@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ export rust_common_flags := --edition=2021 \
 			    -Wclippy::needless_bitwise_bool \
 			    -Aclippy::needless_lifetimes \
 			    -Wclippy::no_mangle_with_rust_abi \
+			    -Wclippy::ptr_as_ptr \
 			    -Wclippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks \
 			    -Wclippy::unnecessary_safety_comment \
 			    -Wclippy::unnecessary_safety_doc \

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 )]
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
+#[allow(clippy::ptr_as_ptr)]
 #[allow(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 #[cfg_attr(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES, allow(unnecessary_transmutes))]
 mod bindings_raw {

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsafe fn realloc(
 
         // SAFETY: Returns either NULL or a pointer to a memory allocation that satisfies or
         // exceeds the given size and alignment requirements.
-        let dst = unsafe { libc_aligned_alloc(layout.align(), layout.size()) } as *mut u8;
+        let dst = unsafe { libc_aligned_alloc(layout.align(), layout.size()) }.cast::<u8>();
         let dst = NonNull::new(dst).ok_or(AllocError)?;
 
         if flags.contains(__GFP_ZERO) {

@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ pub fn spare_capacity_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [MaybeUninit<T>] {
         // - `self.len` is smaller than `self.capacity` by the type invariant and hence, the
         //   resulting pointer is guaranteed to be part of the same allocated object.
         // - `self.len` can not overflow `isize`.
-        let ptr = unsafe { self.as_mut_ptr().add(self.len) } as *mut MaybeUninit<T>;
+        let ptr = unsafe { self.as_mut_ptr().add(self.len) }.cast::<MaybeUninit<T>>();
 
         // SAFETY: The memory between `self.len` and `self.capacity` is guaranteed to be allocated
         // and valid, but uninitialized.

@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
         // - `ptr` points to memory with at least a size of `size_of::<T>() * len`,
         // - all elements within `b` are initialized values of `T`,
         // - `len` does not exceed `isize::MAX`.
-        unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr as _, len, len) }
+        unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr.cast(), len, len) }
     }
 }
 

@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ impl<const ID: u64, O, Data> Attribute<ID, O, Data>
         let data: &Data = unsafe { get_group_data(c_group) };
 
         // SAFETY: By function safety requirements, `page` is writable for `PAGE_SIZE`.
-        let ret = O::show(data, unsafe { &mut *(page as *mut [u8; PAGE_SIZE]) });
+        let ret = O::show(data, unsafe { &mut *(page.cast::<[u8; PAGE_SIZE]>()) });
 
         match ret {
             Ok(size) => size as isize,

@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ pub fn data<T: ForeignOwnable>(&mut self) -> Option<<T>::Borrowed<'_>> {
     fn set_data<T: ForeignOwnable>(&mut self, data: T) -> Result {
         if self.as_ref().driver_data.is_null() {
             // Transfer the ownership of the data to the foreign interface.
-            self.as_mut_ref().driver_data = <T as ForeignOwnable>::into_foreign(data) as _;
+            self.as_mut_ref().driver_data = <T as ForeignOwnable>::into_foreign(data).cast();
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(EBUSY)

@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ unsafe fn printk(&self, klevel: &[u8], msg: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
         #[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
         unsafe {
             bindings::_dev_printk(
-                klevel as *const _ as *const crate::ffi::c_char,
+                klevel.as_ptr().cast::<crate::ffi::c_char>(),
                 self.as_raw(),
                 c_str!("%pA").as_char_ptr(),
-                &msg as *const _ as *const crate::ffi::c_void,
+                core::ptr::from_ref(&msg).cast::<crate::ffi::c_void>(),
             )
         };
     }

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fn remove_action(this: &Arc<Self>) {
 
     #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
     unsafe extern "C" fn devres_callback(ptr: *mut kernel::ffi::c_void) {
-        let ptr = ptr as *mut DevresInner<T>;
+        let ptr = ptr.cast::<DevresInner<T>>();
         // Devres owned this memory; now that we received the callback, drop the `Arc` and hence the
         // reference.
         // SAFETY: Safe, since we leaked an `Arc` reference to devm_add_action() in

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub fn alloc_attrs(
             dev: dev.into(),
             dma_handle,
             count,
-            cpu_addr: ret as *mut T,
+            cpu_addr: ret.cast::<T>(),
             dma_attrs,
         })
     }

