Remove unnecessary (char *) casts [xlog]

Remove (char *) casts no longer needed after XLogRegisterData() and
XLogRegisterBufData() argument type change.

Reviewed-by: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/fd1fcedb-3492-4fc8-9e3e-74b97f2db6c7%40eisentraut.org

39 files changed, 232 insertions, 232 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
index c900cfcea40..7f268a18a74 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
+++ b/contrib/pg_visibility/pg_visibility.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ pg_truncate_visibility_map(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		xlrec.flags = SMGR_TRUNCATE_VM;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 
 		lsn = XLogInsert(RM_SMGR_ID,
 						 XLOG_SMGR_TRUNCATE | XLR_SPECIAL_REL_UPDATE);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c b/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
index ccf824bbdb2..4265687afa4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/brin/brin.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ brinbuild(Relation heap, Relation index, IndexInfo *indexInfo)
 		xlrec.pagesPerRange = BrinGetPagesPerRange(index);
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinCreateIdx);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinCreateIdx);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, meta, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BRIN_ID, XLOG_BRIN_CREATE_INDEX);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/brin/brin_pageops.c b/src/backend/access/brin/brin_pageops.c
index 4bff280a135..6d8dd1512d6 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/brin/brin_pageops.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/brin/brin_pageops.c
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ brin_doupdate(Relation idxrel, BlockNumber pagesPerRange,
 			xlrec.offnum = oldoff;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinSamepageUpdate);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinSamepageUpdate);
 
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, oldbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (const char *) newtup, newsz);
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, newtup, newsz);
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BRIN_ID, info);
 
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ brin_doupdate(Relation idxrel, BlockNumber pagesPerRange,
 			XLogBeginInsert();
 
 			/* new page */
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinUpdate);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinUpdate);
 
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, newbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD | (extended ? REGBUF_WILL_INIT : 0));
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (const char *) newtup, newsz);
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, newtup, newsz);
 
 			/* revmap page */
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(1, revmapbuf, 0);
@@ -435,10 +435,10 @@ brin_doinsert(Relation idxrel, BlockNumber pagesPerRange,
 		xlrec.offnum = off;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinInsert);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinInsert);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, *buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD | (extended ? REGBUF_WILL_INIT : 0));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) tup, itemsz);
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, tup, itemsz);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, revmapbuf, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/brin/brin_revmap.c b/src/backend/access/brin/brin_revmap.c
index ea722d95ebc..4e380ecc710 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/brin/brin_revmap.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/brin/brin_revmap.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ brinRevmapDesummarizeRange(Relation idxrel, BlockNumber heapBlk)
 		xlrec.regOffset = regOffset;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinDesummarize);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinDesummarize);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, revmapBuf, 0);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, regBuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BRIN_ID, XLOG_BRIN_DESUMMARIZE);
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ revmap_physical_extend(BrinRevmap *revmap)
 		xlrec.targetBlk = mapBlk;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBrinRevmapExtend);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBrinRevmapExtend);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, revmap->rm_metaBuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, buf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginbtree.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginbtree.c
index 57741263abd..26a0bdc2063 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginbtree.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginbtree.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ ginPlaceToPage(GinBtree btree, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 
 			xlrec.flags = xlflags;
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(ginxlogInsert));
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(ginxlogInsert));
 
 			/*
 			 * Log information about child if this was an insertion of a
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ ginPlaceToPage(GinBtree btree, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 			{
 				BlockIdSet(&childblknos[0], BufferGetBlockNumber(childbuf));
 				BlockIdSet(&childblknos[1], GinPageGetOpaque(childpage)->rightlink);
-				XLogRegisterData((char *) childblknos,
+				XLogRegisterData(childblknos,
 								 sizeof(BlockIdData) * 2);
 			}
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ ginPlaceToPage(GinBtree btree, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 			if (BufferIsValid(childbuf))
 				XLogRegisterBuffer(3, childbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogSplit));
+			XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogSplit));
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_GIN_ID, XLOG_GIN_SPLIT);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/gindatapage.c b/src/backend/access/gin/gindatapage.c
index 662626efd82..6c2c6194720 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/gindatapage.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/gindatapage.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef struct
 	 * If we need WAL data representing the reconstructed leaf page, it's
 	 * stored here by computeLeafRecompressWALData.
 	 */
-	char	   *walinfo;		/* buffer start */
+	void	   *walinfo;		/* buffer start */
 	int			walinfolen;		/* and length */
 } disassembledLeaf;
 
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ dataExecPlaceToPageInternal(GinBtree btree, Buffer buf, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 		data.newitem = *pitem;
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &data,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &data,
 							sizeof(ginxlogInsertDataInternal));
 	}
 }
@@ -1844,9 +1844,9 @@ createPostingTree(Relation index, ItemPointerData *items, uint32 nitems,
 		data.size = rootsize;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogCreatePostingTree));
+		XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogCreatePostingTree));
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) GinDataLeafPageGetPostingList(page),
+		XLogRegisterData(GinDataLeafPageGetPostingList(page),
 						 rootsize);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginentrypage.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginentrypage.c
index c668d809f60..ba6bbd562df 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginentrypage.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginentrypage.c
@@ -585,9 +585,9 @@ entryExecPlaceToPage(GinBtree btree, Buffer buf, GinBtreeStack *stack,
 		data.offset = off;
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &data,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &data,
 							offsetof(ginxlogInsertEntry, tuple));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) insertData->entry,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, insertData->entry,
 							IndexTupleSize(insertData->entry));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginfast.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginfast.c
index cc5d046c4b0..a6d88572cc2 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginfast.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginfast.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ writeListPage(Relation index, Buffer buffer,
 		data.ntuples = ntuples;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogInsertListPage));
+		XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogInsertListPage));
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 		XLogRegisterBufData(0, workspace.data, size);
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ ginHeapTupleFastInsert(GinState *ginstate, GinTupleCollector *collector)
 		memcpy(&data.metadata, metadata, sizeof(GinMetaPageData));
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, metabuffer, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogUpdateMeta));
+		XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogUpdateMeta));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_GIN_ID, XLOG_GIN_UPDATE_META_PAGE);
 		PageSetLSN(metapage, recptr);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ shiftList(Relation index, Buffer metabuffer, BlockNumber newHead,
 
 			memcpy(&data.metadata, metadata, sizeof(GinMetaPageData));
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &data,
+			XLogRegisterData(&data,
 							 sizeof(ginxlogDeleteListPages));
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_GIN_ID, XLOG_GIN_DELETE_LISTPAGE);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
index 2500d16b7bc..1f9e58c4f1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ ginUpdateStats(Relation index, const GinStatsData *stats, bool is_build)
 		memcpy(&data.metadata, metadata, sizeof(GinMetaPageData));
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogUpdateMeta));
+		XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogUpdateMeta));
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, metabuffer, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_GIN_ID, XLOG_GIN_UPDATE_META_PAGE);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c b/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
index 533c37b3c5f..fbbe3a6dd70 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ ginDeletePage(GinVacuumState *gvs, BlockNumber deleteBlkno, BlockNumber leftBlkn
 		data.rightLink = GinPageGetOpaque(page)->rightlink;
 		data.deleteXid = GinPageGetDeleteXid(page);
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &data, sizeof(ginxlogDeletePage));
+		XLogRegisterData(&data, sizeof(ginxlogDeletePage));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_GIN_ID, XLOG_GIN_DELETE_PAGE);
 		PageSetLSN(page, recptr);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
index 9d54e64787a..b354e4ba5d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/gist/gistxlog.c
@@ -528,14 +528,14 @@ gistXLogSplit(bool page_is_leaf,
 	 * of buffer or data registrations here, make sure you modify the
 	 * XLogEnsureRecordSpace() calls accordingly!
 	 */
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(gistxlogPageSplit));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(gistxlogPageSplit));
 
 	i = 1;
 	for (ptr = dist; ptr; ptr = ptr->next)
 	{
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(i, ptr->buffer, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(i, (char *) &(ptr->block.num), sizeof(int));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(i, (char *) ptr->list, ptr->lenlist);
+		XLogRegisterBufData(i, &(ptr->block.num), sizeof(int));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(i, ptr->list, ptr->lenlist);
 		i++;
 	}
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ gistXLogPageDelete(Buffer buffer, FullTransactionId xid,
 	xlrec.downlinkOffset = downlinkOffset;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfGistxlogPageDelete);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfGistxlogPageDelete);
 
 	XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 	XLogRegisterBuffer(1, parentBuffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ gistXLogAssignLSN(void)
 	 */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_MARK_UNIMPORTANT);
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &dummy, sizeof(dummy));
+	XLogRegisterData(&dummy, sizeof(dummy));
 	return XLogInsert(RM_GIST_ID, XLOG_GIST_ASSIGN_LSN);
 }
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ gistXLogPageReuse(Relation rel, Relation heaprel,
 	xlrec_reuse.snapshotConflictHorizon = deleteXid;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec_reuse, SizeOfGistxlogPageReuse);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec_reuse, SizeOfGistxlogPageReuse);
 
 	XLogInsert(RM_GIST_ID, XLOG_GIST_PAGE_REUSE);
 }
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ gistXLogUpdate(Buffer buffer,
 	xlrec.ntoinsert = ituplen;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(gistxlogPageUpdate));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(gistxlogPageUpdate));
 
 	XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-	XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) todelete, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * ntodelete);
+	XLogRegisterBufData(0, todelete, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * ntodelete);
 
 	/* new tuples */
 	for (i = 0; i < ituplen; i++)
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) (itup[i]), IndexTupleSize(itup[i]));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, itup[i], IndexTupleSize(itup[i]));
 
 	/*
 	 * Include a full page image of the child buf. (only necessary if a
@@ -678,14 +678,14 @@ gistXLogDelete(Buffer buffer, OffsetNumber *todelete, int ntodelete,
 	xlrec.ntodelete = ntodelete;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfGistxlogDelete);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfGistxlogDelete);
 
 	/*
 	 * We need the target-offsets array whether or not we store the whole
 	 * buffer, to allow us to find the snapshotConflictHorizon on a standby
 	 * server.
 	 */
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) todelete, ntodelete * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
+	XLogRegisterData(todelete, ntodelete * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 	XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/hash/hash.c b/src/backend/access/hash/hash.c
index 4167b33e683..02ec1126a4c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/hash/hash.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/hash/hash.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ loop_top:
 		xlrec.ntuples = metap->hashm_ntuples;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashUpdateMetaPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashUpdateMetaPage);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, metabuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ hashbucketcleanup(Relation rel, Bucket cur_bucket, Buffer bucket_buf,
 				xlrec.is_primary_bucket_page = (buf == bucket_buf);
 
 				XLogBeginInsert();
-				XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashDelete);
+				XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashDelete);
 
 				/*
 				 * bucket buffer was not changed, but still needs to be
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ hashbucketcleanup(Relation rel, Bucket cur_bucket, Buffer bucket_buf,
 				}
 
 				XLogRegisterBuffer(1, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-				XLogRegisterBufData(1, (char *) deletable,
+				XLogRegisterBufData(1, deletable,
 									ndeletable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 				recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_DELETE);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/hash/hashinsert.c b/src/backend/access/hash/hashinsert.c
index 87fab13900b..10de1580dc2 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/hash/hashinsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/hash/hashinsert.c
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ restart_insert:
 		xlrec.offnum = itup_off;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashInsert);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashInsert);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, metabuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) itup, IndexTupleSize(itup));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, itup, IndexTupleSize(itup));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_INSERT);
 
@@ -436,14 +436,14 @@ _hash_vacuum_one_page(Relation rel, Relation hrel, Buffer metabuf, Buffer buf)
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashVacuumOnePage);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashVacuumOnePage);
 
 			/*
 			 * We need the target-offsets array whether or not we store the
 			 * whole buffer, to allow us to find the snapshotConflictHorizon
 			 * on a standby server.
 			 */
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) deletable,
+			XLogRegisterData(deletable,
 							 ndeletable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(1, metabuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c b/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c
index 3fa2c5fe2ef..4f5fd3b2837 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/hash/hashovfl.c
@@ -388,24 +388,24 @@ found:
 		xlrec.bmsize = metap->hashm_bmsize;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashAddOvflPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashAddOvflPage);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, ovflbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &pageopaque->hasho_bucket, sizeof(Bucket));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &pageopaque->hasho_bucket, sizeof(Bucket));
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		if (BufferIsValid(mapbuf))
 		{
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(2, mapbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-			XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &bitmap_page_bit, sizeof(uint32));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(2, &bitmap_page_bit, sizeof(uint32));
 		}
 
 		if (BufferIsValid(newmapbuf))
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(3, newmapbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(4, metabuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(4, (char *) &metap->hashm_firstfree, sizeof(uint32));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(4, &metap->hashm_firstfree, sizeof(uint32));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_ADD_OVFL_PAGE);
 
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ _hash_freeovflpage(Relation rel, Buffer bucketbuf, Buffer ovflbuf,
 		xlrec.is_prev_bucket_same_wrt = (wbuf == prevbuf);
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashSqueezePage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashSqueezePage);
 
 		/*
 		 * bucket buffer was not changed, but still needs to be registered to
@@ -676,10 +676,10 @@ _hash_freeovflpage(Relation rel, Buffer bucketbuf, Buffer ovflbuf,
 			/* Remember that wbuf is modified. */
 			mod_wbuf = true;
 
-			XLogRegisterBufData(1, (char *) itup_offsets,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(1, itup_offsets,
 								nitups * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 			for (i = 0; i < nitups; i++)
-				XLogRegisterBufData(1, (char *) itups[i], tups_size[i]);
+				XLogRegisterBufData(1, itups[i], tups_size[i]);
 		}
 		else if (xlrec.is_prim_bucket_same_wrt || xlrec.is_prev_bucket_same_wrt)
 		{
@@ -721,12 +721,12 @@ _hash_freeovflpage(Relation rel, Buffer bucketbuf, Buffer ovflbuf,
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(4, nextbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(5, mapbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(5, (char *) &bitmapbit, sizeof(uint32));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(5, &bitmapbit, sizeof(uint32));
 
 		if (update_metap)
 		{
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(6, metabuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-			XLogRegisterBufData(6, (char *) &metap->hashm_firstfree, sizeof(uint32));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(6, &metap->hashm_firstfree, sizeof(uint32));
 		}
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_SQUEEZE_PAGE);
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ readpage:
 						xlrec.is_prim_bucket_same_wrt = (wbuf == bucket_buf);
 
