diff --git a/doc/nvme.md b/doc/nvme.md
index f4033406d..c07b7be6d 100644
--- a/doc/nvme.md
+++ b/doc/nvme.md
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ Example: identical shm_id and non-overlapping core masks
 2. If a primary process exits while secondary processes are still running, those processes
 will continue to run. However, a new primary process cannot be created.
 3. Applications are responsible for coordinating access to logical blocks.
+4. If a process exits unexpectedly, the allocated memory will be released when the last
+process exits.
 
 @sa spdk_nvme_probe, spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions