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Whiy do memory allocation functions return a void pointer ?

The answer seems obvious, but considering this MISRA rule

Rule 11.5 A conversion should not be performed from pointer to void into
pointer to object

would it not be safer to have memory allocation functions like "malloc" return a pointer to a char* instead? This type of pointer has no alignment issues.

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0 ImPer Westermark over 11 years ago in reply to HansBernhard Broeker

MISRA or not - dynamic memory isn't a great idea in embedded devices with long uptimes. Too much problems with fragmented heap, resulting in failed memory allocations even if there are lots of free memory.
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0 ImPer Westermark over 11 years ago in reply to HansBernhard Broeker

MISRA or not - dynamic memory isn't a great idea in embedded devices with long uptimes. Too much problems with fragmented heap, resulting in failed memory allocations even if there are lots of free memory.
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0 Misha Mish over 11 years ago in reply to ImPer Westermark

Thanks folks.
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