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diff --git a/README b/README
index 303c6ec..83330ea 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BUILDING
 		Forcing a 32-bit build for Sparcv9 (typical for Sparc v9)
 		* CFLAGS="-m32 -Wa,-Av9a -g -O2" ./configure
 
+
 ARCHITECTURES SUPPORTED
 -----------------------
 
@@ -66,6 +67,19 @@ Test scripts provided in the tests/ directory of the source tree depend
 on "bash" and the "seq" program.
 
 
+API
+---
+
+See the relevant API documentation files in doc/. The APIs provided by
+Userspace RCU are, by prefix:
+
+- rcu_ : Read-Copy Update
+- cmm_ : Concurrent Memory Model
+- caa_ : Concurrent Architecture Abstraction
+- cds_ : Concurrent Data Structures
+- uatomic_: Userspace Atomic
+
+
 QUICK START GUIDE
 -----------------
 
@@ -260,3 +274,10 @@ Interaction with fork()
 	call_rcu_after_fork_parent() after the fork().  The child
 	process must invoke call_rcu_after_fork_child().
 	These three APIs are suitable for passing to pthread_atfork().
+
+Thread Local Storage (TLS)
+
+	Userspace RCU can fall back on pthread_getspecific() to emulate
+	TLS variables on systems where it is not available. This behavior
+	can be forced by specifying --disable-compiler-tls as configure
+	argument.