diff --git a/fuzzers/fuzzbench/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/fuzzbench/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index b96e03f885..8c9e37f638 100644
--- a/fuzzers/fuzzbench/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/fuzzbench/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .silence(true)
             // add arguments only if --libafl or --libafl-no-link are present
             .need_libafl_arg(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "fuzzbench")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard,trace-cmp")
diff --git a/fuzzers/generic_inmemory/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/generic_inmemory/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index a45c3fea9a..518f27a081 100644
--- a/fuzzers/generic_inmemory/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/generic_inmemory/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "generic_inmemory")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard,trace-cmp")
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libmozjpeg/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libmozjpeg/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index f4ebb8a4b9..359ad30eab 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libmozjpeg/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libmozjpeg/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_libmozjpeg")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard,trace-cmp")
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index a860154614..3c00818ff1 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_libpng")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard")
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_ctx/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_ctx/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index b3fa85f501..cd2b355dc2 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_ctx/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_ctx/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .add_pass(LLVMPasses::AFLCoverage)
             .add_arg("-mllvm")
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_launcher/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_launcher/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index a860154614..3c00818ff1 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_launcher/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_libpng_launcher/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_libpng")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard")
diff --git a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_reachability/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_reachability/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index c2d060aa0f..36df36d368 100644
--- a/fuzzers/libfuzzer_reachability/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/libfuzzer_reachability/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .add_link_arg(weak)
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "libfuzzer_libpng")
diff --git a/fuzzers/tutorial/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs b/fuzzers/tutorial/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
index ead1f07c88..f7ccaabae3 100644
--- a/fuzzers/tutorial/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/tutorial/src/bin/libafl_cc.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn main() {
             .cpp(is_cpp)
             // silence the compiler wrapper output, needed for some configure scripts.
             .silence(true)
-            .from_args(&args)
+            .parse_args(&args)
             .expect("Failed to parse the command line")
             .link_staticlib(&dir, "tutorial")
             .add_arg("-fsanitize-coverage=trace-pc-guard")
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/llmp.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/llmp.rs
index de7b75a189..6b4e6519cc 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/llmp.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/llmp.rs
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         Self::on_existing_map(
             shmem_provider.clone(),
-            shmem_provider.from_description(description.shmem)?,
+            shmem_provider.map_from_decription(description.shmem)?,
             description.last_message_offset,
         )
     }
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ where
 
                     // Map the new page. The old one should be unmapped by Drop
                     self.current_recv_map =
-                        LlmpSharedMap::existing(self.shmem_provider.from_id_and_size(
+                        LlmpSharedMap::existing(self.shmem_provider.map_from_id_and_size(
                             ShMemId::from_slice(&pageinfo_cpy.shm_str),
                             pageinfo_cpy.map_size,
                         )?);
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         Self::on_existing_map(
             shmem_provider.clone(),
-            shmem_provider.from_description(description.shmem)?,
+            shmem_provider.map_from_decription(description.shmem)?,
             description.last_message_offset,
         )
     }
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ where
         )?;
 
         let new_map =
-            LlmpSharedMap::existing(self.shmem_provider.from_description(map_description)?);
+            LlmpSharedMap::existing(self.shmem_provider.map_from_decription(map_description)?);
 
         {
             self.register_client(new_map);
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ where
                 last_msg_sent: ptr::null_mut(),
                 out_maps: vec![LlmpSharedMap::existing(
                     shmem_provider_bg
-                        .from_description(tcp_out_map_description)
+                        .map_from_decription(tcp_out_map_description)
                         .unwrap(),
                 )],
                 // drop pages to the broker, if it already read them.
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ where
                     } else {
                         let pageinfo = (*msg).buf.as_mut_ptr() as *mut LlmpPayloadSharedMapInfo;
 
-                        match self.shmem_provider.from_id_and_size(
+                        match self.shmem_provider.map_from_id_and_size(
                             ShMemId::from_slice(&(*pageinfo).shm_str),
                             (*pageinfo).map_size,
                         ) {
@@ -2638,7 +2638,8 @@ where
             ));
         };
 
-        let map = LlmpSharedMap::existing(shmem_provider.from_description(broker_map_description)?);
+        let map =
+            LlmpSharedMap::existing(shmem_provider.map_from_decription(broker_map_description)?);
         let mut ret = Self::new(shmem_provider, map)?;
 
         let client_hello_req = TcpRequest::LocalClientHello {
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_shmem_server.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_shmem_server.rs
index 8096559aa5..0494814944 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_shmem_server.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_shmem_server.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
     bolts::shmem::{ShMem, ShMemDescription, ShMemId, ShMemProvider},
     Error,
 };
-use core::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+use core::{mem::ManuallyDrop, ptr::addr_of};
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
@@ -177,14 +177,16 @@ where
 
