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diff --git a/README b/README
index c3568f83..1bcd5b2d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -38,19 +38,22 @@ http://lttng.org/lttng2.0
 
 So far, it has been tested on vanilla Linux kernels 2.6.38, 2.6.39, 3.0,
 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 (on x86 32/64-bit, and powerpc 32-bit at the moment, build
-tested on ARM). It should work fine with newer kernels and other
-architectures, but expect build issues with kernels older than 2.6.36.
-The clock source currently used is the standard gettimeofday (slower,
-less scalable and less precise than the LTTng 0.x clocks).  Support for
-LTTng 0.x clocks will be added back soon into LTTng 2.0.  Please note
-that lttng-modules 2.0 can build on a Linux kernel patched with the
-LTTng 0.x patchset, but the lttng-modules 2.0 replace the lttng-modules
-0.x, so both tracers cannot be installed at the same time for a given
-kernel version.
+tested on ARM). Kernels 2.6.32 to 2.6.34 need up to 3 patches applied
+(refer to linux-patches within the lttng-modules tree). It should work
+fine with newer kernels and other architectures, but expect build issues
+with kernels older than 2.6.36.  The clock source currently used is the
+standard gettimeofday (slower, less scalable and less precise than the
+LTTng 0.x clocks).  Support for LTTng 0.x clocks will be added back soon
+into LTTng 2.0.  Please note that lttng-modules 2.0 can build on a Linux
+kernel patched with the LTTng 0.x patchset, but the lttng-modules 2.0
+replace the lttng-modules 0.x, so both tracers cannot be installed at
+the same time for a given kernel version.
 
 
 * Kernel config options required
 
+CONFIG_MODULES: required
+  * Kernel modules support.
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS: required
   * See wrapper/ files. This is necessary until the few required missing
     symbols are exported to GPL modules from mainline.
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS:
                lttng add-context -t perf:*
 CONFIG_EVENT_TRACING:
             needed to allow block layer tracing
-CONFIG_KPROBES: 
+CONFIG_KPROBES:
             Dynamic probe.
                lttng enable-event -k --probe ...
 CONFIG_KRETPROBES: