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@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ by Mathieu Desnoyers and Paul E. McKenney
 BUILDING
 --------
 
+       ./bootstrap (skip if using tarball)
+       ./configure
        make
-       #force 32-bit build with: make -f Makefile32
-       #force 64-bit build with: make -f Makefile64
        make install
        
 
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ Usage of liburcu-qsbr
          the threads are not active. It provides the fastest read-side at the
          expense of more intrusiveness in the application code.
 
+Usage of liburcu-bp
+
+       * #include <urcu-bp.h>
+       * Link with "-lurcu-bp".
+       * The BP library flavor stands for "bulletproof". It is specifically
+         designed to help tracing library to hook on applications without
+         requiring to modify these applications. urcu_init(),
+         rcu_register_thread() and rcu_unregister_thread() all become nops.
+         The state is dealt with by the library internally at the expense of
+         read-side and write-side performance.
+
 Initialization
 
        Each thread that has reader critical sections (that uses