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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 12e9eb77ee0d..dee9ce2e6cfa 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1919,11 +1919,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         Format: { 0 | 1 }
                         See arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
 
-        percpu_alloc=   [X86] Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
-                        Allowed values are one of "lpage", "embed" and "page".
-                        See comments in arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c for
-                        details on each allocator.  This parameter is primarily
-                        for debugging and performance comparison.
+        percpu_alloc=   Select which percpu first chunk allocator to use.
+                        Currently supported values are "embed", "page" and
+                        "lpage".  Archs may support subset or none of the
+                        selections.  See comments in mm/percpu.c for details
+                        on each allocator.  This parameter is primarily for
+                        debugging and performance comparison.
 
         pf.             [PARIDE]
                         See Documentation/blockdev/paride.txt.