         Ok(ServedShMem {
             inner: ManuallyDrop::new(
-                self.inner
-                    .from_id_and_size(ShMemId::from_string(&format!("{}", client_fd)), map_size)?,
+                self.inner.map_from_id_and_size(
+                    ShMemId::from_string(&format!("{}", client_fd)),
+                    map_size,
+                )?,
             ),
             server_fd,
         })
     }
 
-    fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+    fn map_from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
         let parts = id.as_str().split(':').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
         let server_id_str = parts.get(0).unwrap();
         let (server_fd, client_fd) = self.send_receive(ServedShMemRequest::ExistingMap(
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ where
         Ok(ServedShMem {
             inner: ManuallyDrop::new(
                 self.inner
-                    .from_id_and_size(ShMemId::from_string(&format!("{}", client_fd)), size)?,
+                    .map_from_id_and_size(ShMemId::from_string(&format!("{}", client_fd)), size)?,
             ),
             server_fd,
         })
@@ -649,8 +651,7 @@ where
             let copied_poll_fds: Vec<PollFd> = poll_fds.clone();
             for poll_fd in copied_poll_fds {
                 let revents = poll_fd.revents().expect("revents should not be None");
-                let raw_polled_fd =
-                    unsafe { *((&poll_fd as *const PollFd) as *const libc::pollfd) }.fd;
+                let raw_polled_fd = unsafe { *((addr_of!(poll_fd)) as *const libc::pollfd) }.fd;
                 if revents.contains(PollFlags::POLLHUP) {
                     poll_fds.remove(poll_fds.iter().position(|item| *item == poll_fd).unwrap());
                     self.clients.remove(&raw_polled_fd);
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_signals.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_signals.rs
index e8f9d56957..ca9b093049 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_signals.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/os/unix_signals.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use core::{
     cell::UnsafeCell,
     fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
     mem, ptr,
-    ptr::write_volatile,
+    ptr::{addr_of_mut, write_volatile},
     sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, Ordering},
 };
 
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ pub unsafe fn setup_signal_handler<T: 'static + Handler>(handler: &mut T) -> Res
     let mut ss: stack_t = mem::zeroed();
     ss.ss_size = SIGNAL_STACK_SIZE;
     ss.ss_sp = SIGNAL_STACK_PTR;
-    sigaltstack(&mut ss as *mut stack_t, ptr::null_mut() as _);
+    sigaltstack(addr_of_mut!(ss), ptr::null_mut() as _);
 
     let mut sa: sigaction = mem::zeroed();
-    sigemptyset(&mut sa.sa_mask as *mut libc::sigset_t);
-    sigaddset(&mut sa.sa_mask as *mut libc::sigset_t, SIGALRM);
+    sigemptyset(addr_of_mut!(sa.sa_mask));
+    sigaddset(addr_of_mut!(sa.sa_mask), SIGALRM);
     sa.sa_flags = SA_NODEFER | SA_SIGINFO | SA_ONSTACK;
     sa.sa_sigaction = handle_signal as usize;
     let signals = handler.signals();
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pub unsafe fn setup_signal_handler<T: 'static + Handler>(handler: &mut T) -> Res
             }),
         );
 
-        if sigaction(sig as i32, &mut sa as *mut sigaction, ptr::null_mut()) < 0 {
+        if sigaction(sig as i32, addr_of_mut!(sa), ptr::null_mut()) < 0 {
             #[cfg(feature = "std")]
             {
                 let err_str = CString::new(format!("Failed to setup {} handler", sig)).unwrap();
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/serdeany.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/serdeany.rs
index ed6afd3825..8cea851276 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/serdeany.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/serdeany.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::{
     any::{Any, TypeId},
     fmt::Debug,
+    ptr::addr_of,
 };
 
 // yolo
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ use core::{
 #[must_use]
 pub fn pack_type_id(id: u64) -> TypeId {
     assert_eq_size!(TypeId, u64);
-    unsafe { *(&id as *const u64 as *const TypeId) }
+    unsafe { *(addr_of!(id) as *const TypeId) }
 }
 
