From 3ea046cf49057a76c3e1ce8e4b5860dfd54757a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anders Leino <aleino@nvidia.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:32:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document bug with global session teardown in user guide

This closes #6344.
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 docs/user-guide/08-compiling.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/user-guide/08-compiling.md b/docs/user-guide/08-compiling.md
index c600b8cbb9..1a730e26bd 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/08-compiling.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/08-compiling.md
@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@ for compiling GLSL code. Without this setting, compiling GLSL code will result i
 > Currently, the global session type is *not* thread-safe.
 > Applications that wish to compile on multiple threads will need to ensure that each concurrent thread compiles with a distinct global session.
 
+> #### Note ####
+> Currently, the global session should be freed after any objects created from it.
+> See [issue 6344](https://github.com/shader-slang/slang/issues/6344).
+
 ### Creating a Session
 
 A _session_ uses the interface `slang::ISession`, and represents a scope for compilation with a consistent set of compiler options.