[libvirt PATCH 1/4] docs: coding-style: Clarify on virXXXPtr types

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Signed-off-by: Tim Wiederhake <twiederh@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/coding-style.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/coding-style.rst b/docs/coding-style.rst
index 470c61860f..dca9de1915 100644
--- a/docs/coding-style.rst
+++ b/docs/coding-style.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Struct type names
    and each following word should have its first letter in
    uppercase. The struct name should be the same as the typedef
    name with a leading underscore.
+
    ::
 
      typedef struct _virHashTable virHashTable;
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ Struct type names
          ...
      };
 
+   Historically, libvirt declared pointer types 'virXXXPtr' for
+   both public and internal types. Do not introduce new such
+   typedefs for internal types.
+
 Function names
    All functions should have a 'vir' prefix in their name,
    followed by one or more words with first letter of each word
-- 
2.31.1




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