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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 4df9af4f6132..e2a4b5287361 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -1100,6 +1100,15 @@ emulate them efficiently. The fields in each entry are defined as follows:
    eax, ebx, ecx, edx: the values returned by the cpuid instruction for
          this function/index combination
 
+The TSC deadline timer feature (CPUID leaf 1, ecx[24]) is always returned
+as false, since the feature depends on KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP for local APIC
+support.  Instead it is reported via
+
+  ioctl(KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION, KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER)
+
+if that returns true and you use KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP, or if you emulate the
+feature in userspace, then you can enable the feature for KVM_SET_CPUID2.
+
 4.47 KVM_PPC_GET_PVINFO
 
 Capability: KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_PVINFO