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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index f3d5817c4ef0..bfd29bc8d37a 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ Description: Processor frequency boosting control
This switch controls the boost setting for the whole system.
Boosting allows the CPU and the firmware to run at a frequency
beyound it's nominal limit.
- More details can be found in Documentation/cpu-freq/boost.txt
+ More details can be found in
+ Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst
What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/crash_notes
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@ Description: Parameters for the Intel P-state driver
no_turbo: limits the driver to selecting P states below the turbo
frequency range.
- More details can be found in Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt
+ More details can be found in
+ Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst
What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cache/index*/<set_of_attributes_mentioned_below>
Date: July 2014(documented, existed before August 2008)
@@ -373,3 +375,19 @@ Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Description: information about CPUs heterogeneity.
cpu_capacity: capacity of cpu#.
+
+What: /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities
+ /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown
+ /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1
+ /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2
+Date: January 2018
+Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description: Information about CPU vulnerabilities
+
+ The files are named after the code names of CPU
+ vulnerabilities. The output of those files reflects the
+ state of the CPUs in the system. Possible output values:
+
+ "Not affected" CPU is not affected by the vulnerability
+ "Vulnerable" CPU is affected and no mitigation in effect
+ "Mitigation: $M" CPU is affected and mitigation $M is in effect