 						XLogBeginInsert();
-						XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashMovePageContents);
+						XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashMovePageContents);
 
 						/*
 						 * bucket buffer was not changed, but still needs to
@@ -1008,13 +1008,13 @@ readpage:
 						}
 
 						XLogRegisterBuffer(1, wbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-						XLogRegisterBufData(1, (char *) itup_offsets,
+						XLogRegisterBufData(1, itup_offsets,
 											nitups * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 						for (i = 0; i < nitups; i++)
-							XLogRegisterBufData(1, (char *) itups[i], tups_size[i]);
+							XLogRegisterBufData(1, itups[i], tups_size[i]);
 
 						XLogRegisterBuffer(2, rbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-						XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) deletable,
+						XLogRegisterBufData(2, deletable,
 											ndeletable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 						recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_MOVE_PAGE_CONTENTS);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c b/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
index 97efd4e14ab..b8e5bd005e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/hash/hashpage.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ _hash_init(Relation rel, double num_tuples, ForkNumber forkNum)
 		xlrec.ffactor = metap->hashm_ffactor;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashInitMetaPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashInitMetaPage);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, metabuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_INIT_META_PAGE);
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ _hash_init(Relation rel, double num_tuples, ForkNumber forkNum)
 		xlrec.bmsize = metap->hashm_bmsize;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashInitBitmapPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashInitBitmapPage);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, bitmapbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 
 		/*
@@ -916,21 +916,21 @@ restart_expand:
 		if (metap_update_masks)
 		{
 			xlrec.flags |= XLH_SPLIT_META_UPDATE_MASKS;
-			XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &metap->hashm_lowmask, sizeof(uint32));
-			XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &metap->hashm_highmask, sizeof(uint32));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(2, &metap->hashm_lowmask, sizeof(uint32));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(2, &metap->hashm_highmask, sizeof(uint32));
 		}
 
 		if (metap_update_splitpoint)
 		{
 			xlrec.flags |= XLH_SPLIT_META_UPDATE_SPLITPOINT;
-			XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &metap->hashm_ovflpoint,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(2, &metap->hashm_ovflpoint,
 								sizeof(uint32));
 			XLogRegisterBufData(2,
-								(char *) &metap->hashm_spares[metap->hashm_ovflpoint],
+								&metap->hashm_spares[metap->hashm_ovflpoint],
 								sizeof(uint32));
 		}
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashSplitAllocPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashSplitAllocPage);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HASH_ID, XLOG_HASH_SPLIT_ALLOCATE_PAGE);
 
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ _hash_splitbucket(Relation rel,
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHashSplitComplete);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHashSplitComplete);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, bucket_obuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, bucket_nbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
index ea0a12b39af..fa7935a0ed3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ heap_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple tup, CommandId cid,
 		}
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapInsert);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapInsert);
 
 		xlhdr.t_infomask2 = heaptup->t_data->t_infomask2;
 		xlhdr.t_infomask = heaptup->t_data->t_infomask;
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ heap_insert(Relation relation, HeapTuple tup, CommandId cid,
 		 * xl_heap_header in the xlog.
 		 */
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD | bufflags);
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
 		/* PG73FORMAT: write bitmap [+ padding] [+ oid] + data */
 		XLogRegisterBufData(0,
 							(char *) heaptup->t_data + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ heap_multi_insert(Relation relation, TupleTableSlot **slots, int ntuples,
 				bufflags |= REGBUF_KEEP_DATA;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) xlrec, tupledata - scratch.data);
+			XLogRegisterData(xlrec, tupledata - scratch.data);
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD | bufflags);
 
 			XLogRegisterBufData(0, tupledata, totaldatalen);
@@ -3032,7 +3032,7 @@ l1:
 		}
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapDelete);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapDelete);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ l1:
 			xlhdr.t_infomask = old_key_tuple->t_data->t_infomask;
 			xlhdr.t_hoff = old_key_tuple->t_data->t_hoff;
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
 			XLogRegisterData((char *) old_key_tuple->t_data
 							 + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
 							 old_key_tuple->t_len
@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ l2:
 												  oldtup.t_data->t_infomask2);
 			xlrec.flags =
 				cleared_all_frozen ? XLH_LOCK_ALL_FROZEN_CLEARED : 0;
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapLock);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapLock);
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HEAP_ID, XLOG_HEAP_LOCK);
 			PageSetLSN(page, recptr);
 		}
@@ -5142,7 +5142,7 @@ failed:
 		xlrec.infobits_set = compute_infobits(new_infomask,
 											  tuple->t_data->t_infomask2);
 		xlrec.flags = cleared_all_frozen ? XLH_LOCK_ALL_FROZEN_CLEARED : 0;
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapLock);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapLock);
 
 		/* we don't decode row locks atm, so no need to log the origin */
 
@@ -5895,7 +5895,7 @@ l4:
 			xlrec.flags =
 				cleared_all_frozen ? XLH_LOCK_ALL_FROZEN_CLEARED : 0;
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapLockUpdated);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapLockUpdated);
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HEAP2_ID, XLOG_HEAP2_LOCK_UPDATED);
 
@@ -6048,7 +6048,7 @@ heap_finish_speculative(Relation relation, ItemPointer tid)
 		/* We want the same filtering on this as on a plain insert */
 		XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_INCLUDE_ORIGIN);
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapConfirm);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapConfirm);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_HEAP_ID, XLOG_HEAP_CONFIRM);
@@ -6193,7 +6193,7 @@ heap_abort_speculative(Relation relation, ItemPointer tid)
 		xlrec.xmax = xid;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapDelete);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapDelete);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
 		/* No replica identity & replication origin logged */
@@ -6489,9 +6489,9 @@ heap_inplace_update_and_unlock(Relation relation,
 		xlrec.nmsgs = nmsgs;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, MinSizeOfHeapInplace);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfHeapInplace);
 		if (nmsgs != 0)
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) invalMessages,
+			XLogRegisterData(invalMessages,
 							 nmsgs * sizeof(SharedInvalidationMessage));
 
 		/* register block matching what buffer will look like after changes */
@@ -8722,7 +8722,7 @@ log_heap_visible(Relation rel, Buffer heap_buffer, Buffer vm_buffer,
 	if (RelationIsAccessibleInLogicalDecoding(rel))
 		xlrec.flags |= VISIBILITYMAP_XLOG_CATALOG_REL;
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapVisible);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapVisible);
 
 	XLogRegisterBuffer(0, vm_buffer, 0);
 
@@ -8873,7 +8873,7 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 	if (oldbuf != newbuf)
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, oldbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapUpdate);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapUpdate);
 
