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+when notJSnotNims:
+  proc zeroMem*(p: pointer, size: Natural) {.inline, noSideEffect,
+    tags: [], raises: [].}
+    ## Overwrites the contents of the memory at `p` with the value 0.
+    ##
+    ## Exactly `size` bytes will be overwritten. Like any procedure
+    ## dealing with raw memory this is **unsafe**.
+
+  proc copyMem*(dest, source: pointer, size: Natural) {.inline, benign,
+    tags: [], raises: [].}
+    ## Copies the contents from the memory at `source` to the memory
+    ## at `dest`.
+    ## Exactly `size` bytes will be copied. The memory
+    ## regions may not overlap. Like any procedure dealing with raw
+    ## memory this is **unsafe**.
+
+  proc moveMem*(dest, source: pointer, size: Natural) {.inline, benign,
+    tags: [], raises: [].}
+    ## Copies the contents from the memory at `source` to the memory
+    ## at `dest`.
+    ##
+    ## Exactly `size` bytes will be copied. The memory
+    ## regions may overlap, `moveMem` handles this case appropriately
+    ## and is thus somewhat more safe than `copyMem`. Like any procedure
+    ## dealing with raw memory this is still **unsafe**, though.
+
+  proc equalMem*(a, b: pointer, size: Natural): bool {.inline, noSideEffect,
+    tags: [], raises: [].}
+    ## Compares the memory blocks `a` and `b`. `size` bytes will
+    ## be compared.
+    ##
+    ## If the blocks are equal, `true` is returned, `false`
+    ## otherwise. Like any procedure dealing with raw memory this is
+    ## **unsafe**.
+
+  proc cmpMem*(a, b: pointer, size: Natural): int {.inline, noSideEffect,
+    tags: [], raises: [].}
+    ## Compares the memory blocks `a` and `b`. `size` bytes will
+    ## be compared.
+    ##
+    ## Returns:
+    ## * a value less than zero, if `a < b`
+    ## * a value greater than zero, if `a > b`
+    ## * zero, if `a == b`
+    ##
+    ## Like any procedure dealing with raw memory this is
+    ## **unsafe**.
+
+when hasAlloc and not defined(js):
+
+  proc allocImpl*(size: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+  proc alloc0Impl*(size: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+  proc deallocImpl*(p: pointer) {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+  proc reallocImpl*(p: pointer, newSize: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+  proc realloc0Impl*(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+
+  proc allocSharedImpl*(size: Natural): pointer {.noconv, compilerproc, rtl, benign, raises: [], tags: [].}
+  proc allocShared0Impl*(size: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, benign, raises: [], tags: [].}
+  proc deallocSharedImpl*(p: pointer) {.noconv, rtl, benign, raises: [], tags: [].}
+  proc reallocSharedImpl*(p: pointer, newSize: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+  proc reallocShared0Impl*(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize: Natural): pointer {.noconv, rtl, tags: [], benign, raises: [].}
+
+  # Allocator statistics for memory leak tests
+
+  {.push stackTrace: off.}
+
+  type AllocStats* = object
+    allocCount: int
+    deallocCount: int
+
+  proc `-`*(a, b: AllocStats): AllocStats =
+    result.allocCount = a.allocCount - b.allocCount
+    result.deallocCount = a.deallocCount - b.deallocCount
+
+  template dumpAllocstats*(code: untyped) =
+    let stats1 = getAllocStats()
+    code
+    let stats2 = getAllocStats()
+    echo $(stats2 - stats1)
+
+  when defined(nimAllocStats):
+    var stats: AllocStats
+    template incStat(what: untyped) = atomicInc stats.what
+    proc getAllocStats*(): AllocStats = stats
+
+  else:
+    template incStat(what: untyped) = discard
+    proc getAllocStats*(): AllocStats = discard
+
+  template alloc*(size: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block with at least `size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with `realloc(block, 0) <#realloc.t,pointer,Natural>`_
+    ## or `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ## The block is not initialized, so reading
+    ## from it before writing to it is undefined behaviour!
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `allocShared <#allocShared.t,Natural>`_ to allocate from a shared heap.
