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diff --git a/fs/cifs/README b/fs/cifs/README
index ee68d1036544..46af99ab3614 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/README
+++ b/fs/cifs/README
@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ A partial list of the supported mount options follows:
   wsize         default write size (default 57344)
                 maximum wsize currently allowed by CIFS is 57344 (fourteen
                 4096 byte pages)
+  actimeo=n     attribute cache timeout in seconds (default 1 second).
+                After this timeout, the cifs client requests fresh attribute
+                information from the server. This option allows to tune the
+                attribute cache timeout to suit the workload needs. Shorter
+                timeouts mean better the cache coherency, but increased number
+                of calls to the server. Longer timeouts mean reduced number
+                of calls to the server at the expense of less stricter cache
+                coherency checks (i.e. incorrect attribute cache for a short
+                period of time).
   rw            mount the network share read-write (note that the
                 server may still consider the share read-only)
   ro            mount network share read-only