A20-8-2 / A20-8-3 - Is returning a non-owning pointer always a violation?

[vanhuynh]

Hello,

Our team uses a static analysis tool for ASIL-B compliance. The tool warns about violation of rule A20-8-2/A20-8-3 when a non-owning pointer is returned from a function:

Code:

  template <uint64_t CAPACITY>
  class FixedCapacityBuffer {
      std::array<uint8_t, CAPACITY> buffer;
      uint64_t length;

  public:
      uint8_t* Data() const noexcept { return buffer.data(); } //////////////< Violation of rule A20-8-2/A20-8-3?

      // ...
  };

Code:

 
Rule A20-8-3: "A unique_ptr shall be used to represent exclusive ownership."
Rule A20-8-3: "A std::shared_ptr shall be used to represent shared ownership."

However, I do not want to express exclusive or shared ownership. Is the warning correct or a false-positive?