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-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/memmap.rs4
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diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/memmap.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/memmap.rs
index 29e999efeb1..26b26415eea 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/memmap.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/memmap.rs
@@ -40,4 +40,8 @@ impl Deref for Mmap {
     }
 }
 
+// SAFETY: On architectures other than WASM, mmap is used as backing storage. The address of this
+// memory map is stable. On WASM, `Vec<u8>` is used as backing storage. The `Mmap` type doesn't
+// export any function that can cause the `Vec` to be re-allocated. As such the address of the
+// bytes inside this `Vec` is stable.
 unsafe impl StableAddress for Mmap {}