diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -5064,33 +5064,39 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       ":ref:`package.bbclass <ref-classes-package>`" section.
 
    :term:`PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE`
-      Determines how to split up the binary and debug information when
-      creating ``*-dbg`` packages to be used with the GNU Project Debugger
-      (GDB).
+      Determines how to split up and package debug and source information
+      when creating debugging packages to be used with the GNU Project
+      Debugger (GDB). In general, based on the value of this variable,
+      you can combine the source and debug info in a single package,
+      you can break out the source into a separate package that can be
+      installed independently, or you can choose to not have the source
+      packaged at all.
 
-      With the :term:`PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE` variable, you can control
-      where debug information, which can include or exclude source files,
-      is stored:
+      The possible values of :term:`PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE` variable:
 
-      -  ".debug": Debug symbol files are placed next to the binary in a
-         ``.debug`` directory on the target. For example, if a binary is
-         installed into ``/bin``, the corresponding debug symbol files are
-         installed in ``/bin/.debug``. Source files are placed in
-         ``/usr/src/debug``.
+      -  "``.debug``": All debugging and source info is placed in a single
+         ``*-dbg`` package; debug symbol files are placed next to the
+         binary in a ``.debug`` directory so that, if a binary is installed
+         into ``/bin``, the corresponding debug symbol file is installed
+         in ``/bin/.debug``. Source files are installed in the same ``*-dbg``
+         package under ``/usr/src/debug``.
 
-      -  "debug-file-directory": Debug symbol files are placed under
-         ``/usr/lib/debug`` on the target, and separated by the path from
-         where the binary is installed. For example, if a binary is
-         installed in ``/bin``, the corresponding debug symbols are
-         installed in ``/usr/lib/debug/bin``. Source files are placed in
-         ``/usr/src/debug``.
+      -  "``debug-file-directory``": As above, all debugging and source info
+         is placed in a single ``*-dbg`` package; debug symbol files are
+         placed entirely under the directory ``/usr/lib/debug`` and separated
+         by the path from where the binary is installed, so that if a binary
+         is installed in ``/bin``, the corresponding debug symbols are installed
+         in ``/usr/lib/debug/bin``, and so on. As above, source is installed
+         in the same package under ``/usr/src/debug``.
 
-      -  "debug-without-src": The same behavior as ".debug" previously
-         described with the exception that no source files are installed.
+      -  "``debug-with-srcpkg``": Debugging info is placed in the standard
+         ``*-dbg`` package as with the ``.debug`` value, while source is
+         placed in a separate ``*-src`` package, which can be installed
+         independently.  This is the default setting for this variable,
+         as defined in Poky's ``bitbake.conf`` file.
 
-      -  "debug-with-srcpkg": The same behavior as ".debug" previously
-         described with the exception that all source files are placed in a
-         separate ``*-src`` pkg. This is the default behavior.
+      -  "``debug-without-src``": The same behavior as with the ``.debug``
+         setting, but no source is packaged at all.
 
       You can find out more about debugging using GDB by reading the
       ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:debugging with the gnu project debugger (gdb) remotely`" section