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diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index b5e67c0ff433..b1f9a405c822 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -219,6 +219,25 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI_BAY
 
           If you are not sure, say Y here.
 
+config THINKPAD_ACPI_HOTKEY_POLL
+        bool "Suport NVRAM polling for hot keys"
+        depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
+        default y
+        ---help---
+          Some thinkpad models benefit from NVRAM polling to detect a few of
+          the hot key press events.  If you know your ThinkPad model does not
+          need to do NVRAM polling to support any of the hot keys you use,
+          unselecting this option will save about 1kB of memory.
+
+          ThinkPads T40 and newer, R52 and newer, and X31 and newer are
+          unlikely to need NVRAM polling in their latest BIOS versions.
+
+          NVRAM polling can detect at most the following keys: ThinkPad/Access
+          IBM, Zoom, Switch Display (fn+F7), ThinkLight, Volume up/down/mute,
+          Brightness up/down, Display Expand (fn+F8), Hibernate (fn+F12).
+
+          If you are not sure, say Y here.  The driver enables polling only if
+          it is strictly necessary to do so.
 
 config ATMEL_SSC
         tristate "Device driver for Atmel SSC peripheral"