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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 2ea5d3f38e..d94ed1942d 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
89 <emphasis>Prepare Your <filename>local.conf</filename> File:</emphasis> 89 <emphasis>Prepare Your <filename>local.conf</filename> File:</emphasis>
90 By default, the 90 By default, the
91 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink> 91 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
92 variable is set to "qemux86", which is fine if you are 92 variable is set to "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are
93 building for the QEMU emulator in 32-bit mode. 93 building for the QEMU emulator in 64-bit mode.
94 However, if you are not, you need to set the 94 However, if you are not, you need to set the
95 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable appropriately in 95 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable appropriately in
96 your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in 96 your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@
104 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><filename>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</filename></ulink> 104 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><filename>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</filename></ulink>
105 variable to include kernel modules.</para> 105 variable to include kernel modules.</para>
106 106
107 <para>This example uses the default "qemux86" for the 107 <para>In this example we wish to build for qemux86 so
108 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable but needs to 108 we must set the <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable
109 add the "kernel-modules": 109 to "qemux86" and also add the "kernel-modules". As described
110 we do this by appending to <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>:
110 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 111 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
112 MACHINE = "qemux86"
111 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules" 113 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules"
112 </literallayout> 114 </literallayout>
113 </para></listitem> 115 </para></listitem>
@@ -314,8 +316,8 @@
314 File:</emphasis> 316 File:</emphasis>
315 By default, the 317 By default, the
316 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink> 318 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
317 variable is set to "qemux86", which is fine if you are 319 variable is set to "qemux86-64", which is fine if you are
318 building for the QEMU emulator in 32-bit mode. 320 building for the QEMU emulator in 64-bit mode.
319 However, if you are not, you need to set the 321 However, if you are not, you need to set the
320 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable appropriately in 322 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable appropriately in
321 your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found 323 your <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found
@@ -329,10 +331,12 @@
329 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><filename>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</filename></ulink> 331 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS'><filename>MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS</filename></ulink>
330 variable to include kernel modules.</para> 332 variable to include kernel modules.</para>
331 333
332 <para>This example uses the default "qemux86" for the 334 <para>In this example we wish to build for qemux86 so
333 <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable but needs to 335 we must set the <filename>MACHINE</filename> variable
334 add the "kernel-modules": 336 to "qemux86" and also add the "kernel-modules". As described
337 we do this by appending to <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>:
335 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 338 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
339 MACHINE = "qemux86"
336 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules" 340 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules"
337 </literallayout> 341 </literallayout>
338 </para></listitem> 342 </para></listitem>