Auto merge of #139746 - ChrisDenton:rollup-eq08b2e, r=ChrisDenton

Rollup of 10 pull requests

Successful merges:

 - #138972 (std: Fix build for NuttX targets)
 - #139177 (Use -C target-cpu=z13 on s390x vector test)
 - #139511 (libtest: Pass the test's panic payload as Option instead of Result)
 - #139605 (update ```miniz_oxide``` to 0.8.8)
 - #139618 (compiletest: Make `SUGGESTION` annotations viral)
 - #139677 (Fix profiler_builtins build script to handle full path to profiler lib)
 - #139683 (Use `with_native_path` for Windows)
 - #139710 (Move `args` into `std::sys`)
 - #139721 (End all lines in src/stage0 with trailing newline)
 - #139726 (Move `select_unpredictable` to the `hint` module)

r? `@ghost`
`@rustbot` modify labels: rollup

34 files changed, 260 insertions, 362 deletions

diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43ac5e95923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/common.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use crate::ffi::OsString;
+use crate::{fmt, vec};
+
+pub struct Args {
+    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
+}
+
+impl !Send for Args {}
+impl !Sync for Args {}
+
+impl Args {
+    pub(super) fn new(args: Vec<OsString>) -> Self {
+        Args { iter: args.into_iter() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Args {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for Args {
+    type Item = OsString;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
+        self.iter.next()
+    }
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        self.iter.size_hint()
+    }
+}
+
+impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.iter.len()
+    }
+}
+
+impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
+        self.iter.next_back()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/hermit.rs
index 44024260277..ddd644a5540 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/hermit.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsString, c_char};
 use crate::os::hermit::ffi::OsStringExt;
+use crate::ptr;
 use crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Relaxed, Release};
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicIsize, AtomicPtr};
-use crate::{fmt, ptr, vec};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 static ARGC: AtomicIsize = AtomicIsize::new(0);
 static ARGV: AtomicPtr<*const u8> = AtomicPtr::new(ptr::null_mut());
@@ -27,40 +31,5 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
         })
         .collect();
 
-    Args { iter: args.into_iter() }
-}
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(args)
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f24d6eb123e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//! Platform-dependent command line arguments abstraction.
+
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+
+cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+    if #[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", not(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "vita"))))] {
+        mod unix;
+        pub use unix::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] {
+        mod windows;
+        pub use windows::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "hermit")] {
+        mod hermit;
+        pub use hermit::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(target_vendor = "fortanix", target_env = "sgx"))] {
+        mod sgx;
+        pub use sgx::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "uefi")] {
+        mod uefi;
+        pub use uefi::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "wasi")] {
+        mod wasi;
+        pub use wasi::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "xous")] {
+        mod xous;
+        pub use xous::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(target_os = "zkvm")] {
+        mod zkvm;
+        pub use zkvm::*;
+    } else {
+        mod unsupported;
+        pub use unsupported::*;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/sgx.rs
index e62bf383954..efc4b791852 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/sgx.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use super::abi::usercalls::alloc;
-use super::abi::usercalls::raw::ByteBuffer;
+#![allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // FIXME: this module systematically confuses pointers and integers
+
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use crate::sys::os_str::Buf;
+use crate::sys::pal::abi::usercalls::alloc;
+use crate::sys::pal::abi::usercalls::raw::ByteBuffer;
 use crate::sys_common::FromInner;
 use crate::{fmt, slice};
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/uefi.rs
index 0c29caf2db6..84406c7f69d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/uefi.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 use r_efi::protocols::loaded_image;
 
-use super::helpers;
 use crate::env::current_exe;
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::iter::Iterator;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
+use crate::sys::pal::helpers;
 
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 pub fn args() -> Args {
     let lazy_current_exe = || Vec::from([current_exe().map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default()]);
@@ -22,51 +21,17 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
     let lp_size = unsafe { (*protocol.as_ptr()).load_options_size } as usize;
     // Break if we are sure that it cannot be UTF-16
     if lp_size < size_of::<u16>() || lp_size % size_of::<u16>() != 0 {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: lazy_current_exe().into_iter() };
+        return Args::new(lazy_current_exe());
     }
     let lp_size = lp_size / size_of::<u16>();
 
     let lp_cmd_line = unsafe { (*protocol.as_ptr()).load_options as *const u16 };
     if !lp_cmd_line.is_aligned() {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: lazy_current_exe().into_iter() };
+        return Args::new(lazy_current_exe());
     }
     let lp_cmd_line = unsafe { crate::slice::from_raw_parts(lp_cmd_line, lp_size) };
 
