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diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt
index e87d393070..17f91e3f2d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-kconfig.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ This snippet creates the following make targets:
* +foo-menuconfig+, which calls the package's +menuconfig+ target
-* +foo-update-config+, which copies the configuration back to the source
- configuration file.
+* +foo-update-config+, which copies the configuration back to the
+ source configuration file. It is not possible to use this target
+ when fragment files are set.
+
+* +foo-update-defconfig+, which copies the configuration back to the
+ source configuration file. The configuration file will only list the
+ options that differ from the default values. It is not possible to
+ use this target when fragment files are set.
and ensures that the source configuration file is copied to the build
directory at the right moment.
@@ -46,6 +52,11 @@ be set to suit the needs of the package under consideration:
* +FOO_KCONFIG_EDITORS+: a space-separated list of kconfig editors to
support, for example 'menuconfig xconfig'. By default, 'menuconfig'.
+* +FOO_KCONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES+: a space-separated list of configuration
+ fragment files that are merged to the main configuration file.
+ Fragment files are typically used when there is a desire to stay in sync
+ with an upstream (def)config file, with some minor modifications.
+
* +FOO_KCONFIG_OPTS+: extra options to pass when calling the kconfig
editors. This may need to include '$(FOO_MAKE_OPTS)', for example. By
default, empty.
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