 	/*
 	 * Prepare WAL data for the new tuple.
@@ -8884,15 +8884,15 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 		{
 			prefix_suffix[0] = prefixlen;
 			prefix_suffix[1] = suffixlen;
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &prefix_suffix, sizeof(uint16) * 2);
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, &prefix_suffix, sizeof(uint16) * 2);
 		}
 		else if (prefixlen > 0)
 		{
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &prefixlen, sizeof(uint16));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, &prefixlen, sizeof(uint16));
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &suffixlen, sizeof(uint16));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, &suffixlen, sizeof(uint16));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -8906,11 +8906,11 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 	 *
 	 * The 'data' doesn't include the common prefix or suffix.
 	 */
-	XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
+	XLogRegisterBufData(0, &xlhdr, SizeOfHeapHeader);
 	if (prefixlen == 0)
 	{
 		XLogRegisterBufData(0,
-							((char *) newtup->t_data) + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
+							(char *) newtup->t_data + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
 							newtup->t_len - SizeofHeapTupleHeader - suffixlen);
 	}
 	else
@@ -8923,13 +8923,13 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 		if (newtup->t_data->t_hoff - SizeofHeapTupleHeader > 0)
 		{
 			XLogRegisterBufData(0,
-								((char *) newtup->t_data) + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
+								(char *) newtup->t_data + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
 								newtup->t_data->t_hoff - SizeofHeapTupleHeader);
 		}
 
 		/* data after common prefix */
 		XLogRegisterBufData(0,
-							((char *) newtup->t_data) + newtup->t_data->t_hoff + prefixlen,
+							(char *) newtup->t_data + newtup->t_data->t_hoff + prefixlen,
 							newtup->t_len - newtup->t_data->t_hoff - prefixlen - suffixlen);
 	}
 
@@ -8941,7 +8941,7 @@ log_heap_update(Relation reln, Buffer oldbuf,
 		xlhdr_idx.t_infomask = old_key_tuple->t_data->t_infomask;
 		xlhdr_idx.t_hoff = old_key_tuple->t_data->t_hoff;
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlhdr_idx, SizeOfHeapHeader);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlhdr_idx, SizeOfHeapHeader);
 
 		/* PG73FORMAT: write bitmap [+ padding] [+ oid] + data */
 		XLogRegisterData((char *) old_key_tuple->t_data + SizeofHeapTupleHeader,
@@ -9021,7 +9021,7 @@ log_heap_new_cid(Relation relation, HeapTuple tup)
 	 * called us certainly did, but that's WAL-logged separately.
 	 */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapNewCid);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapNewCid);
 
 	/* will be looked at irrespective of origin */
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
index 5e2d2645dd2..a8025889be0 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c
@@ -2093,9 +2093,9 @@ log_heap_prune_and_freeze(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		nplans = heap_log_freeze_plan(frozen, nfrozen, plans, frz_offsets);
 
 		freeze_plans.nplans = nplans;
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &freeze_plans,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &freeze_plans,
 							offsetof(xlhp_freeze_plans, plans));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) plans,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, plans,
 							sizeof(xlhp_freeze_plan) * nplans);
 	}
 	if (nredirected > 0)
@@ -2103,9 +2103,9 @@ log_heap_prune_and_freeze(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		xlrec.flags |= XLHP_HAS_REDIRECTIONS;
 
 		redirect_items.ntargets = nredirected;
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &redirect_items,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &redirect_items,
 							offsetof(xlhp_prune_items, data));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) redirected,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, redirected,
 							sizeof(OffsetNumber[2]) * nredirected);
 	}
 	if (ndead > 0)
@@ -2113,9 +2113,9 @@ log_heap_prune_and_freeze(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		xlrec.flags |= XLHP_HAS_DEAD_ITEMS;
 
 		dead_items.ntargets = ndead;
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &dead_items,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &dead_items,
 							offsetof(xlhp_prune_items, data));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) dead,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, dead,
 							sizeof(OffsetNumber) * ndead);
 	}
 	if (nunused > 0)
@@ -2123,13 +2123,13 @@ log_heap_prune_and_freeze(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		xlrec.flags |= XLHP_HAS_NOW_UNUSED_ITEMS;
 
 		unused_items.ntargets = nunused;
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &unused_items,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &unused_items,
 							offsetof(xlhp_prune_items, data));
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) unused,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, unused,
 							sizeof(OffsetNumber) * nunused);
 	}
 	if (nfrozen > 0)
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) frz_offsets,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, frz_offsets,
 							sizeof(OffsetNumber) * nfrozen);
 
 	/*
@@ -2147,9 +2147,9 @@ log_heap_prune_and_freeze(Relation relation, Buffer buffer,
 		Assert(nredirected == 0 && ndead == 0);
 		/* also, any items in 'unused' must've been LP_DEAD previously */
 	}
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapPrune);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapPrune);
 	if (TransactionIdIsValid(conflict_xid))
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &conflict_xid, sizeof(TransactionId));
+		XLogRegisterData(&conflict_xid, sizeof(TransactionId));
 
 	switch (reason)
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c b/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c
index 05a1cb4f5e6..e6d2b5fced1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/rewriteheap.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ logical_heap_rewrite_flush_mappings(RewriteState state)
 		src->off += len;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 		XLogRegisterData(waldata_start, len);
 
 		/* write xlog record */
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtdedup.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtdedup.c
index 53363ee695a..cbe73675f86 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtdedup.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtdedup.c
@@ -252,14 +252,14 @@ _bt_dedup_pass(Relation rel, Buffer buf, IndexTuple newitem, Size newitemsz,
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec_dedup, SizeOfBtreeDedup);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec_dedup, SizeOfBtreeDedup);
 
 		/*
 		 * The intervals array is not in the buffer, but pretend that it is.
 		 * When XLogInsert stores the whole buffer, the array need not be
 		 * stored too.
 		 */
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) state->intervals,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, state->intervals,
 							state->nintervals * sizeof(BTDedupInterval));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BTREE_ID, XLOG_BTREE_DEDUP);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
index 3eddbcf3a82..31fe1c3adec 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ _bt_insertonpg(Relation rel,
 			xlrec.offnum = newitemoff;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeInsert);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeInsert);
 
 			if (isleaf && postingoff == 0)
 			{
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ _bt_insertonpg(Relation rel,
 
 					XLogRegisterBuffer(2, metabuf,
 									   REGBUF_WILL_INIT | REGBUF_STANDARD);
-					XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &xlmeta,
+					XLogRegisterBufData(2, &xlmeta,
 										sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 				}
 			}
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ _bt_insertonpg(Relation rel,
 			if (postingoff == 0)
 			{
 				/* Just log itup from caller */
-				XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) itup, IndexTupleSize(itup));
+				XLogRegisterBufData(0, itup, IndexTupleSize(itup));
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1381,8 +1381,8 @@ _bt_insertonpg(Relation rel,
 				 */
 				upostingoff = postingoff;
 
-				XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &upostingoff, sizeof(uint16));
-				XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) origitup,
+				XLogRegisterBufData(0, &upostingoff, sizeof(uint16));
+				XLogRegisterBufData(0, origitup,
 									IndexTupleSize(origitup));
 			}
 
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ _bt_split(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, BTScanInsert itup_key, Buffer buf,
 			xlrec.postingoff = postingoff;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeSplit);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeSplit);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, rbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
@@ -2017,13 +2017,13 @@ _bt_split(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, BTScanInsert itup_key, Buffer buf,
 		 * newitem-logged case).
 		 */
 		if (newitemonleft && xlrec.postingoff == 0)
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) newitem, newitemsz);
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, newitem, newitemsz);
 		else if (xlrec.postingoff != 0)
 		{
 			Assert(isleaf);
 			Assert(newitemonleft || firstrightoff == newitemoff);
 			Assert(newitemsz == IndexTupleSize(orignewitem));
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) orignewitem, newitemsz);
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, orignewitem, newitemsz);
 		}
 
 		/* Log the left page's new high key */
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ _bt_split(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, BTScanInsert itup_key, Buffer buf,
 			itemid = PageGetItemId(origpage, P_HIKEY);
 			lefthighkey = (IndexTuple) PageGetItem(origpage, itemid);
 		}
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) lefthighkey,
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, lefthighkey,
 							MAXALIGN(IndexTupleSize(lefthighkey)));
 
 		/*
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ _bt_newlevel(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, Buffer lbuf, Buffer rbuf)
 		xlrec.level = metad->btm_level;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeNewroot);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeNewroot);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, rootbuf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, lbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@ _bt_newlevel(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, Buffer lbuf, Buffer rbuf)
 		md.last_cleanup_num_delpages = metad->btm_last_cleanup_num_delpages;
 		md.allequalimage = metad->btm_allequalimage;
 
-		XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(2, &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 
 		/*
 		 * Direct access to page is not good but faster - we should implement
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
index 5321e256b1a..c79dd38ee18 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtpage.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ _bt_set_cleanup_info(Relation rel, BlockNumber num_delpages)
 		md.last_cleanup_num_delpages = num_delpages;
 		md.allequalimage = metad->btm_allequalimage;
 
-		XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
+		XLogRegisterBufData(0, &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BTREE_ID, XLOG_BTREE_META_CLEANUP);
 
@@ -488,12 +488,12 @@ _bt_getroot(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, int access)
 			md.last_cleanup_num_delpages = 0;
 			md.allequalimage = metad->btm_allequalimage;
 
-			XLogRegisterBufData(2, (char *) &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(2, &md, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 
 			xlrec.rootblk = rootblkno;
 			xlrec.level = 0;
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeNewroot);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeNewroot);
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BTREE_ID, XLOG_BTREE_NEWROOT);
 
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ _bt_allocbuf(Relation rel, Relation heaprel)
 						RelationIsAccessibleInLogicalDecoding(heaprel);
 
 					XLogBeginInsert();
-					XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec_reuse, SizeOfBtreeReusePage);
+					XLogRegisterData(&xlrec_reuse, SizeOfBtreeReusePage);
 
 					XLogInsert(RM_BTREE_ID, XLOG_BTREE_REUSE_PAGE);
 				}
@@ -1234,15 +1234,15 @@ _bt_delitems_vacuum(Relation rel, Buffer buf,
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec_vacuum, SizeOfBtreeVacuum);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec_vacuum, SizeOfBtreeVacuum);
 
 		if (ndeletable > 0)
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) deletable,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, deletable,
 								ndeletable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 		if (nupdatable > 0)
 		{
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) updatedoffsets,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, updatedoffsets,
 								nupdatable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 			XLogRegisterBufData(0, updatedbuf, updatedbuflen);
 		}
@@ -1353,15 +1353,15 @@ _bt_delitems_delete(Relation rel, Buffer buf,
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_STANDARD);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec_delete, SizeOfBtreeDelete);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec_delete, SizeOfBtreeDelete);
 
 		if (ndeletable > 0)
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) deletable,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, deletable,
 								ndeletable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 
 		if (nupdatable > 0)
 		{
-			XLogRegisterBufData(0, (char *) updatedoffsets,
+			XLogRegisterBufData(0, updatedoffsets,
 								nupdatable * sizeof(OffsetNumber));
 			XLogRegisterBufData(0, updatedbuf, updatedbuflen);
 		}
@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ _bt_mark_page_halfdead(Relation rel, Relation heaprel, Buffer leafbuf,
 		xlrec.leftblk = opaque->btpo_prev;
 		xlrec.rightblk = opaque->btpo_next;
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeMarkPageHalfDead);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeMarkPageHalfDead);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_BTREE_ID, XLOG_BTREE_MARK_PAGE_HALFDEAD);
 
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ _bt_unlink_halfdead_page(Relation rel, Buffer leafbuf, BlockNumber scanblkno,
 		xlrec.leafrightsib = leafrightsib;
 		xlrec.leaftopparent = leaftopparent;
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfBtreeUnlinkPage);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfBtreeUnlinkPage);
 
 		if (BufferIsValid(metabuf))
 		{
@@ -2709,7 +2709,7 @@ _bt_unlink_halfdead_page(Relation rel, Buffer leafbuf, BlockNumber scanblkno,
 			xlmeta.last_cleanup_num_delpages = metad->btm_last_cleanup_num_delpages;
 			xlmeta.allequalimage = metad->btm_allequalimage;
 
-			XLogRegisterBufData(4, (char *) &xlmeta, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
+			XLogRegisterBufData(4, &xlmeta, sizeof(xl_btree_metadata));
 			xlinfo = XLOG_BTREE_UNLINK_PAGE_META;
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/backend/access/spgist/spgdoinsert.c b/src/backend/access/spgist/spgdoinsert.c
index 58c06ef2dc4..af6b27b2135 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/spgist/spgdoinsert.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/spgist/spgdoinsert.c
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ addLeafTuple(Relation index, SpGistState *state, SpGistLeafTuple leafTuple,
 		int			flags;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) leafTuple, leafTuple->size);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(leafTuple, leafTuple->size);
 
 		flags = REGBUF_STANDARD;
 		if (xlrec.newPage)
@@ -532,12 +532,12 @@ moveLeafs(Relation index, SpGistState *state,
 		xlrec.nodeI = parent->node;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogMoveLeafs);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toDelete,
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogMoveLeafs);
+		XLogRegisterData(toDelete,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * nDelete);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toInsert,
+		XLogRegisterData(toInsert,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * nInsert);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) leafdata, leafptr - leafdata);
+		XLogRegisterData(leafdata, leafptr - leafdata);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, current->buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(1, nbuf, REGBUF_STANDARD | (xlrec.newPage ? REGBUF_WILL_INIT : 0));
@@ -1365,15 +1365,15 @@ doPickSplit(Relation index, SpGistState *state,
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 
 		xlrec.nInsert = nToInsert;
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogPickSplit);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogPickSplit);
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toDelete,
+		XLogRegisterData(toDelete,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nDelete);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toInsert,
+		XLogRegisterData(toInsert,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nInsert);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) leafPageSelect,
+		XLogRegisterData(leafPageSelect,
 						 sizeof(uint8) * xlrec.nInsert);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) innerTuple, innerTuple->size);
+		XLogRegisterData(innerTuple, innerTuple->size);
 		XLogRegisterData(leafdata, leafptr - leafdata);
 
 		/* Old leaf page */
@@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ spgAddNodeAction(Relation index, SpGistState *state,
 			XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) newInnerTuple, newInnerTuple->size);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+			XLogRegisterData(newInnerTuple, newInnerTuple->size);
 
 			XLogRegisterBuffer(0, current->buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
@@ -1685,8 +1685,8 @@ spgAddNodeAction(Relation index, SpGistState *state,
 			if (xlrec.parentBlk == 2)
 				XLogRegisterBuffer(2, parent->buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) newInnerTuple, newInnerTuple->size);
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+			XLogRegisterData(newInnerTuple, newInnerTuple->size);
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_SPGIST_ID, XLOG_SPGIST_ADD_NODE);
 
