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diff --git a/library/core/src/alloc/global.rs b/library/core/src/alloc/global.rs
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+use crate::alloc::Layout;
+use crate::cmp;
+use crate::ptr;
+
+/// A memory allocator that can be registered as the standard library’s default
+/// through the `#[global_allocator]` attribute.
+///
+/// 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 a previous call to an allocation method
+///   such as `alloc`, and
+///
+/// * the memory block has not been subsequently deallocated, where
+///   blocks are deallocated either by being passed to a deallocation
+///   method such as `dealloc` or by being
+///   passed to a reallocation method that returns a non-null pointer.
+///
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, Layout, alloc};
+/// use std::ptr::null_mut;
+///
+/// struct MyAllocator;
+///
+/// unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for MyAllocator {
+///     unsafe fn alloc(&self, _layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 { null_mut() }
+///     unsafe fn dealloc(&self, _ptr: *mut u8, _layout: Layout) {}
+/// }
+///
+/// #[global_allocator]
+/// static A: MyAllocator = MyAllocator;
+///
+/// fn main() {
+///     unsafe {
+///         assert!(alloc(Layout::new::<u32>()).is_null())
+///     }
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// The `GlobalAlloc` trait is an `unsafe` trait for a number of reasons, and
+/// implementors must ensure that they adhere to these contracts:
+///
+/// * It's undefined behavior if global allocators unwind. This restriction may
+///   be lifted in the future, but currently a panic from any of these
+///   functions may lead to memory unsafety.
+///
+/// * `Layout` queries and calculations in general must be correct. Callers of
+///   this trait are allowed to rely on the contracts defined on each method,
+///   and implementors must ensure such contracts remain true.
+#[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
+pub unsafe trait GlobalAlloc {
+    /// Allocate memory as described by the given `layout`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a pointer to newly-allocated memory,
+    /// or null to indicate allocation failure.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result
+    /// if the caller does not ensure that `layout` has non-zero size.
+    ///
+    /// (Extension subtraits might provide more specific bounds on
+    /// behavior, e.g., guarantee a sentinel address or a null pointer
+    /// in response to a zero-size allocation request.)
+    ///
+    /// The allocated block of memory may or may not be initialized.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returning a null pointer indicates that either memory is exhausted
+    /// or `layout` does not meet this allocator's size or alignment constraints.
+    ///
+    /// Implementations are encouraged to return null on memory
+    /// exhaustion rather than 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
+    #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
+    unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8;
+
+    /// Deallocate the block of memory at the given `ptr` pointer with the given `layout`.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result
+    /// if the caller does not ensure all of the following:
+    ///
+    /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory currently allocated via
+    ///   this allocator,
+    ///
+    /// * `layout` must be the same layout that was used
+    ///   to allocate that block of memory,
+    #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout);
+
+    /// Behaves like `alloc`, but also ensures that the contents
+    /// are set to zero before being returned.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe for the same reasons that `alloc` is.
+    /// However the allocated block of memory is guaranteed to be initialized.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returning a null pointer indicates that either memory is exhausted
+    /// or `layout` does not meet allocator's size or alignment constraints,
+    /// just as in `alloc`.
+    ///
+    /// 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
+    #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
+    unsafe fn alloc_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
+        let size = layout.size();
+        // SAFETY: the safety contract for `alloc` must be upheld by the caller.
+        let ptr = unsafe { self.alloc(layout) };
+        if !ptr.is_null() {
+            // SAFETY: as allocation succeeded, the region from `ptr`
+            // of size `size` is guaranteed to be valid for writes.
+            unsafe { ptr::write_bytes(ptr, 0, size) };
+        }
+        ptr
+    }
+
+    /// Shrink or grow a block of memory to the given `new_size`.
+    /// The block is described by the given `ptr` pointer and `layout`.
+    ///
+    /// If this returns a non-null pointer, then ownership of the memory block
+    /// referenced by `ptr` has been transferred to this allocator.
+    /// The memory may or may not have been deallocated,
+    /// and should be considered unusable (unless of course it was
+    /// transferred back to the caller again via the return value of
+    /// this method). The new memory block is allocated with `layout`, but
+    /// with the `size` updated to `new_size`.
