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 //! Memory allocation APIs

 #![stable(feature = "alloc_module", since = "1.28.0")]

 mod global;
 mod layout;

 #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
 pub use self::global::GlobalAlloc;
 #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
 pub use self::layout::Layout;
 #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
 #[deprecated(
     since = "1.52.0",
     note = "Name does not follow std convention, use LayoutError",
     suggestion = "LayoutError"
 )]
 #[allow(deprecated, deprecated_in_future)]
 pub use self::layout::LayoutErr;

 #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_error", since = "1.50.0")]
 pub use self::layout::LayoutError;

 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::ptr::{self, NonNull};

 /// The `AllocError` error indicates an allocation failure
 /// that may be due to resource exhaustion or to
 /// something wrong when combining the given input arguments with this
 /// allocator.
 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct AllocError;

 #[unstable(
     feature = "allocator_api",
     reason = "the precise API and guarantees it provides may be tweaked.",
     issue = "32838"
 )]
 impl Error for AllocError {}

 // (we need this for downstream impl of trait Error)
 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
 impl fmt::Display for AllocError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.write_str("memory allocation failed")
     }
 }

 /// An implementation of `Allocator` can allocate, grow, shrink, and deallocate arbitrary blocks of
 /// data described via [`Layout`][].
 ///
 /// `Allocator` is designed to be implemented on ZSTs, references, or smart pointers because having
 /// an allocator like `MyAlloc([u8; N])` cannot be moved, without updating the pointers to the
 /// allocated memory.
 ///
 /// Unlike [`GlobalAlloc`][], zero-sized allocations are allowed in `Allocator`. If an underlying
 /// allocator does not support this (like jemalloc) or return a null pointer (such as
 /// `libc::malloc`), this must be caught by the implementation.
 ///
 /// ### Currently allocated memory
 ///
 /// Some of the methods require that a memory block be *currently allocated* via an allocator. This
 /// means that:
 ///
 /// * the starting address for that memory block was previously returned by [`allocate`], [`grow`], or
 ///   [`shrink`], and
 ///
 /// * the memory block has not been subsequently deallocated, where blocks are either deallocated
 ///   directly by being passed to [`deallocate`] or were changed by being passed to [`grow`] or
 ///   [`shrink`] that returns `Ok`. If `grow` or `shrink` have returned `Err`, the passed pointer
 ///   remains valid.
 ///
 /// [`allocate`]: Allocator::allocate
 /// [`grow`]: Allocator::grow
 /// [`shrink`]: Allocator::shrink
 /// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
 ///
 /// ### Memory fitting
 ///
 /// Some of the methods require that a layout *fit* a memory block. What it means for a layout to
 /// "fit" a memory block means (or equivalently, for a memory block to "fit" a layout) is that the
 /// following conditions must hold:
 ///
 /// * The block must be allocated with the same alignment as [`layout.align()`], and
 ///
 /// * The provided [`layout.size()`] must fall in the range `min ..= max`, where:
 ///   - `min` is the size of the layout most recently used to allocate the block, and
 ///   - `max` is the latest actual size returned from [`allocate`], [`grow`], or [`shrink`].
 ///
 /// [`layout.align()`]: Layout::align
 /// [`layout.size()`]: Layout::size
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// * Memory blocks returned from an allocator must point to valid memory and retain their validity
 ///   until the instance and all of its clones are dropped,
 ///
 /// * cloning or moving the allocator must not invalidate memory blocks returned from this
 ///   allocator. A cloned allocator must behave like the same allocator, and
 ///
 /// * any pointer to a memory block which is [*currently allocated*] may be passed to any other
 ///   method of the allocator.
 ///
 /// [*currently allocated*]: #currently-allocated-memory
 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
 #[const_trait]
 pub unsafe trait Allocator {
     /// Attempts to allocate a block of memory.
     ///
     /// On success, returns a [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] meeting the size and alignment guarantees of `layout`.
     ///
     /// The returned block may have a larger size than specified by `layout.size()`, and may or may
     /// not have its contents initialized.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returning `Err` indicates that either memory is exhausted or `layout` does not meet
     /// allocator's size or alignment constraints.
     ///
     /// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
     /// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to implement
     /// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
     ///
     /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
     /// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
     ///
     /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
     fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>;

     /// Behaves like `allocate`, but also ensures that the returned memory is zero-initialized.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returning `Err` indicates that either memory is exhausted or `layout` does not meet
     /// allocator's size or alignment constraints.
     ///
     /// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
     /// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to implement
     /// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
     ///
     /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
     /// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
     ///
     /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
     fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         let ptr = self.allocate(layout)?;
         // SAFETY: `alloc` returns a valid memory block
         unsafe { ptr.as_non_null_ptr().as_ptr().write_bytes(0, ptr.len()) }
         Ok(ptr)
     }

     /// Deallocates the memory referenced by `ptr`.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator, and
     /// * `layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory.
     ///
     /// [*currently allocated*]: #currently-allocated-memory
     /// [*fit*]: #memory-fitting
     unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout);

     /// Attempts to extend the memory block.
     ///
     /// Returns a new [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
     /// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by `new_layout`. To accomplish
     /// this, the allocator may extend the allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout.
     ///
     /// If this returns `Ok`, then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr` has been
     /// transferred to this allocator. Any access to the old `ptr` is Undefined Behavior, even if the
     /// allocation was grown in-place. The newly returned pointer is the only valid pointer
     /// for accessing this memory now.
     ///
     /// If this method returns `Err`, then ownership of the memory block has not been transferred to
     /// this allocator, and the contents of the memory block are unaltered.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator.
     /// * `old_layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
     /// * `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
     ///
     /// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
     ///
     /// [*currently allocated*]: #currently-allocated-memory
     /// [*fit*]: #memory-fitting
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
     /// constraints of the allocator, or if growing otherwise fails.
     ///
     /// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
     /// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to implement
     /// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
     ///
     /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
     /// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
     ///
     /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
     unsafe fn grow(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         debug_assert!(
             new_layout.size() >= old_layout.size(),
             "`new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
         );

         let new_ptr = self.allocate(new_layout)?;

         // SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to
         // `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
         // writes for `old_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
         // deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
         // safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
         unsafe {
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), old_layout.size());
             self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
         }

         Ok(new_ptr)
     }

     /// Behaves like `grow`, but also ensures that the new contents are set to zero before being
     /// returned.
     ///
     /// The memory block will contain the following contents after a successful call to
     /// `grow_zeroed`:
     ///   * Bytes `0..old_layout.size()` are preserved from the original allocation.
     ///   * Bytes `old_layout.size()..old_size` will either be preserved or zeroed, depending on
     ///     the allocator implementation. `old_size` refers to the size of the memory block prior
     ///     to the `grow_zeroed` call, which may be larger than the size that was originally
     ///     requested when it was allocated.
     ///   * Bytes `old_size..new_size` are zeroed. `new_size` refers to the size of the memory
     ///     block returned by the `grow_zeroed` call.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator.
     /// * `old_layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
     /// * `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
     ///
     /// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
     ///
     /// [*currently allocated*]: #currently-allocated-memory
     /// [*fit*]: #memory-fitting
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
     /// constraints of the allocator, or if growing otherwise fails.
     ///
     /// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
     /// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to implement
     /// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
     ///
     /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
     /// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
     ///
     /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
     unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         debug_assert!(
             new_layout.size() >= old_layout.size(),
             "`new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
         );

         let new_ptr = self.allocate_zeroed(new_layout)?;

         // SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to
         // `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
         // writes for `old_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
         // deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
         // safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
         unsafe {
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), old_layout.size());
             self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
         }

         Ok(new_ptr)
     }

     /// Attempts to shrink the memory block.
     ///
     /// Returns a new [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
     /// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by `new_layout`. To accomplish
     /// this, the allocator may shrink the allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout.
     ///
     /// If this returns `Ok`, then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr` has been
     /// transferred to this allocator. Any access to the old `ptr` is Undefined Behavior, even if the
     /// allocation was shrunk in-place. The newly returned pointer is the only valid pointer
     /// for accessing this memory now.
     ///
     /// If this method returns `Err`, then ownership of the memory block has not been transferred to
     /// this allocator, and the contents of the memory block are unaltered.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator.
     /// * `old_layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
     /// * `new_layout.size()` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
     ///
     /// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
     ///
     /// [*currently allocated*]: #currently-allocated-memory
     /// [*fit*]: #memory-fitting
     ///
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
     /// constraints of the allocator, or if shrinking otherwise fails.
     ///
     /// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
     /// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is *legal* to implement
     /// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
     ///
     /// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
     /// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
     ///
     /// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
     unsafe fn shrink(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         debug_assert!(
             new_layout.size() <= old_layout.size(),
             "`new_layout.size()` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
         );

         let new_ptr = self.allocate(new_layout)?;

         // SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be lower than or equal to
         // `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
         // writes for `new_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
         // deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
         // safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
         unsafe {
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), new_layout.size());
             self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
         }

         Ok(new_ptr)
     }

     /// Creates a "by reference" adapter for this instance of `Allocator`.
     ///
     /// The returned adapter also implements `Allocator` and will simply borrow this.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn by_ref(&self) -> &Self
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         self
     }
 }

 #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
 unsafe impl<A> Allocator for &A
 where
     A: Allocator + ?Sized,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         (**self).allocate(layout)
     }

     #[inline]
     fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         (**self).allocate_zeroed(layout)
     }

     #[inline]
     unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
         // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
         unsafe { (**self).deallocate(ptr, layout) }
     }

     #[inline]
     unsafe fn grow(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
         unsafe { (**self).grow(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
     }

     #[inline]
     unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
         unsafe { (**self).grow_zeroed(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
     }

     #[inline]
     unsafe fn shrink(
         &self,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
         old_layout: Layout,
         new_layout: Layout,
     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
         // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
         unsafe { (**self).shrink(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
     }
 }
	//! Memory allocation APIs

	#![stable(feature = "alloc_module", since = "1.28.0")]

	mod global;
	mod layout;

	#[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
	pub use self::global::GlobalAlloc;
	#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
	pub use self::layout::Layout;
	#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
	#[deprecated(
	since = "1.52.0",
	note = "Name does not follow std convention, use LayoutError",
	suggestion = "LayoutError"
	)]
	#[allow(deprecated, deprecated_in_future)]
	pub use self::layout::LayoutErr;

	#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_error", since = "1.50.0")]
	pub use self::layout::LayoutError;

	use crate::error::Error;
	use crate::fmt;
	use crate::ptr::{self, NonNull};

	/// The `AllocError` error indicates an allocation failure
	/// that may be due to resource exhaustion or to
	/// something wrong when combining the given input arguments with this
	/// allocator.
	#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
	#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
	pub struct AllocError;

	#[unstable(
	feature = "allocator_api",
	reason = "the precise API and guarantees it provides may be tweaked.",
	issue = "32838"
	)]
	impl Error for AllocError {}

	// (we need this for downstream impl of trait Error)
	#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
	impl fmt::Display for AllocError {
	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
	f.write_str("memory allocation failed")
	}
	}

