Mention size_hint() effect in flat_map_option lint documentation.

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@ -231,8 +231,12 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
/// used instead. /// used instead.
/// ///
/// ### Why is this bad? /// ### Why is this bad?
/// When applicable, `filter_map()` is more clear since it shows that /// `filter_map()` is known to always produce 0 or 1 output items per input item,
/// `Option` is used to produce 0 or 1 items. /// rather than however many the inner iterator type produces.
/// Therefore, it maintains the upper bound in `Iterator::size_hint()`,
/// and communicates to the reader that the input items are not being expanded into
/// multiple output items without their having to notice that the mapping function
/// returns an `Option`.
/// ///
/// ### Example /// ### Example
/// ```no_run /// ```no_run