diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 9a55d7f555..787f3411b7 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -51,69 +51,43 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            To begin with, create a minimal, custom layer from which you
-            can work.
-            See the
-            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#get-your-layer-setup-for-the-build'>Get Your Layer Setup for the Build</ulink>" section
-            of the Yocto Project Development Manual for information.
-        </para>
-
-        <para>
-            Next comes the <filename>.bbappend</filename> file.
-            You create this file in your custom layer.
-            You also name it accordingly based on the linux-yocto recipe
-            you are using.
-            For example, if you are modifying the
-            <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bb</filename>
-            recipe, the append file will typical be located as follows
-            within your custom layer:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+            To modify an existing recipe, do the following:
+            <orderedlist>
+                <listitem><para>Create a minimal, custom layer from which you
+                    can work.
+                    See the "<link linkend='creating-and-preparing-a-layer'>Creating and Preparing a Layer</link>"
+                    section for some general resources.
+                    You can also see the
+                    "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#get-your-layer-setup-for-the-build'>Get Your Layer Setup for the Build</ulink>" section
+                    of the Yocto Project Development Manual for a detailed
+                    example.</para></listitem>
+                <listitem><para>Create the <filename>.bbappend</filename> file.
+                    You create this file in your custom layer.
+                    You also name it accordingly based on the linux-yocto recipe
+                    you are using.
+                    For example, if you are modifying the
+                    <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bb</filename>
+                    recipe, the append file will typical be located as follows
+                    within your custom layer:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      &lt;your-layer&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bbappend
-            </literallayout>
-            The append file should initially contain the following text:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The append file should initially contain the following text:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESEXTRAPATHS'>FILESEXTRAPATHS</ulink> := "${THISDIR}/${PN}"
-            </literallayout>
-            The path <filename>${THISDIR}/${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> expands
-            to "linux-yocto" in the current directory for this example.
-            If you add any new files that modify the kernel recipe, you need
-            to place them in your layer in the following area:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+                    </literallayout>
+                    The path <filename>${THISDIR}/${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> expands
+                    to "linux-yocto" in the current directory for this example.
+                    If you add any new files that modify the kernel recipe,
+                    you need to place them in your layer in the following area:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      &lt;your-layer&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto/
-            </literallayout>
-            <note>If you are working on a new machine Board Support Package
-                (BSP), be sure to refer to the
-                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
-            </note>
-        </para>
-
-        <para>
-            Original text:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-In many cases, you can customize an existing linux-yocto recipe to meet the
-needs of your project. Each release of the Yocto Project provides a few Linux
-kernel recipes to choose from. To get started, prepare a layer and a bbappend
-file corresponding to the recipe you wish to modify.
-
-See [New example in Dev Manual] for instructions to create a minimal layer.
-
-The bbappend will typical be located at the following location relative to the
-layer (if modifying the linux-yocto_3.4.bb recipe):
-
-	recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bbappend
-
-And should contain the following text initially:
-
-	FILESEXTRAPATHS := "${THISDIR}/${PN}"
-
-The ${PN} will expand to "linux-yocto" in this example. Any new files added to
-modify the recipe should then be added to the following path within the layer:
-
-	recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto/
-
-NOTE: If you are working on a new machine BSP, be sure to refer to the Yocto
-Project Board Support Package Developer's Guide.
-            </literallayout>
+                    </literallayout>
+                    <note>If you are working on a new machine Board Support Package
+                        (BSP), be sure to refer to the
+                        <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
+                    </note></para></listitem>
+            </orderedlist>
         </para>
 
         <section id='applying-patches'>