Code cleanup: in C89, there is no point casting the first argument to

memset() or MemSet() to a char *. For one, memset()'s first argument is
a void *, and further void * can be implicitly coerced to/from any other
pointer type.

src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c,v 1.45 2004/12/31 21:59:13 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c,v 1.46 2005/05/11 01:26:01 neilc Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Overflow pages look like ordinary relation pages.
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ _hash_initbitmap(Relation rel, HashMetaPage metap, BlockNumber blkno)
 
 	/* set all of the bits to 1 */
 	freep = HashPageGetBitmap(pg);
-	MemSet((char *) freep, 0xFF, BMPGSZ_BYTE(metap));
+	MemSet(freep, 0xFF, BMPGSZ_BYTE(metap));
 
 	/* write out the new bitmap page (releasing write lock and pin) */
 	_hash_wrtbuf(rel, buf);

src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c,v 1.48 2005/05/10 05:15:07 neilc Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c,v 1.49 2005/05/11 01:26:01 neilc Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Postgres hash pages look like ordinary relation pages.  The opaque
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ _hash_metapinit(Relation rel)
 	metap->hashm_maxbucket = metap->hashm_lowmask = 1;	/* nbuckets - 1 */
 	metap->hashm_highmask = 3;	/* (nbuckets << 1) - 1 */
 
-	MemSet((char *) metap->hashm_spares, 0, sizeof(metap->hashm_spares));
-	MemSet((char *) metap->hashm_mapp, 0, sizeof(metap->hashm_mapp));
+	MemSet(metap->hashm_spares, 0, sizeof(metap->hashm_spares));
+	MemSet(metap->hashm_mapp, 0, sizeof(metap->hashm_mapp));
 
 	metap->hashm_spares[1] = 1; /* the first bitmap page is only spare */
 	metap->hashm_ovflpoint = 1;

src/backend/access/hash/hashutil.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashutil.c,v 1.41 2004/12/31 21:59:13 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/hash/hashutil.c,v 1.42 2005/05/11 01:26:01 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ _hash_formitem(IndexTuple itup)
 		(sizeof(HashItemData) - sizeof(IndexTupleData));
 
 	hitem = (HashItem) palloc(nbytes_hitem);
-	memcpy((char *) &(hitem->hash_itup), (char *) itup, tuplen);
+	memcpy(&(hitem->hash_itup), itup, tuplen);
 
 	return hitem;
 }

src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c,v 1.150 2005/04/29 22:28:24 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c,v 1.151 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Outside modules can create a lock table and acquire/release
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ LockAcquire(LOCKMETHODID lockmethodid, LOCKTAG *locktag,
 		ProcQueueInit(&(lock->waitProcs));
 		lock->nRequested = 0;
 		lock->nGranted = 0;
-		MemSet((char *) lock->requested, 0, sizeof(int) * MAX_LOCKMODES);
-		MemSet((char *) lock->granted, 0, sizeof(int) * MAX_LOCKMODES);
+		MemSet(lock->requested, 0, sizeof(int) * MAX_LOCKMODES);
+		MemSet(lock->granted, 0, sizeof(int) * MAX_LOCKMODES);
 		LOCK_PRINT("LockAcquire: new", lock, lockmode);
 	}
 	else

src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.222 2005/05/06 17:24:54 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c,v 1.223 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ AllocateRelationDesc(Relation relation, Form_pg_class relp)
 	/*
 	 * clear all fields of reldesc
 	 */
-	MemSet((char *) relation, 0, sizeof(RelationData));
+	MemSet(relation, 0, sizeof(RelationData));
 	relation->rd_targblock = InvalidBlockNumber;
 
 	/* make sure relation is marked as having no open file yet */
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ AllocateRelationDesc(Relation relation, Form_pg_class relp)
 	 */
 	relationForm = (Form_pg_class) palloc(CLASS_TUPLE_SIZE);
 
-	memcpy((char *) relationForm, (char *) relp, CLASS_TUPLE_SIZE);
+	memcpy(relationForm, relp, CLASS_TUPLE_SIZE);
 