+    ///
+    /// If this method returns null, then ownership of the memory
+    /// block has not been transferred to this allocator, and the
+    /// contents of the memory block are unaltered.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because undefined behavior can result
+    /// if the caller does not ensure all of the following:
+    ///
+    /// * `ptr` must be currently allocated via this allocator,
+    ///
+    /// * `layout` must be the same layout that was used
+    ///   to allocate that block of memory,
+    ///
+    /// * `new_size` must be greater than zero.
+    ///
+    /// * `new_size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `layout.align()`,
+    ///   must not overflow (i.e., the rounded value must be less than `usize::MAX`).
+    ///
+    /// (Extension subtraits might provide more specific bounds on
+    /// behavior, e.g., guarantee a sentinel address or a null pointer
+    /// in response to a zero-size allocation request.)
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returns null if the new layout does not meet the size
+    /// and alignment constraints of the allocator, or if reallocation
+    /// otherwise fails.
+    ///
+    /// Implementations are encouraged to return null 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 a
+    /// reallocation 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
+    #[stable(feature = "global_alloc", since = "1.28.0")]
+    unsafe fn realloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout, new_size: usize) -> *mut u8 {
+        // SAFETY: the caller must ensure that the `new_size` does not overflow.
+        // `layout.align()` comes from a `Layout` and is thus guaranteed to be valid.
+        let new_layout = unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(new_size, layout.align()) };
+        // SAFETY: the caller must ensure that `new_layout` is greater than zero.
+        let new_ptr = unsafe { self.alloc(new_layout) };
+        if !new_ptr.is_null() {
+            // SAFETY: the previously allocated block cannot overlap the newly allocated block.
+            // The safety contract for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
+            unsafe {
+                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr, new_ptr, cmp::min(layout.size(), new_size));
+                self.dealloc(ptr, layout);
+            }
+        }
+        new_ptr
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/core/src/alloc/layout.rs b/library/core/src/alloc/layout.rs
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+use crate::cmp;
+use crate::fmt;
+use crate::mem;
+use crate::num::NonZeroUsize;
+use crate::ptr::NonNull;
+
+const fn size_align<T>() -> (usize, usize) {
+    (mem::size_of::<T>(), mem::align_of::<T>())
+}
+
+/// Layout of a block of memory.
+///
+/// An instance of `Layout` describes a particular layout of memory.
+/// You build a `Layout` up as an input to give to an allocator.
+///
+/// All layouts have an associated size and a power-of-two alignment.
+///
+/// (Note that layouts are *not* required to have non-zero size,
+/// even though `GlobalAlloc` requires that all memory requests
+/// be non-zero in size. A caller must either ensure that conditions
+/// like this are met, use specific allocators with looser
+/// requirements, or use the more lenient `AllocRef` interface.)
+#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[lang = "alloc_layout"]
+pub struct Layout {
+    // size of the requested block of memory, measured in bytes.
+    size_: usize,
+
+    // alignment of the requested block of memory, measured in bytes.
+    // we ensure that this is always a power-of-two, because API's
+    // like `posix_memalign` require it and it is a reasonable
+    // constraint to impose on Layout constructors.
+    //
+    // (However, we do not analogously require `align >= sizeof(void*)`,
+    //  even though that is *also* a requirement of `posix_memalign`.)
+    align_: NonZeroUsize,
+}
+
+impl Layout {
+    /// Constructs a `Layout` from a given `size` and `align`,
+    /// or returns `LayoutErr` if any of the following conditions
+    /// are not met:
+    ///
+    /// * `align` must not be zero,
+    ///
+    /// * `align` must be a power of two,
+    ///
+    /// * `size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `align`,
+    ///    must not overflow (i.e., the rounded value must be less than
+    ///    or equal to `usize::MAX`).
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_alloc_layout", issue = "67521")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn from_size_align(size: usize, align: usize) -> Result<Self, LayoutErr> {
+        if !align.is_power_of_two() {
+            return Err(LayoutErr { private: () });
+        }
+
+        // (power-of-two implies align != 0.)
