diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
index c36c336d8a2..99535021735 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ impl_element! { isize }
 ///
 /// Masks represent boolean inclusion/exclusion on a per-lane basis.
 ///
-/// The layout of this type is unspecified.
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[T; LANES]`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct Mask<T, const LANES: usize>(mask_impl::Mask<T, LANES>)
 where
@@ -521,57 +523,129 @@ where
 }
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with eight elements of 8 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i8; 8]`.
 pub type mask8x8 = Mask<i8, 8>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 16 elements of 8 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i8; 16]`.
 pub type mask8x16 = Mask<i8, 16>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 32 elements of 8 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i8; 32]`.
 pub type mask8x32 = Mask<i8, 32>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 64 elements of 8 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i8; 64]`.
 pub type mask8x64 = Mask<i8, 64>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with four elements of 16 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i16; 4]`.
 pub type mask16x4 = Mask<i16, 4>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with eight elements of 16 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i16; 8]`.
 pub type mask16x8 = Mask<i16, 8>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 16 elements of 16 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i16; 16]`.
 pub type mask16x16 = Mask<i16, 16>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 32 elements of 16 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i16; 32]`.
 pub type mask16x32 = Mask<i16, 32>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with two elements of 32 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i32; 2]`.
 pub type mask32x2 = Mask<i32, 2>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with four elements of 32 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i32; 4]`.
 pub type mask32x4 = Mask<i32, 4>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with eight elements of 32 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i32; 8]`.
 pub type mask32x8 = Mask<i32, 8>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with 16 elements of 32 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i32; 16]`.
 pub type mask32x16 = Mask<i32, 16>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with two elements of 64 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i64; 2]`.
 pub type mask64x2 = Mask<i64, 2>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with four elements of 64 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i64; 4]`.
 pub type mask64x4 = Mask<i64, 4>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with eight elements of 64 bits.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[i64; 8]`.
 pub type mask64x8 = Mask<i64, 8>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with two elements of pointer width.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[isize; 2]`.
 pub type masksizex2 = Mask<isize, 2>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with four elements of pointer width.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[isize; 4]`.
 pub type masksizex4 = Mask<isize, 4>;
 
 /// A mask for SIMD vectors with eight elements of pointer width.
+///
+/// The layout of this type is unspecified, and may change between platforms
+/// and/or Rust versions, and code should not assume that it is equivalent to
+/// `[isize; 8]`.
 pub type masksizex8 = Mask<isize, 8>;
 
 macro_rules! impl_from {