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The use of type-generic function-like macros is an allowed exception (PRE00-EX4) to PRE00-AC. Prefer inline or static functions to function-like macros - CERT Secure Coding Standards.
Risk Assessment
Failing to cast the result of a memory allocation function call into a pointer to the allocated type can result in inadvertent pointer conversions. Code that follows this recommendation will compile and execute equally well in C++.
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