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Related Guidelines
| CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard | EXP36-CPP. Do not convert pointers into more strictly aligned pointer types |
| ISO/IEC TR 24772 | Pointer casting and pointer type changes [HFC] |
| ISO/IEC TS 17961 (Draft) | Converting pointer values to more strictly aligned pointer types [alignconv] |
| MISRA-C | Rule 11.2 (required): Conversions shall not be performed between a pointer to object and any type other than an integral type, another pointer to object type or a pointer to void Rule 11.3 (advisory): A cast should not be performed between a pointer type and an integral type |
Bibliography
| [Bryant 2003] | |
| [ISO/IEC 9899:2011] | Section 6.3.2.3, "Pointers" |
| [Walfridsson 2003] | Aliasing, Pointer Casts and GCC 3.3 |
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