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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 9e9c02cde83..2988865b116 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -2625,6 +2625,24 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="guc-io-max-combine-limit" xreflabel="io_max_combine_limit">
+ <term><varname>io_max_combine_limit</varname> (<type>integer</type>)
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><varname>io_max_combine_limit</varname> configuration parameter</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Controls the largest I/O size in operations that combine I/O, and silently
+ limits the user-settable parameter <varname>io_combine_limit</varname>.
+ This parameter can only be set in
+ the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file or on the server
+ command line.
+ The default is 128kB.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="guc-io-combine-limit" xreflabel="io_combine_limit">
<term><varname>io_combine_limit</varname> (<type>integer</type>)
<indexterm>
@@ -2633,7 +2651,10 @@ include_dir 'conf.d'
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Controls the largest I/O size in operations that combine I/O.
+ Controls the largest I/O size in operations that combine I/O. If set
+ higher than the <varname>io_max_combine_limit</varname> parameter, the
+ lower value will silently be used instead, so both may need to be raised
+ to increase the I/O size.
The default is 128kB.
</para>
</listitem>