@@ -1868,9 +1868,9 @@ spgSplitNodeAction(Relation index, SpGistState *state,
 		XLogRecPtr	recptr;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) prefixTuple, prefixTuple->size);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) postfixTuple, postfixTuple->size);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(prefixTuple, prefixTuple->size);
+		XLogRegisterData(postfixTuple, postfixTuple->size);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, current->buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 		if (newBuffer != InvalidBuffer)
diff --git a/src/backend/access/spgist/spgvacuum.c b/src/backend/access/spgist/spgvacuum.c
index 1c52f6528ad..eeddacd0d52 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/spgist/spgvacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/spgist/spgvacuum.c
@@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ vacuumLeafPage(spgBulkDeleteState *bds, Relation index, Buffer buffer,
 
 		STORE_STATE(&bds->spgstate, xlrec.stateSrc);
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumLeaf);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumLeaf);
 		/* sizeof(xlrec) should be a multiple of sizeof(OffsetNumber) */
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toDead, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nDead);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toPlaceholder, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nPlaceholder);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) moveSrc, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nMove);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) moveDest, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nMove);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) chainSrc, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nChain);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) chainDest, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nChain);
+		XLogRegisterData(toDead, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nDead);
+		XLogRegisterData(toPlaceholder, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nPlaceholder);
+		XLogRegisterData(moveSrc, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nMove);
+		XLogRegisterData(moveDest, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nMove);
+		XLogRegisterData(chainSrc, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nChain);
+		XLogRegisterData(chainDest, sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nChain);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
 
@@ -465,9 +465,9 @@ vacuumLeafRoot(spgBulkDeleteState *bds, Relation index, Buffer buffer)
 		/* Prepare WAL record */
 		STORE_STATE(&bds->spgstate, xlrec.stateSrc);
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumRoot);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumRoot);
 		/* sizeof(xlrec) should be a multiple of sizeof(OffsetNumber) */
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) toDelete,
+		XLogRegisterData(toDelete,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nDelete);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ vacuumRedirectAndPlaceholder(Relation index, Relation heaprel, Buffer buffer)
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumRedirect);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) itemToPlaceholder,
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfSpgxlogVacuumRedirect);
+		XLogRegisterData(itemToPlaceholder,
 						 sizeof(OffsetNumber) * xlrec.nToPlaceholder);
 
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buffer, REGBUF_STANDARD);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/clog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/clog.c
index 0d556c00b8c..48f10bec91e 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/clog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/clog.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void
 WriteZeroPageXlogRec(int64 pageno)
 {
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&pageno), sizeof(pageno));
+	XLogRegisterData(&pageno, sizeof(pageno));
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_CLOG_ID, CLOG_ZEROPAGE);
 }
 
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ WriteTruncateXlogRec(int64 pageno, TransactionId oldestXact, Oid oldestXactDb)
 	xlrec.oldestXactDb = oldestXactDb;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), sizeof(xl_clog_truncate));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_clog_truncate));
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_CLOG_ID, CLOG_TRUNCATE);
 	XLogFlush(recptr);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/commit_ts.c b/src/backend/access/transam/commit_ts.c
index 95049acd0b5..113fae1437a 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/commit_ts.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/commit_ts.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static void
 WriteZeroPageXlogRec(int64 pageno)
 {
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&pageno), sizeof(pageno));
+	XLogRegisterData(&pageno, sizeof(pageno));
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_COMMIT_TS_ID, COMMIT_TS_ZEROPAGE);
 }
 
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ WriteTruncateXlogRec(int64 pageno, TransactionId oldestXid)
 	xlrec.oldestXid = oldestXid;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), SizeOfCommitTsTruncate);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfCommitTsTruncate);
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_COMMIT_TS_ID, COMMIT_TS_TRUNCATE);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/multixact.c b/src/backend/access/transam/multixact.c
index 27ccdf9500f..c1e2c42e1bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/multixact.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/multixact.c
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@ MultiXactIdCreateFromMembers(int nmembers, MultiXactMember *members)
 	 * Not clear that it's worth the trouble though.
 	 */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), SizeOfMultiXactCreate);
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) members, nmembers * sizeof(MultiXactMember));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfMultiXactCreate);
+	XLogRegisterData(members, nmembers * sizeof(MultiXactMember));
 
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_MULTIXACT_ID, XLOG_MULTIXACT_CREATE_ID);
 
@@ -3355,7 +3355,7 @@ static void
 WriteMZeroPageXlogRec(int64 pageno, uint8 info)
 {
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&pageno), sizeof(pageno));
+	XLogRegisterData(&pageno, sizeof(pageno));
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_MULTIXACT_ID, info);
 }
 
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@ WriteMTruncateXlogRec(Oid oldestMultiDB,
 	xlrec.endTruncMemb = endTruncMemb;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), SizeOfMultiXactTruncate);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfMultiXactTruncate);
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_MULTIXACT_ID, XLOG_MULTIXACT_TRUNCATE_ID);
 	XLogFlush(recptr);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
index d331ab90d78..1b4f21a88d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ AssignTransactionId(TransactionState s)
 			xlrec.nsubxacts = nUnreportedXids;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, MinSizeOfXactAssignment);
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) unreportedXids,
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfXactAssignment);
+			XLogRegisterData(unreportedXids,
 							 nUnreportedXids * sizeof(TransactionId));
 
 			(void) XLogInsert(RM_XACT_ID, XLOG_XACT_ASSIGNMENT);
@@ -5909,54 +5909,54 @@ XactLogCommitRecord(TimestampTz commit_time,
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
 
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), sizeof(xl_xact_commit));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_xact_commit));
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo != 0)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_xinfo.xinfo), sizeof(xl_xinfo.xinfo));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_xinfo.xinfo, sizeof(xl_xinfo.xinfo));
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_DBINFO)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_dbinfo), sizeof(xl_dbinfo));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_dbinfo, sizeof(xl_dbinfo));
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_SUBXACTS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_subxacts),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_subxacts,
 						 MinSizeOfXactSubxacts);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) subxacts,
+		XLogRegisterData(subxacts,
 						 nsubxacts * sizeof(TransactionId));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_RELFILELOCATORS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_relfilelocators),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_relfilelocators,
 						 MinSizeOfXactRelfileLocators);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) rels,
+		XLogRegisterData(rels,
 						 nrels * sizeof(RelFileLocator));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_DROPPED_STATS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_dropped_stats),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_dropped_stats,
 						 MinSizeOfXactStatsItems);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) droppedstats,
+		XLogRegisterData(droppedstats,
 						 ndroppedstats * sizeof(xl_xact_stats_item));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_INVALS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_invals), MinSizeOfXactInvals);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) msgs,
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_invals, MinSizeOfXactInvals);
+		XLogRegisterData(msgs,
 						 nmsgs * sizeof(SharedInvalidationMessage));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_TWOPHASE)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_twophase), sizeof(xl_xact_twophase));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_twophase, sizeof(xl_xact_twophase));
 		if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_GID)
 			XLogRegisterData(twophase_gid, strlen(twophase_gid) + 1);
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_ORIGIN)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_origin), sizeof(xl_xact_origin));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_origin, sizeof(xl_xact_origin));
 
 	/* we allow filtering by xacts */
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_INCLUDE_ORIGIN);
@@ -6062,47 +6062,47 @@ XactLogAbortRecord(TimestampTz abort_time,
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
 