 /// Unpack a `type_id` to an `u64`
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn pack_type_id(id: u64) -> TypeId {
 #[must_use]
 pub fn unpack_type_id(id: TypeId) -> u64 {
     assert_eq_size!(TypeId, u64);
-    unsafe { *(&id as *const _ as *const u64) }
+    unsafe { *(addr_of!(id) as *const u64) }
 }
 
 /// A (de)serializable Any trait
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/shmem.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/shmem.rs
index 83f9c7048f..e461420faa 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/shmem.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/shmem.rs
@@ -215,16 +215,16 @@ pub trait ShMemProvider: Clone + Default + Debug {
     fn new_map(&mut self, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error>;
 
     /// Get a mapping given its id and size
-    fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error>;
+    fn map_from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error>;
 
     /// Get a mapping given a description
-    fn from_description(&mut self, description: ShMemDescription) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-        self.from_id_and_size(description.id, description.size)
+    fn map_from_decription(&mut self, description: ShMemDescription) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+        self.map_from_id_and_size(description.id, description.size)
     }
 
     /// Create a new sharedmap reference from an existing `id` and `len`
     fn clone_ref(&mut self, mapping: &Self::Mem) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-        self.from_id_and_size(mapping.id(), mapping.len())
+        self.map_from_id_and_size(mapping.id(), mapping.len())
     }
 
     /// Reads an existing map config from env vars, then maps it
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub trait ShMemProvider: Clone + Default + Debug {
     fn existing_from_env(&mut self, env_name: &str) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
         let map_shm_str = env::var(env_name)?;
         let map_size = str::parse::<usize>(&env::var(format!("{}_SIZE", env_name))?)?;
-        self.from_description(ShMemDescription::from_string_and_size(
+        self.map_from_decription(ShMemDescription::from_string_and_size(
             &map_shm_str,
             map_size,
         ))
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ where
         })
     }
 
-    fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+    fn map_from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
         Ok(Self::Mem {
-            internal: ManuallyDrop::new(self.internal.borrow_mut().from_id_and_size(id, size)?),
+            internal: ManuallyDrop::new(self.internal.borrow_mut().map_from_id_and_size(id, size)?),
             provider: self.internal.clone(),
         })
     }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
                 }
             }
 
-            fn from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+            fn map_from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
                 unsafe {
                     let shm_fd: i32 = id.to_string().parse().unwrap();
 
@@ -684,8 +684,12 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
                 MmapShMem::new(map_size, self.current_map_id)
             }
 
-            fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-                MmapShMem::from_id_and_size(id, size)
+            fn map_from_id_and_size(
+                &mut self,
+                id: ShMemId,
+                size: usize,
+            ) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+                MmapShMem::map_from_id_and_size(id, size)
             }
         }
 
@@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
             }
 
             /// Get a [`UnixShMem`] of the existing shared memory mapping identified by id
-            pub fn from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+            pub fn map_from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
                 unsafe {
                     let id_int: i32 = id.into();
                     let map = shmat(id_int, ptr::null(), 0) as *mut c_uchar;
@@ -843,8 +847,12 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
                 CommonUnixShMem::new(map_size)
             }
 
-            fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-                CommonUnixShMem::from_id_and_size(id, size)
+            fn map_from_id_and_size(
+                &mut self,
+                id: ShMemId,
+                size: usize,
+            ) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+                CommonUnixShMem::map_from_id_and_size(id, size)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -951,7 +959,7 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
             }
 
             /// Get a [`crate::bolts::shmem::unix_shmem::UnixShMem`] of the existing [`ShMem`] mapping identified by id.
-            pub fn from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+            pub fn map_from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
                 unsafe {
                     let fd: i32 = id.to_string().parse().unwrap();
                     #[allow(trivial_numeric_casts, clippy::cast_sign_loss)]
@@ -1055,8 +1063,12 @@ pub mod unix_shmem {
                 Ok(mapping)
             }
 
-            fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-                AshmemShMem::from_id_and_size(id, size)
+            fn map_from_id_and_size(
+                &mut self,
+                id: ShMemId,
+                size: usize,
+            ) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+                AshmemShMem::map_from_id_and_size(id, size)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1147,7 +1159,7 @@ pub mod win32_shmem {
             }
         }
 
-        fn from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        fn map_from_id_and_size(id: ShMemId, map_size: usize) -> Result<Self, Error> {
             unsafe {
                 let map_str_bytes = id.id;
                 // Unlike MapViewOfFile this one needs u32
@@ -1228,8 +1240,8 @@ pub mod win32_shmem {
             Win32ShMem::new_map(map_size)
         }
 
