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    use crate::convert::From;
    use crate::ops::{CoerceUnsized, DispatchFromDyn};
    use crate::fmt;
    use crate::hash;
    use crate::marker::Unsize;
    use crate::mem;
    use crate::ptr::Unique;
    use crate::cmp::Ordering;

    /// `*mut T` but non-zero and covariant.
    ///
    /// This is often the correct thing to use when building data structures using
    /// raw pointers, but is ultimately more dangerous to use because of its additional
    /// properties. If you're not sure if you should use `NonNull<T>`, just use `*mut T`!
    ///
    /// Unlike `*mut T`, the pointer must always be non-null, even if the pointer
    /// is never dereferenced. This is so that enums may use this forbidden value
    /// as a discriminant -- `Option<NonNull<T>>` has the same size as `*mut T`.
    /// However the pointer may still dangle if it isn't dereferenced.
    ///
    /// Unlike `*mut T`, `NonNull<T>` is covariant over `T`. If this is incorrect
    /// for your use case, you should include some [`PhantomData`] in your type to
    /// provide invariance, such as `PhantomData<Cell<T>>` or `PhantomData<&'a mut T>`.
    /// Usually this won't be necessary; covariance is correct for most safe abstractions,
    /// such as `Box`, `Rc`, `Arc`, `Vec`, and `LinkedList`. This is the case because they
    /// provide a public API that follows the normal shared XOR mutable rules of Rust.
    ///
    /// Notice that `NonNull<T>` has a `From` instance for `&T`. However, this does
    /// not change the fact that mutating through a (pointer derived from a) shared
    /// reference is undefined behavior unless the mutation happens inside an
    /// [`UnsafeCell<T>`]. The same goes for creating a mutable reference from a shared
    /// reference. When using this `From` instance without an `UnsafeCell<T>`,
    /// it is your responsibility to ensure that `as_mut` is never called, and `as_ptr`
    /// is never used for mutation.
    ///
    /// [`PhantomData`]: ../marker/struct.PhantomData.html
    /// [`UnsafeCell<T>`]: ../cell/struct.UnsafeCell.html
    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    #[repr(transparent)]
    #[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start(1)]
    #[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]
    pub struct NonNull<T: ?Sized> {
        pointer: *const T,
    }

    /// `NonNull` pointers are not `Send` because the data they reference may be aliased.
    // N.B., this impl is unnecessary, but should provide better error messages.
    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> !Send for NonNull<T> { }

    /// `NonNull` pointers are not `Sync` because the data they reference may be aliased.
    // N.B., this impl is unnecessary, but should provide better error messages.
    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> !Sync for NonNull<T> { }

    impl<T: Sized> NonNull<T> {
        /// Creates a new `NonNull` that is dangling, but well-aligned.
        ///
        /// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
        /// `Vec::new` does.
        ///
        /// Note that the pointer value may potentially represent a valid pointer to
        /// a `T`, 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.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub const fn dangling() -> Self {
            unsafe {
                let ptr = mem::align_of::<T>() as *mut T;
                NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr)
            }
        }
    }

    impl<T: ?Sized> NonNull<T> {
        /// Creates a new `NonNull`.
        ///
        /// # Safety
        ///
        /// `ptr` must be non-null.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub const unsafe fn new_unchecked(ptr: *mut T) -> Self {
            NonNull { pointer: ptr as _ }
        }

        /// Creates a new `NonNull` if `ptr` is non-null.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Option<Self> {
            if !ptr.is_null() {
                Some(unsafe { Self::new_unchecked(ptr) })
            } else {
                None
            }
        }

        /// Acquires the underlying `*mut` pointer.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub const fn as_ptr(self) -> *mut T {
            self.pointer as *mut T
        }

        /// Dereferences the content.
        ///
        /// The resulting lifetime is bound to self so this behaves "as if"
        /// it were actually an instance of T that is getting borrowed. If a longer
        /// (unbound) lifetime is needed, use `&*my_ptr.as_ptr()`.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub unsafe fn as_ref(&self) -> &T {
            &*self.as_ptr()
        }

        /// Mutably dereferences the content.
        ///
        /// The resulting lifetime is bound to self so this behaves "as if"
        /// it were actually an instance of T that is getting borrowed. If a longer
        /// (unbound) lifetime is needed, use `&mut *my_ptr.as_ptr()`.
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub unsafe fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
            &mut *self.as_ptr()
        }

        /// Cast to a pointer of another type
        #[stable(feature = "nonnull_cast", since = "1.27.0")]
        #[inline]
        pub const fn cast<U>(self) -> NonNull<U> {
            unsafe {
                NonNull::new_unchecked(self.as_ptr() as *mut U)
            }
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> Clone for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn clone(&self) -> Self {
            *self
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for NonNull<T> { }

    #[unstable(feature = "coerce_unsized", issue = "27732")]
    impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> { }

    #[unstable(feature = "dispatch_from_dyn", issue = "0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> { }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> fmt::Debug for NonNull<T> {
        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
            fmt::Pointer::fmt(&self.as_ptr(), f)
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> fmt::Pointer for NonNull<T> {
        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
            fmt::Pointer::fmt(&self.as_ptr(), f)
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> Eq for NonNull<T> {}

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> PartialEq for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
            self.as_ptr() == other.as_ptr()
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> Ord for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
            self.as_ptr().cmp(&other.as_ptr())
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> PartialOrd for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
            self.as_ptr().partial_cmp(&other.as_ptr())
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> hash::Hash for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn hash<H: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
            self.as_ptr().hash(state)
        }
    }

    #[unstable(feature = "ptr_internals", issue = "0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> From<Unique<T>> for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn from(unique: Unique<T>) -> Self {
            unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(unique.as_ptr()) }
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> From<&mut T> for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn from(reference: &mut T) -> Self {
            unsafe { NonNull { pointer: reference as *mut T } }
        }
    }

    #[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
    impl<T: ?Sized> From<&T> for NonNull<T> {
        #[inline]
        fn from(reference: &T) -> Self {
            unsafe { NonNull { pointer: reference as *const T } }
        }
    }

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