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), MinSizeOfXactAbort);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfXactAbort);
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo != 0)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_xinfo), sizeof(xl_xinfo));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_xinfo, sizeof(xl_xinfo));
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_DBINFO)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_dbinfo), sizeof(xl_dbinfo));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_dbinfo, sizeof(xl_dbinfo));
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_SUBXACTS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_subxacts),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_subxacts,
 						 MinSizeOfXactSubxacts);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) subxacts,
+		XLogRegisterData(subxacts,
 						 nsubxacts * sizeof(TransactionId));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_RELFILELOCATORS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_relfilelocators),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_relfilelocators,
 						 MinSizeOfXactRelfileLocators);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) rels,
+		XLogRegisterData(rels,
 						 nrels * sizeof(RelFileLocator));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_DROPPED_STATS)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_dropped_stats),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_dropped_stats,
 						 MinSizeOfXactStatsItems);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) droppedstats,
+		XLogRegisterData(droppedstats,
 						 ndroppedstats * sizeof(xl_xact_stats_item));
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_TWOPHASE)
 	{
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_twophase), sizeof(xl_xact_twophase));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_twophase, sizeof(xl_xact_twophase));
 		if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_GID)
 			XLogRegisterData(twophase_gid, strlen(twophase_gid) + 1);
 	}
 
 	if (xl_xinfo.xinfo & XACT_XINFO_HAS_ORIGIN)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xl_origin), sizeof(xl_xact_origin));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xl_origin, sizeof(xl_xact_origin));
 
 	/* Include the replication origin */
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_INCLUDE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index fd389565123..a50fd99d9e5 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7078,7 +7078,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	{
 		/* Include WAL level in record for WAL summarizer's benefit. */
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &wal_level, sizeof(wal_level));
+		XLogRegisterData(&wal_level, sizeof(wal_level));
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_CHECKPOINT_REDO);
 
 		/*
@@ -7231,7 +7231,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	 * Now insert the checkpoint record into XLOG.
 	 */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&checkPoint), sizeof(checkPoint));
+	XLogRegisterData(&checkPoint, sizeof(checkPoint));
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID,
 						shutdown ? XLOG_CHECKPOINT_SHUTDOWN :
 						XLOG_CHECKPOINT_ONLINE);
@@ -7413,7 +7413,7 @@ CreateEndOfRecoveryRecord(void)
 	START_CRIT_SECTION();
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_end_of_recovery));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_end_of_recovery));
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_END_OF_RECOVERY);
 
 	XLogFlush(recptr);
@@ -7506,7 +7506,7 @@ CreateOverwriteContrecordRecord(XLogRecPtr aborted_lsn, XLogRecPtr pagePtr,
 	XLogBeginInsert();
 	xlrec.overwritten_lsn = aborted_lsn;
 	xlrec.overwrite_time = GetCurrentTimestamp();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_overwrite_contrecord));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_overwrite_contrecord));
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_OVERWRITE_CONTRECORD);
 
 	/* check that the record was inserted to the right place */
@@ -8044,7 +8044,7 @@ void
 XLogPutNextOid(Oid nextOid)
 {
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&nextOid), sizeof(Oid));
+	XLogRegisterData(&nextOid, sizeof(Oid));
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_NEXTOID);
 
 	/*
@@ -8105,7 +8105,7 @@ XLogRestorePoint(const char *rpName)
 	strlcpy(xlrec.rp_name, rpName, MAXFNAMELEN);
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_restore_point));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_restore_point));
 
 	RecPtr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_RESTORE_POINT);
 
@@ -8154,7 +8154,7 @@ XLogReportParameters(void)
 			xlrec.track_commit_timestamp = track_commit_timestamp;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 
 			recptr = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_PARAMETER_CHANGE);
 			XLogFlush(recptr);
@@ -8229,7 +8229,7 @@ UpdateFullPageWrites(void)
 	if (XLogStandbyInfoActive() && !recoveryInProgress)
 	{
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&fullPageWrites), sizeof(bool));
+		XLogRegisterData(&fullPageWrites, sizeof(bool));
 
 		XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_FPW_CHANGE);
 	}
@@ -9272,7 +9272,7 @@ do_pg_backup_stop(BackupState *state, bool waitforarchive)
 		 * Write the backup-end xlog record
 		 */
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&state->startpoint),
+		XLogRegisterData(&state->startpoint,
 						 sizeof(state->startpoint));
 		state->stoppoint = XLogInsert(RM_XLOG_ID, XLOG_BACKUP_END);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
index eba0e716549..690b1dbc6ee 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/storage.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ log_smgrcreate(const RelFileLocator *rlocator, ForkNumber forkNum)
 	xlrec.forkNum = forkNum;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 	XLogInsert(RM_SMGR_ID, XLOG_SMGR_CREATE | XLR_SPECIAL_REL_UPDATE);
 }
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ RelationTruncate(Relation rel, BlockNumber nblocks)
 		xlrec.flags = SMGR_TRUNCATE_ALL;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 
 		lsn = XLogInsert(RM_SMGR_ID,
 						 XLOG_SMGR_TRUNCATE | XLR_SPECIAL_REL_UPDATE);
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
index 46310add459..1753b289074 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/dbcommands.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ CreateDirAndVersionFile(char *dbpath, Oid dbid, Oid tsid, bool isRedo)
 		xlrec.tablespace_id = tsid;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec),
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec,
 						 sizeof(xl_dbase_create_wal_log_rec));
 
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_DBASE_ID, XLOG_DBASE_CREATE_WAL_LOG);
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ CreateDatabaseUsingFileCopy(Oid src_dboid, Oid dst_dboid, Oid src_tsid,
 			xlrec.src_tablespace_id = srctablespace;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec,
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec,
 							 sizeof(xl_dbase_create_file_copy_rec));
 
 			(void) XLogInsert(RM_DBASE_ID,
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ movedb(const char *dbname, const char *tblspcname)
 			xlrec.src_tablespace_id = src_tblspcoid;
 
 			XLogBeginInsert();
-			XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec,
+			XLogRegisterData(&xlrec,
 							 sizeof(xl_dbase_create_file_copy_rec));
 
 			(void) XLogInsert(RM_DBASE_ID,
@@ -2279,8 +2279,8 @@ movedb(const char *dbname, const char *tblspcname)
 		xlrec.ntablespaces = 1;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_dbase_drop_rec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &src_tblspcoid, sizeof(Oid));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_dbase_drop_rec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&src_tblspcoid, sizeof(Oid));
 
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_DBASE_ID,
 						  XLOG_DBASE_DROP | XLR_SPECIAL_REL_UPDATE);
@@ -3037,8 +3037,8 @@ remove_dbtablespaces(Oid db_id)
 		xlrec.ntablespaces = ntblspc;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, MinSizeOfDbaseDropRec);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) tablespace_ids, ntblspc * sizeof(Oid));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfDbaseDropRec);
+		XLogRegisterData(tablespace_ids, ntblspc * sizeof(Oid));
 
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_DBASE_ID,
 						  XLOG_DBASE_DROP | XLR_SPECIAL_REL_UPDATE);
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
index b13ee2b745d..4b7c5113aab 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ fill_seq_fork_with_data(Relation rel, HeapTuple tuple, ForkNumber forkNum)
 
 		xlrec.locator = rel->rd_locator;
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) tuple->t_data, tuple->t_len);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
+		XLogRegisterData(tuple->t_data, tuple->t_len);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_SEQ_ID, XLOG_SEQ_LOG);
 