-        fn from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
-            Win32ShMem::from_id_and_size(id, size)
+        fn map_from_id_and_size(&mut self, id: ShMemId, size: usize) -> Result<Self::Mem, Error> {
+            Win32ShMem::map_from_id_and_size(id, size)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libafl/src/bolts/tuples.rs b/libafl/src/bolts/tuples.rs
index 071668f294..4f9e5db0bf 100644
--- a/libafl/src/bolts/tuples.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/bolts/tuples.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 pub use tuple_list::{tuple_list, tuple_list_type, TupleList};
 
-use core::any::TypeId;
+use core::{
+    any::TypeId,
+    ptr::{addr_of, addr_of_mut},
+};
 
 use xxhash_rust::xxh3::xxh3_64;
 
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ where
 {
     fn match_first_type<T: 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() {
-            unsafe { (&self.0 as *const _ as *const T).as_ref() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of!(self.0) as *const T).as_ref() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_first_type::<T>()
         }
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ where
 
     fn match_first_type_mut<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut T> {
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() {
-            unsafe { (&mut self.0 as *mut _ as *mut T).as_mut() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of_mut!(self.0) as *mut T).as_mut() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_first_type_mut::<T>()
         }
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ where
     fn match_type<T: 'static>(&self, f: fn(t: &T)) {
         // Switch this check to https://stackoverflow.com/a/60138532/7658998 when in stable and remove 'static
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() {
-            f(unsafe { (&self.0 as *const _ as *const T).as_ref() }.unwrap());
+            f(unsafe { (addr_of!(self.0) as *const T).as_ref() }.unwrap());
         }
         self.1.match_type::<T>(f);
     }
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ where
     fn match_type_mut<T: 'static>(&mut self, f: fn(t: &mut T)) {
         // Switch this check to https://stackoverflow.com/a/60138532/7658998 when in stable and remove 'static
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() {
-            f(unsafe { (&mut self.0 as *mut _ as *mut T).as_mut() }.unwrap());
+            f(unsafe { (addr_of_mut!(self.0) as *mut T).as_mut() }.unwrap());
         }
         self.1.match_type_mut::<T>(f);
     }
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ where
 {
     fn match_name<T>(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&T> {
         if type_eq::<Head, T>() && name == self.0.name() {
-            unsafe { (&self.0 as *const _ as *const T).as_ref() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of!(self.0) as *const T).as_ref() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_name::<T>(name)
         }
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ where
 
     fn match_name_mut<T>(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut T> {
         if type_eq::<Head, T>() && name == self.0.name() {
-            unsafe { (&mut self.0 as *mut _ as *mut T).as_mut() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of_mut!(self.0) as *mut T).as_mut() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_name_mut::<T>(name)
         }
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ where
     fn match_name_type<T: 'static>(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&T> {
         // Switch this check to https://stackoverflow.com/a/60138532/7658998 when in stable and remove 'static
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() && name == self.0.name() {
-            unsafe { (&self.0 as *const _ as *const T).as_ref() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of!(self.0) as *const T).as_ref() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_name_type::<T>(name)
         }
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ where
     fn match_name_type_mut<T: 'static>(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut T> {
         // Switch this check to https://stackoverflow.com/a/60138532/7658998 when in stable and remove 'static
         if TypeId::of::<T>() == TypeId::of::<Head>() && name == self.0.name() {
-            unsafe { (&mut self.0 as *mut _ as *mut T).as_mut() }
+            unsafe { (addr_of_mut!(self.0) as *mut T).as_mut() }
         } else {
             self.1.match_name_type_mut::<T>(name)
         }
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
index 5321e46ded..61fb2bd9dd 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/llmp.rs
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@ where
 
                 compiler_fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
 
+                #[allow(clippy::manual_assert)]
                 if !staterestorer.has_content() {
                     #[cfg(unix)]
-                    #[allow(clippy::manual_assert)]
                     if child_status == 137 {
                         // Out of Memory, see https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/exitcodes.html
                         // and https://github.com/AFLplusplus/LibAFL/issues/32 for discussion.
diff --git a/libafl/src/events/simple.rs b/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
index 3fbd6983cb..131d6c7ab2 100644
--- a/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/events/simple.rs
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ where
 
                 compiler_fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
 
+                #[allow(clippy::manual_assert)]
                 if !staterestorer.has_content() {
                     #[cfg(unix)]
-                    #[allow(clippy::manual_assert)]
                     if child_status == 137 {
                         // Out of Memory, see https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/exitcodes.html
                         // and https://github.com/AFLplusplus/LibAFL/issues/32 for discussion.
diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/concolic.rs b/libafl/src/stages/concolic.rs
index a8250eee42..299597d854 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/concolic.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/concolic.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ use crate::monitors::PerfFeature;
 #[cfg(feature = "concolic_mutation")]
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
 fn generate_mutations(iter: impl Iterator<Item = (SymExprRef, SymExpr)>) -> Vec<Vec<(usize, u8)>> {
-    use core::mem::size_of;
     use hashbrown::HashMap;
     use z3::{
         ast::{Ast, Bool, Dynamic, BV},
@@ -168,9 +167,7 @@ fn generate_mutations(iter: impl Iterator<Item = (SymExprRef, SymExpr)>) -> Vec<
                 Some(BV::from_u64(&ctx, value, u32::from(bits)).into())
             }
             SymExpr::Integer128 { high: _, low: _ } => todo!(),
-            SymExpr::NullPointer => {
-                Some(BV::from_u64(&ctx, 0, (8 * size_of::<usize>()) as u32).into())
-            }
+            SymExpr::NullPointer => Some(BV::from_u64(&ctx, 0, usize::BITS).into()),
             SymExpr::True => Some(Bool::from_bool(&ctx, true).into()),
             SymExpr::False => Some(Bool::from_bool(&ctx, false).into()),
             SymExpr::Bool { value } => Some(Bool::from_bool(&ctx, value).into()),
diff --git a/libafl_cc/src/clang.rs b/libafl_cc/src/clang.rs
index 7b42a906e3..b6d77dbdf8 100644
--- a/libafl_cc/src/clang.rs
+++ b/libafl_cc/src/clang.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub struct ClangWrapper {
     need_libafl_arg: bool,
     has_libafl_arg: bool,
 
-    from_args_called: bool,
+    parse_args_called: bool,
     base_args: Vec<String>,
     cc_args: Vec<String>,
     link_args: Vec<String>,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct ClangWrapper {
 
 #[allow(clippy::match_same_arms)] // for the linking = false wip for "shared"
 impl CompilerWrapper for ClangWrapper {
-    fn from_args<S>(&mut self, args: &[S]) -> Result<&'_ mut Self, Error>
+    fn parse_args<S>(&mut self, args: &[S]) -> Result<&'_ mut Self, Error>
     where
         S: AsRef<str>,
     {
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ impl CompilerWrapper for ClangWrapper {
             ));
         }
 
-        if self.from_args_called {
+        if self.parse_args_called {
             return Err(Error::Unknown(
-                "CompilerWrapper::from_args cannot be called twice on the same instance"
+                "CompilerWrapper::parse_args cannot be called twice on the same instance"
                     .to_string(),
             ));
         }
-        self.from_args_called = true;
+        self.parse_args_called = true;
 
         if args.len() == 1 {
             return Err(Error::InvalidArguments(
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl ClangWrapper {
             bit_mode: 0,
             need_libafl_arg: false,
             has_libafl_arg: false,
-            from_args_called: false,
+            parse_args_called: false,
             base_args: vec![],
             cc_args: vec![],
             link_args: vec![],
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_clang_version() {
         if let Err(res) = ClangWrapper::new()
-            .from_args(&["my-clang", "-v"])
+            .parse_args(&["my-clang", "-v"])
             .unwrap()
             .run()
         {
diff --git a/libafl_cc/src/lib.rs b/libafl_cc/src/lib.rs
index 2a15b8ca04..910e9887d3 100644
--- a/libafl_cc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libafl_cc/src/lib.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub const LIB_PREFIX: &str = "lib";
 /// Wrap a compiler hijacking its arguments
 pub trait CompilerWrapper {
     /// Set the wrapper arguments parsing a command line set of arguments
-    fn from_args<S>(&mut self, args: &[S]) -> Result<&'_ mut Self, Error>
+    fn parse_args<S>(&mut self, args: &[S]) -> Result<&'_ mut Self, Error>
     where
         S: AsRef<str>;
 
diff --git a/libafl_frida/src/asan/asan_rt.rs b/libafl_frida/src/asan/asan_rt.rs
index af4cc11480..1075c2c396 100644
--- a/libafl_frida/src/asan/asan_rt.rs
+++ b/libafl_frida/src/asan/asan_rt.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ this helps finding mem errors early.
 */
 