+
+        // Rounded up size is:
+        //   size_rounded_up = (size + align - 1) & !(align - 1);
+        //
+        // We know from above that align != 0. If adding (align - 1)
+        // does not overflow, then rounding up will be fine.
+        //
+        // Conversely, &-masking with !(align - 1) will subtract off
+        // only low-order-bits. Thus if overflow occurs with the sum,
+        // the &-mask cannot subtract enough to undo that overflow.
+        //
+        // Above implies that checking for summation overflow is both
+        // necessary and sufficient.
+        if size > usize::MAX - (align - 1) {
+            return Err(LayoutErr { private: () });
+        }
+
+        // SAFETY: the conditions for `from_size_align_unchecked` have been
+        // checked above.
+        unsafe { Ok(Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align)) }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout, bypassing all checks.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe as it does not verify the preconditions from
+    /// [`Layout::from_size_align`](#method.from_size_align).
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const unsafe fn from_size_align_unchecked(size: usize, align: usize) -> Self {
+        // SAFETY: the caller must ensure that `align` is greater than zero.
+        Layout { size_: size, align_: unsafe { NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(align) } }
+    }
+
+    /// The minimum size in bytes for a memory block of this layout.
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_alloc_layout", issue = "67521")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.size_
+    }
+
+    /// The minimum byte alignment for a memory block of this layout.
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_alloc_layout", issue = "67521")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn align(&self) -> usize {
+        self.align_.get()
+    }
+
+    /// Constructs a `Layout` suitable for holding a value of type `T`.
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "alloc_layout_const_new", since = "1.42.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn new<T>() -> Self {
+        let (size, align) = size_align::<T>();
+        // SAFETY: the align is guaranteed by Rust to be a power of two and
+        // the size+align combo is guaranteed to fit in our address space. As a
+        // result use the unchecked constructor here to avoid inserting code
+        // that panics if it isn't optimized well enough.
+        unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) }
+    }
+
+    /// Produces layout describing a record that could be used to
+    /// allocate backing structure for `T` (which could be a trait
+    /// or other unsized type like a slice).
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn for_value<T: ?Sized>(t: &T) -> Self {
+        let (size, align) = (mem::size_of_val(t), mem::align_of_val(t));
+        debug_assert!(Layout::from_size_align(size, align).is_ok());
+        // SAFETY: see rationale in `new` for why this is using the unsafe variant
+        unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) }
+    }
+
+    /// Produces layout describing a record that could be used to
+    /// allocate backing structure for `T` (which could be a trait
+    /// or other unsized type like a slice).
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+    ///
+    /// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+    /// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+    ///     - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an intialized
+    ///       integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+    ///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+    ///     - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+    ///       to a valid vtable for the type `T` acquired by an unsizing coersion,
+    ///       and the size of the *entire value*
+    ///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+    ///     - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+    ///       call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+    ///       extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+    ///       [`Layout::for_value`] on a reference to an extern type tail.
+    ///     - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+    ///
+    /// [slice]: ../../std/primitive.slice.html
+    /// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+    /// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+    #[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+    pub unsafe fn for_value_raw<T: ?Sized>(t: *const T) -> Self {
+        // SAFETY: we pass along the prerequisites of these functions to the caller
+        let (size, align) = unsafe { (mem::size_of_val_raw(t), mem::align_of_val_raw(t)) };
+        debug_assert!(Layout::from_size_align(size, align).is_ok());
+        // SAFETY: see rationale in `new` for why this is using the unsafe variant
+        unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a `NonNull` that is dangling, but well-aligned for this Layout.
+    ///
+    /// Note that the pointer value may potentially represent a valid pointer,
+    /// which means this must not be used as a "not yet initialized"
+    /// sentinel value. Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by
+    /// some other means.
+    #[unstable(feature = "alloc_layout_extra", issue = "55724")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn dangling(&self) -> NonNull<u8> {
+        // SAFETY: align is guaranteed to be non-zero
+        unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(self.align() as *mut u8) }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record that can hold a value
+    /// of the same layout as `self`, but that also is aligned to
+    /// alignment `align` (measured in bytes).
