diff --git a/boards/arm/arduino_due/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/arduino_due/doc/index.rst
index 5fc7d568fc6..53c34ce3d5a 100644
--- a/boards/arm/arduino_due/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/arduino_due/doc/index.rst
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ identifies the handlers used for each exception.
 |      |            | attempt to ARM |                       |
 |      |            | mode           |                       |
 +------+------------+----------------+-----------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and    |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts   |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel  |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,  |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading    |
 +------+------------+----------------+-----------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error    |
 |      | monitor    |                |                       |
diff --git a/boards/arm/mps2_an385/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/mps2_an385/doc/index.rst
index 6476fd21e8e..1e83ad091dc 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mps2_an385/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/mps2_an385/doc/index.rst
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ identifies the handlers used for each exception.
 |      |            | attempt to ARM |                          |
 |      |            | mode           |                          |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and       |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts      |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel     |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,     |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading       |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error       |
 |      | monitor    |                |                          |
diff --git a/boards/arm/mps2_an521/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/mps2_an521/doc/index.rst
index bde95407fbf..7c1d6cffab6 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mps2_an521/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/mps2_an521/doc/index.rst
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ in the following table:
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 10   | Reserved   |                | not handled              |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and       |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts      |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel     |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,     |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading       |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error       |
 |      | monitor    |                |                          |
diff --git a/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
index 14ddfa96d8a..08e7ead420e 100644
--- a/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ identifies the handlers used for each exception.
 |      |            | attempt to ARM |                          |
 |      |            | mode           |                          |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and       |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts      |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel     |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,     |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading       |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error       |
 |      | monitor    |                |                          |
diff --git a/boards/arm/v2m_musca_b1/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/v2m_musca_b1/doc/index.rst
index 22a9945dd62..fd01fe606e1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/v2m_musca_b1/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_musca_b1/doc/index.rst
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ in the following table:
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 10   | Reserved   |                | not handled              |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and       |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts      |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel     |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,     |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading       |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error       |
 |      | monitor    |                |                          |
diff --git a/boards/arm/v2m_musca_s1/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/v2m_musca_s1/doc/index.rst
index c75db0ef880..9627d6f7748 100644
--- a/boards/arm/v2m_musca_s1/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_musca_s1/doc/index.rst
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ in the following table:
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 10   | Reserved   |                | not handled              |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
-| 11   | SVC        |                | context switch and       |
-|      |            |                | software interrupts      |
+| 11   | SVC        |                | system calls, kernel     |
+|      |            |                | run-time exceptions,     |
+|      |            |                | and IRQ offloading       |
 +------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+
 | 12   | Debug      |                | system fatal error       |
 |      | monitor    |                |                          |