SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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char *p;
char *q = NULL;
if (p == NULL) {
  q = (char *) malloc(BUF_SIZE);
  p = q;
}
if (p == NULL) {
  /* handle malloc() error */
  return;
}

/* do stuff with p */
free(q);
q = NULL;

Risk Assessment

Failing to understand the short-cirtuit behavior of the logical OR or AND operator may cause unintended program behavior.

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