+    ///
+    /// If `self` already meets the prescribed alignment, then returns
+    /// `self`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this method does not add any padding to the overall
+    /// size, regardless of whether the returned layout has a different
+    /// alignment. In other words, if `K` has size 16, `K.align_to(32)`
+    /// will *still* have size 16.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if the combination of `self.size()` and the given
+    /// `align` violates the conditions listed in
+    /// [`Layout::from_size_align`](#method.from_size_align).
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_manipulation", since = "1.44.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn align_to(&self, align: usize) -> Result<Self, LayoutErr> {
+        Layout::from_size_align(self.size(), cmp::max(self.align(), align))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the amount of padding we must insert after `self`
+    /// to ensure that the following address will satisfy `align`
+    /// (measured in bytes).
+    ///
+    /// e.g., if `self.size()` is 9, then `self.padding_needed_for(4)`
+    /// returns 3, because that is the minimum number of bytes of
+    /// padding required to get a 4-aligned address (assuming that the
+    /// corresponding memory block starts at a 4-aligned address).
+    ///
+    /// The return value of this function has no meaning if `align` is
+    /// not a power-of-two.
+    ///
+    /// Note that the utility of the returned value requires `align`
+    /// to be less than or equal to the alignment of the starting
+    /// address for the whole allocated block of memory. One way to
+    /// satisfy this constraint is to ensure `align <= self.align()`.
+    #[unstable(feature = "alloc_layout_extra", issue = "55724")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_alloc_layout", issue = "67521")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub const fn padding_needed_for(&self, align: usize) -> usize {
+        let len = self.size();
+
+        // Rounded up value is:
+        //   len_rounded_up = (len + align - 1) & !(align - 1);
+        // and then we return the padding difference: `len_rounded_up - len`.
+        //
+        // We use modular arithmetic throughout:
+        //
+        // 1. align is guaranteed to be > 0, so align - 1 is always
+        //    valid.
+        //
+        // 2. `len + align - 1` can overflow by at most `align - 1`,
+        //    so the &-mask with `!(align - 1)` will ensure that in the
+        //    case of overflow, `len_rounded_up` will itself be 0.
+        //    Thus the returned padding, when added to `len`, yields 0,
+        //    which trivially satisfies the alignment `align`.
+        //
+        // (Of course, attempts to allocate blocks of memory whose
+        // size and padding overflow in the above manner should cause
+        // the allocator to yield an error anyway.)
+
+        let len_rounded_up = len.wrapping_add(align).wrapping_sub(1) & !align.wrapping_sub(1);
+        len_rounded_up.wrapping_sub(len)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout by rounding the size of this layout up to a multiple
+    /// of the layout's alignment.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to adding the result of `padding_needed_for`
+    /// to the layout's current size.
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_manipulation", since = "1.44.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn pad_to_align(&self) -> Layout {
+        let pad = self.padding_needed_for(self.align());
+        // This cannot overflow. Quoting from the invariant of Layout:
+        // > `size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `align`,
+        // > must not overflow (i.e., the rounded value must be less than
+        // > `usize::MAX`)
+        let new_size = self.size() + pad;
+
+        Layout::from_size_align(new_size, self.align()).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record for `n` instances of
+    /// `self`, with a suitable amount of padding between each to
+    /// ensure that each instance is given its requested size and
+    /// alignment. On success, returns `(k, offs)` where `k` is the
+    /// layout of the array and `offs` is the distance between the start
+    /// of each element in the array.
+    ///
+    /// On arithmetic overflow, returns `LayoutErr`.
+    #[unstable(feature = "alloc_layout_extra", issue = "55724")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn repeat(&self, n: usize) -> Result<(Self, usize), LayoutErr> {
+        // This cannot overflow. Quoting from the invariant of Layout:
+        // > `size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `align`,
+        // > must not overflow (i.e., the rounded value must be less than
+        // > `usize::MAX`)
+        let padded_size = self.size() + self.padding_needed_for(self.align());
+        let alloc_size = padded_size.checked_mul(n).ok_or(LayoutErr { private: () })?;
+
+        // SAFETY: self.align is already known to be valid and alloc_size has been
+        // padded already.
