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Redundancy

This assignment appears to be redundant because the value of the object is never used before the end of its lifetime.

For example: 


/*PRQA S 2017,3199,3408,3447 ++*/

extern int y;
extern int z;

void foo(void)
{
    int x = 1;

    x = x + y + z;          /* 2983 */ /* redundant assignment - the value of x is never used */

    return;
}

MISRA C:2012 Rules applicable to message 2983:

Rule-2.2  (Required) There shall be no dead code

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