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+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
@@ -262,6 +262,70 @@ metadata directory. For details, see 3.3.
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='metadata-location'>
+    <title>Metadata Location</title>
+
+    <para>
+        This metadata can be defined along with the Linux kernel
+        recipe (recipe-space) as partially described in the
+        "<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>"
+        section as well as within the Linux kernel sources themselves
+        (in-tree).
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Where you choose to store the metadata depends on what you want
+        to do and how you intend to work.
+        If you are unfamiliar with the Linux kernel and only wish
+        to apply a config and possibly a couple of patches provided to
+        you by others, you may find the recipe-space mechanism to be easier
+        to work with.
+        This is also a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel
+        sources you do not control or if you just don't want to maintain a
+        Linux kernel git repository on your own.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If you are doing active kernel development and are already
+        maintaining a Linux kernel git repository of your own, you may find
+        it more convenient to work with the metadata in the same
+        repository as the Linux kernel sources.
+        This can make iterative development of the Linux kernel more efficient
+        outside of the BitBake environment.
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Regardless of where the meta-data is stored, the syntax as
+        described in the following sections applies equally.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        Original Text:
+        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+This meta-data can be defined along with the Linux kernel recipe (recipe-space)
+as partially described in section 2.2 as well as within the Linux kernel sources
+themselves (in-tree).
+
+Where you choose to store the meta-data depends on what you want to do and how
+you intend to work. If you are unfamiliar with the Linux kernel and only wish
+to apply a config and possibly a couple of patches provided to you by others,
+you may find the recipe-space mechanism to be easier to work with. This is also
+a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel sources you do not control
+or if you just don't want to maintain a Linux kernel git repository on your own.
+
+If you are doing active kernel development and are already maintaining a Linux
+kernel git repository of your own, you may find it more convenient to work with
+the meta-data in the same repository as the Linux kernel sources. This can make
+iterative development of the Linux kernel more efficient outside of the bitbake
+environment.
+
+Regardless of where the meta-data is stored, the syntax as
+described in the following sections applies equally.
+        </literallayout>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 </chapter>
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