2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index 05094ca77d..1a85960157 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -572,7 +572,10 @@
                 </literallayout>
                 The append file defines <filename>crownbay</filename> as the 
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE'><filename>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</filename></ulink>
-                and defines the <filename>KMACHINE</filename>.
+                and uses the 
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KMACHINE'><filename>KMACHINE</filename></ulink> variable to 
+                ensure the machine name used by the OpenEmbedded build system maps to the  
+                machine name used by the Linux Yocto kernel.
                 The file also uses the optional 
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KBRANCH'><filename>KBRANCH</filename></ulink> variable
                 to ensure the build process uses the <filename>standard/default/crownbay</filename>
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
index e98b280240..98ed8371db 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-bsp-appendix.xml
@@ -515,8 +515,10 @@
 
             <para>
                 Also in the <filename>linux-yocto_3.2.bbappend</filename> file are 
-                <filename>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</filename>, <filename>KMACHINE</filename>, 
-                and <filename>KBRANCH</filename> statements.  
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE'><filename>COMPATIBLE_MACHINE</filename></ulink>, 
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KMACHINE'><filename>KMACHINE</filename></ulink>, 
+                and 
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KBRANCH'><filename>KBRANCH</filename></ulink> statements.  
                 Two sets of these exist: one set supports EMGD and one set does not.
                 Because we are not interested in supporting EMGD those three can be deleted.
                 The remaining three must be changed so that <filename>mymachine</filename> replaces