1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index c302ddf629a0..6fab2dcbb4d3 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ nr_pdflush_threads
 The current number of pdflush threads.  This value is read-only.
 The value changes according to the number of dirty pages in the system.
 
-When neccessary, additional pdflush threads are created, one per second, up to
+When necessary, additional pdflush threads are created, one per second, up to
 nr_pdflush_threads_max.
 
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@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ swappiness
 
 This control is used to define how aggressive the kernel will swap
 memory pages.  Higher values will increase agressiveness, lower values
-descrease the amount of swap.
+decrease the amount of swap.
 
 The default value is 60.