1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libutil/serialise.hh b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
index 69ae0874a..a6f1c42e9 100644
--- a/src/libutil/serialise.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/serialise.hh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ struct Sink
 };
 
 
-/* A buffered abstract sink. */
+/* A buffered abstract sink. Warning: a BufferedSink should not be
+   used from multiple threads concurrently. */
 struct BufferedSink : virtual Sink
 {
     size_t bufSize, bufPos;
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ struct Source
 };
 
 
-/* A buffered abstract source. */
+/* A buffered abstract source. Warning: a BufferedSource should not be
+   used from multiple threads concurrently. */
 struct BufferedSource : Source
 {
     size_t bufSize, bufPosIn, bufPosOut;