diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index 5060f368229bb..0386dbd490d03 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@ where
     loop {
         if g.len == g.buf.len() {
             unsafe {
+                // FIXME(danielhenrymantilla): #42788
+                //
+                //   - This creates a (mut) reference to a slice of
+                //     _uninitialized_ integers, which is **undefined behavior**
+                //
+                //   - Only the standard library gets to soundly "ignore" this,
+                //     based on its privileged knowledge of unstable rustc
+                //     internals;
                 g.buf.reserve(reservation_size(r));
                 let capacity = g.buf.capacity();
                 g.buf.set_len(capacity);