diff --git a/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.c b/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.c
index 05b71d5c..a89c1328 100644
--- a/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.c
+++ b/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.c
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #include "pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.h"
 
 #include <math.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 
 #include "Object.h"
 #include "Platform.h"
@@ -51,8 +48,8 @@ static PCPDynamicMetric* PCPDynamicMeter_lookupMetric(PCPDynamicMeters* meters,
    return metric;
 }
 
-static void PCPDynamicMeter_parseMetric(PCPDynamicMeters* meters, PCPDynamicMeter* meter, const char *path, unsigned int line, char* key, char* value) {
-   PCPDynamicMetric *metric;
+static void PCPDynamicMeter_parseMetric(PCPDynamicMeters* meters, PCPDynamicMeter* meter, const char* path, unsigned int line, char* key, char* value) {
+   PCPDynamicMetric* metric;
    char* p;
 
    if ((p = strchr(key, '.')) == NULL)
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ static void PCPDynamicMeter_parseMetric(PCPDynamicMeters* meters, PCPDynamicMete
 }
 
 // Ensure a valid name for use in a PCP metric name and in htoprc
-static void PCPDynamicMeter_validateMeterName(char* key, const char *path, unsigned int line) {
+static void PCPDynamicMeter_validateMeterName(char* key, const char* path, unsigned int line) {
    char* p = key;
    char* end = strrchr(key, ']');
 
@@ -219,12 +216,12 @@ static void PCPDynamicMeter_scanDir(PCPDynamicMeters* meters, char* path) {
    if (!dir)
       return;
 
-   struct dirent *dirent;
+   struct dirent* dirent;
    while ((dirent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
       if (dirent->d_name[0] == '.')
          continue;
 
-      char *file = String_cat(path, dirent->d_name);
+      char* file = String_cat(path, dirent->d_name);
       PCPDynamicMeter_parseFile(meters, file);
       free(file);
    }
diff --git a/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.h b/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.h
index e73a1bca..a7390e61 100644
--- a/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.h
+++ b/pcp/PCPDynamicMeter.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
    DynamicMeter super;
-   PCPDynamicMetric *metrics;
+   PCPDynamicMetric* metrics;
    unsigned int totalMetrics;
 } PCPDynamicMeter;
 
diff --git a/pcp/Platform.c b/pcp/Platform.c
index 215a3ee0..6512ed66 100644
--- a/pcp/Platform.c
+++ b/pcp/Platform.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ const MeterClass* const Platform_meterTypes[] = {
    NULL
 };
 
-static const char *Platform_metricNames[] = {
+static const char* Platform_metricNames[] = {
    [PCP_CONTROL_THREADS] = "proc.control.perclient.threads",
 
    [PCP_HINV_NCPU] = "hinv.ncpu",
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ const pmDesc* Metric_desc(Metric metric) {
    return &pcp->descs[metric];
 }
 
-pmAtomValue* Metric_values(Metric metric, pmAtomValue *atom, int count, int type) {
+pmAtomValue* Metric_values(Metric metric, pmAtomValue* atom, int count, int type) {
    if (pcp->result == NULL)
       return NULL;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ pmAtomValue* Metric_values(Metric metric, pmAtomValue *atom, int count, int type
    for (int i = 0; i < vset->numval; i++) {
       if (i == count)
          break;
-      const pmValue *value = &vset->vlist[i];
+      const pmValue* value = &vset->vlist[i];
       int sts = pmExtractValue(vset->valfmt, value, desc->type, &atom[i], type);
       if (sts < 0) {
          if (pmDebugOptions.appl0)
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ int Metric_instanceOffset(Metric metric, int inst) {
    return 0;
 }
 
-static pmAtomValue *Metric_extract(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmValueSet *vset, pmAtomValue *atom, int type) {
+static pmAtomValue* Metric_extract(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmValueSet* vset, pmAtomValue* atom, int type) {
 
