diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs index 631ecf1428d..b5686e390ad 100644 --- a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs +++ b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs @@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ declare_clippy_lint! { /// It is just extraneous code. Remove it to make your code /// more rusty. /// + /// ### Known problems + /// In the case of some temporaries, e.g. locks, eliding the variable binding could lead + /// to deadlocks. See [this issue](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/37612). + /// This could become relevant if the code is later changed to use the code that would have been + /// bound without first assigning it to a let-binding. + /// /// ### Example /// ```rust /// fn foo() -> String {