1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index 7aa8b076f0..9ccd954d6b 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ static int check_auto_color(void)
 
 int want_color(int var)
 {
+	/*
+	 * NEEDSWORK: This function is sometimes used from multiple threads, and
+	 * we end up using want_auto racily. That "should not matter" since
+	 * we always write the same value, but it's still wrong. This function
+	 * is listed in .tsan-suppressions for the time being.
+	 */
+
 	static int want_auto = -1;
 
 	if (var < 0)