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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
index 5c3a519059..f99254327a 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/fs.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/fs:
 - inode-max
 - inode-nr
 - inode-state
+- nr_open
 - overflowuid
 - overflowgid
 - suid_dumpable
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ usage of file handles and you don't need to increase the maximum.
 
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+nr_open:
+
+This denotes the maximum number of file-handles a process can
+allocate. Default value is 1024*1024 (1048576) which should be
+enough for most machines. Actual limit depends on RLIMIT_NOFILE
+resource limit.
+
+==============================================================
+
 inode-max, inode-nr & inode-state:
 
 As with file handles, the kernel allocates the inode structures
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ or otherwise protected/tainted binaries. The modes are
 	readable by root only. This allows the end user to remove
 	such a dump but not access it directly. For security reasons
 	core dumps in this mode will not overwrite one another or
-	other files. This mode is appropriate when adminstrators are
+	other files. This mode is appropriate when administrators are
 	attempting to debug problems in a normal environment.
 
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