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diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 3aa519f52e18..c0b6afa178a1 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -214,6 +214,17 @@ config HAVE_MLOCKED_PAGE_BIT
 config MMU_NOTIFIER
         bool
 
+config KSM
+        bool "Enable KSM for page merging"
+        depends on MMU
+        help
+          Enable Kernel Samepage Merging: KSM periodically scans those areas
+          of an application's address space that an app has advised may be
+          mergeable.  When it finds pages of identical content, it replaces
+          the many instances by a single resident page with that content, so
+          saving memory until one or another app needs to modify the content.
+          Recommended for use with KVM, or with other duplicative applications.
+
 config DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR
         int "Low address space to protect from user allocation"
         default 4096