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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index b89570c30434..6f31f0a247d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm:
- oom_kill_allocating_task
- mmap_min_address
- numa_zonelist_order
+- nr_hugepages
+- nr_overcommit_hugepages
==============================================================
@@ -305,3 +307,20 @@ will select "node" order in following case.
Otherwise, "zone" order will be selected. Default order is recommended unless
this is causing problems for your system/application.
+
+==============================================================
+
+nr_hugepages
+
+Change the minimum size of the hugepage pool.
+
+See Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
+
+==============================================================
+
+nr_overcommit_hugepages
+
+Change the maximum size of the hugepage pool. The maximum is
+nr_hugepages + nr_overcommit_hugepages.
+
+See Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt