diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index f47b26b3ed7f..bd8c80f3bbc9 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -2536,16 +2536,55 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
 	A read-only multiple values file which exists on all
 	cpuset-enabled cgroups.
 
-	It lists the onlined CPUs that are actually granted to this
-	cgroup by its parent.  These CPUs are allowed to be used by
-	tasks within the current cgroup.
+	It lists the active CPUs available to tasks in this cgroup.
 
-	If "cpuset.cpus" is empty, the "cpuset.cpus.effective" file shows
-	all the CPUs from the parent cgroup that can be available to
-	be used by this cgroup.  Otherwise, it should be a subset of
-	"cpuset.cpus" unless none of the CPUs listed in "cpuset.cpus"
-	can be granted.  In this case, it will be treated just like an
-	empty "cpuset.cpus".
+	For a cgroup that is not a valid partition root, an empty
+	"cpuset.cpus" makes "cpuset.cpus.effective" show all CPUs
+	available from the parent cgroup. Otherwise, it is a subset
+	of "cpuset.cpus" unless none of the requested CPUs can be
+	granted. In that case, it is treated like an empty
+	"cpuset.cpus".
+
+	For example::
+
+	  P (cpuset.cpus.effective=0-3)
+	  |
+	  +-- C0 (member):       cpuset.cpus=1-2
+	  |                      cpuset.cpus.effective=1-2
+	  +-- C1 (invalid root): cpuset.cpus=4-5
+	  |                      cpuset.cpus.effective=0-3
+	  \-- C2 (member):       cpuset.cpus=<empty>
+	                         cpuset.cpus.effective=0-3
+
+	C0 gets CPUs 1-2 because they are available from P.
+	None of C1's requested CPUs 4-5 are available from P, so C1 uses P's
+	effective CPUs 0-3 instead.
+	C2 has an empty "cpuset.cpus" and therefore also uses P's effective
+	CPUs 0-3.
+
+	For a valid non-root partition root, "cpuset.cpus.effective" contains
+	the active CPUs from "cpuset.cpus.exclusive.effective" except
+	those granted to valid child partition roots. If
+	"cpuset.cpus.exclusive" is set to a value different from
+	"cpuset.cpus", the effective CPUs need not be a subset of
+	"cpuset.cpus".
+
+	For example, if CPUs 2-5 are allocated to P for exclusive use,
+	CPUs 2-4 are active, CPU 5 is offline, and none of CPUs 2-5 are
+	assigned to a valid child partition root::
+
+	  top (root)
+	  |
+	  \-- P (valid partition root)
+	      cpuset.cpus=0-3
+	      cpuset.cpus.exclusive=2-5
+	      cpuset.cpus.exclusive.effective=2-5
+	      cpuset.cpus.effective=2-4
+
+	P has 2-5 in "cpuset.cpus.exclusive.effective", including the
+	offline CPU 5. CPU 5 is excluded from "cpuset.cpus.effective",
+	leaving 2-4. The result also shows that "cpuset.cpus.effective"
+	need not be a subset of "cpuset.cpus", which is 0-3.
 
 	Its value will be affected by CPU hotplug events.