2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/vmstat.h b/include/linux/vmstat.h
index c89df55f6e03..532360010919 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmstat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmstat.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 /*
  * Light weight per cpu counter implementation.
  *
- * Counters should only be incremented and no critical kernel component
- * should rely on the counter values.
+ * Counters should only be incremented.  You need to set EMBEDDED
+ * to disable VM_EVENT_COUNTERS.  Things like procps (vmstat,
+ * top, etc) use /proc/vmstat and depend on these counters.
  *
  * Counters are handled completely inline. On many platforms the code
  * generated will simply be the increment of a global address.
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f000edb3bb7a..9b1adb176ea8 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -461,10 +461,10 @@ config VM_EVENT_COUNTERS
         default y
         bool "Enable VM event counters for /proc/vmstat" if EMBEDDED
         help
-          VM event counters are only needed to for event counts to be
-          shown. They have no function for the kernel itself. This
-          option allows the disabling of the VM event counters.
-          /proc/vmstat will only show page counts.
+          VM event counters are needed for event counts to be shown.
+          This option allows the disabling of the VM event counters
+          on EMBEDDED systems.  /proc/vmstat will only show page counts
+          if VM event counters are disabled.
 
 endmenu         # General setup