diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
index b6d24c2..a741f65 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@
   CPU_DOWN_PREPARE or CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN, depending on whether or not the
   CPU is being offlined while tasks are frozen due to a suspend operation in
   progress
-- All process is migrated away from this outgoing CPU to a new CPU
+- All processes are migrated away from this outgoing CPU to new CPUs.
+  The new CPU is chosen from each process' current cpuset, which may be
+  a subset of all online CPUs.
 - All interrupts targeted to this CPU is migrated to a new CPU
 - timers/bottom half/task lets are also migrated to a new CPU
 - Once all services are migrated, kernel calls an arch specific routine