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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index da13d6d1b2b0..795c487af8e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2150,6 +2150,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
         usbhid.mousepoll=
                         [USBHID] The interval which mice are to be polled at.
 
+        add_efi_memmap  [EFI; x86-32,X86-64] Include EFI memory map in
+                        kernel's map of available physical RAM.
+
         vdso=           [X86-32,SH,x86-64]
                         vdso=2: enable compat VDSO (default with COMPAT_VDSO)
                         vdso=1: enable VDSO (default)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt
index 7d77120a5184..a5e2b4fdb170 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/uefi.txt
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ Mechanics:
   services.
         noefi           turn off all EFI runtime services
         reboot_type=k   turn off EFI reboot runtime service
+- If the EFI memory map has additional entries not in the E820 map,
+  you can include those entries in the kernels memory map of available
+  physical RAM by using the following kernel command line parameter.
+        add_efi_memmap  include EFI memory map of available physical RAM