+    ##
+    ## See also:
+    ## * `alloc0 <#alloc0.t,Natural>`_
+    incStat(allocCount)
+    allocImpl(size)
+
+  proc createU*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline, benign, raises: [].} =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block with at least `T.sizeof * size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with `resize(block, 0) <#resize,ptr.T,Natural>`_
+    ## or `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ## The block is not initialized, so reading
+    ## from it before writing to it is undefined behaviour!
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `createSharedU <#createSharedU,typedesc>`_ to allocate from a shared heap.
+    ##
+    ## See also:
+    ## * `create <#create,typedesc>`_
+    cast[ptr T](alloc(T.sizeof * size))
+
+  template alloc0*(size: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block with at least `size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with `realloc(block, 0) <#realloc.t,pointer,Natural>`_
+    ## or `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ## The block is initialized with all bytes containing zero, so it is
+    ## somewhat safer than  `alloc <#alloc.t,Natural>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `allocShared0 <#allocShared0.t,Natural>`_ to allocate from a shared heap.
+    incStat(allocCount)
+    alloc0Impl(size)
+
+  proc create*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline, benign, raises: [].} =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block with at least `T.sizeof * size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with `resize(block, 0) <#resize,ptr.T,Natural>`_
+    ## or `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ## The block is initialized with all bytes containing zero, so it is
+    ## somewhat safer than `createU <#createU,typedesc>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `createShared <#createShared,typedesc>`_ to allocate from a shared heap.
+    cast[ptr T](alloc0(sizeof(T) * size))
+
+  template realloc*(p: pointer, newSize: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block.
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `realloc` calls `dealloc(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with
+    ## `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `reallocShared <#reallocShared.t,pointer,Natural>`_ to reallocate
+    ## from a shared heap.
+    reallocImpl(p, newSize)
+
+  template realloc0*(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block.
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `realloc` calls `dealloc(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with
+    ## `dealloc(block) <#dealloc,pointer>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The block is initialized with all bytes containing zero, so it is
+    ## somewhat safer then realloc
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `reallocShared <#reallocShared.t,pointer,Natural>`_ to reallocate
+    ## from a shared heap.
+    realloc0Impl(p, oldSize, newSize)
+
+  proc resize*[T](p: ptr T, newSize: Natural): ptr T {.inline, benign, raises: [].} =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block.
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `T.sizeof * newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `resize` calls `dealloc(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with `free`.
+    ##
+    ## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `resizeShared <#resizeShared,ptr.T,Natural>`_ to reallocate
+    ## from a shared heap.
+    cast[ptr T](realloc(p, T.sizeof * newSize))
+
+  proc dealloc*(p: pointer) {.noconv, compilerproc, rtl, benign, raises: [], tags: [].} =
+    ## Frees the memory allocated with `alloc`, `alloc0`,
+    ## `realloc`, `create` or `createU`.
+    ##
+    ## **This procedure is dangerous!**
+    ## If one forgets to free the memory a leak occurs; if one tries to
+    ## access freed memory (or just freeing it twice!) a core dump may happen
+    ## or other memory may be corrupted.
+    ##
+    ## The freed memory must belong to its allocating thread!
+    ## Use `deallocShared <#deallocShared,pointer>`_ to deallocate from a shared heap.
+    incStat(deallocCount)
+    deallocImpl(p)
+
+  template allocShared*(size: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block on the shared heap with at
+    ## least `size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with
+    ## `reallocShared(block, 0) <#reallocShared.t,pointer,Natural>`_
+    ## or `deallocShared(block) <#deallocShared,pointer>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The block is not initialized, so reading from it before writing
+    ## to it is undefined behaviour!
+    ##
+    ## See also:
+    ## * `allocShared0 <#allocShared0.t,Natural>`_.
+    incStat(allocCount)
+    allocSharedImpl(size)
+
+  proc createSharedU*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline, tags: [],
+                                                               benign, raises: [].} =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block on the shared heap with at
+    ## least `T.sizeof * size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with
+    ## `resizeShared(block, 0) <#resizeShared,ptr.T,Natural>`_ or
+    ## `freeShared(block) <#freeShared,ptr.T>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The block is not initialized, so reading from it before writing
+    ## to it is undefined behaviour!
