1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/clang/lib/Analysis/BodyFarm.cpp b/clang/lib/Analysis/BodyFarm.cpp
index 2118301362e..d8b652f68e8 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Analysis/BodyFarm.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Analysis/BodyFarm.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,14 @@ Stmt *BodyFarm::getBody(const ObjCMethodDecl *D) {
     return nullptr;
 
   // For now, we only synthesize getters.
+  // Synthesizing setters would cause false negatives in the
+  // RetainCountChecker because the method body would bind the parameter
+  // to an instance variable, causing it to escape. This would prevent
+  // warning in the following common scenario:
+  //
+  //  id foo = [[NSObject alloc] init];
+  //  self.foo = foo; // We should warn that foo leaks here.
+  //
   if (D->param_size() != 0)
     return nullptr;