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+/* Coverity Scan model
+ *
+ * This is a modeling file for Coverity Scan. Modeling helps to avoid false
+ * positives.
+ *
+ * - A model file can't import any header files.
+ * - Therefore only some built-in primitives like int, char and void are
+ *   available but not wchar_t, NULL etc.
+ * - Modeling doesn't need full structs and typedefs. Rudimentary structs
+ *   and similar types are sufficient.
+ * - An uninitialized local pointer is not an error. It signifies that the
+ *   variable could be either NULL or have some data.
+ *
+ * Coverity Scan doesn't pick up modifications automatically. The model file
+ * must be uploaded by an admin in the analysis settings of
+ * http://scan.coverity.com/projects/neovim-neovim
+ */
+/*
+   Issue 105985
+
+   Teach coverity that uv_pipe_open saves fd on success (0 return value)
+   and doesn't save it on failure (return value != 0).
+*/
+
+struct uv_pipe_s {
+  int something;
+};
+
+int uv_pipe_open(struct uv_pipe_s *handle, int fd)
+{
+  int result;
+  if (result == 0) {
+    __coverity_escape__(fd);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+/*
+   Issue 2422
+
+   Teach coverity about jemalloc functions, so that it understands
+   they are equivalent to malloc ones.
+*/
+
+void *je_malloc(size_t size) {
+  return __coverity_alloc__(size);
+}
+
+void je_free(void *ptr) {
+  __coverity_free__(ptr);
+}
+
+void *je_calloc(size_t count, size_t size) {
+  return je_malloc(count * size);
+}
+
+void *je_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
+  je_free(ptr);
+  return je_malloc(size);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Hint Coverity that adding item to d avoids losing track
+ * of the memory allocated for item.
+ */
+typedef struct {} dictitem_T;
+typedef struct {} dict_T;
+int dict_add(dict_T *d, dictitem_T *item)
+{
+  __coverity_escape__(item);
+}