+        unsafe { Ok((Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(alloc_size, self.align()), padded_size)) }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record for `self` followed by
+    /// `next`, including any necessary padding to ensure that `next`
+    /// will be properly aligned, but *no trailing padding*.
+    ///
+    /// In order to match C representation layout `repr(C)`, you should
+    /// call `pad_to_align` after extending the layout with all fields.
+    /// (There is no way to match the default Rust representation
+    /// layout `repr(Rust)`, as it is unspecified.)
+    ///
+    /// Note that the alignment of the resulting layout will be the maximum of
+    /// those of `self` and `next`, in order to ensure alignment of both parts.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Ok((k, offset))`, where `k` is layout of the concatenated
+    /// record and `offset` is the relative location, in bytes, of the
+    /// start of the `next` embedded within the concatenated record
+    /// (assuming that the record itself starts at offset 0).
+    ///
+    /// On arithmetic overflow, returns `LayoutErr`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// To calculate the layout of a `#[repr(C)]` structure and the offsets of
+    /// the fields from its fields' layouts:
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use std::alloc::{Layout, LayoutErr};
+    /// pub fn repr_c(fields: &[Layout]) -> Result<(Layout, Vec<usize>), LayoutErr> {
+    ///     let mut offsets = Vec::new();
+    ///     let mut layout = Layout::from_size_align(0, 1)?;
+    ///     for &field in fields {
+    ///         let (new_layout, offset) = layout.extend(field)?;
+    ///         layout = new_layout;
+    ///         offsets.push(offset);
+    ///     }
+    ///     // Remember to finalize with `pad_to_align`!
+    ///     Ok((layout.pad_to_align(), offsets))
+    /// }
+    /// # // test that it works
+    /// # #[repr(C)] struct S { a: u64, b: u32, c: u16, d: u32 }
+    /// # let s = Layout::new::<S>();
+    /// # let u16 = Layout::new::<u16>();
+    /// # let u32 = Layout::new::<u32>();
+    /// # let u64 = Layout::new::<u64>();
+    /// # assert_eq!(repr_c(&[u64, u32, u16, u32]), Ok((s, vec![0, 8, 12, 16])));
+    /// ```
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_manipulation", since = "1.44.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn extend(&self, next: Self) -> Result<(Self, usize), LayoutErr> {
+        let new_align = cmp::max(self.align(), next.align());
+        let pad = self.padding_needed_for(next.align());
+
+        let offset = self.size().checked_add(pad).ok_or(LayoutErr { private: () })?;
+        let new_size = offset.checked_add(next.size()).ok_or(LayoutErr { private: () })?;
+
+        let layout = Layout::from_size_align(new_size, new_align)?;
+        Ok((layout, offset))
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record for `n` instances of
+    /// `self`, with no padding between each instance.
+    ///
+    /// Note that, unlike `repeat`, `repeat_packed` does not guarantee
+    /// that the repeated instances of `self` will be properly
+    /// aligned, even if a given instance of `self` is properly
+    /// aligned. In other words, if the layout returned by
+    /// `repeat_packed` is used to allocate an array, it is not
+    /// guaranteed that all elements in the array will be properly
+    /// aligned.
+    ///
+    /// On arithmetic overflow, returns `LayoutErr`.
+    #[unstable(feature = "alloc_layout_extra", issue = "55724")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn repeat_packed(&self, n: usize) -> Result<Self, LayoutErr> {
+        let size = self.size().checked_mul(n).ok_or(LayoutErr { private: () })?;
+        Layout::from_size_align(size, self.align())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record for `self` followed by
+    /// `next` with no additional padding between the two. Since no
+    /// padding is inserted, the alignment of `next` is irrelevant,
+    /// and is not incorporated *at all* into the resulting layout.
+    ///
+    /// On arithmetic overflow, returns `LayoutErr`.
+    #[unstable(feature = "alloc_layout_extra", issue = "55724")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn extend_packed(&self, next: Self) -> Result<Self, LayoutErr> {
+        let new_size = self.size().checked_add(next.size()).ok_or(LayoutErr { private: () })?;
+        Layout::from_size_align(new_size, self.align())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a layout describing the record for a `[T; n]`.