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
             bindings::dma_free_attrs(
                 self.dev.as_raw(),
                 size,
-                self.cpu_addr as _,
+                self.cpu_addr.cast(),
                 self.dma_handle,
                 self.dma_attrs.as_raw(),
             )

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub(crate) fn to_blk_status(self) -> bindings::blk_status_t {
     /// Returns the error encoded as a pointer.
     pub fn to_ptr<T>(self) -> *mut T {
         // SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid error due to its invariant.
-        unsafe { bindings::ERR_PTR(self.0.get() as _) as *mut _ }
+        unsafe { bindings::ERR_PTR(self.0.get() as _).cast() }
     }
 
     /// Returns a string representing the error, if one exists.

@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ impl Firmware {
     fn request_internal(name: &CStr, dev: &Device, func: FwFunc) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut fw: *mut bindings::firmware = core::ptr::null_mut();
         let pfw: *mut *mut bindings::firmware = &mut fw;
+        let pfw: *mut *const bindings::firmware = pfw.cast();
 
         // SAFETY: `pfw` is a valid pointer to a NULL initialized `bindings::firmware` pointer.
         // `name` and `dev` are valid as by their type invariants.
-        let ret = unsafe { func.0(pfw as _, name.as_char_ptr(), dev.as_raw()) };
+        let ret = unsafe { func.0(pfw, name.as_char_ptr(), dev.as_raw()) };
         if ret != 0 {
             return Err(Error::from_errno(ret));
         }

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &LocalFile {
         //
         // By the type invariants, there are no `fdget_pos` calls that did not take the
         // `f_pos_lock` mutex.
-        unsafe { LocalFile::from_raw_file(self as *const File as *const bindings::file) }
+        unsafe { LocalFile::from_raw_file((self as *const Self).cast()) }
     }
 }
 

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use core::{ffi::c_void, fmt};
 
+#[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
+use crate::c_str;
+
 /// Prints a KUnit error-level message.
 ///
 /// Public but hidden since it should only be used from KUnit generated code.

@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@ pub fn err(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
     #[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
     unsafe {
         bindings::_printk(
-            c"\x013%pA".as_ptr() as _,
-            &args as *const _ as *const c_void,
+            c_str!("\x013%pA").as_char_ptr(),
+            core::ptr::from_ref(&args).cast::<c_void>(),
         );
     }
 }

@@ -35,8 +38,8 @@ pub fn info(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
     #[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
     unsafe {
         bindings::_printk(
-            c"\x016%pA".as_ptr() as _,
-            &args as *const _ as *const c_void,
+            c_str!("\x016%pA").as_char_ptr(),
+            core::ptr::from_ref(&args).cast::<c_void>(),
         );
     }
 }

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub unsafe trait HasListLinks<const ID: u64 = 0> {
     unsafe fn raw_get_list_links(ptr: *mut Self) -> *mut ListLinks<ID> {
         // SAFETY: The caller promises that the pointer is valid. The implementer promises that the
         // `OFFSET` constant is correct.
-        unsafe { (ptr as *mut u8).add(Self::OFFSET) as *mut ListLinks<ID> }
+        unsafe { ptr.cast::<u8>().add(Self::OFFSET).cast() }
     }
 }
 

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ extern "C" fn probe_callback(
                 // Let the `struct pci_dev` own a reference of the driver's private data.
                 // SAFETY: By the type invariant `pdev.as_raw` returns a valid pointer to a
                 // `struct pci_dev`.
-                unsafe { bindings::pci_set_drvdata(pdev.as_raw(), data.into_foreign() as _) };
+                unsafe { bindings::pci_set_drvdata(pdev.as_raw(), data.into_foreign().cast()) };
             }
             Err(err) => return Error::to_errno(err),
         }

@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ extern "C" fn probe_callback(pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device) -> kernel::ff
                 // Let the `struct platform_device` own a reference of the driver's private data.
                 // SAFETY: By the type invariant `pdev.as_raw` returns a valid pointer to a
                 // `struct platform_device`.
-                unsafe { bindings::platform_set_drvdata(pdev.as_raw(), data.into_foreign() as _) };
+                unsafe {
+                    bindings::platform_set_drvdata(pdev.as_raw(), data.into_foreign().cast())
+                };
             }
             Err(err) => return Error::to_errno(err),
         }

