FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)

result FMEA		status: valid security: NO safety: ASIL_B
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Failure Mode List

Table 37 Fault Models for sequence diagrams

ID	Failure Mode	Applicability	Rationale
MF_01_01	message is not received (is a subset/more precise description of MF_01_05)	no	If set result was not received before the get value/error are called, this will lead to an exception/terminate. In case of the get value user defined defaults are provided.
MF_01_02	message received too late (only relevant if delay is a realistic fault)	no	Do not see this as a problem for result lib, would lead to the same consideration as in MF_01_01
MF_01_03	message received too early (usually not a problem)	no	No problem for result lib
MF_01_04	message not received correctly by all recipients (different messages or messages partly lost). Only relevant if the same message goes to multiple recipients.	no	No multiple recipients (maybe from different threads?)
MF_01_05	message is corrupted	yes	The error message carried within the error object does not own the underlying data. If the data source is destroyed before the error message is accessed by the user, the message reference becomes invalid (see Result Error Message Lifeti... (comp_saf_fmea__result__error_message_life)).
MF_01_06	message is not sent	yes	Value or error are not returned - see Result Unchecked Value or E... (comp_saf_fmea__result__unchecked)
MF_01_07	message is unintended sent	no	not applicable for a library
CO_01_01	minimum constraint boundary is violated	yes	The error code returned is not bound to a specific error domain at the type level. A user may interpret the code against the wrong domain, violating the constraint that error codes are only meaningful within their originating domain (see Result Error Code Cross-Dom... (comp_saf_fmea__result__error_code)).
CO_01_02	maximum constraint boundary is violated	yes	same as above
EX_01_01	Process calculates wrong result(s) (is a subset/more precise description of MF_01_05 or MF_01_04). This failure mode is related to the analysis if e.g. internal safety mechanisms are required (level 2 function, plausibility check of the output, …) because of the size / complexity of the feature.	no	Due to low complexity of the component this error is completely eliminated by testing. Low complex architecture according to criteria in gd_chklst__arch_inspection_checklist ARC_03_03 and design complexity below numbers as in gd_req__impl_complexity_analysis
EX_01_02	processing too slow (only relevant if timing is considered)	no	Due to the small functionality, being too slow is no likely issue.
EX_01_03	processing too fast (only relevant if timing is considered)	no	Get functions only deliver data when called, no “too fast” is possible.
EX_01_04	loss of execution	yes	Loss of execution leads to the same error as MF_01_06
EX_01_05	processing changes to arbitrary process	no	Not a problem of result lib as this is a library and not a process
EX_01_06	processing is not complete (infinite loop)	yes	The Result library accepts user-provided operations for value and error transformation. If such an operation does not complete, the calling execution is halted (see Result Stop User (comp_saf_fmea__result__stop_user)).

FMEA

For all identified applicable failure initiators, the FMEA is performed in the following section.

Result Error Code Cross-Domain Misinterpretation		status: valid
tags: baselibs, result_lib failure_effect: When retrieving error information, the error code is returned as a domain-agnostic integer. If the user interprets this code under a different error domain than the one that produced it, the error is misidentified, potentially leading to incorrect error reaction. fault_id: CO_01_01 mitigation_issue: score#2880; sufficient: no version: 1 violates: comp_arc_dyn__baselibs__result
If the user relies on the error code not only for diagnostic purposes but for selecting an error reaction path, misinterpreting the code under a wrong domain could lead to an incorrect safety-relevant decision. An Assumption of Use shall ensure the user verifies the error domain before interpreting the error code.
comp_saf_fmea__result__error_code		Component FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

Result Error Message Lifetime Violation		status: valid
tags: baselibs, result_lib failure_effect: The error message provided during error construction is stored as a non-owning reference. If the referenced data is no longer valid when the user retrieves the error message, accessing it results in undefined behavior. fault_id: MF_01_05 mitigation_issue: score#2880; sufficient: no version: 1 mitigated_by: aou_req__result__resource_lifetime violates: comp_arc_dyn__baselibs__result
The existing Assumption of Use for resource lifetime addresses the validity of error domain objects and referenced resources. However, it does not explicitly cover the user-provided error message, which is equally subject to lifetime constraints. The AoU should be extended to explicitly include the error message data, or a separate AoU should be established for it.
comp_saf_fmea__result__error_message_life		Component FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

Result Unchecked Value or Error Access		status: valid
tags: baselibs, result_lib failure_effect: If the user calls value without the result containing a value, or calls error without the result containing an error, the program will terminate. This may occur when the user does not check the state of the result before accessing it. fault_id: MF_01_06 sufficient: yes version: 1 mitigated_by: aou_req__result__value_handling, aou_req__result__error_reaction violates: comp_arc_dyn__baselibs__result
If the user accesses the value or the error without first verifying the state of the result, the program will deterministically terminate. The provided Assumptions of Use require the user to check and handle both states before access.
comp_saf_fmea__result__unchecked		Component FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

Result Stop User		status: valid
tags: baselibs, result_lib failure_effect: The user provides a transformation or error handling operation to the Result library. If this operation does not terminate (e.g., infinite loop), the calling execution is blocked indefinitely. fault_id: EX_01_06 sufficient: yes version: 1 mitigated_by: aou_req__platform__flow_monitoring violates: comp_arc_dyn__baselibs__result
The Result library invokes user-provided operations synchronously during transformation of values or errors. Ensuring these operations terminate is outside the scope of the library and is the responsibility of the user via program flow monitoring, as covered by the referenced platform-level Assumption of Use.
comp_saf_fmea__result__stop_user		Component FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)