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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
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--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
@@ -2502,7 +2502,9 @@ use_tempaddr - INTEGER
* -1 (for point-to-point devices and loopback devices)
temp_valid_lft - INTEGER
- valid lifetime (in seconds) for temporary addresses.
+ valid lifetime (in seconds) for temporary addresses. If less than the
+ minimum required lifetime (typically 5 seconds), temporary addresses
+ will not be created.
Default: 172800 (2 days)