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diff --git a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt
index 50d7b164275..b6f44f490ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb  8 10:42 state3
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state0:
 total 0
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 desc
+-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 disable
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 latency
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 name
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 power
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ total 0
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state1:
 total 0
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 desc
+-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 disable
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 latency
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 name
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 power
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ total 0
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state2:
 total 0
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 desc
+-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 disable
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 latency
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 name
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 power
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ total 0
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state3:
 total 0
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 desc
+-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 disable
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 latency
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 name
 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb  8 10:42 power
@@ -72,8 +76,17 @@ total 0
 
 
 * desc : Small description about the idle state (string)
+* disable : Option to disable this idle state (bool) -> see note below
 * latency : Latency to exit out of this idle state (in microseconds)
 * name : Name of the idle state (string)
 * power : Power consumed while in this idle state (in milliwatts)
 * time : Total time spent in this idle state (in microseconds)
 * usage : Number of times this state was entered (count)
+
+Note:
+The behavior and the effect of the disable variable depends on the
+implementation of a particular governor. In the ladder governor, for
+example, it is not coherent, i.e. if one is disabling a light state,
+then all deeper states are disabled as well, but the disable variable
+does not reflect it. Likewise, if one enables a deep state but a lighter
+state still is disabled, then this has no effect.