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diff --git a/bsd/man/man2/mmap.2 b/bsd/man/man2/mmap.2
index af9de8c04..b55d054e1 100644
--- a/bsd/man/man2/mmap.2
+++ b/bsd/man/man2/mmap.2
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ VM_MAKE_TAG(tag)	to associate an 8-bit tag with the region
 <mach/vm_statistics.h> defines some preset tags (with a VM_MEMORY_ prefix).
 Users are encouraged to use tags between 240 and 255.
 Tags are used by tools such as vmmap(1) to help identify specific memory regions.
+.Pp
+VM_FLAGS_SUPERPAGE_SIZE_*	to use superpages for the allocation. 
+See <mach/vm_statistics.h> for supported architectures and sizes (or use
+VM_FLAGS_SUPERPAGE_SIZE_ANY to have the kernel choose a size).
+The specified size must be divisible by the superpage size (except for
+VM_FLAGS_SUPERPAGE_SIZE_ANY), and if you use MAP_FIXED, the specified address
+must be properly aligned. If the system cannot satisfy the request with superpages,
+the call will fail. Note that currently, superpages are always wired and not
+inherited by children of the process.
 .It Dv MAP_FILE
 Mapped from a regular file.  (This is
 the default mapping type, and need not be specified.)