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@@ -195,3 +195,16 @@ prevent compilers from generating said debug information. 
Aliases inside type tr
 should be annotated for the same reason.
 
 This is enforced by the clang-tidy check ``libcpp-nodebug-on-aliases``.
+
+Pointer field protection
+========================
+
+To improve the effectiveness of Clang's `pointer field protection
+<https://clang.llvm.org/docs/StructureProtection.html>`_ feature,
+commonly used vocabulary types with pointer fields are marked with the
+``_LIBCPP_PFP`` attribute, to give Clang permission to use PFP to protect
+their pointer fields. Newly added vocabulary types should be marked with
+this attribute if they contain pointer fields.
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philnik777 wrote:

If these are the criteria, why isn't `string` annotated?

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/151652
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