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-rw-r--r--src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
index 65f4e0cafe0..29d86e7146e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -935,8 +935,10 @@ impl CStr {
     /// Wraps a raw C string with a safe C string wrapper.
     ///
     /// This function will wrap the provided `ptr` with a `CStr` wrapper, which
-    /// allows inspection and interoperation of non-owned C strings. This method
-    /// is unsafe for a number of reasons:
+    /// allows inspection and interoperation of non-owned C strings. The total
+    /// size of the raw C string must be smaller than `isize::MAX` **bytes**
+    /// in memory due to calling the slice::from_raw_parts function.
+    /// This method is unsafe for a number of reasons:
     ///
     /// * There is no guarantee to the validity of `ptr`.
     /// * The returned lifetime is not guaranteed to be the actual lifetime of