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HouzuoGuo/laitos: misc/program_control.go; 13 LoC
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Found a possible issue in [HouzuoGuo/laitos](https://www.github.com/HouzuoGuo/laitos) at [misc/program_control.go](https://github.com/HouzuoGuo/laitos/blob/12268223cd2341ceb99cdcee3fadfb81dd6c3f57/misc/program_control.go#L83-L95)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> range-loop variable fileToKill used in defer or goroutine at line 87
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/HouzuoGuo/laitos/blob/12268223cd2341ceb99cdcee3fadfb81dd6c3f57/misc/program_control.go#L83-L95)
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```go
for _, fileToKill := range filesToKill {
go func() {
// Ignore but log failure and keep going
for {
logger.Info("TriggerEmergencyKill", "", nil, "attempt to destroy file - %s", fileToKill)
err := overwriteWithZero(fileToKill)
logger.Info("TriggerEmergencyKill", "", err, "finished attempt at destroying file - %s", fileToKill)
// Avoid overwhelming disk or CPU due to the deliberately infinite loop
time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
}
}()
time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
}
```
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commit ID: 12268223cd2341ceb99cdcee3fadfb81dd6c3f57
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