=K           Show the first K slabs\n"
+		"-L|--Loss              Sort by loss\n"
 		"\nValid debug options (FZPUT may be combined)\n"
 		"a / A          Switch on all debug options (=FZUP)\n"
 		"-              Switch off all debug options\n"
@@ -301,8 +303,9 @@
 	if (show_activity)
 		printf("Name                   Objects      Alloc       Free   %%Fast Fallb O CmpX   UL\n");
 	else
-		printf("Name                   Objects Objsize    Space "
-			"Slabs/Part/Cpu  O/S O %%Fr %%Ef Flg\n");
+		printf("Name                   Objects Objsize    %s "
+			"Slabs/Part/Cpu  O/S O %%Fr %%Ef Flg\n",
+			sort_loss ? "Loss" : "Space");
 }
 
 /*
@@ -335,6 +338,11 @@
 		s->alloc_slowpath + s->free_slowpath;
 }
 
+static unsigned long slab_waste(struct slabinfo *s)
+{
+	return	slab_size(s) - s->objects * s->object_size;
+}
+
 static void slab_numa(struct slabinfo *s, int mode)
 {
 	int node;
@@ -563,7 +571,10 @@
 	if (show_empty && s->slabs)
 		return;
 
-	store_size(size_str, slab_size(s));
+	if (sort_loss == 0)
+		store_size(size_str, slab_size(s));
+	else
+		store_size(size_str, slab_waste(s));
 	snprintf(dist_str, 40, "%lu/%lu/%d", s->slabs - s->cpu_slabs,
 						s->partial, s->cpu_slabs);
 
@@ -1013,6 +1024,8 @@
 				result = slab_size(s1) < slab_size(s2);
 			else if (sort_active)
 				result = slab_activity(s1) < slab_activity(s2);
+			else if (sort_loss)
+				result = slab_waste(s1) < slab_waste(s2);
 			else
 				result = strcasecmp(s1->name, s2->name);
 
@@ -1291,6 +1304,7 @@
 	{ "zero", no_argument, NULL, 'z' },
 	{ "1ref", no_argument, NULL, '1'},
 	{ "lines", required_argument, NULL, 'N'},
+	{ "Loss", no_argument, NULL, 'L'},
 	{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -1302,7 +1316,7 @@
 
 	page_size = getpagesize();
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "aAd::Defhil1noprstvzTSN:",
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "aAd::Defhil1noprstvzTSN:L",
 						opts, NULL)) != -1)
 		switch (c) {
 		case '1':
@@ -1371,6 +1385,9 @@
 					output_lines = 1;
 			}
 			break;
+		case 'L':
+			sort_loss = 1;
+			break;
 		default:
 			fatal("%s: Invalid option '%c'\n", argv[0], optopt);