+    ##
+    ## See also:
+    ## * `createShared <#createShared,typedesc>`_
+    cast[ptr T](allocShared(T.sizeof * size))
+
+  template allocShared0*(size: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block on the shared heap with at
+    ## least `size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with
+    ## `reallocShared(block, 0) <#reallocShared.t,pointer,Natural>`_
+    ## or `deallocShared(block) <#deallocShared,pointer>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The block is initialized with all bytes
+    ## containing zero, so it is somewhat safer than
+    ## `allocShared <#allocShared.t,Natural>`_.
+    incStat(allocCount)
+    allocShared0Impl(size)
+
+  proc createShared*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline.} =
+    ## Allocates a new memory block on the shared heap with at
+    ## least `T.sizeof * size` bytes.
+    ##
+    ## The block has to be freed with
+    ## `resizeShared(block, 0) <#resizeShared,ptr.T,Natural>`_ or
+    ## `freeShared(block) <#freeShared,ptr.T>`_.
+    ##
+    ## The block is initialized with all bytes
+    ## containing zero, so it is somewhat safer than
+    ## `createSharedU <#createSharedU,typedesc>`_.
+    cast[ptr T](allocShared0(T.sizeof * size))
+
+  template reallocShared*(p: pointer, newSize: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block on the heap.
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `reallocShared` calls
+    ## `deallocShared(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with
+    ## `deallocShared <#deallocShared,pointer>`_.
+    reallocSharedImpl(p, newSize)
+
+  template reallocShared0*(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize: Natural): pointer =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block on the heap.
+    ##
+    ## When growing, the new bytes of the block is initialized with all bytes
+    ## containing zero, so it is somewhat safer then reallocShared
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `reallocShared` calls
+    ## `deallocShared(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with
+    ## `deallocShared <#deallocShared,pointer>`_.
+    reallocShared0Impl(p, oldSize, newSize)
+
+  proc resizeShared*[T](p: ptr T, newSize: Natural): ptr T {.inline, raises: [].} =
+    ## Grows or shrinks a given memory block on the heap.
+    ##
+    ## If `p` is **nil** then a new memory block is returned.
+    ## In either way the block has at least `T.sizeof * newSize` bytes.
+    ## If `newSize == 0` and `p` is not **nil** `resizeShared` calls
+    ## `freeShared(p)`.
+    ## In other cases the block has to be freed with
+    ## `freeShared <#freeShared,ptr.T>`_.
+    cast[ptr T](reallocShared(p, T.sizeof * newSize))
+
+  proc deallocShared*(p: pointer) {.noconv, compilerproc, rtl, benign, raises: [], tags: [].} =
+    ## Frees the memory allocated with `allocShared`, `allocShared0` or
+    ## `reallocShared`.
+    ##
+    ## **This procedure is dangerous!**
+    ## If one forgets to free the memory a leak occurs; if one tries to
+    ## access freed memory (or just freeing it twice!) a core dump may happen
+    ## or other memory may be corrupted.
+    incStat(deallocCount)
+    deallocSharedImpl(p)
+
+  proc freeShared*[T](p: ptr T) {.inline, benign, raises: [].} =
+    ## Frees the memory allocated with `createShared`, `createSharedU` or
+    ## `resizeShared`.
+    ##
+    ## **This procedure is dangerous!**
+    ## If one forgets to free the memory a leak occurs; if one tries to
+    ## access freed memory (or just freeing it twice!) a core dump may happen
+    ## or other memory may be corrupted.
