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diff --git a/README b/README
index d5235de3..f67a02be 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ majordomo@vger.kernel.org with
 
 subscribe fio
 
-in the body of the email. There is no archive for the new list yet,
-archives for the old list can be found here:
+in the body of the email. Archives can be found here:
+
+http://www.spinics.net/lists/fio/
+
+and archives for the old list can be found here:
 
 http://maillist.kernel.dk/fio-devel/
 
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ specify the FreeBSD Makefile with -f and use gmake (not make), eg:
 
 $ gmake -f Makefile.Freebsd && gmake -f Makefile.FreeBSD install
 
+Same goes for AIX:
+
+$ gmake -f Makefile.aix && gmake -f Makefile.aix install
+
 Likewise with OpenSolaris, use the Makefile.solaris to compile there.
 The OpenSolaris make should work fine. This might change in the
 future if I opt for an autoconf type setup.
@@ -127,6 +134,8 @@ options in fio. Currently the options are:
 	diskutil	Dump info related to disk utilization updates
 	job:x		Dump info only related to job number x
 	mutex		Dump info only related to mutex up/down ops
+	profile		Dump info related to profile extensions
+	time		Dump info related to internal time keeping
 	? or help	Show available debug options.
 
 You can specify as many as you want, eg --debug=file,mem will enable
@@ -265,10 +274,10 @@ The job file parameters are:
 Platforms
 ---------
 
-Fio works on (at least) Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD. Some features and/or
-options may only be available on some of the platforms, typically because
-those features only apply to that platform (like the solarisaio engine, or
-the splice engine on Linux).
+Fio works on (at least) Linux, Solaris, AIX, OSX, NetBSD, and FreeBSD. Some
+features and/or options may only be available on some of the platforms,
+typically because those features only apply to that platform (like the
+solarisaio engine, or the splice engine on Linux).
 
 Some features are not available on FreeBSD/Solaris even if they could be
 implemented, I'd be happy to take patches for that. An example of that is
@@ -286,6 +295,23 @@ your mileage may vary. Sending me patches for other platforms is greatly
 appreciated. There's a lot of value in having the same test/benchmark tool
 available on all platforms.
 
+Note that POSIX aio is not enabled by default on AIX. If you get messages like:
+
+    Symbol resolution failed for /usr/lib/libc.a(posix_aio.o) because:
+        Symbol _posix_kaio_rdwr (number 2) is not exported from dependent module /unix.
+
+you need to enable POSIX aio. Run the following commands as root:
+
+    # lsdev -C -l posix_aio0
+        posix_aio0 Defined  Posix Asynchronous I/O
+    # cfgmgr -l posix_aio0
+    # lsdev -C -l posix_aio0
+        posix_aio0 Available  Posix Asynchronous I/O
+
+POSIX aio should work now. To make the change permanent:
+
+    # chdev -l posix_aio0 -P -a autoconfig='available'
+        posix_aio0 changed
 
 
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