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diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
index 0705040531a..3f4bc840da8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump.
2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there is
no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible
only with the architecutres which support a relocatable kernel. As
- of today, i386, x86_64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable kernel.
+ of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable
+ kernel.
Building a relocatable kernel is advantageous from the point of view that
one does not have to build a second kernel for capturing the dump. But
@@ -207,8 +208,15 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, i386 and x86_64)
Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ppc64)
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-* Make and install the kernel and its modules. DO NOT add this kernel
- to the boot loader configuration files.
+1) Enable "Build a kdump crash kernel" support under "Kernel" options:
+
+ CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
+
+2) Enable "Build a relocatable kernel" support
+
+ CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y
+
+ Make and install the kernel and its modules.
Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ia64)
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