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diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ecccd5d3fc..78550c07bf 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -413,6 +413,18 @@ Specifying the iSCSI password in plain text on the command line using the
used instead, to refer to a ``--object secret...`` instance that provides
a password via a file, or encrypted.
+CPU device properties
+'''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``pmu-num=n`` on RISC-V CPUs (since 8.2)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In order to support more flexible counter configurations this has been replaced
+by a ``pmu-mask`` property. If set of counters is continuous then the mask can
+be calculated with ``((2 ^ n) - 1) << 3``. The least significant three bits
+must be left clear.
+
+
Backwards compatibility
-----------------------
diff --git a/docs/system/riscv/virt.rst b/docs/system/riscv/virt.rst
index f9a2eac544..f5fa7b8b29 100644
--- a/docs/system/riscv/virt.rst
+++ b/docs/system/riscv/virt.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Supported devices
The ``virt`` machine supports the following devices:
-* Up to 8 generic RV32GC/RV64GC cores, with optional extensions
+* Up to 512 generic RV32GC/RV64GC cores, with optional extensions
* Core Local Interruptor (CLINT)
* Platform-Level Interrupt Controller (PLIC)
* CFI parallel NOR flash memory