-    Args {
-        parsed_args_list: parse_lp_cmd_line(lp_cmd_line)
-            .unwrap_or_else(lazy_current_exe)
-            .into_iter(),
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(parse_lp_cmd_line(lp_cmd_line).unwrap_or_else(lazy_current_exe))
 }
 
 /// Implements the UEFI command-line argument parsing algorithm.
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/unix.rs
index 0bb7b64007a..7d7815c6dff 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/unix.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 
 #![allow(dead_code)] // runtime init functions not used during testing
 
-use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsString};
+use crate::ffi::CStr;
 use crate::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 /// One-time global initialization.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) {
-    imp::init(argc, argv)
+    unsafe { imp::init(argc, argv) }
 }
 
 /// Returns the command line arguments
@@ -55,42 +58,7 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
         vec.push(OsStringExt::from_vec(cstr.to_bytes().to_vec()));
     }
 
-    Args { iter: vec.into_iter() }
-}
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
+    Args::new(vec)
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(
@@ -141,7 +109,7 @@ mod imp {
     pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) {
         // on GNU/Linux if we are main then we will init argv and argc twice, it "duplicates work"
         // BUT edge-cases are real: only using .init_array can break most emulators, dlopen, etc.
-        really_init(argc, argv);
+        unsafe { really_init(argc, argv) };
     }
 
     /// glibc passes argc, argv, and envp to functions in .init_array, as a non-standard extension.
@@ -159,9 +127,7 @@ mod imp {
             argv: *const *const u8,
             _envp: *const *const u8,
         ) {
-            unsafe {
-                really_init(argc as isize, argv);
-            }
+            unsafe { really_init(argc as isize, argv) };
         }
         init_wrapper
     };
@@ -228,16 +194,3 @@ mod imp {
         (argc as isize, argv.cast())
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "vita"))]
-mod imp {
-    use crate::ffi::c_char;
-    use crate::ptr;
-
-    #[inline(always)]
-    pub unsafe fn init(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) {}
-
-    pub fn argc_argv() -> (isize, *const *const c_char) {
-        (0, ptr::null())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/unsupported.rs
index a2d75a61976..a2d75a61976 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/unsupported.rs
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4795789e4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/wasi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+
+use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsStr, OsString};
+use crate::os::wasi::ffi::OsStrExt;
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
+
+/// Returns the command line arguments
+pub fn args() -> Args {
+    Args::new(maybe_args().unwrap_or(Vec::new()))
+}
+
+fn maybe_args() -> Option<Vec<OsString>> {
+    unsafe {
+        let (argc, buf_size) = wasi::args_sizes_get().ok()?;
+        let mut argv = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
+        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(buf_size);
+        wasi::args_get(argv.as_mut_ptr(), buf.as_mut_ptr()).ok()?;
+        argv.set_len(argc);
+        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
+        for ptr in argv {
+            let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr.cast());
+            ret.push(OsStr::from_bytes(s.to_bytes()).to_owned());
+        }
+        Some(ret)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows.rs
index d973743639a..47f0e5f2d05 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-use super::ensure_no_nuls;
-use super::os::current_exe;
 use crate::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 use crate::num::NonZero;
 use crate::os::windows::prelude::*;
 use crate::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use crate::sys::pal::os::current_exe;
+use crate::sys::pal::{ensure_no_nuls, fill_utf16_buf};
 use crate::sys::path::get_long_path;
 use crate::sys::{c, to_u16s};
 use crate::sys_common::AsInner;
 use crate::sys_common::wstr::WStrUnits;
-use crate::{fmt, io, iter, vec};
+use crate::{io, iter, ptr};
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
 
 pub fn args() -> Args {
     // SAFETY: `GetCommandLineW` returns a pointer to a null terminated UTF-16
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn args() -> Args {
             current_exe().map(PathBuf::into_os_string).unwrap_or_else(|_| OsString::new())
         });
 
-        Args { parsed_args_list: parsed_args_list.into_iter() }
+        Args::new(parsed_args_list)
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,38 +157,6 @@ fn parse_lp_cmd_line<'a, F: Fn() -> OsString>(
     ret_val
 }
 
