From 953d2936844ca09a800088996c0c09417c6aa1f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eekle <96976531+Eekle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2024 17:31:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Mention generics in "optimizing dependencies"

Mention generics in "optimizing dependencies"
---
 src/unsorted/speed-vs-size.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/unsorted/speed-vs-size.md b/src/unsorted/speed-vs-size.md
index 6538d94b..4721c068 100644
--- a/src/unsorted/speed-vs-size.md
+++ b/src/unsorted/speed-vs-size.md
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ override the optimization level of dependencies. You can use that feature to
 optimize all dependencies for size while keeping the top crate unoptimized and
 debugger friendly.
 
+Beware that generic code can sometimes be optimized alongside the crate where it
+is instantiated, rather than the crate where it is defined. If you create an
+instance of a generic struct in your application and find that it pulls in code
+with a large footprint, it may be that increasing the optimisation level of the
+relevant dependencies has no effect.
+
 [`profile-overrides`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/profiles.html#overrides
 
 Here's an example: