diff --git a/pythonbpf/allocation_pass.py b/pythonbpf/allocation_pass.py
index a096739..56c039f 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/allocation_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/allocation_pass.py
@@ -121,11 +121,10 @@ def _allocate_for_call(
         elif VmlinuxHandlerRegistry.is_vmlinux_struct(call_type):
             # When calling struct_name(pointer), we're doing a cast, not construction
             # So we allocate as a pointer (i64) not as the actual struct
-            ir_type = ir.IntType(64)  # Pointer type
-            var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+            var = builder.alloca(ir.PointerType(), name=var_name)
             var.align = 8
             local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(
-                var, ir_type, VmlinuxHandlerRegistry.get_struct_type(call_type)
+                var, ir.PointerType(), VmlinuxHandlerRegistry.get_struct_type(call_type)
             )
             logger.info(
                 f"Pre-allocated {var_name} for vmlinux struct pointer cast to {call_type}"
@@ -340,11 +339,11 @@ def _allocate_for_attribute(builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_
             field_ir, field = field_type
             # TODO: For now, we only support integer type allocations.
             # This always assumes first argument of function to be the context struct
-            base_ptr = builder.function.args[0]
-            local_sym_tab[
-                struct_var
-            ].var = base_ptr  # This is repurposing of var to store the pointer of the base type
-            local_sym_tab[struct_var].ir_type = field_ir
+            # base_ptr = builder.function.args[0]
+            # local_sym_tab[
+            #     struct_var
+            # ].var = base_ptr  # This is repurposing of var to store the pointer of the base type
+            # local_sym_tab[struct_var].ir_type = field_ir
 
             # Determine the actual IR type based on the field's type
             actual_ir_type = None
diff --git a/pythonbpf/assign_pass.py b/pythonbpf/assign_pass.py
index 0bd48c6..fc84238 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/assign_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/assign_pass.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import ast
 import logging
+from inspect import isclass
+
 from llvmlite import ir
 from pythonbpf.expr import eval_expr
 from pythonbpf.helper import emit_probe_read_kernel_str_call
@@ -150,6 +152,9 @@ def handle_variable_assignment(
     val, val_type = val_result
     logger.info(f"Evaluated value for {var_name}: {val} of type {val_type}, {var_type}")
     if val_type != var_type:
+        # if isclass(val_type) and (val_type.__module__ == "vmlinux"):
+        #     logger.info("Handling typecast to vmlinux struct")
+        #     print(val_type, var_type)
         if isinstance(val_type, Field):
             logger.info("Handling assignment to struct field")
             # Special handling for struct_xdp_md i32 fields that are zero-extended to i64
diff --git a/pythonbpf/expr/expr_pass.py b/pythonbpf/expr/expr_pass.py
index a9eab98..335a764 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/expr/expr_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/expr/expr_pass.py
@@ -524,6 +524,64 @@ def _handle_boolean_op(
         logger.error(f"Unsupported boolean operator: {type(expr.op).__name__}")
         return None
 
+# ============================================================================
+# VMLinux casting
+# ============================================================================
+
+def _handle_vmlinux_cast(
+        func,
+        module,
+        builder,
+        expr,
+        local_sym_tab,
+        map_sym_tab,
+        structs_sym_tab=None,
+):
+    # handle expressions such as struct_request(ctx.di) where struct_request is a vmlinux 
+    # struct and ctx.di is a pointer to a struct but is actually represented as a c_uint64
+    # which needs to be cast to a pointer. This is also a field of another vmlinux struct
+    """Handle vmlinux struct cast expressions like struct_request(ctx.di)."""
+    if len(expr.args) != 1:
+        logger.info("vmlinux struct cast takes exactly one argument")
+        return None
+
+    # Get the struct name
+    struct_name = expr.func.id
+
+    # Evaluate the argument (e.g., ctx.di which is a c_uint64)
+    arg_result = eval_expr(
+        func,
+        module,
+        builder,
+        expr.args[0],
+        local_sym_tab,
+        map_sym_tab,
+        structs_sym_tab,
+    )
+
+    if arg_result is None:
+        logger.info("Failed to evaluate argument to vmlinux struct cast")
+        return None
+
+    arg_val, arg_type = arg_result
+    # Get the vmlinux struct type
+    vmlinux_struct_type = VmlinuxHandlerRegistry.get_struct_type(struct_name)
+    if vmlinux_struct_type is None:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to get vmlinux struct type for {struct_name}")
+        return None
+    # Cast the integer/value to a pointer to the struct
+    # If arg_val is an integer type, we need to inttoptr it
+    ptr_type = ir.PointerType()
+    #TODO: add a integer check here later
+    if ctypes_to_ir(arg_type.type.__name__):
+        # Cast integer to pointer
+        casted_ptr = builder.inttoptr(arg_val, ptr_type)
+    else:
+        logger.error(f"Unsupported type for vmlinux cast: {arg_type}")
+        return None
+
+    return casted_ptr, vmlinux_struct_type
+
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Expression Dispatcher
@@ -545,6 +603,16 @@ def eval_expr(
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Constant):
         return _handle_constant_expr(module, builder, expr)
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Call):
+        if isinstance(expr.func, ast.Name) and VmlinuxHandlerRegistry.is_vmlinux_struct(expr.func.id):
+           return _handle_vmlinux_cast(
+                func,
+                module,
+                builder,
+                expr,
+                local_sym_tab,
+                map_sym_tab,
+                structs_sym_tab,
+            )
         if isinstance(expr.func, ast.Name) and expr.func.id == "deref":
             return _handle_deref_call(expr, local_sym_tab, builder)
 
diff --git a/tests/c-form/requests.bpf.c b/tests/c-form/requests.bpf.c
index 0e14e98..55b1239 100644
--- a/tests/c-form/requests.bpf.c
+++ b/tests/c-form/requests.bpf.c
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 #include "vmlinux.h"
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
+#include <bpf/bpf_core_read.h>
 
 char LICENSE[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
 
 SEC("kprobe/blk_mq_start_request")
 int example(struct pt_regs *ctx)
 {
+    u64 a = ctx->r15;
     struct request *req = (struct request *)(ctx->di);
-    u32 data_len = req->__data_len;
-    bpf_printk("data length %u\n", data_len);
+    unsigned int something_ns = BPF_CORE_READ(req, timeout);
+    unsigned int data_len = BPF_CORE_READ(req, __data_len);
+    bpf_printk("data length %lld %ld %ld\n", data_len,  something_ns, a);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/failing_tests/vmlinux/requests.py b/tests/failing_tests/vmlinux/requests.py
index bab809f..a32636e 100644
--- a/tests/failing_tests/vmlinux/requests.py
+++ b/tests/failing_tests/vmlinux/requests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from vmlinux import struct_request, struct_pt_regs
-from pythonbpf import bpf, section, bpfglobal, compile_to_ir
+from pythonbpf import bpf, section, bpfglobal, compile_to_ir, compile
 import logging
 from ctypes import c_int64
 
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ from ctypes import c_int64
 @bpf
 @section("kprobe/blk_mq_start_request")
 def example(ctx: struct_pt_regs) -> c_int64:
+    a = ctx.r15
     req = struct_request(ctx.di)
-    c = req.__data_len
-    print(f"data length {c}")
+    d = req.__data_len
+    c = req.timeout
+    print(f"data length {d} and {c} and {a}")
     return c_int64(0)
 
 
@@ -20,3 +22,4 @@ def LICENSE() -> str:
 
 
 compile_to_ir("requests.py", "requests.ll", loglevel=logging.INFO)
+compile()