+    deallocShared(p)
+
+  include bitmasks
+
+  template `+!`(p: pointer, s: SomeInteger): pointer =
+    cast[pointer](cast[int](p) +% int(s))
+
+  template `-!`(p: pointer, s: SomeInteger): pointer =
+    cast[pointer](cast[int](p) -% int(s))
+
+  proc alignedAlloc(size, align: Natural): pointer =
+    if align <= MemAlign:
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        result = allocShared(size)
+      else:
+        result = alloc(size)
+    else:
+      # allocate (size + align - 1) necessary for alignment,
+      # plus 2 bytes to store offset
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        let base = allocShared(size + align - 1 + sizeof(uint16))
+      else:
+        let base = alloc(size + align - 1 + sizeof(uint16))
+      # memory layout: padding + offset (2 bytes) + user_data
+      # in order to deallocate: read offset at user_data - 2 bytes,
+      # then deallocate user_data - offset
+      let offset = align - (cast[int](base) and (align - 1))
+      cast[ptr uint16](base +! (offset - sizeof(uint16)))[] = uint16(offset)
+      result = base +! offset
+
+  proc alignedAlloc0(size, align: Natural): pointer =
+    if align <= MemAlign:
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        result = allocShared0(size)
+      else:
+        result = alloc0(size)
+    else:
+      # see comments for alignedAlloc
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        let base = allocShared0(size + align - 1 + sizeof(uint16))
+      else:
+        let base = alloc0(size + align - 1 + sizeof(uint16))
+      let offset = align - (cast[int](base) and (align - 1))
+      cast[ptr uint16](base +! (offset - sizeof(uint16)))[] = uint16(offset)
+      result = base +! offset
+
+  proc alignedDealloc(p: pointer, align: int) {.compilerproc.} =
+    if align <= MemAlign:
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        deallocShared(p)
+      else:
+        dealloc(p)
+    else:
+      # read offset at p - 2 bytes, then deallocate (p - offset) pointer
+      let offset = cast[ptr uint16](p -! sizeof(uint16))[]
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        deallocShared(p -! offset)
+      else:
+        dealloc(p -! offset)
+
+  proc alignedRealloc(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize, align: Natural): pointer =
+    if align <= MemAlign:
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        result = reallocShared(p, newSize)
+      else:
+        result = realloc(p, newSize)
+    else:
+      result = alignedAlloc(newSize, align)
+      copyMem(result, p, oldSize)
+      alignedDealloc(p, align)
+
+  proc alignedRealloc0(p: pointer, oldSize, newSize, align: Natural): pointer =
+    if align <= MemAlign:
+      when compileOption("threads"):
+        result = reallocShared0(p, oldSize, newSize)
+      else:
+        result = realloc0(p, oldSize, newSize)
+    else:
+      result = alignedAlloc(newSize, align)
+      copyMem(result, p, oldSize)
+      zeroMem(result +! oldSize, newSize - oldSize)
+      alignedDealloc(p, align)
+
+  {.pop.}
+
+# GC interface:
+
+when hasAlloc:
+  proc getOccupiedMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes that are owned by the process and hold data.
+
+  proc getFreeMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes that are owned by the process, but do not
+    ## hold any meaningful data.
+
+  proc getTotalMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes that are owned by the process.
+
+
+when defined(js):
+  # Stubs:
+  proc getOccupiedMem(): int = return -1
+  proc getFreeMem(): int = return -1
+  proc getTotalMem(): int = return -1
+
+  proc dealloc(p: pointer) = discard
+  proc alloc(size: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc alloc0(size: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc realloc(p: pointer, newsize: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc realloc0(p: pointer, oldsize, newsize: Natural): pointer = discard
+
+  proc allocShared(size: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc allocShared0(size: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc deallocShared(p: pointer) = discard
+  proc reallocShared(p: pointer, newsize: Natural): pointer = discard
+  proc reallocShared0(p: pointer, oldsize, newsize: Natural): pointer = discard
+
+
+when hasAlloc and hasThreadSupport and not defined(useMalloc):
+  proc getOccupiedSharedMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes that are owned by the process
+    ## on the shared heap and hold data. This is only available when
+    ## threads are enabled.
+
+  proc getFreeSharedMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes that are owned by the
+    ## process on the shared heap, but do not hold any meaningful data.
+    ## This is only available when threads are enabled.
+
+  proc getTotalSharedMem*(): int {.rtl.}
+    ## Returns the number of bytes on the shared heap that are owned by the
+    ## process. This is only available when threads are enabled.