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum Arg {
     /// Add quotes (if needed)
@@ -384,9 +356,6 @@ pub(crate) fn to_user_path(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
     from_wide_to_user_path(to_u16s(path)?)
 }
 pub(crate) fn from_wide_to_user_path(mut path: Vec<u16>) -> io::Result<Vec<u16>> {
-    use super::fill_utf16_buf;
-    use crate::ptr;
-
     // UTF-16 encoded code points, used in parsing and building UTF-16 paths.
     // All of these are in the ASCII range so they can be cast directly to `u16`.
     const SEP: u16 = b'\\' as _;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows/tests.rs
index 484a90ab056..484a90ab056 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/args/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/windows/tests.rs
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09a47283d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/xous.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use crate::sys::pal::os::get_application_parameters;
+use crate::sys::pal::os::params::ArgumentList;
+
+#[path = "common.rs"]
+mod common;
+pub use common::Args;
+
+pub fn args() -> Args {
+    let Some(params) = get_application_parameters() else {
+        return Args::new(vec![]);
+    };
+
+    for param in params {
+        if let Ok(args) = ArgumentList::try_from(&param) {
+            let mut parsed_args = vec![];
+            for arg in args {
+                parsed_args.push(arg.into());
+            }
+            return Args::new(parsed_args);
+        }
+    }
+    Args::new(vec![])
+}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/args/zkvm.rs
index 47857f6c448..194ba7159d4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/args.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/args/zkvm.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use super::{WORD_SIZE, abi};
 use crate::ffi::OsString;
 use crate::fmt;
 use crate::sys::os_str;
+use crate::sys::pal::{WORD_SIZE, abi};
 use crate::sys_common::FromInner;
 
 pub struct Args {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
index 2042ea2c73d..13fefb4031d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ const fn max_iov() -> usize {
     target_os = "android",
     target_os = "dragonfly",
     target_os = "emscripten",
+    target_os = "espidf",
     target_os = "freebsd",
     target_os = "linux",
     target_os = "netbsd",
+    target_os = "nuttx",
     target_os = "nto",
     target_os = "openbsd",
     target_os = "horizon",
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/mod.rs
index 3b176d0d16c..4c5e36ce67a 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/mod.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         mod windows;
         use windows as imp;
         pub use windows::{symlink_inner, junction_point};
+        use crate::sys::path::with_native_path;
     } else if #[cfg(target_os = "hermit")] {
         mod hermit;
         use hermit as imp;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
 }
 
 // FIXME: Replace this with platform-specific path conversion functions.
-#[cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))]
+#[cfg(not(any(target_family = "unix", target_os = "windows")))]
 #[inline]
 pub fn with_native_path<T>(path: &Path, f: &dyn Fn(&Path) -> io::Result<T>) -> io::Result<T> {
     f(path)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ pub use imp::{
 };
 
 pub fn read_dir(path: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
-    // FIXME: use with_native_path
+    // FIXME: use with_native_path on all platforms
     imp::readdir(path)
 }
 
@@ -68,8 +69,11 @@ pub fn remove_dir(path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 pub fn remove_dir_all(path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    // FIXME: use with_native_path
-    imp::remove_dir_all(path)
+    // FIXME: use with_native_path on all platforms
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    return imp::remove_dir_all(path);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    with_native_path(path, &imp::remove_dir_all)
 }
 
 pub fn read_link(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ pub fn read_link(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 pub fn symlink(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    // FIXME: use with_native_path on all platforms
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    return imp::symlink(original, link);
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
     with_native_path(original, &|original| {
         with_native_path(link, &|link| imp::symlink(original, link))
     })
@@ -105,11 +113,17 @@ pub fn canonicalize(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 }
 
 pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
-    // FIXME: use with_native_path
-    imp::copy(from, to)
+    // FIXME: use with_native_path on all platforms
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    return imp::copy(from, to);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    with_native_path(from, &|from| with_native_path(to, &|to| imp::copy(from, to)))
 }
 
 pub fn exists(path: &Path) -> io::Result<bool> {
-    // FIXME: use with_native_path
-    imp::exists(path)
+    // FIXME: use with_native_path on all platforms
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    return imp::exists(path);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    with_native_path(path, &imp::exists)
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
index 15727c99683..9215f937567 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/windows.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::sync::Arc;
 use crate::sys::handle::Handle;
 use crate::sys::pal::api::{self, WinError, set_file_information_by_handle};
 use crate::sys::pal::{IoResult, fill_utf16_buf, to_u16s, truncate_utf16_at_nul};
-use crate::sys::path::maybe_verbatim;
+use crate::sys::path::{WCStr, maybe_verbatim};
 use crate::sys::time::SystemTime;
 use crate::sys::{Align8, c, cvt};
 use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
@@ -298,10 +298,12 @@ impl OpenOptions {
 impl File {
     pub fn open(path: &Path, opts: &OpenOptions) -> io::Result<File> {
         let path = maybe_verbatim(path)?;
+        // SAFETY: maybe_verbatim returns null-terminated strings
+        let path = unsafe { WCStr::from_wchars_with_null_unchecked(&path) };
         Self::open_native(&path, opts)
     }
 
-    fn open_native(path: &[u16], opts: &OpenOptions) -> io::Result<File> {
+    fn open_native(path: &WCStr, opts: &OpenOptions) -> io::Result<File> {
         let creation = opts.get_creation_mode()?;
         let handle = unsafe {
             c::CreateFileW(
@@ -1212,9 +1214,8 @@ pub fn readdir(p: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn unlink(p: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let p_u16s = maybe_verbatim(p)?;
-    if unsafe { c::DeleteFileW(p_u16s.as_ptr()) } == 0 {
+pub fn unlink(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
+    if unsafe { c::DeleteFileW(path.as_ptr()) } == 0 {
         let err = api::get_last_error();
         // if `DeleteFileW` fails with ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED then try to remove
         // the file while ignoring the readonly attribute.
@@ -1223,7 +1224,7 @@ pub fn unlink(p: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
             let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
             opts.access_mode(c::DELETE);
             opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT);
-            if let Ok(f) = File::open_native(&p_u16s, &opts) {
+            if let Ok(f) = File::open_native(&path, &opts) {
                 if f.posix_delete().is_ok() {
                     return Ok(());
                 }
@@ -1236,10 +1237,7 @@ pub fn unlink(p: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn rename(old: &Path, new: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let old = maybe_verbatim(old)?;
-    let new = maybe_verbatim(new)?;
-
+pub fn rename(old: &WCStr, new: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
     if unsafe { c::MoveFileExW(old.as_ptr(), new.as_ptr(), c::MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING) } == 0 {
         let err = api::get_last_error();
         // if `MoveFileExW` fails with ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED then try to move
@@ -1253,7 +1251,8 @@ pub fn rename(old: &Path, new: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 
             // Calculate the layout of the `FILE_RENAME_INFO` we pass to `SetFileInformation`
             // This is a dynamically sized struct so we need to get the position of the last field to calculate the actual size.
-            let Ok(new_len_without_nul_in_bytes): Result<u32, _> = ((new.len() - 1) * 2).try_into()
+            let Ok(new_len_without_nul_in_bytes): Result<u32, _> =
+                ((new.count_bytes() - 1) * 2).try_into()
             else {
                 return Err(err).io_result();
             };
@@ -1282,7 +1281,7 @@ pub fn rename(old: &Path, new: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 
                 new.as_ptr().copy_to_nonoverlapping(
                     (&raw mut (*file_rename_info).FileName).cast::<u16>(),
-                    new.len(),
+                    new.count_bytes(),
                 );
             }
 
@@ -1309,20 +1308,19 @@ pub fn rename(old: &Path, new: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn rmdir(p: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let p = maybe_verbatim(p)?;
+pub fn rmdir(p: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
     cvt(unsafe { c::RemoveDirectoryW(p.as_ptr()) })?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn remove_dir_all(path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn remove_dir_all(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
     // Open a file or directory without following symlinks.
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
     opts.access_mode(c::FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY);
     // `FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS` allows opening directories.
     // `FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT` opens a link instead of its target.
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS | c::FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT);
-    let file = File::open(path, &opts)?;
+    let file = File::open_native(path, &opts)?;
 
     // Test if the file is not a directory or a symlink to a directory.
     if (file.basic_info()?.FileAttributes & c::FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) == 0 {
@@ -1333,14 +1331,14 @@ pub fn remove_dir_all(path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     remove_dir_all_iterative(file).io_result()
 }
 