 	/* initialize relation tuple form */
 	relation->rd_rel = relationForm;

src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c,v 1.98 2005/04/14 20:03:26 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache/syscache.c,v 1.99 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  These routines allow the parser/planner/executor to perform
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ InitCatalogCache(void)
 
 	Assert(!CacheInitialized);
 
-	MemSet((char *) SysCache, 0, sizeof(SysCache));
+	MemSet(SysCache, 0, sizeof(SysCache));
 
 	for (cacheId = 0; cacheId < SysCacheSize; cacheId++)
 	{

src/backend/utils/fmgr/dfmgr.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/fmgr/dfmgr.c,v 1.79 2004/12/31 22:01:31 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/fmgr/dfmgr.c,v 1.80 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ load_external_function(char *filename, char *funcname,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_OUT_OF_MEMORY),
 					 errmsg("out of memory")));
 
-		MemSet((char *) file_scanner, 0, sizeof(DynamicFileList));
+		MemSet(file_scanner, 0, sizeof(DynamicFileList));
 		strcpy(file_scanner->filename, fullname);
 		file_scanner->device = stat_buf.st_dev;
 #ifndef WIN32

src/include/c.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2005, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/c.h,v 1.182 2005/04/28 21:47:17 tgl Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/c.h,v 1.183 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ typedef NameData *Name;
 #define MemSet(start, val, len) \
 	do \
 	{ \
-		int32 * _start = (int32 *) (start); \
+		int32  *_start = (int32 *) (start); \
 		int		_val = (val); \
 		Size	_len = (len); \
 \
@@ -639,12 +639,12 @@ typedef NameData *Name;
 			_val == 0 && \
 			_len <= MEMSET_LOOP_LIMIT) \
 		{ \
-			int32 * _stop = (int32 *) ((char *) _start + _len); \
+			int32 *_stop = (int32 *) ((char *) _start + _len); \
 			while (_start < _stop) \
 				*_start++ = 0; \
 		} \
 		else \
-			memset((char *) _start, _val, _len); \
+			memset(_start, _val, _len); \
 	} while (0)
 
 #define MEMSET_LOOP_LIMIT  1024
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ typedef NameData *Name;
 #define MemSetAligned(start, val, len) \
 	do \
 	{ \
-		int32 * _start = (int32 *) (start); \
+		int32  *_start = (int32 *) (start); \
 		int		_val = (val); \
 		Size	_len = (len); \
 \
@@ -666,12 +666,12 @@ typedef NameData *Name;
 			_val == 0 && \
 			_len <= MEMSET_LOOP_LIMIT) \
 		{ \
-			int32 * _stop = (int32 *) ((char *) _start + _len); \
+			int32 *_stop = (int32 *) ((char *) _start + _len); \
 			while (_start < _stop) \
 				*_start++ = 0; \
 		} \
 		else \
-			memset((char *) _start, _val, _len); \
+			memset(_start, _val, _len); \
 	} while (0)
 
 

src/interfaces/libpq/fe-protocol2.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-protocol2.c,v 1.16 2004/12/31 22:03:50 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-protocol2.c,v 1.17 2005/05/11 01:26:02 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ getRowDescriptions(PGconn *conn)
 	{
 		result->attDescs = (PGresAttDesc *)
 			pqResultAlloc(result, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttDesc), TRUE);
-		MemSet((char *) result->attDescs, 0, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttDesc));
+		MemSet(result->attDescs, 0, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttDesc));
 	}
 
 	/* get type info */
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ getAnotherTuple(PGconn *conn, bool binary)
 			pqResultAlloc(result, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttValue), TRUE);
 		if (conn->curTuple == NULL)
 			goto outOfMemory;
-		MemSet((char *) conn->curTuple, 0, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttValue));
+		MemSet(conn->curTuple, 0, nfields * sizeof(PGresAttValue));
 
 		/*
 		 * If it's binary, fix the column format indicators.  We assume
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ pqBuildStartupPacket2(PGconn *conn, int *packetlen,
 	if (!startpacket)
 		return NULL;
 
-	MemSet((char *) startpacket, 0, sizeof(StartupPacket));
+	MemSet(startpacket, 0, sizeof(StartupPacket));
 
 	startpacket->protoVersion = htonl(conn->pversion);