Rollup merge of #120174 - Mark-Simulacrum:link-libs-policy, r=dtolnay

Warn users about limited review for tier 2 and 3 code

Needs https://github.com/rust-lang/std-dev-guide/pull/61

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
index 2ddf5737fbd..9e5c1ed8748 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ ensure that each tier 2 target can be used as build target after each change. Au
 not always run so it's not guaranteed to produce a working build, but tier 2
 targets often work to quite a good degree and patches are always welcome!
 
+Tier 2 target-specific code is not closely scrutinized by Rust team(s) when
+modifications are made. Bugs are possible in all code, but the level of quality
+control for these targets is likely to be lower. See [library team
+policy](https://std-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/policy/target-code.html) for
+details on the review practices for standard library code.
+
 Tier 2 targets with host tools additionally support running tools like `rustc`
 and `cargo` natively on the target, and automated builds ensure that the host
 tools build as well. This allows the target to be used as a development
@@ -121,6 +127,12 @@ The `std` column in the table below has the following meanings:
 
 [`no_std`]: https://rust-embedded.github.io/book/intro/no-std.html
 
+Tier 2 target-specific code is not closely scrutinized by Rust team(s) when
+modifications are made. Bugs are possible in all code, but the level of quality
+control for these targets is likely to be lower. See [library team
+policy](https://std-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/policy/target-code.html) for
+details on the review practices for standard library code.
+
 **NOTE:** The `rust-docs` component is not usually built for tier 2 targets,
 so Rustup may install the documentation for a similar tier 1 target instead.
 
@@ -211,6 +223,12 @@ The `std` column in the table below has the following meanings:
 
 [`no_std`]: https://rust-embedded.github.io/book/intro/no-std.html
 
+Tier 3 target-specific code is not closely scrutinized by Rust team(s) when
+modifications are made. Bugs are possible in all code, but the level of quality
+control for these targets is likely to be lower. See [library team
+policy](https://std-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/policy/target-code.html) for
+details on the review practices for standard library code.
+
 The `host` column indicates whether the codebase includes support for building
 host tools.