Explain what makes unsafe extern blocks sound

Author: t5kd

library/std/src/keyword_docs.rs

@@ -381,9 +381,13 @@ mod enum_keyword {}
 /// lazy_static;`. The other use is in foreign function interfaces (FFI).
 ///
 /// `extern` is used in two different contexts within FFI. The first is in the form of external
-/// blocks, for declaring function interfaces that Rust code can call foreign code by.
+/// blocks, for declaring function interfaces that Rust code can call foreign code by. This use
+/// of `extern` is unsafe, since we are asserting to the compiler that all function declarations
+/// are correct. If they are not, using these items may lead to undefined behavior.
 ///
 /// ```rust ignore
+/// // SAFETY: The function declarations given below are in
+/// // line with the header files of `my_c_library`.
 /// #[link(name = "my_c_library")]
 /// unsafe extern "C" {
 ///     fn my_c_function(x: i32) -> bool;