    /* extract value (using requested type) of given metric instance */
    const pmDesc* desc = &pcp->descs[metric];
-   const pmValue *value = &vset->vlist[offset];
+   const pmValue* value = &vset->vlist[offset];
    int sts = pmExtractValue(vset->valfmt, value, desc->type, atom, type);
    if (sts < 0) {
       if (pmDebugOptions.appl0)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static pmAtomValue *Metric_extract(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmValueS
    return atom;
 }
 
-pmAtomValue *Metric_instance(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmAtomValue *atom, int type) {
+pmAtomValue* Metric_instance(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmAtomValue* atom, int type) {
 
    pmValueSet* vset = pcp->result->vset[metric];
    if (!vset || vset->numval <= 0)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void Metric_enableThreads(void) {
    pmFreeResult(result);
 }
 
-bool Metric_fetch(struct timeval *timestamp) {
+bool Metric_fetch(struct timeval* timestamp) {
    if (pcp->result) {
       pmFreeResult(pcp->result);
       pcp->result = NULL;
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ bool Metric_fetch(struct timeval *timestamp) {
    return true;
 }
 
-int Platform_addMetric(Metric id, const char *name) {
+int Platform_addMetric(Metric id, const char* name) {
    unsigned int i = (unsigned int)id;
 
    if (i >= PCP_METRIC_COUNT && i >= pcp->totalMetrics) {
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ void Platform_setZramValues(Meter* this) {
       return;
    }
 
-   pmAtomValue *values = xCalloc(count, sizeof(pmAtomValue));
+   pmAtomValue* values = xCalloc(count, sizeof(pmAtomValue));
    ZramStats stats = {0};
 
    if (Metric_values(PCP_ZRAM_CAPACITY, values, count, PM_TYPE_U64)) {
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ void Platform_longOptionsUsage(ATTR_UNUSED const char* name) {
 
 bool Platform_getLongOption(int opt, ATTR_UNUSED int argc, char** argv) {
    /* libpcp export without a header definition */
-   extern void __pmAddOptHost(pmOptions *, char *);
+   extern void __pmAddOptHost(pmOptions*, char*);
 
    switch (opt) {
       case PLATFORM_LONGOPT_HOST:  /* --host=HOSTSPEC */
diff --git a/pcp/Platform.h b/pcp/Platform.h
index 7cf3722b..6b0215c8 100644
--- a/pcp/Platform.h
+++ b/pcp/Platform.h
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ char* Platform_getInodeFilename(pid_t pid, ino_t inode);
 
 FileLocks_ProcessData* Platform_getProcessLocks(pid_t pid);
 
-void Platform_getPressureStall(const char *file, bool some, double* ten, double* sixty, double* threehundred);
+void Platform_getPressureStall(const char* file, bool some, double* ten, double* sixty, double* threehundred);
 
 bool Platform_getDiskIO(DiskIOData* data);
 
 bool Platform_getNetworkIO(NetworkIOData* data);
 
-void Platform_getBattery(double *percent, ACPresence *isOnAC);
+void Platform_getBattery(double* percent, ACPresence* isOnAC);
 
 void Platform_getHostname(char* buffer, size_t size);
 
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ bool Metric_enabled(Metric metric);
 
 void Metric_enableThreads(void);
 
-bool Metric_fetch(struct timeval *timestamp);
+bool Metric_fetch(struct timeval* timestamp);
 
 bool Metric_iterate(Metric metric, int* instp, int* offsetp);
 
-pmAtomValue* Metric_values(Metric metric, pmAtomValue *atom, int count, int type);
+pmAtomValue* Metric_values(Metric metric, pmAtomValue* atom, int count, int type);
 
 const pmDesc* Metric_desc(Metric metric);
 
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ int Metric_instanceCount(Metric metric);
 
 int Metric_instanceOffset(Metric metric, int inst);
 
-pmAtomValue* Metric_instance(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmAtomValue *atom, int type);
+pmAtomValue* Metric_instance(Metric metric, int inst, int offset, pmAtomValue* atom, int type);
 
-int Platform_addMetric(Metric id, const char *name);
+int Platform_addMetric(Metric id, const char* name);
 
 void Platform_gettime_realtime(struct timeval* tv, uint64_t* msec);