1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index 89bf8c20a586..0bc7f1e3c9e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ 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 +105,9 @@ 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.
 
 ==============================================================