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Title:	MEM54-CPP. Provide placement new with properly aligned pointers to sufficient storage capacity
Author:	Guy Alster	Oct 25, 2010
Last Changed by:	Amy Gale	Aug 25, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/a3s-BQ
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SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (1)     Page: MEM57-CPP. Avoid using default operator new for over-aligned types

Parent Page     Page: Rule 06. Memory Management (MEM)

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Time	Editor
Aug 25, 2025 22:41	Amy Gale	View Changes
Fix typo in code example; add #include <cstddef> to same example
Jun 25, 2025 13:00	Jill Britton	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Mar 05, 2025 09:33	Jill Britton	View Changes
Jan 30, 2025 22:12	Amy Gale	View Changes
Localize CodeSonar crossreferences to C++ scope
Jan 19, 2023 07:01	Jill Britton

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    https://www.mathworks.com/help/bugfinder/ref/certcmem54cpp.…
    https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/display/cplusplus/Axivi…
    https://pvs-studio.com/en/docs/warnings/v752/
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