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Comment: Parasoft C/C++test 10.4

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#include <Windows.h>

static volatile LONG account_balance;
CRITICAL_SECTION flag;

/* Initialize flag */
InitializeCriticalSection(&flag);
 
int debit(unsigned int amount) {
  EnterCriticalSection(&flag); 
  account_balance -= amount; /* Inside critical section */
  LeaveCriticalSection(&flag);
 
  return 0;
}

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CON02-C

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Medium

P8

L2

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ToolVersionCheckerDescription
Parasoft C/C++test
9.5MISRA-046_aUse of volatile

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CERT_C-CON02-a

Do not use the volatile keyword

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CERT C
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard
CON01-CPP. Do not use volatile as a synchronization primitivePrior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship

Bibliography

[IEEE Std 1003.1:2013]Section 4.11, "Memory Synchronization"
[ISO/IEC 9899:2011]Subclause 5.1.2.3, "Program Execution"
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