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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 59585030cbaf..37a679501ddc 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
- hung_task_panic
- hung_task_check_count
- hung_task_timeout_secs
+- hung_task_check_interval_secs
- hung_task_warnings
- hyperv_record_panic_msg
- kexec_load_disabled
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
hung_task_timeout_secs:
-Check interval. When a task in D state did not get scheduled
+When a task in D state did not get scheduled
for more than this value report a warning.
This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
@@ -364,6 +365,18 @@ Possible values to set are in range {0..LONG_MAX/HZ}.
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+hung_task_check_interval_secs:
+
+Hung task check interval. If hung task checking is enabled
+(see hung_task_timeout_secs), the check is done every
+hung_task_check_interval_secs seconds.
+This file shows up if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK is enabled.
+
+0 (default): means use hung_task_timeout_secs as checking interval.
+Possible values to set are in range {0..LONG_MAX/HZ}.
+
+==============================================================
+
hung_task_warnings:
The maximum number of warnings to report. During a check interval
@@ -451,7 +464,8 @@ Notes:
1) kernel doesn't guarantee, that new object will have desired id. So,
it's up to userspace, how to handle an object with "wrong" id.
2) Toggle with non-default value will be set back to -1 by kernel after
-successful IPC object allocation.
+successful IPC object allocation. If an IPC object allocation syscall
+fails, it is undefined if the value remains unmodified or is reset to -1.
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