diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
index 1c96cb6..ae7f8bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,19 @@
 This file is only present if the CONFIG_MMU kernel configuration option is
 enabled.
 
+The /proc/PID/clear_refs is used to reset the PG_Referenced and ACCESSED/YOUNG
+bits on both physical and virtual pages associated with a process.
+To clear the bits for all the pages associated with the process
+    > echo 1 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
+
+To clear the bits for the anonymous pages associated with the process
+    > echo 2 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
+
+To clear the bits for the file mapped pages associated with the process
+    > echo 3 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
+Any other value written to /proc/PID/clear_refs will have no effect.
+
+
 1.2 Kernel data
 ---------------