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Title:	SIG31-C. Do not access shared objects in signal handlers
Author:	Justin Pincar	May 23, 2007
Last Changed by:	Jill Britton	Apr 20, 2023
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/VdYxBQ
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (4)     Page: ERR32-C. Do not rely on indeterminate values of errno     Page: DCL22-C. Use volatile for data that cannot be cached     Page: SIG02-C. Avoid using signals to implement normal functionality     Page: CC. Undefined Behavior

Android (1)     Page: Applicable in Principle to Android (C Rules/Recomendations)

SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (1)     Page: MSC54-CPP. A signal handler must be a plain old function

Parent Page     Page: Rule 11. Signals (SIG)

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• compass/rose
• sample
• ptc
• rose-partial
• rule
• sig
• in-cpp

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Apr 20, 2023 05:29	Jill Britton	View Changes
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Apr 20, 2021 05:56	Jill Britton	View Changes
Feb 28, 2021 15:36	Kris Kafka
Added PC-lint Plus to Automated Detection Table

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