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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 89bf8c20a5..8984a53962 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - hotplug
 - java-appletviewer           [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
 - java-interpreter            [ binfmt_java, obsolete ]
+- kstack_depth_to_print       [ X86 only ]
 - l2cr                        [ PPC only ]
 - modprobe                    ==> Documentation/kmod.txt
 - msgmax
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ valid for 30 seconds.
 core_pattern:
 
 core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
-. max length 64 characters; default value is "core"
+. max length 128 characters; default value is "core"
 . core_pattern is used as a pattern template for the output filename;
   certain string patterns (beginning with '%') are substituted with
   their actual values.
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ core_pattern is used to specify a core dumpfile pattern name.
 	%h	hostname
 	%e	executable filename
 	%<OTHER> both are dropped
+. If the first character of the pattern is a '|', the kernel will treat
+  the rest of the pattern as a command to run.  The core dump will be
+  written to the standard input of that program instead of to a file.
 
 ==============================================================
 
@@ -167,6 +171,13 @@ This flag controls the L2 cache of G3 processor boards. If
 
 ==============================================================
 
+kstack_depth_to_print: (X86 only)
+
+Controls the number of words to print when dumping the raw
+kernel stack.
+
+==============================================================
+
 osrelease, ostype & version:
 
 # cat osrelease
@@ -210,14 +221,14 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
 
 0: try to continue operation
 
-1: panic immediatly.  If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the
+1: panic immediately.  If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the
    machine will be rebooted.
 
 ==============================================================
 
 pid_max:
 
-PID allocation wrap value.  When the kenrel's next PID value
+PID allocation wrap value.  When the kernel's next PID value
 reaches this value, it wraps back to a minimum PID value.
 PIDs of value pid_max or larger are not allocated.
 
@@ -309,6 +320,14 @@ kernel.  This value defaults to SHMMAX.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+softlockup_thresh:
+
+This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance
+threshold. The default threshold is 10s.  If a cpu is locked up
+for 10s, the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-60s.
+
+==============================================================
+
 tainted: 
 
 Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted.  Numeric values, which