@@ -840,8 +840,8 @@ nextval_internal(Oid relid, bool check_permissions)
 
 		xlrec.locator = seqrel->rd_locator;
 
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) seqdatatuple.t_data, seqdatatuple.t_len);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
+		XLogRegisterData(seqdatatuple.t_data, seqdatatuple.t_len);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_SEQ_ID, XLOG_SEQ_LOG);
 
@@ -1026,8 +1026,8 @@ do_setval(Oid relid, int64 next, bool iscalled)
 		XLogRegisterBuffer(0, buf, REGBUF_WILL_INIT);
 
 		xlrec.locator = seqrel->rd_locator;
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) seqdatatuple.t_data, seqdatatuple.t_len);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_seq_rec));
+		XLogRegisterData(seqdatatuple.t_data, seqdatatuple.t_len);
 
 		recptr = XLogInsert(RM_SEQ_ID, XLOG_SEQ_LOG);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 5823fce9340..72a1b64c2a2 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -2283,8 +2283,8 @@ ExecuteTruncateGuts(List *explicit_rels,
 			xlrec.flags |= XLH_TRUNCATE_RESTART_SEQS;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfHeapTruncate);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) logrelids, list_length(relids_logged) * sizeof(Oid));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfHeapTruncate);
+		XLogRegisterData(logrelids, list_length(relids_logged) * sizeof(Oid));
 
 		XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_INCLUDE_ORIGIN);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c b/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c
index 4ac2763c7f3..a9005cc7212 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablespace.c
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ CreateTableSpace(CreateTableSpaceStmt *stmt)
 		xlrec.ts_id = tablespaceoid;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec,
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec,
 						 offsetof(xl_tblspc_create_rec, ts_path));
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) location, strlen(location) + 1);
+		XLogRegisterData(location, strlen(location) + 1);
 
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_TBLSPC_ID, XLOG_TBLSPC_CREATE);
 	}
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ DropTableSpace(DropTableSpaceStmt *stmt)
 		xlrec.ts_id = tablespaceoid;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, sizeof(xl_tblspc_drop_rec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xl_tblspc_drop_rec));
 
 		(void) XLogInsert(RM_TBLSPC_ID, XLOG_TBLSPC_DROP);
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/message.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/message.c
index 0d6cf67c107..ebc8454bad9 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/message.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/message.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LogLogicalMessage(const char *prefix, const char *message, size_t size,
 	xlrec.message_size = size;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfLogicalMessage);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfLogicalMessage);
 	XLogRegisterData(prefix, xlrec.prefix_size);
 	XLogRegisterData(message, size);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
index 1b586cb1cf2..c3c1d7a2a51 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ restart:
 
 				xlrec.node_id = roident;
 				XLogBeginInsert();
-				XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), sizeof(xlrec));
+				XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 				XLogInsert(RM_REPLORIGIN_ID, XLOG_REPLORIGIN_DROP);
 			}
 
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ replorigin_advance(RepOriginId node,
 		xlrec.force = go_backward;
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), sizeof(xlrec));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, sizeof(xlrec));
 
 		XLogInsert(RM_REPLORIGIN_ID, XLOG_REPLORIGIN_SET);
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
index 2039062554d..5acb4508f85 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/ipc/standby.c
@@ -1353,11 +1353,11 @@ LogCurrentRunningXacts(RunningTransactions CurrRunningXacts)
 	/* Header */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_MARK_UNIMPORTANT);
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), MinSizeOfXactRunningXacts);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfXactRunningXacts);
 
 	/* array of TransactionIds */
 	if (xlrec.xcnt > 0)
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) CurrRunningXacts->xids,
+		XLogRegisterData(CurrRunningXacts->xids,
 						 (xlrec.xcnt + xlrec.subxcnt) * sizeof(TransactionId));
 
 	recptr = XLogInsert(RM_STANDBY_ID, XLOG_RUNNING_XACTS);
@@ -1405,8 +1405,8 @@ LogAccessExclusiveLocks(int nlocks, xl_standby_lock *locks)
 	xlrec.nlocks = nlocks;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, offsetof(xl_standby_locks, locks));
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) locks, nlocks * sizeof(xl_standby_lock));
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, offsetof(xl_standby_locks, locks));
+	XLogRegisterData(locks, nlocks * sizeof(xl_standby_lock));
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_MARK_UNIMPORTANT);
 
 	(void) XLogInsert(RM_STANDBY_ID, XLOG_STANDBY_LOCK);
@@ -1469,8 +1469,8 @@ LogStandbyInvalidations(int nmsgs, SharedInvalidationMessage *msgs,
 
 	/* perform insertion */
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), MinSizeOfInvalidations);
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) msgs,
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfInvalidations);
+	XLogRegisterData(msgs,
 					 nmsgs * sizeof(SharedInvalidationMessage));
 	XLogInsert(RM_STANDBY_ID, XLOG_INVALIDATIONS);
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/inval.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/inval.c
index 32cf28bb8bc..6aff1ec01d7 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/inval.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/inval.c
@@ -1813,12 +1813,12 @@ LogLogicalInvalidations(void)
 
 		/* perform insertion */
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), MinSizeOfXactInvals);
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfXactInvals);
 		ProcessMessageSubGroupMulti(group, CatCacheMsgs,
-									XLogRegisterData((char *) msgs,
+									XLogRegisterData(msgs,
 													 n * sizeof(SharedInvalidationMessage)));
 		ProcessMessageSubGroupMulti(group, RelCacheMsgs,
-									XLogRegisterData((char *) msgs,
+									XLogRegisterData(msgs,
 													 n * sizeof(SharedInvalidationMessage)));
 		XLogInsert(RM_XACT_ID, XLOG_XACT_INVALIDATIONS);
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relmapper.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relmapper.c
index 1e72a2c7fd6..7dcbf1d5c5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relmapper.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relmapper.c
@@ -969,8 +969,8 @@ write_relmap_file(RelMapFile *newmap, bool write_wal, bool send_sinval,
 		xlrec.nbytes = sizeof(RelMapFile);
 
 		XLogBeginInsert();
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) (&xlrec), MinSizeOfRelmapUpdate);
-		XLogRegisterData((char *) newmap, sizeof(RelMapFile));
+		XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, MinSizeOfRelmapUpdate);
+		XLogRegisterData(newmap, sizeof(RelMapFile));
 
 		lsn = XLogInsert(RM_RELMAP_ID, XLOG_RELMAP_UPDATE);
 
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_custom_rmgrs/test_custom_rmgrs.c b/src/test/modules/test_custom_rmgrs/test_custom_rmgrs.c
index b989a35f801..1a424ad55a8 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/test_custom_rmgrs/test_custom_rmgrs.c
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_custom_rmgrs/test_custom_rmgrs.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ test_custom_rmgrs_insert_wal_record(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	xlrec.message_size = len;
 
 	XLogBeginInsert();
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) &xlrec, SizeOfTestCustomRmgrsMessage);
-	XLogRegisterData((char *) payload, len);
+	XLogRegisterData(&xlrec, SizeOfTestCustomRmgrsMessage);
+	XLogRegisterData(payload, len);
 
 	/* Let's mark this record as unimportant, just in case. */
 	XLogSetRecordFlags(XLOG_MARK_UNIMPORTANT);