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     // SAFETY: The C contract guarantees that `buf` is valid if it's less than `end`.
     let mut w = unsafe { RawFormatter::from_ptrs(buf.cast(), end.cast()) };
     // SAFETY: TODO.
-    let _ = w.write_fmt(unsafe { *(ptr as *const fmt::Arguments<'_>) });
+    let _ = w.write_fmt(unsafe { *ptr.cast::<fmt::Arguments<'_>>() });
     w.pos().cast()
 }
 

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub unsafe fn call_printk(
         bindings::_printk(
             format_string.as_ptr(),
             module_name.as_ptr(),
-            &args as *const _ as *const c_void,
+            core::ptr::from_ref(&args).cast::<c_void>(),
         );
     }
 }

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ pub fn call_printk_cont(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
     unsafe {
         bindings::_printk(
             format_strings::CONT.as_ptr(),
-            &args as *const _ as *const c_void,
+            core::ptr::from_ref(&args).cast::<c_void>(),
         );
     }
 }

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn call_printf(&self, args: core::fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
             bindings::seq_printf(
                 self.inner.get(),
                 c_str!("%pA").as_char_ptr(),
-                &args as *const _ as *const crate::ffi::c_void,
+                core::ptr::from_ref(&args).cast::<crate::ffi::c_void>(),
             );
         }
     }

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub unsafe fn from_char_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const crate::ffi::c_char) -> &'a Self {
         // to a `NUL`-terminated C string.
         let len = unsafe { bindings::strlen(ptr) } + 1;
         // SAFETY: Lifetime guaranteed by the safety precondition.
-        let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr as _, len) };
+        let bytes = unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr.cast(), len) };
         // SAFETY: As `len` is returned by `strlen`, `bytes` does not contain interior `NUL`.
         // As we have added 1 to `len`, the last byte is known to be `NUL`.
         unsafe { Self::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(bytes) }

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn register_wait(&mut self, file: &File, cv: &PollCondVar) {
             // be destroyed, the destructor must run. That destructor first removes all waiters,
             // and then waits for an rcu grace period. Therefore, `cv.wait_queue_head` is valid for
             // long enough.
-            unsafe { qproc(file.as_ptr() as _, cv.wait_queue_head.get(), self.0.get()) };
+            unsafe { qproc(file.as_ptr().cast(), cv.wait_queue_head.get(), self.0.get()) };
         }
     }
 }

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a T>
 
     unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
         // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
-        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
+        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<HrTimer<T>>();
 
         // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
         // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a mut T>
 
     unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
         // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
-        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
+        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<HrTimer<T>>();
 
         // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
         // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl Queue {
     pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::workqueue_struct) -> &'a Queue {
         // SAFETY: The `Queue` type is `#[repr(transparent)]`, so the pointer cast is valid. The
         // caller promises that the pointer is not dangling.
-        unsafe { &*(ptr as *const Queue) }
+        unsafe { &*ptr.cast::<Queue>() }
     }
 
     /// Enqueues a work item.

@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ unsafe impl<T, const ID: u64> WorkItemPointer<ID> for Arc<T>
 {
     unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::work_struct) {
         // The `__enqueue` method always uses a `work_struct` stored in a `Work<T, ID>`.
-        let ptr = ptr as *mut Work<T, ID>;
+        let ptr = ptr.cast::<Work<T, ID>>();
         // SAFETY: This computes the pointer that `__enqueue` got from `Arc::into_raw`.
         let ptr = unsafe { T::work_container_of(ptr) };
         // SAFETY: This pointer comes from `Arc::into_raw` and we've been given back ownership.

@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ unsafe impl<T, const ID: u64> WorkItemPointer<ID> for Pin<KBox<T>>
 {
     unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::work_struct) {
         // The `__enqueue` method always uses a `work_struct` stored in a `Work<T, ID>`.
-        let ptr = ptr as *mut Work<T, ID>;
+        let ptr = ptr.cast::<Work<T, ID>>();
         // SAFETY: This computes the pointer that `__enqueue` got from `Arc::into_raw`.
         let ptr = unsafe { T::work_container_of(ptr) };
         // SAFETY: This pointer comes from `Arc::into_raw` and we've been given back ownership.

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(test, allow(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn))]
 #![allow(
     clippy::all,
+    clippy::ptr_as_ptr,
     clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks,
     dead_code,
     missing_docs,