Add cautionary paragraph about noop wakers.

Based on a suggestion from @kpreid, with some further editing.
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Ian Jackson 2024-08-05 17:25:00 +01:00
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@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ pub fn will_wake(&self, other: &Waker) -> bool {
/// some futures, but are not expecting those futures to wake the waker or
/// do not need to do anything specific if it happens.
///
/// More generally, using `Waker::noop()` to poll a future
/// means discarding the notification of when the future should be polled again.
/// So it should only be used when such a notification will not be needed to make progress.
///
/// If an owned `Waker` is needed, `clone()` this one.
///
/// # Examples
@ -796,6 +800,10 @@ pub fn will_wake(&self, other: &LocalWaker) -> bool {
/// some futures, but are not expecting those futures to wake the waker or
/// do not need to do anything specific if it happens.
///
/// More generally, using `LocalWaker::noop()` to poll a future
/// means discarding the notification of when the future should be polled again,
/// So it should only be used when such a notification will not be needed to make progress.
///
/// If an owned `LocalWaker` is needed, `clone()` this one.
///
/// # Examples