diff --git a/tokio/src/net/tcp/stream.rs b/tokio/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
index 48033fc5f..0b8529546 100644
--- a/tokio/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ impl TcpStream {
     /// Tries to read or write from the socket using a user-provided IO operation.
     ///
     /// If the socket is ready, the provided closure is called. The closure
-    /// should attempt to perform IO operation from the socket by manually
+    /// should attempt to perform IO operation on the socket by manually
     /// calling the appropriate syscall. If the operation fails because the
     /// socket is not actually ready, then the closure should return a
     /// `WouldBlock` error and the readiness flag is cleared. The return value
@@ -983,6 +983,11 @@ impl TcpStream {
     /// defined on the Tokio `TcpStream` type, as this will mess with the
     /// readiness flag and can cause the socket to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: TcpStream::readable()
diff --git a/tokio/src/net/udp.rs b/tokio/src/net/udp.rs
index 4b34c5687..922a977a9 100644
--- a/tokio/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     /// Tries to read or write from the socket using a user-provided IO operation.
     ///
     /// If the socket is ready, the provided closure is called. The closure
-    /// should attempt to perform IO operation from the socket by manually
+    /// should attempt to perform IO operation on the socket by manually
     /// calling the appropriate syscall. If the operation fails because the
     /// socket is not actually ready, then the closure should return a
     /// `WouldBlock` error and the readiness flag is cleared. The return value
@@ -1290,6 +1290,11 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     /// defined on the Tokio `UdpSocket` type, as this will mess with the
     /// readiness flag and can cause the socket to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: UdpSocket::readable()
diff --git a/tokio/src/net/unix/datagram/socket.rs b/tokio/src/net/unix/datagram/socket.rs
index 0bd04e970..0f5dca421 100644
--- a/tokio/src/net/unix/datagram/socket.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/net/unix/datagram/socket.rs
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
     /// Tries to read or write from the socket using a user-provided IO operation.
     ///
     /// If the socket is ready, the provided closure is called. The closure
-    /// should attempt to perform IO operation from the socket by manually
+    /// should attempt to perform IO operation on the socket by manually
     /// calling the appropriate syscall. If the operation fails because the
     /// socket is not actually ready, then the closure should return a
     /// `WouldBlock` error and the readiness flag is cleared. The return value
@@ -1233,6 +1233,11 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
     /// defined on the Tokio `UnixDatagram` type, as this will mess with the
     /// readiness flag and can cause the socket to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: UnixDatagram::readable()
diff --git a/tokio/src/net/unix/stream.rs b/tokio/src/net/unix/stream.rs
index 2ca90f90d..e9acbb682 100644
--- a/tokio/src/net/unix/stream.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/net/unix/stream.rs
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// Tries to read or write from the socket using a user-provided IO operation.
     ///
     /// If the socket is ready, the provided closure is called. The closure
-    /// should attempt to perform IO operation from the socket by manually
+    /// should attempt to perform IO operation on the socket by manually
     /// calling the appropriate syscall. If the operation fails because the
     /// socket is not actually ready, then the closure should return a
     /// `WouldBlock` error and the readiness flag is cleared. The return value
@@ -680,6 +680,11 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// defined on the Tokio `UnixStream` type, as this will mess with the
     /// readiness flag and can cause the socket to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: UnixStream::readable()
diff --git a/tokio/src/net/windows/named_pipe.rs b/tokio/src/net/windows/named_pipe.rs
index e6f823a7e..3f7a5a4fe 100644
--- a/tokio/src/net/windows/named_pipe.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/net/windows/named_pipe.rs
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ impl NamedPipeServer {
     /// methods defined on the Tokio `NamedPipeServer` type, as this will mess with
     /// the readiness flag and can cause the pipe to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: NamedPipeServer::readable()
@@ -1567,6 +1572,11 @@ impl NamedPipeClient {
     /// defined on the Tokio `NamedPipeClient` type, as this will mess with the
     /// readiness flag and can cause the pipe to behave incorrectly.
     ///
+    /// This method is not intended to be used with combined interests.
+    /// The closure should perform only one type of IO operation, so it should not
+    /// require more than one ready state. This method may panic or sleep forever
+    /// if it is called with a combined interest.
+    ///
     /// Usually, [`readable()`], [`writable()`] or [`ready()`] is used with this function.
     ///
     /// [`readable()`]: NamedPipeClient::readable()