--- libev/ev.pod	2008/08/06 07:01:25	1.172
+++ libev/ev.pod	2008/08/07 19:24:56	1.173
@@ -1572,6 +1572,13 @@
 event-based approach to child reaping and thus use libev's support for
 that, so other libev users can use C<ev_child> watchers freely.
 
+=head3 Stopping the Child Watcher
+
+Currently, the child watcher never gets stopped, even when the
+child terminates, so normally one needs to stop the watcher in the
+callback. Future versions of libev might stop the watcher automatically
+when a child exit is detected.
+
 =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members
 
 =over 4