📝 Add note about unbounded memory use for filter_unhandled_paths=False

perdy · Jan 10, 2022 · 7fb3d1d · 7fb3d1d
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@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ app.add_route("/metrics/", metrics)
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 Metrics for paths that do not match any Starlette route can be filtered by passing
-`filter_unhandled_paths=True` argument to `add_middleware` method.
+`filter_unhandled_paths=True` argument to `add_middleware` method.  Note that not
+turning on this filtering can lead to unbounded memory use when lots of different
+routes are called.
 
 ## Contributing