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diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h b/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
index eab61c14..4c16f4c0 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/message_lite.h
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ class LIBPROTOBUF_EXPORT MessageLite {
// Computes the serialized size of the message. This recursively calls
// ByteSize() on all embedded messages. If a subclass does not override
// this, it MUST override SetCachedSize().
+ //
+ // ByteSize() is generally linear in the number of fields defined for the
+ // proto.
virtual int ByteSize() const = 0;
// Serializes the message without recomputing the size. The message must