From 497cb7c0c3042d3c6605b46a1bf35b7c3bc8b046 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Freeman <mark@golang.org>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 15:44:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] cmd/compile/internal/noder: document quirk of string elements

Change-Id: Ifc3bf896aaaf7c6ce06a01e3dd43780d203638cf
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/677755
LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Auto-Submit: Mark Freeman <mark@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@google.com>
---
 src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/doc.go | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/doc.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/doc.go
index cc403c835a..a5d5533168 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/doc.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/doc.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ outside the string section access string values by reference.
 
     SectionString = { String } .
 
+Note that despite being an element, a string does not begin with a
+reference table.
+
 ## Meta Section
 The meta section provides fundamental information for a package. It
 contains exactly two elements — a public root and a private root.
-- 
2.50.0