-pub fn readlink(path: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+pub fn readlink(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     // Open the link with no access mode, instead of generic read.
     // By default FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY is denied for the junction "C:\Documents and Settings", so
     // this is needed for a common case.
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
     opts.access_mode(0);
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT | c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS);
-    let file = File::open(path, &opts)?;
+    let file = File::open_native(&path, &opts)?;
     file.readlink()
 }
 
@@ -1378,19 +1376,17 @@ pub fn symlink_inner(original: &Path, link: &Path, dir: bool) -> io::Result<()>
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_vendor = "uwp"))]
-pub fn link(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let original = maybe_verbatim(original)?;
-    let link = maybe_verbatim(link)?;
+pub fn link(original: &WCStr, link: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
     cvt(unsafe { c::CreateHardLinkW(link.as_ptr(), original.as_ptr(), ptr::null_mut()) })?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_vendor = "uwp")]
-pub fn link(_original: &Path, _link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn link(_original: &WCStr, _link: &WCStr) -> io::Result<()> {
     return Err(io::const_error!(io::ErrorKind::Unsupported, "hard link are not supported on UWP"));
 }
 
-pub fn stat(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
+pub fn stat(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     match metadata(path, ReparsePoint::Follow) {
         Err(err) if err.raw_os_error() == Some(c::ERROR_CANT_ACCESS_FILE as i32) => {
             if let Ok(attrs) = lstat(path) {
@@ -1404,7 +1400,7 @@ pub fn stat(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn lstat(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
+pub fn lstat(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     metadata(path, ReparsePoint::Open)
 }
 
@@ -1420,7 +1416,7 @@ impl ReparsePoint {
     }
 }
 
-fn metadata(path: &Path, reparse: ReparsePoint) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
+fn metadata(path: &WCStr, reparse: ReparsePoint) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
     // No read or write permissions are necessary
     opts.access_mode(0);
@@ -1429,7 +1425,7 @@ fn metadata(path: &Path, reparse: ReparsePoint) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     // Attempt to open the file normally.
     // If that fails with `ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION` then retry using `FindFirstFileExW`.
     // If the fallback fails for any reason we return the original error.
-    match File::open(path, &opts) {
+    match File::open_native(&path, &opts) {
         Ok(file) => file.file_attr(),
         Err(e)
             if [Some(c::ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION as _), Some(c::ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED as _)]
@@ -1442,8 +1438,6 @@ fn metadata(path: &Path, reparse: ReparsePoint) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
             // However, there are special system files, such as
             // `C:\hiberfil.sys`, that are locked in a way that denies even that.
             unsafe {
-                let path = maybe_verbatim(path)?;
-
                 // `FindFirstFileExW` accepts wildcard file names.
                 // Fortunately wildcards are not valid file names and
                 // `ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION` means the file exists (but is locked)
@@ -1482,8 +1476,7 @@ fn metadata(path: &Path, reparse: ReparsePoint) -> io::Result<FileAttr> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn set_perm(p: &Path, perm: FilePermissions) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let p = maybe_verbatim(p)?;
+pub fn set_perm(p: &WCStr, perm: FilePermissions) -> io::Result<()> {
     unsafe {
         cvt(c::SetFileAttributesW(p.as_ptr(), perm.attrs))?;
         Ok(())
@@ -1499,17 +1492,17 @@ fn get_path(f: &File) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     )
 }
 
-pub fn canonicalize(p: &Path) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+pub fn canonicalize(p: &WCStr) -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
     // No read or write permissions are necessary
     opts.access_mode(0);
     // This flag is so we can open directories too
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS);
-    let f = File::open(p, &opts)?;
+    let f = File::open_native(p, &opts)?;
     get_path(&f)
 }
 
-pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
+pub fn copy(from: &WCStr, to: &WCStr) -> io::Result<u64> {
     unsafe extern "system" fn callback(
         _TotalFileSize: i64,
         _TotalBytesTransferred: i64,
@@ -1528,13 +1521,11 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
             c::PROGRESS_CONTINUE
         }
     }
-    let pfrom = maybe_verbatim(from)?;
-    let pto = maybe_verbatim(to)?;
     let mut size = 0i64;
     cvt(unsafe {
         c::CopyFileExW(
-            pfrom.as_ptr(),
-            pto.as_ptr(),
+            from.as_ptr(),
+            to.as_ptr(),
             Some(callback),
             (&raw mut size) as *mut _,
             ptr::null_mut(),
@@ -1624,14 +1615,14 @@ pub fn junction_point(original: &Path, link: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 // Try to see if a file exists but, unlike `exists`, report I/O errors.
-pub fn exists(path: &Path) -> io::Result<bool> {
+pub fn exists(path: &WCStr) -> io::Result<bool> {
     // Open the file to ensure any symlinks are followed to their target.
     let mut opts = OpenOptions::new();
     // No read, write, etc access rights are needed.
     opts.access_mode(0);
     // Backup semantics enables opening directories as well as files.
     opts.custom_flags(c::FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS);
-    match File::open(path, &opts) {
+    match File::open_native(path, &opts) {
         Err(e) => match e.kind() {
             // The file definitely does not exist
             io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(false),
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
index f8f220fafd1..bc4bf11cb74 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod alloc;
 mod personality;
 
 pub mod anonymous_pipe;
+pub mod args;
 pub mod backtrace;
 pub mod cmath;
 pub mod exit_guard;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
index bbe1e038dcc..b35d5d2aa84 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use libc::{MSG_PEEK, c_int, c_void, size_t, sockaddr, socklen_t};
 
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "nuttx")))]
 use crate::ffi::CStr;
 use crate::io::{self, BorrowedBuf, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut};
 use crate::net::{Shutdown, SocketAddr};
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
index 26211bcb152..821836824e2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/hermit/mod.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 use crate::os::raw::c_char;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod futex;
 pub mod os;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn __rust_abort() {
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {
     unsafe {
-        args::init(argc, argv);
+        crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
index 52684e18ac2..8a87e7a7ae1 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/sgx/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::io::ErrorKind;
 use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 pub mod abi;
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 mod libunwind_integration;
 pub mod os;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ pub mod waitqueue;
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {
     unsafe {
-        args::init(argc, argv);
+        crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
index 22052a168fd..c41dc848a1b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/solid/mod.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ pub mod itron {
     use super::unsupported;
 }
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 // `error` is `pub(crate)` so that it can be accessed by `itron/error.rs` as
 // `crate::sys::error`
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
index c1921a2f40d..b8095cec3e9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/teeos/mod.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #![allow(unused_variables)]
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 //pub mod fd;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
index 5295d3fdc91..04e6b4c8186 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/trusty/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 //! System bindings for the Trusty OS.
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/common.rs"]
 #[deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 mod common;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
index 9760a23084a..cd901f48b76 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/uefi/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //! [`OsString`]: crate::ffi::OsString
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod helpers;
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
index d7106c33974..f8733eb6119 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::io::ErrorKind;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod weak;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[cfg(target_os = "fuchsia")]
 pub mod fuchsia;
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ pub mod time;
 pub fn init(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8, _sigpipe: u8) {}
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "espidf"))]
+#[cfg_attr(target_os = "vita", allow(unused_variables))]
 // SAFETY: must be called only once during runtime initialization.
 // NOTE: this is not guaranteed to run, for example when Rust code is called externally.
 // See `fn init()` in `library/std/src/rt.rs` for docs on `sigpipe`.
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, sigpipe: u8) {
     reset_sigpipe(sigpipe);
 
     stack_overflow::init();
-    args::init(argc, argv);
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "vita"))]
+    crate::sys::args::init(argc, argv);
 
     // Normally, `thread::spawn` will call `Thread::set_name` but since this thread
     // already exists, we have to call it ourselves. We only do this on Apple targets
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
index 38838b915b5..dea42a95dcc 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/unsupported/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
 pub mod pipe;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 52cfa202af8..00000000000
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/args.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
-
-use crate::ffi::{CStr, OsStr, OsString};
-use crate::os::wasi::ffi::OsStrExt;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
-
-pub struct Args {
-    iter: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-impl !Send for Args {}
-impl !Sync for Args {}
-
-/// Returns the command line arguments
-pub fn args() -> Args {
-    Args { iter: maybe_args().unwrap_or(Vec::new()).into_iter() }
-}
-
-fn maybe_args() -> Option<Vec<OsString>> {
-    unsafe {
-        let (argc, buf_size) = wasi::args_sizes_get().ok()?;
-        let mut argv = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
-        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(buf_size);
-        wasi::args_get(argv.as_mut_ptr(), buf.as_mut_ptr()).ok()?;
-        argv.set_len(argc);
-        let mut ret = Vec::with_capacity(argc);
-        for ptr in argv {
-            let s = CStr::from_ptr(ptr.cast());
-            ret.push(OsStr::from_bytes(s.to_bytes()).to_owned());
-        }
-        Some(ret)
-    }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.iter.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.iter.len()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.iter.next_back()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
index 80853e7b5a2..4ea42b1082b 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasi/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //! compiling for wasm. That way it's a compile time error for something that's
 //! guaranteed to be a runtime error!
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[allow(unused)]
 #[path = "../wasm/atomics/futex.rs"]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
index 504b947d09e..6445bf2cc0d 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasip2/mod.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 //! To begin with, this target mirrors the wasi target 1 to 1, but over
 //! time this will change significantly.
 
