fa9108f85a refactor: Use reinterpret_cast where appropriate (MarcoFalke)
3333f950d4 refactor: Avoid casting away constness (MarcoFalke)
fa6394dd10 refactor: Remove unused C-style casts (MarcoFalke)
Pull request description:
Using a C-style cast to convert pointer types to a byte-like pointer type has many issues:
* It may accidentally and silently throw away `const`.
* It forces reviewers to check that it doesn't accidentally throw away `const`.
For example, on current master a `const char*` is cast to `unsigned char*` (without `const`), see d23fda0584/src/span.h (L273) . This can lead to UB, and the only reason why it didn't lead to UB is because the return type added back the `const`. (Obviously this would break if the return type was deduced via `auto`)
Fix all issues by adding back the `const` and using `reinterpret_cast` where appropriate.
ACKs for top commit:
darosior:
re-utACK fa9108f85a
hebasto:
re-ACK fa9108f85a.
john-moffett:
ACK fa9108f85a
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