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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#![allow(unsafe_code)]
+
+use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::ptr;
+
+/// An unsafe box, derefs to `T`.
+pub(super) struct UnsafeBox<T> {
+    inner: ManuallyDrop<Box<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> UnsafeBox<T> {
+    /// Creates a new unsafe box.
+    pub(super) fn from_box(value: Box<T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: ManuallyDrop::new(value),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new box from a pointer.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The input should point to a valid `T`.
+    pub(super) unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *mut T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: ManuallyDrop::new(Box::from_raw(ptr)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new unsafe box from an existing one.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// There is no refcounting or whatever else in an unsafe box, so this
+    /// operation can lead to double frees.
+    pub(super) unsafe fn clone(this: &Self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: ptr::read(&this.inner),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a mutable reference to the inner value of this unsafe box.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Given `Self::clone`, nothing prevents anyone from creating
+    /// multiple mutable references to the inner value, which is completely UB.
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn deref_mut(this: &mut Self) -> &mut T {
+        &mut this.inner
+    }
+
+    /// Drops the inner value of this unsafe box.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Given this doesn't consume the unsafe box itself, this has the same
+    /// safety caveats as `ManuallyDrop::drop`.
+    pub(super) unsafe fn drop(this: &mut Self) {
+        ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut this.inner)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Deref for UnsafeBox<T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+}