-#[path = "../wasi/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../wasi/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 #[allow(unused)]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
index 8d39b70d039..af370020d96 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/wasm/mod.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-#[path = "../unsupported/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 #[path = "../unsupported/os.rs"]
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
index bdf0cc2c59c..3c0a5c2de26 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub mod compat;
 
 pub mod api;
 
-pub mod args;
 pub mod c;
 pub mod env;
 #[cfg(not(target_vendor = "win7"))]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 00c44ca220a..00000000000
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/args.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-use crate::ffi::OsString;
-use crate::sys::pal::xous::os::get_application_parameters;
-use crate::sys::pal::xous::os::params::ArgumentList;
-use crate::{fmt, vec};
-
-pub struct Args {
-    parsed_args_list: vec::IntoIter<OsString>,
-}
-
-pub fn args() -> Args {
-    let Some(params) = get_application_parameters() else {
-        return Args { parsed_args_list: vec![].into_iter() };
-    };
-
-    for param in params {
-        if let Ok(args) = ArgumentList::try_from(&param) {
-            let mut parsed_args = vec![];
-            for arg in args {
-                parsed_args.push(arg.into());
-            }
-            return Args { parsed_args_list: parsed_args.into_iter() };
-        }
-    }
-    Args { parsed_args_list: vec![].into_iter() }
-}
-
-impl fmt::Debug for Args {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.parsed_args_list.as_slice().fmt(f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Iterator for Args {
-    type Item = OsString;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next()
-    }
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.parsed_args_list.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-impl DoubleEndedIterator for Args {
-    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<OsString> {
-        self.parsed_args_list.next_back()
-    }
-}
-
-impl ExactSizeIterator for Args {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.parsed_args_list.len()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
index 58926e2beb1..4f652d3f130 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/xous/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-pub mod args;
 #[path = "../unsupported/env.rs"]
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
index 4659dad16e8..ebd7b036779 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/zkvm/mod.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 //! will likely change over time.
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 
-const WORD_SIZE: usize = size_of::<u32>();
+pub const WORD_SIZE: usize = size_of::<u32>();
 
 pub mod abi;
-#[path = "../zkvm/args.rs"]
-pub mod args;
 pub mod env;
 pub mod os;
 #[path = "../unsupported/pipe.rs"]
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
index 6547ed9aa5f..e0e003f6a81 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/path/windows.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,40 @@ mod tests;
 pub const MAIN_SEP_STR: &str = "\\";
 pub const MAIN_SEP: char = '\\';
 
+/// A null terminated wide string.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct WCStr([u16]);
+
+impl WCStr {
+    /// Convert a slice to a WCStr without checks.
+    ///
+    /// Though it is memory safe, the slice should also not contain interior nulls
+    /// as this may lead to unwanted truncation.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The slice must end in a null.
+    pub unsafe fn from_wchars_with_null_unchecked(s: &[u16]) -> &Self {
+        unsafe { &*(s as *const [u16] as *const Self) }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const u16 {
+        self.0.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    pub fn count_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        self.0.len()
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn with_native_path<T>(path: &Path, f: &dyn Fn(&WCStr) -> io::Result<T>) -> io::Result<T> {
+    let path = maybe_verbatim(path)?;
+    // SAFETY: maybe_verbatim returns null-terminated strings
+    let path = unsafe { WCStr::from_wchars_with_null_unchecked(&path) };
+    f(path)
+}
+
 #[inline]
 pub fn is_sep_byte(b: u8) -> bool {
     b == b'/' || b == b'\\'