Merge pull request #1207 from mattheww/2022-05_const_extern_fn

Stop saying that const functions cannot use 'extern'

Author: ehuss

src/items/functions.md

@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ Functions qualified with the `const` keyword are [const functions], as are
 [tuple struct] and [tuple variant] constructors. _Const functions_  can be
 called from within [const contexts].
 
-Const functions are not allowed to be [async](#async-functions), and cannot
-use the [`extern` function qualifier](#extern-function-qualifier).
+Const functions may use the [`extern`] function qualifier, but only with the `"Rust"` and `"C"` ABIs.
+
+Const functions are not allowed to be [async](#async-functions).
 
 ## Async functions
 
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ fn foo_oof(#[some_inert_attribute] arg: u8) {
 [const functions]: ../const_eval.md#const-functions
 [tuple struct]: structs.md
 [tuple variant]: enumerations.md
+[`extern`]: #extern-function-qualifier
 [external block]: external-blocks.md
 [path]: ../paths.md
 [block]: ../expressions/block-expr.md