2 files changed, 5 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
index a34d55b65441..df38ef046f8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ of struct cmsghdr structures with appended data.
 
 There is only one file in this directory.
 unix_dgram_qlen limits the max number of datagrams queued in Unix domain
-socket's buffer. It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is spicified.
+socket's buffer. It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is specified.
 
 
 3. /proc/sys/net/ipv4 - IPV4 settings
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index 97c4b3284329..c302ddf629a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm:
 - nr_hugepages
 - nr_overcommit_hugepages
 - nr_pdflush_threads
-- nr_pdflush_threads_min
-- nr_pdflush_threads_max
 - nr_trim_pages         (only if CONFIG_MMU=n)
 - numa_zonelist_order
 - oom_dump_tasks
@@ -90,6 +88,10 @@ will itself start writeback.
 If dirty_bytes is written, dirty_ratio becomes a function of its value
 (dirty_bytes / the amount of dirtyable system memory).
 
+Note: the minimum value allowed for dirty_bytes is two pages (in bytes); any
+value lower than this limit will be ignored and the old configuration will be
+retained.
+
 ==============================================================
 
 dirty_expire_centisecs
@@ -465,32 +467,6 @@ The default value is 0.
 
 ==============================================================
 
-nr_pdflush_threads_min
-
-This value controls the minimum number of pdflush threads.
-
-At boot time, the kernel will create and maintain 'nr_pdflush_threads_min'
-threads for the kernel's lifetime.
-
-The default value is 2.  The minimum value you can specify is 1, and
-the maximum value is the current setting of 'nr_pdflush_threads_max'.
-
-See 'nr_pdflush_threads_max' below for more information.
-
-==============================================================
-
-nr_pdflush_threads_max
-
-This value controls the maximum number of pdflush threads that can be
-created.  The pdflush algorithm will create a new pdflush thread (up to
-this maximum) if no pdflush threads have been available for >= 1 second.
-
-The default value is 8.  The minimum value you can specify is the
-current value of 'nr_pdflush_threads_min' and the
-maximum is 1000.
-
-==============================================================
-
 overcommit_memory:
 
 This value contains a flag that enables memory overcommitment.