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+The intel-* BSPs, also known as the intel-common BSPs, provide a few
+carefully selected tune options and generic hardware support to cover
+the majority of current Intel CPUs and devices. The naming follows the
+convention of intel-<TUNE>-<BITS>, where TUNE is the gcc cpu-type (used
+with mtune and march typically) and BITS is either 32 bit or 64 bit.
+
+intel-core2-32
+This BSP is optimized for the Core2 family of CPUs as well as all Atom
+CPUs prior to the Silvermont core.
+
+intel-corei7-64
+This BSP is optimized for Nehalem and later Core and Xeon CPUs as well
+as Silvermont and later Atom CPUs, such as the Baytrail SoCs.
+
+These BSPs use what we call the intel-common Linux kernel package
+architecture. This includes core2-32-intel-common and
+corei7-64-intel-common. These kernel packages can also be used by any of
+the BSPs in meta-intel that choose to include the
+intel-common-pkgarch.inc file. To minimize the proliferation of vendor
+trees, reduce the sources we must support, and consolidate QA efforts,
+all BSP maintainers are encouraged to make use of the intel-common Linux
+kernel package architecture.
+
+Of the BSPs presently included in meta-intel, the following have passed
+initial testing with the intel-common BSPs (rather than the named BSP):
+
+For intel-corei7-64:
+    crystalforest-server
+    crystalforest-gladden
+    haswell-wc
+    romley
+    sugarbay
+
+For intel-core2-32:
+    <currently under test>
+
+If you are interested in a BSP not listed here, chances are we are
+currently working on resolving some configuration issues with it. Please
+check the bugzilla and check in with us on the meta-intel mailing list.