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diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ The default value is 60.
- user_reserve_kbytes
-When overcommit_memory is set to 2, "never overommit" mode, reserve
+When overcommit_memory is set to 2, "never overcommit" mode, reserve
min(3% of current process size, user_reserve_kbytes) of free memory.
This is intended to prevent a user from starting a single memory hogging
process, such that they cannot recover (kill the hog).