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diff --git a/README b/README
index 929dbc3..8d0b18e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ ARCHITECTURES SUPPORTED
 -----------------------
 
 Currently, Linux x86 (i386, i486, i586, i686), x86 64-bit, PowerPC 32/64,
-S390, S390x, ARM, Alpha, ia64 and Sparcv9 32/64 are supported. Tested on
-Linux, FreeBSD 8.2/8.3/9.0/9.1/10.0, and Cygwin. Should also work on:
-Android, NetBSD 5, OpenBSD, Darwin (more testing needed before claiming
-support for these OS).
+S390, S390x, ARM, MIPS, Alpha, ia64 and Sparcv9 32/64 are supported.
+Tested on Linux, FreeBSD 8.2/8.3/9.0/9.1/10.0 i386/amd64, and Cygwin.
+Should also work on: Android, NetBSD 5, OpenBSD, Darwin (more testing
+needed before claiming support for these OS).
 
 Linux ARM depends on running a Linux kernel 2.6.15 or better, GCC 4.4 or
 better.
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ supported, with the following exceptions:
 
 Clang version 3.0 (based on LLVM 3.0) is supported.
 
+Building on MacOS X (Darwin) requires a work-around for processor
+detection:
+  # 32-bit
+  ./configure --build=i686-apple-darwin11
+  # 64-bit
+  ./configure --build=x86_64-apple-darwin11
+
 For developers using the git tree:
 
 This source tree is based on the autotools suite from GNU to simplify
@@ -94,6 +101,19 @@ Usage of all urcu libraries
 	  instead of inlines, so your application can link with the library.
 	* Linking with one of the libraries below is always necessary even for
 	  LGPL and GPL applications.
+	* Define URCU_INLINE_SMALL_FUNCTIONS before including Userspace RCU
+	  headers if you want Userspace RCU to inline small functions (10
+	  lines or less) into the application. It can be used by applications
+	  distributed under any kind of license, and does *not* make the
+	  application a derived work of Userspace RCU.
+
+	  Those small inlined functions are guaranteed to match the library
+	  content as long as the library major version is unchanged.
+	  Therefore, the application *must* be compiled with headers matching
+	  the library major version number. Applications using
+	  URCU_INLINE_SMALL_FUNCTIONS may be unable to use debugging
+	  features of Userspace RCU without being recompiled.
+
 
 Usage of liburcu
 
@@ -297,3 +317,24 @@ SMP support
 		./configure --disable-smp-support
 
 	theoretically yielding slightly better performance.
+
+MAKE TARGETS
+------------
+
+In addition to the usual "make check" target, Userspace RCU features
+"make regtest" and "make bench" targets.
+
+make check:   Short tests, meant to be run when rebuilding or porting
+              Userspace RCU.
+
+make regtest: Long (many hours) test, meant to be run when modifying
+              Userspace RCU or porting it to a new architecture or
+              operating system.
+
+make bench:   Long (many hours) benchmarks.
+
+CONTACTS
+--------
+
+You can contact the maintainers on the following mailing list:
+lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org