diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index c6d1bdaac1..c4396696b8 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -563,11 +563,11 @@
                 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_4.4.bb</filename>
+                <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.12.bb</filename>
                 recipe, the append file will typically be located as follows
                 within your custom layer:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     <replaceable>your-layer</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+     <replaceable>your-layer</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.12.bbappend
                 </literallayout>
                 The append file should initially extend the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></ulink>
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
                 As an example, consider the following append file
                 used by the BSPs in <filename>meta-yocto-bsp</filename>:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+     meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.12.bbappend
                 </literallayout>
                 The following listing shows the file.
                 Be aware that the actual commit ID strings in this
@@ -615,11 +615,12 @@
      KBRANCH_beaglebone = "standard/beaglebone"
      KBRANCH_mpc8315e-rdb = "standard/fsl-mpc8315e-rdb"
 
-     SRCREV_machine_genericx86    ?= "ad8b1d659ddd2699ebf7d50ef9de8940b157bfc2"
-     SRCREV_machine_genericx86-64 ?= "ad8b1d659ddd2699ebf7d50ef9de8940b157bfc2"
-     SRCREV_machine_edgerouter ?= "cebe1ad56aebd89e0de29412e19433fb441bf13c"
-     SRCREV_machine_beaglebone ?= "cebe1ad56aebd89e0de29412e19433fb441bf13c"
-     SRCREV_machine_mpc8315e-rdb ?= "06c0dbdcba374ca7f92a53d69292d6bb7bc9b0f3"
+     SRCREV_machine_genericx86    ?= "d09f2ce584d60ecb7890550c22a80c48b83c2e19"
+     SRCREV_machine_genericx86-64 ?= "d09f2ce584d60ecb7890550c22a80c48b83c2e19"
+     SRCREV_machine_edgerouter ?= "b5c8cfda2dfe296410d51e131289fb09c69e1e7d"
+     SRCREV_machine_beaglebone ?= "b5c8cfda2dfe296410d51e131289fb09c69e1e7d"
+     SRCREV_machine_mpc8315e-rdb ?= "2d1d010240846d7bff15d1fcc0cb6eb8a22fc78a"
+
 
      COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_genericx86 = "genericx86"
      COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_genericx86-64 = "genericx86-64"
@@ -627,11 +628,11 @@
      COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_beaglebone = "beaglebone"
      COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_mpc8315e-rdb = "mpc8315e-rdb"
 
-     LINUX_VERSION_genericx86 = "4.4.41"
-     LINUX_VERSION_genericx86-64 = "4.4.41"
-     LINUX_VERSION_edgerouter = "4.4.53"
-     LINUX_VERSION_beaglebone = "4.4.53"
-     LINUX_VERSION_mpc8315e-rdb = "4.4.53"
+     LINUX_VERSION_genericx86 = "4.12.7"
+     LINUX_VERSION_genericx86-64 = "4.12.7"
+     LINUX_VERSION_edgerouter = "4.12.10"
+     LINUX_VERSION_beaglebone = "4.12.10"
+     LINUX_VERSION_mpc8315e-rdb = "4.12.10"
                 </literallayout>
                 This append file contains statements used to support
                 several BSPs that ship with the Yocto Project.
@@ -662,8 +663,8 @@
 
             <para>
                 One thing missing in this particular BSP, which you will
-                typically need when developing a BSP, is the kernel configuration
-                file (<filename>.config</filename>) for your BSP.
+                typically need when developing a BSP, is the kernel
+                configuration file (<filename>.config</filename>) for your BSP.
                 When developing a BSP, you probably have a kernel configuration
                 file or a set of kernel configuration files that, when taken
                 together, define the kernel configuration for your BSP.
@@ -671,7 +672,8 @@
                 in a file or a set of files inside a directory located at the
                 same level as your kernel's append file and having the same
                 name as the kernel's main recipe file.
-                With all these conditions met, simply reference those files in the
+                With all these conditions met, simply reference those files in
+                the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                 statement in the append file.
             </para>
@@ -717,25 +719,31 @@
 
             <note>
                 <para>
-                    Other methods exist to accomplish grouping and defining configuration options.
-                    For example, if you are working with a local clone of the kernel repository,
-                    you could checkout the kernel's <filename>meta</filename> branch, make your changes,
-                    and then push the changes to the local bare clone of the kernel.
-                    The result is that you directly add configuration options to the
-                    <filename>meta</filename> branch for your BSP.
-                    The configuration options will likely end up in that location anyway if the BSP gets
-                    added to the Yocto Project.
+                    Other methods exist to accomplish grouping and defining
+                    configuration options.
+                    For example, if you are working with a local clone of the
+                    kernel repository, you could checkout the kernel's
+                    <filename>meta</filename> branch, make your changes, and
+                    then push the changes to the local bare clone of the
+                    kernel.
+                    The result is that you directly add configuration options
+                    to the <filename>meta</filename> branch for your BSP.
+                    The configuration options will likely end up in that
+                    location anyway if the BSP gets added to the Yocto Project.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
-                    In general, however, the Yocto Project maintainers take care of moving the
-                    <filename>SRC_URI</filename>-specified
-                    configuration options to the kernel's <filename>meta</filename> branch.
-                    Not only is it easier for BSP developers to not have to worry about putting those
-                    configurations in the branch, but having the maintainers do it allows them to apply
-                    'global' knowledge about the kinds of common configuration options multiple BSPs in
-                    the tree are typically using.
-                    This allows for promotion of common configurations into common features.
+                    In general, however, the Yocto Project maintainers take
+                    care of moving the <filename>SRC_URI</filename>-specified
+                    configuration options to the kernel's
+                    <filename>meta</filename> branch.
+                    Not only is it easier for BSP developers to not have to
+                    worry about putting those configurations in the branch,
+                    but having the maintainers do it allows them to apply
+                    'global' knowledge about the kinds of common configuration
+                    options multiple BSPs in the tree are typically using.
+                    This allows for promotion of common configurations into
+                    common features.
                 </para>
             </note>
         </section>