[Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/4] libxl: CODING_STYLE: Mention function out parameters

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We seem to use both `_r' and `_out'.  Document both.

Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/libxl/CODING_STYLE |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/libxl/CODING_STYLE b/tools/libxl/CODING_STYLE
index 8dcc22b..68d769d 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/CODING_STYLE
+++ b/tools/libxl/CODING_STYLE
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ Local variables used to store return values should have 
descriptive name
 like "rc" or "ret". Following the same reasoning the label used as exit
 path should be called "out".
 
+Function arguments which are used to return values to the caller
+should be suffixed `_r' or `_out'.
+
 Variables, type names and function names are
 lower_case_with_underscores.
 Type names and function names use the prefix libxl__ when internal to
-- 
1.7.10.4


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