diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 51b953a1b14..ccd42589e12 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -561,6 +561,19 @@ are doing anyway :)
 
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+shmall:
+
+This parameter sets the total amount of shared memory pages that
+can be used system wide. Hence, SHMALL should always be at least
+ceil(shmmax/PAGE_SIZE).
+
+If you are not sure what the default PAGE_SIZE is on your Linux
+system, you can run the following command:
+
+# getconf PAGE_SIZE
+
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+
 shmmax:
 
 This value can be used to query and set the run time limit