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diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 7d3a0054cba1..8283685f3bb3 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ config DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL
         bool "Discontigious Memory"
         depends on ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE
         help
+          This option provides enhanced support for discontiguous
+          memory systems, over FLATMEM.  These systems have holes
+          in their physical address spaces, and this option provides
+          more efficient handling of these holes.  However, the vast
+          majority of hardware has quite flat address spaces, and
+          can have degraded performance from extra overhead that
+          this option imposes.
+
+          Many NUMA configurations will have this as the only option.
+
           If unsure, choose "Flat Memory" over this option.
 
 endchoice