+    ///
+    /// On arithmetic overflow, returns `LayoutErr`.
+    #[stable(feature = "alloc_layout_manipulation", since = "1.44.0")]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn array<T>(n: usize) -> Result<Self, LayoutErr> {
+        let (layout, offset) = Layout::new::<T>().repeat(n)?;
+        debug_assert_eq!(offset, mem::size_of::<T>());
+        Ok(layout.pad_to_align())
+    }
+}
+
+/// The parameters given to `Layout::from_size_align`
+/// or some other `Layout` constructor
+/// do not satisfy its documented constraints.
+#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub struct LayoutErr {
+    private: (),
+}
+
+// (we need this for downstream impl of trait Error)
+#[stable(feature = "alloc_layout", since = "1.28.0")]
+impl fmt::Display for LayoutErr {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("invalid parameters to Layout::from_size_align")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/core/src/alloc/mod.rs b/library/core/src/alloc/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be4e051b1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/core/src/alloc/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+//! 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, LayoutErr};
+
+use crate::fmt;
+use crate::ptr::{self, NonNull};
+
+/// The `AllocErr` 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 AllocErr;
+
+// (we need this for downstream impl of trait Error)
+#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+impl fmt::Display for AllocErr {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("memory allocation failed")
+    }
+}
+
+/// A desired initial state for allocated memory.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+pub enum AllocInit {
+    /// The contents of the new memory are uninitialized.
+    Uninitialized,
+    /// The new memory is guaranteed to be zeroed.
+    Zeroed,
+}
+
+impl AllocInit {
+    /// Initialize the specified memory block.
+    ///
+    /// This behaves like calling [`AllocInit::init_offset(memory, 0)`][off].
+    ///
+    /// [off]: AllocInit::init_offset
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// * `memory.ptr` must be [valid] for writes of `memory.size` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// [valid]: ../../core/ptr/index.html#safety
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+    pub unsafe fn init(self, memory: MemoryBlock) {
+        // SAFETY: the safety contract for `init_offset` must be
+        // upheld by the caller.
+        unsafe { self.init_offset(memory, 0) }
+    }
+
+    /// Initialize the memory block like specified by `init` at the specified `offset`.
+    ///
+    /// This is a no-op for [`AllocInit::Uninitialized`][] and writes zeroes for
+    /// [`AllocInit::Zeroed`][] at `ptr + offset` until `ptr + layout.size()`.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// * `memory.ptr` must be [valid] for writes of `memory.size` bytes.
+    /// * `offset` must be smaller than or equal to `memory.size`
+    ///
+    /// [valid]: ../../core/ptr/index.html#safety
+    #[inline]
+    #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+    pub unsafe fn init_offset(self, memory: MemoryBlock, offset: usize) {
+        debug_assert!(
+            offset <= memory.size,
+            "`offset` must be smaller than or equal to `memory.size`"
+        );
+        match self {
+            AllocInit::Uninitialized => (),
+            AllocInit::Zeroed => {
+                // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `offset` is smaller than or equal to `memory.size`,
+                // so the memory from `memory.ptr + offset` of length `memory.size - offset`
+                // is guaranteed to be contaned in `memory` and thus valid for writes.
+                unsafe { memory.ptr.as_ptr().add(offset).write_bytes(0, memory.size - offset) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents a block of allocated memory returned by an allocator.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+pub struct MemoryBlock {
+    pub ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+    pub size: usize,
+}
+
+/// A placement constraint when growing or shrinking an existing allocation.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+pub enum ReallocPlacement {
+    /// The allocator is allowed to move the allocation to a different memory address.
+    // FIXME(wg-allocators#46): Add a section to the module documentation "What is a legal
+    //                          allocator" and link it at "valid location".
+    ///
+    /// If the allocation _does_ move, it's the responsibility of the allocator
+    /// to also move the data from the previous location to the new location.
+    MayMove,
+    /// The address of the new memory must not change.
+    ///
+    /// If the allocation would have to be moved to a new location to fit, the
+    /// reallocation request will fail.
+    InPlace,
+}
+
+/// An implementation of `AllocRef` can allocate, grow, shrink, and deallocate arbitrary blocks of
+/// data described via [`Layout`][].
