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Include warning about race detector compatability in `plugin` documentation 

As described in #24245, the race detector isn't able to find some race conditions in plugins. This commit adds a warning about this to the plugins documentation.

Updates #24245
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@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
// macOS, making them unsuitable for applications intended to be // macOS, making them unsuitable for applications intended to be
// portable. // portable.
// //
// - Plugins are poorly supported by the Go race detector. Even simple
// race conditions may not be automatically detected. See
// [this issue](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/24245) for more information.
//
// - Applications that use plugins may require careful configuration // - Applications that use plugins may require careful configuration
// to ensure that the various parts of the program be made available // to ensure that the various parts of the program be made available
// in the correct location in the file system (or container image). // in the correct location in the file system (or container image).