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Title: MEM12-C. Consider using a goto chain when leaving a function on error when using and releasing resources  
Author: Philip Shirey Mar 31, 2009
Last Changed by: Francesco Mariani Aug 31, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email) https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/odYxBQ
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (1)
    Page: ERR33-C. Detect and handle standard library errors
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    Page: Rec. 08. Memory Management (MEM)
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    https://homepages.cwi.nl/~storm/teaching/reader/Dijkstra68.…
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    www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6
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    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?p…
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