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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index 6c7d18c53f84..56dd29b97a91 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ files can be found in mm/swap.c.
Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm:
- block_dump
+- compact_memory
- dirty_background_bytes
- dirty_background_ratio
- dirty_bytes
@@ -64,6 +65,15 @@ information on block I/O debugging is in Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt.
==============================================================
+compact_memory
+
+Available only when CONFIG_COMPACTION is set. When 1 is written to the file,
+all zones are compacted such that free memory is available in contiguous
+blocks where possible. This can be important for example in the allocation of
+huge pages although processes will also directly compact memory as required.
+
+==============================================================
+
dirty_background_bytes
Contains the amount of dirty memory at which the pdflush background writeback