	/// An implementation of `Allocator` can allocate, grow, shrink, and deallocate arbitrary blocks of
	/// data described via [`Layout`][].
	///
	/// `Allocator` is designed to be implemented on ZSTs, references, or smart pointers because having
	/// an allocator like `MyAlloc([u8; N])` cannot be moved, without updating the pointers to the
	/// allocated memory.
	///
	/// Unlike [`GlobalAlloc`][], zero-sized allocations are allowed in `Allocator`. If an underlying
	/// allocator does not support this (like jemalloc) or return a null pointer (such as
	/// `libc::malloc`), this must be caught by the implementation.
	///
	/// ### Currently allocated memory
	///
	/// Some of the methods require that a memory block be currently allocated via an allocator. This
	/// means that:
	///
	/// * the starting address for that memory block was previously returned by [`allocate`], [`grow`], or
	/// [`shrink`], and
	///
	/// * the memory block has not been subsequently deallocated, where blocks are either deallocated
	/// directly by being passed to [`deallocate`] or were changed by being passed to [`grow`] or
	/// [`shrink`] that returns `Ok`. If `grow` or `shrink` have returned `Err`, the passed pointer
	/// remains valid.
	///
	/// [`allocate`]: Allocator::allocate
	/// [`grow`]: Allocator::grow
	/// [`shrink`]: Allocator::shrink
	/// [`deallocate`]: Allocator::deallocate
	///
	/// ### Memory fitting
	///
	/// Some of the methods require that a layout fit a memory block. What it means for a layout to
	/// "fit" a memory block means (or equivalently, for a memory block to "fit" a layout) is that the
	/// following conditions must hold:
	///
	/// * The block must be allocated with the same alignment as [`layout.align()`], and
	///
	/// * The provided [`layout.size()`] must fall in the range `min ..= max`, where:
	/// - `min` is the size of the layout most recently used to allocate the block, and
	/// - `max` is the latest actual size returned from [`allocate`], [`grow`], or [`shrink`].
	///
	/// [`layout.align()`]: Layout::align
	/// [`layout.size()`]: Layout::size
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// * Memory blocks returned from an allocator must point to valid memory and retain their validity
	/// until the instance and all of its clones are dropped,
	///
	/// * cloning or moving the allocator must not invalidate memory blocks returned from this
	/// allocator. A cloned allocator must behave like the same allocator, and
	///
	/// * any pointer to a memory block which is [currently allocated] may be passed to any other
	/// method of the allocator.
	///
	/// [currently allocated]: #currently-allocated-memory
	#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
	#[const_trait]
	pub unsafe trait Allocator {
	/// Attempts to allocate a block of memory.
	///
	/// On success, returns a [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] meeting the size and alignment guarantees of `layout`.
	///
	/// The returned block may have a larger size than specified by `layout.size()`, and may or may
	/// not have its contents initialized.
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// Returning `Err` indicates that either memory is exhausted or `layout` does not meet
	/// allocator's size or alignment constraints.
	///
	/// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
	/// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is legal to implement
	/// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
	///
	/// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
	/// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
	///
	/// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
	fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>;

	/// Behaves like `allocate`, but also ensures that the returned memory is zero-initialized.
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// Returning `Err` indicates that either memory is exhausted or `layout` does not meet
	/// allocator's size or alignment constraints.
	///
	/// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
	/// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is legal to implement
	/// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
	///
	/// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
	/// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
	///
	/// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
	fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	let ptr = self.allocate(layout)?;
	// SAFETY: `alloc` returns a valid memory block
	unsafe { ptr.as_non_null_ptr().as_ptr().write_bytes(0, ptr.len()) }
	Ok(ptr)
	}

	/// Deallocates the memory referenced by `ptr`.
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [currently allocated] via this allocator, and
	/// * `layout` must [fit] that block of memory.
	///
	/// [currently allocated]: #currently-allocated-memory
	/// [fit]: #memory-fitting
	unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout);

	/// Attempts to extend the memory block.
	///
	/// Returns a new [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
	/// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by `new_layout`. To accomplish
	/// this, the allocator may extend the allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout.
	///
	/// If this returns `Ok`, then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr` has been
	/// transferred to this allocator. Any access to the old `ptr` is Undefined Behavior, even if the
	/// allocation was grown in-place. The newly returned pointer is the only valid pointer
	/// for accessing this memory now.
	///
	/// If this method returns `Err`, then ownership of the memory block has not been transferred to
	/// this allocator, and the contents of the memory block are unaltered.
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [currently allocated] via this allocator.
	/// * `old_layout` must [fit] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
	/// * `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
	///
	/// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
	///
	/// [currently allocated]: #currently-allocated-memory
	/// [fit]: #memory-fitting
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
	/// constraints of the allocator, or if growing otherwise fails.
	///
	/// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
	/// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is legal to implement
	/// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
	///
	/// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
	/// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
	///
	/// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
	unsafe fn grow(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	debug_assert!(
	new_layout.size() >= old_layout.size(),
	"`new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
	);

	let new_ptr = self.allocate(new_layout)?;

	// SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to
	// `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
	// writes for `old_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
	// deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
	// safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
	unsafe {
	ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), old_layout.size());
	self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
	}

