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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 3ffd233c369c..8be76235fe67 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -1057,6 +1057,13 @@ disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN
 	address.
 	Default: FALSE (enable IPv6 operation)
 
+	When this value is changed from 1 to 0 (IPv6 is being enabled),
+	it will dynamically create a link-local address on the given
+	interface and start Duplicate Address Detection, if necessary.
+
+	When this value is changed from 0 to 1 (IPv6 is being disabled),
+	it will dynamically delete all address on the given interface.
+
 accept_dad - INTEGER
 	Whether to accept DAD (Duplicate Address Detection).
 	0: Disable DAD
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
index 268e5c103dd8..9fd7e21296c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ipv6.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,40 @@ disable
 
 		A reboot is required to enable IPv6.
 
+autoconf
+
+	Specifies whether to enable IPv6 address autoconfiguration
+	on all interfaces.  This might be used when one does not wish
+	for addresses to be automatically generated from prefixes
+	received in Router Advertisements.
+
+	The possible values and their effects are:
+
+	0
+		IPv6 address autoconfiguration is disabled on all interfaces.
+
+		Only the IPv6 loopback address (::1) and link-local addresses
+		will be added to interfaces.
+
+	1
+		IPv6 address autoconfiguration is enabled on all interfaces.
+
+		This is the default value.
+
+disable_ipv6
+
+	Specifies whether to disable IPv6 on all interfaces.
+	This might be used when no IPv6 addresses are desired.
+
+	The possible values and their effects are:
+
+	0
+		IPv6 is enabled on all interfaces.
+
+		This is the default value.
+
+	1
+		IPv6 is disabled on all interfaces.
+
+		No IPv6 addresses will be added to interfaces.
+