diff --git a/Documentation/IPMI.txt b/Documentation/IPMI.txt
index 2f99fe6..84d3d4d 100644
--- a/Documentation/IPMI.txt
+++ b/Documentation/IPMI.txt
@@ -594,3 +594,23 @@
 controller will be queried and the events sent to the SEL on that
 device.  Otherwise, the events go nowhere since there is nowhere to
 send them.
+
+
+Poweroff
+--------
+
+If the poweroff capability is selected, the IPMI driver will install
+a shutdown function into the standard poweroff function pointer.  This
+is in the ipmi_poweroff module.  When the system requests a powerdown,
+it will send the proper IPMI commands to do this.  This is supported on
+several platforms.
+
+There is a module parameter named "poweroff_control" that may either be zero
+(do a power down) or 2 (do a power cycle, power the system off, then power
+it on in a few seconds).  Setting ipmi_poweroff.poweroff_control=x will do
+the same thing on the kernel command line.  The parameter is also available
+via the proc filesystem in /proc/ipmi/poweroff_control.  Note that if the
+system does not support power cycling, it will always to the power off.
+
+Note that if you have ACPI enabled, the system will prefer using ACPI to
+power off.