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Checker	Guideline
ARRAY_VS_SINGLETON	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
ASSERT_SIDE_EFFECT	MSC11-C. Incorporate diagnostic tests using assertions
ASSERT_SIDE_EFFECTS	PRE31-C. Avoid side effects in arguments to unsafe macros
BAD_ALLOC_STRLEN	MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
BAD_COMPARE	EXP16-C. Do not compare function pointers to constant values
BAD_FREE	MEM34-C. Only free memory allocated dynamically
CHAR_IO	FIO34-C. Distinguish between characters read from a file and EOF or WEOF
CHECKED_RETURN	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
CHECKED_RETURN	ERR33-C. Detect and handle standard library errors
CHECKED_RETURN	POS54-C. Detect and handle POSIX library errors
CHECKED_RETURN	EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions
CONSTANT_EXPRESSION_RESULT	EXP46-C. Do not use a bitwise operator with a Boolean-like operand
DEADCODE	MSC07-C. Detect and remove dead code
DEADCODE	MSC12-C. Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
DEADLOCK	CON35-C. Avoid deadlock by locking in a predefined order
DIVIDE_BY_ZERO	INT33-C. Ensure that division and remainder operations do not result in divide-by-zero errors
EVALUATION_ORDER	EXP30-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation for side effects
EVALUATION_ORDER	EXP10-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation of subexpressions or the order in which side effects take place
FORWARD_NULL	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
INTEGER_OVERFLOW	INT30-C. Ensure that unsigned integer operations do not wrap
LINKAGE_CONFLICT	DCL36-C. Do not declare an identifier with conflicting linkage classifications
LOCK	CON01-C. Acquire and release synchronization primitives in the same module, at the same level of abstraction
MISRA_CAST	INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
MISRA_CAST	FLP34-C. Ensure that floating-point conversions are within range of the new type
MISSING_BREAK	MSC17-C. Finish every set of statements associated with a case label with a break statement
MISSING_LOCK	CON43-C. Do not allow data races in multithreaded code
NEGATIVE_RETURNS	INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
NEGATIVE_RETURNS	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
NO_EFFECT	EXP33-C. Do not read uninitialized memory
NO_EFFECT	MSC12-C. Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
NULL_RETURNS	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
OPEN_ARGS	FIO03-C. Do not make assumptions about fopen() and file creation
OVERFLOW_BEFORE_WIDEN	INT18-C. Evaluate integer expressions in a larger size before comparing or assigning to that size
OVERRUN_DYNAMIC	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
OVERRUN_STATIC	ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
POINTER_CONVERSION_LOSES_BITS	INT36-C. Converting a pointer to integer or integer to pointer
PW.DEPRECATED_STRING_CONV	STR30-C. Do not attempt to modify string literals
PW.PRINTF_ARG_MISMATCH	FIO47-C. Use valid format strings
RACE_CONDITION	CON32-C. Prevent data races when accessing bit-fields from multiple threads
READLINK	POS30-C. Use the readlink() function properly
RESOURCE_LEAK	MEM31-C. Free dynamically allocated memory when no longer needed
RESOURCE_LEAK	MEM00-C. Allocate and free memory in the same module, at the same level of abstraction
RETURN_LOCAL	DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
REVERSE_INULL	EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
REVERSE_NEGATIVE	INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
REVERSE_NEGATIVE	ARR32-C. Ensure size arguments for variable length arrays are in a valid range
SECURE_TEMP	FIO21-C. Do not create temporary files in shared directories
SIZECHECK	MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
STACK_USE	MEM05-C. Avoid large stack allocations
STRING_NULL	STR32-C. Do not pass a non-null-terminated character sequence to a library function that expects a string
TAINTED_STATIC	INT32-C. Ensure that operations on signed integers do not result in overflow
TAINTED_STRING	STR02-C. Sanitize data passed to complex subsystems
TAINTED_STRING_WARNING	FIO30-C. Exclude user input from format strings
TOCTOU	FIO01-C. Be careful using functions that use file names for identification
UNCAUGHT_EXCEPT	ERR30-C. Set errno to zero before calling a library function known to set errno, and check errno only after the function returns a value indicating failure
UNINIT	EXP33-C. Do not read uninitialized memory
UNREACHABLE	MSC07-C. Detect and remove dead code
UNREACHABLE	MSC12-C. Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
UNUSED_VALUE	MSC13-C. Detect and remove unused values
USE_AFTER_FREE	MEM30-C. Do not access freed memory
USE_AFTER_FREE	MEM01-C. Store a new value in pointers immediately after free()

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