+///
+/// `AllocRef` 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 `AllocRef`. 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 [`alloc`], [`grow`], or
+///   [`shrink`], and
+///
+/// * the memory block has not been subsequently deallocated, where blocks are either deallocated
+///   directly by being passed to [`dealloc`] 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.
+///
+/// [`alloc`]: AllocRef::alloc
+/// [`grow`]: AllocRef::grow
+/// [`shrink`]: AllocRef::shrink
+/// [`dealloc`]: AllocRef::dealloc
+///
+/// ### 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 [`alloc`], [`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")]
+pub unsafe trait AllocRef {
+    /// Attempts to allocate a block of memory.
+    ///
+    /// On success, returns a [`MemoryBlock`][] meeting the size and alignment guarantees of `layout`.
+    ///
+    /// The returned block may have a larger size than specified by `layout.size()` and is
+    /// initialized as specified by [`init`], all the way up to the returned size of the block.
+    ///
+    /// [`init`]: AllocInit
+    ///
+    /// # 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 alloc(&mut self, layout: Layout, init: AllocInit) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr>;
+
+    /// 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 dealloc(&mut self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout);
+
+    /// Attempts to extend the memory block.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a new [`MemoryBlock`][] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
+    /// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by a new layout with `layout`’s
+    /// alignment and a size given by `new_size`. To accomplish this, the allocator may extend the
+    /// allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout. If the [`placement`] is
+    /// [`InPlace`], the returned pointer is guaranteed to be the same as the passed `ptr`.
+    ///
+    /// If [`MayMove`] is used then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr`
+    /// is transferred to this allocator. The memory may or may not be freed, and should be
+    /// considered unusable (unless of course it is transferred back to the caller again via the
+    /// return value of this method).
+    ///
+    /// 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.
+    ///
+    /// The memory block will contain the following contents after a successful call to `grow`:
+    ///   * Bytes `0..layout.size()` are preserved from the original allocation.
+    ///   * Bytes `layout.size()..old_size` will either be preserved or initialized according to
+    ///     [`init`], depending on the allocator implementation. `old_size` refers to the size of
+    ///     the `MemoryBlock` prior to the `grow` call, which may be larger than the size
+    ///     that was originally requested when it was allocated.
+    ///   * Bytes `old_size..new_size` are initialized according to [`init`]. `new_size` refers to
+    ///     the size of the `MemoryBlock` returned by the `grow` call.
+    ///
+    /// [`InPlace`]: ReallocPlacement::InPlace
+    /// [`MayMove`]: ReallocPlacement::MayMove
+    /// [`placement`]: ReallocPlacement
+    /// [`init`]: AllocInit
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator,
+    /// * `layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory (The `new_size` argument need not fit it.),
+    // We can't require that `new_size` is strictly greater than `memory.size` because of ZSTs.
+    // An alternative would be
+    // * `new_size must be strictly greater than `memory.size` or both are zero
+    /// * `new_size` must be greater than or equal to `layout.size()`, and
+    /// * `new_size`, when rounded up to the nearest multiple of `layout.align()`, must not overflow
+    ///   (i.e., the rounded value must be less than or equal to `usize::MAX`).
+    ///
+    /// [*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(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+        layout: Layout,
+        new_size: usize,
+        placement: ReallocPlacement,
+        init: AllocInit,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr> {
+        match placement {
+            ReallocPlacement::InPlace => Err(AllocErr),
+            ReallocPlacement::MayMove => {
+                let size = layout.size();
+                debug_assert!(
+                    new_size >= size,
+                    "`new_size` must be greater than or equal to `layout.size()`"
+                );
+
+                if new_size == size {
+                    return Ok(MemoryBlock { ptr, size });
+                }
+
+                let new_layout =
+                    // SAFETY: the caller must ensure that the `new_size` does not overflow.
+                    // `layout.align()` comes from a `Layout` and is thus guaranteed to be valid for a Layout.
+                    // The caller must ensure that `new_size` is greater than zero.
