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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 171578283634..fdff7a57850e 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
- rtsig-max
- sg-big-buff [ generic SCSI device (sg) ]
- shmmax [ sysv ipc ]
+- tainted
- version
- zero-paged [ PPC only ]
@@ -220,6 +221,19 @@ kernel. This value defaults to SHMMAX.
==============================================================
+tainted:
+
+Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted. Numeric values, which
+can be ORed together:
+
+ 1 - A module with a non-GPL license has been loaded, this
+ includes modules with no license.
+ Set by modutils >= 2.4.9.
+ 2 - A module was force loaded by insmod -f.
+ Set by modutils >= 2.4.9.
+
+==============================================================
+
zero-paged: (PPC only)
When enabled (non-zero), Linux-PPC will pre-zero pages in