 use backtrace::Backtrace;
-use core::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
+use core::{
+    fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter},
+    ptr::addr_of_mut,
+};
 use frida_gum::{ModuleDetails, NativePointer, RangeDetails};
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use nix::sys::mman::{mmap, MapFlags, ProtFlags};
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ impl AsanRuntime {
             rlim_cur: 0,
             rlim_max: 0,
         };
-        assert!(unsafe { getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &mut stack_rlimit as *mut rlimit) } == 0);
+        assert!(unsafe { getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, addr_of_mut!(stack_rlimit)) } == 0);
 
         stack_rlimit.rlim_cur as usize
     }
@@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ impl AsanRuntime {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn current_stack() -> (usize, usize) {
         let mut stack_var = 0xeadbeef;
-        let stack_address = &mut stack_var as *mut _ as *mut c_void as usize;
+        let stack_address = addr_of_mut!(stack_var) as usize;
         let range_details = RangeDetails::with_address(stack_address as u64).unwrap();
         // Write something to (hopefully) make sure the val isn't optimized out
         unsafe {
@@ -1853,7 +1856,7 @@ impl AsanRuntime {
             ; self_addr:
             ; .qword self as *mut _  as *mut c_void as i64
             ; self_regs_addr:
-            ; .qword &mut self.regs as *mut _ as *mut c_void as i64
+            ; .qword addr_of_mut!(self.regs) as i64
             ; trap_func:
             ; .qword AsanRuntime::handle_trap as *mut c_void as i64
         );
diff --git a/libafl_frida/src/coverage_rt.rs b/libafl_frida/src/coverage_rt.rs
index a2bf1c7305..3a823277f9 100644
--- a/libafl_frida/src/coverage_rt.rs
+++ b/libafl_frida/src/coverage_rt.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Functionality regarding binary-only coverage collection.
+use core::ptr::addr_of_mut;
 use dynasmrt::{dynasm, DynasmApi, DynasmLabelApi};
-use std::ffi::c_void;
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use frida_gum::instruction_writer::X86Register;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl CoverageRuntime {
             ;   popfq
             ;   ret
             ;map_addr:
-            ;.qword &mut self.map as *mut _ as *mut c_void as i64
+            ;.qword addr_of_mut!(self.map) as i64
             ;previous_loc:
             ;.qword 0
         );
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl CoverageRuntime {
 
             self.current_log_impl = writer.pc();
             writer.put_bytes(self.blob_maybe_log());
-            let prev_loc_pointer = &mut self.previous_pc as *mut _ as u64; // Get the pointer to self.previous_pc
+            let prev_loc_pointer = addr_of_mut!(self.previous_pc) as u64; // Get the pointer to self.previous_pc
 
             writer.put_bytes(&prev_loc_pointer.to_ne_bytes());
 
diff --git a/libafl_targets/src/drcov.rs b/libafl_targets/src/drcov.rs
index ae480c6877..474335ad3a 100644
--- a/libafl_targets/src/drcov.rs
+++ b/libafl_targets/src/drcov.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //! writing basic-block trace files to be read by coverage analysis tools, such as [Lighthouse](https://github.com/gaasedelen/lighthouse),
 //! [bncov](https://github.com/ForAllSecure/bncov), [dragondance](https://github.com/0ffffffffh/dragondance), etc.
 
+use core::ptr::addr_of;
 use libafl::Error;
 use rangemap::RangeMap;
 use std::{
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ impl<'a> DrCovWriter<'a> {
             };
             writer
                 .write_all(unsafe {
-                    std::slice::from_raw_parts(&basic_block as *const _ as *const u8, 8)
+                    std::slice::from_raw_parts(addr_of!(basic_block) as *const u8, 8)
                 })
                 .unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer.rs b/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer.rs
index 60fda5d613..f912a591b5 100644
--- a/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer.rs
+++ b/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ pub fn libfuzzer_initialize(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
     #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_wrap)]
     let argc = argv.len() as i32;
     unsafe {
-        libafl_targets_libfuzzer_init(
-            &argc as *const i32,
-            &argv.as_ptr() as *const *const *const u8,
-        )
+        let argv_ptr = argv.as_ptr();
+        libafl_targets_libfuzzer_init(core::ptr::addr_of!(argc), core::ptr::addr_of!(argv_ptr))
     }
 }