+                    unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(new_size, layout.align()) };
+                let new_memory = self.alloc(new_layout, init)?;
+
+                // SAFETY: because `new_size` must be greater than or equal to `size`, both the old and new
+                // memory allocation are valid for reads and writes for `size` bytes. Also, because the old
+                // allocation wasn't yet deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_memory`. 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_memory.ptr.as_ptr(), size);
+                    self.dealloc(ptr, layout);
+                    Ok(new_memory)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to shrink the memory block.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a new [`MemoryBlock`][] containing a pointer and the actual size of the allocated
+    /// memory. The pointer is suitable for holding data described by a new layout with `layout`’s
+    /// alignment and a size given by `new_size`. To accomplish this, the allocator may shrink the
+    /// allocation referenced by `ptr` to fit the new layout. If the [`placement`] is
+    /// [`InPlace`], the returned pointer is guaranteed to be the same as the passed `ptr`.
+    ///
+    /// If this returns `Ok`, then ownership of the memory block referenced by `ptr` has been
+    /// transferred to this allocator. The memory may or may not have been freed, and should be
+    /// considered unusable unless it was transferred back to the caller again via the
+    /// return value of this method.
+    ///
+    /// 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.
+    ///
+    /// The behavior of how the allocator tries to shrink the memory is specified by [`placement`].
+    ///
+    /// [`InPlace`]: ReallocPlacement::InPlace
+    /// [`placement`]: ReallocPlacement
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// * `ptr` must denote a block of memory [*currently allocated*] via this allocator,
+    /// * `layout` must [*fit*] that block of memory (The `new_size` argument need not fit it.), and
+    // We can't require that `new_size` is strictly smaller than `memory.size` because of ZSTs.
+    // An alternative would be
+    // * `new_size must be strictly smaller than `memory.size` or both are zero
+    /// * `new_size` must be smaller than or equal to `layout.size()`.
+    ///
+    /// [*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(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+        layout: Layout,
+        new_size: usize,
+        placement: ReallocPlacement,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr> {
+        match placement {
+            ReallocPlacement::InPlace => Err(AllocErr),
+            ReallocPlacement::MayMove => {
+                let size = layout.size();
+                debug_assert!(
+                    new_size <= size,
+                    "`new_size` must be smaller than or equal to `layout.size()`"
+                );
+
+                if new_size == size {
+                    return Ok(MemoryBlock { ptr, size });
+                }
+
+                let new_layout =
+                // SAFETY: the caller must ensure that the `new_size` does not overflow.
+                // `layout.align()` comes from a `Layout` and is thus guaranteed to be valid for a Layout.
+                // The caller must ensure that `new_size` is greater than zero.
+                    unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(new_size, layout.align()) };
+                let new_memory = self.alloc(new_layout, AllocInit::Uninitialized)?;
+
+                // SAFETY: because `new_size` must be lower than or equal to `size`, both the old and new
+                // memory allocation are valid for reads and writes for `new_size` bytes. Also, because the
+                // old allocation wasn't yet deallocated, it cannot overlap `new_memory`. 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_memory.ptr.as_ptr(), new_size);
+                    self.dealloc(ptr, layout);
+                    Ok(new_memory)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a "by reference" adaptor for this instance of `AllocRef`.
+    ///
+    /// The returned adaptor also implements `AllocRef` and will simply borrow this.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn by_ref(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
+unsafe impl<A> AllocRef for &mut A
+where
+    A: AllocRef + ?Sized,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn alloc(&mut self, layout: Layout, init: AllocInit) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr> {
+        (**self).alloc(layout, init)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn dealloc(&mut self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
+        // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
+        unsafe { (**self).dealloc(ptr, layout) }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn grow(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+        layout: Layout,
+        new_size: usize,
+        placement: ReallocPlacement,
+        init: AllocInit,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr> {
+        // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
+        unsafe { (**self).grow(ptr, layout, new_size, placement, init) }
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn shrink(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+        layout: Layout,
+        new_size: usize,
+        placement: ReallocPlacement,
+    ) -> Result<MemoryBlock, AllocErr> {
+        // SAFETY: the safety contract must be upheld by the caller
+        unsafe { (**self).shrink(ptr, layout, new_size, placement) }
+    }
+}