	Ok(new_ptr)
	}

	/// Behaves like `grow`, but also ensures that the new contents are set to zero before being
	/// returned.
	///
	/// The memory block will contain the following contents after a successful call to
	/// `grow_zeroed`:
	/// * Bytes `0..old_layout.size()` are preserved from the original allocation.
	/// * Bytes `old_layout.size()..old_size` will either be preserved or zeroed, depending on
	/// the allocator implementation. `old_size` refers to the size of the memory block prior
	/// to the `grow_zeroed` call, which may be larger than the size that was originally
	/// requested when it was allocated.
	/// * Bytes `old_size..new_size` are zeroed. `new_size` refers to the size of the memory
	/// block returned by the `grow_zeroed` call.
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [currently allocated] via this allocator.
	/// * `old_layout` must [fit] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
	/// * `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
	///
	/// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
	///
	/// [currently allocated]: #currently-allocated-memory
	/// [fit]: #memory-fitting
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
	/// constraints of the allocator, or if growing otherwise fails.
	///
	/// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
	/// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is legal to implement
	/// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
	///
	/// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
	/// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
	///
	/// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
	unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	debug_assert!(
	new_layout.size() >= old_layout.size(),
	"`new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
	);

	let new_ptr = self.allocate_zeroed(new_layout)?;

	// SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to
	// `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
	// writes for `old_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
	// deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
	// safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
	unsafe {
	ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), old_layout.size());
	self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
	}

	Ok(new_ptr)
	}

	/// Attempts to shrink the memory block.
	///
	/// Returns a new [`NonNull<[u8]>`][NonNull] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
	/// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by `new_layout`. To accomplish
	/// this, the allocator may shrink the allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout.
	///
	/// If this returns `Ok`, then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr` has been
	/// transferred to this allocator. Any access to the old `ptr` is Undefined Behavior, even if the
	/// allocation was shrunk in-place. The newly returned pointer is the only valid pointer
	/// for accessing this memory now.
	///
	/// If this method returns `Err`, then ownership of the memory block has not been transferred to
	/// this allocator, and the contents of the memory block are unaltered.
	///
	/// # Safety
	///
	/// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [currently allocated] via this allocator.
	/// * `old_layout` must [fit] that block of memory (The `new_layout` argument need not fit it.).
	/// * `new_layout.size()` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`.
	///
	/// Note that `new_layout.align()` need not be the same as `old_layout.align()`.
	///
	/// [currently allocated]: #currently-allocated-memory
	/// [fit]: #memory-fitting
	///
	/// # Errors
	///
	/// Returns `Err` if the new layout does not meet the allocator's size and alignment
	/// constraints of the allocator, or if shrinking otherwise fails.
	///
	/// Implementations are encouraged to return `Err` on memory exhaustion rather than panicking or
	/// aborting, but this is not a strict requirement. (Specifically: it is legal to implement
	/// this trait atop an underlying native allocation library that aborts on memory exhaustion.)
	///
	/// Clients wishing to abort computation in response to an allocation error are encouraged to
	/// call the [`handle_alloc_error`] function, rather than directly invoking `panic!` or similar.
	///
	/// [`handle_alloc_error`]: ../../alloc/alloc/fn.handle_alloc_error.html
	unsafe fn shrink(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	debug_assert!(
	new_layout.size() <= old_layout.size(),
	"`new_layout.size()` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
	);

	let new_ptr = self.allocate(new_layout)?;

	// SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be lower than or equal to
	// `old_layout.size()`, both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and
	// writes for `new_layout.size()` bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet
	// deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is
	// safe. The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
	unsafe {
	ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), new_layout.size());
	self.deallocate(ptr, old_layout);
	}

	Ok(new_ptr)
	}

	/// Creates a "by reference" adapter for this instance of `Allocator`.
	///
	/// The returned adapter also implements `Allocator` and will simply borrow this.
	#[inline(always)]
	fn by_ref(&self) -> &Self
	where
	Self: Sized,
	{
	self
	}
	}

	#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
	unsafe impl<A> Allocator for &A
	where
	A: Allocator + ?Sized,
	{
	#[inline]
	fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	(**self).allocate(layout)
	}

	#[inline]
	fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	(**self).allocate_zeroed(layout)
	}

	#[inline]
	unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
	// SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
	unsafe { (**self).deallocate(ptr, layout) }
	}

	#[inline]
	unsafe fn grow(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	// SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
	unsafe { (**self).grow(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
	}

	#[inline]
	unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	// SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
	unsafe { (**self).grow_zeroed(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
	}

	#[inline]
	unsafe fn shrink(
	&self,
	ptr: NonNull<u8>,
	old_layout: Layout,
	new_layout: Layout,
	) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
	// SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
	unsafe { (**self).shrink(ptr, old_layout, new_layout) }
	}
	}