diff --git a/src/liballoc/arc.rs b/src/liballoc/arc.rs
index 3e235caab18..eecc0769bd7 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/arc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/arc.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ use core::nonzero::NonZero;
 use core::ops::{Drop, Deref};
 use core::option::Option;
 use core::option::Option::{Some, None};
-use core::ptr::{mod, RawPtr};
+use core::ptr::{mod, PtrExt};
 use heap::deallocate;
 
 /// An atomically reference counted wrapper for shared state.
diff --git a/src/liballoc/heap.rs b/src/liballoc/heap.rs
index c6b6a784f06..cdc30efd2d9 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/heap.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/heap.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use core::ptr::RawPtr;
+use core::ptr::PtrExt;
 
 // FIXME: #13996: mark the `allocate` and `reallocate` return value as `noalias`
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ mod imp {
 mod test {
     extern crate test;
     use self::test::Bencher;
-    use core::ptr::RawPtr;
+    use core::ptr::PtrExt;
     use heap;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/liballoc/rc.rs b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
index 13dc4474c1a..90e126bef4d 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/rc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ use core::nonzero::NonZero;
 use core::ops::{Deref, Drop};
 use core::option::Option;
 use core::option::Option::{Some, None};
-use core::ptr::{mod, RawPtr};
+use core::ptr::{mod, PtrExt};
 use core::result::Result;
 use core::result::Result::{Ok, Err};
 
diff --git a/src/libcollections/dlist.rs b/src/libcollections/dlist.rs
index f20b37cb60f..d8ce79f4fe9 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/dlist.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/dlist.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl<T> Rawlink<T> {
     /// Convert the `Rawlink` into an Option value
     fn resolve_immut<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a T> {
         unsafe {
-            self.p.as_ref()
+            mem::transmute(self.p.as_ref())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libcollections/slice.rs b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
index d6d94f57acf..d4db9ea59f9 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ use core::mem::size_of;
 use core::mem;
 use core::ops::FnMut;
 use core::prelude::{Clone, Greater, Iterator, IteratorExt, Less, None, Option};
-use core::prelude::{Ord, Ordering, RawPtr, Some, range};
+use core::prelude::{Ord, Ordering, PtrExt, Some, range};
 use core::ptr;
 use core::slice as core_slice;
 use self::Direction::*;
diff --git a/src/libcollections/str.rs b/src/libcollections/str.rs
index 881eb45f7cc..225814673c4 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/str.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/str.rs
@@ -1768,19 +1768,12 @@ impl StrExt for str {}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::iter::AdditiveIterator;
-    use std::iter::range;
-    use std::default::Default;
-    use std::char::Char;
-    use std::clone::Clone;
-    use std::cmp::{Ord, PartialOrd, Equiv};
-    use std::cmp::Ordering::{Equal, Greater, Less};
-    use std::option::Option::{mod, Some, None};
-    use std::result::Result::{Ok, Err};
-    use std::ptr::RawPtr;
-    use std::iter::{Iterator, IteratorExt, DoubleEndedIteratorExt};
+    use prelude::*;
 
-    use super::*;
+    use core::default::Default;
+    use core::iter::AdditiveIterator;
+    use super::{eq_slice, from_utf8, is_utf8, is_utf16, raw};
+    use super::truncate_utf16_at_nul;
     use super::MaybeOwned::{Owned, Slice};
     use std::slice::{AsSlice, SliceExt};
     use string::{String, ToString};
diff --git a/src/libcore/prelude.rs b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
index f6abc8da79c..fd1598db8cd 100644
--- a/src/libcore/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub use iter::{IteratorOrdExt, MutableDoubleEndedIterator, ExactSizeIterator};
 pub use num::{ToPrimitive, FromPrimitive};
 pub use option::Option;
 pub use option::Option::{Some, None};
-pub use ptr::RawPtr;
+pub use ptr::{PtrExt, MutPtrExt};
 pub use result::Result;
 pub use result::Result::{Ok, Err};
 pub use str::{Str, StrExt};
diff --git a/src/libcore/ptr.rs b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
index 8c724b4d852..75bb8d33ea8 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ptr.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 //! typically limited to a few patterns.
 //!
 //! Use the [`null` function](fn.null.html) to create null pointers,
-//! the [`is_null`](trait.RawPtr.html#tymethod.is_null)
-//! and [`is_not_null`](trait.RawPtr.html#method.is_not_null)
-//! methods of the [`RawPtr` trait](trait.RawPtr.html) to check for null.
-//! The `RawPtr` trait is imported by the prelude, so `is_null` etc.
-//! work everywhere. The `RawPtr` also defines the `offset` method,
+//! the [`is_null`](trait.PtrExt.html#tymethod.is_null)
+//! methods of the [`PtrExt` trait](trait.PtrExt.html) to check for null.
+//! The `PtrExt` trait is imported by the prelude, so `is_null` etc.
+//! work everywhere. The `PtrExt` also defines the `offset` method,
 //! for pointer math.
 //!
 //! # Common ways to create unsafe pointers
@@ -87,16 +86,16 @@
 //! but C APIs hand out a lot of pointers generally, so are a common source
 //! of unsafe pointers in Rust.
 
+#![stable]
+
 use mem;
 use clone::Clone;
 use intrinsics;
+use option::Option::{mod, Some, None};
 use kinds::{Send, Sync};
-use option::Option;
-use option::Option::{Some, None};
 
 use cmp::{PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd, Equiv};
-use cmp::Ordering;
-use cmp::Ordering::{Less, Equal, Greater};
+use cmp::Ordering::{mod, Less, Equal, Greater};
 
 // FIXME #19649: instrinsic docs don't render, so these have no docs :(
 
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ pub use intrinsics::set_memory;
 /// assert!(p.is_null());
 /// ```
 #[inline]
-#[unstable = "may need a different name after pending changes to pointer types"]
+#[stable]
 pub fn null<T>() -> *const T { 0 as *const T }
 
 /// Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
@@ -135,31 +134,31 @@ pub fn null<T>() -> *const T { 0 as *const T }
 /// assert!(p.is_null());
 /// ```
 #[inline]
-#[unstable = "may need a different name after pending changes to pointer types"]
+#[stable]
 pub fn null_mut<T>() -> *mut T { 0 as *mut T }
 
-/// Zeroes out `count * size_of::<T>` bytes of memory at `dst`. `count` may be `0`.
+/// Zeroes out `count * size_of::<T>` bytes of memory at `dst`. `count` may be
+/// `0`.
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
-/// Beyond accepting a raw pointer, this is unsafe because it will not drop the contents of `dst`,
-/// and may be used to create invalid instances of `T`.
+/// Beyond accepting a raw pointer, this is unsafe because it will not drop the
+/// contents of `dst`, and may be used to create invalid instances of `T`.
 #[inline]
-#[experimental = "uncertain about naming and semantics"]
-#[allow(experimental)]
+#[unstable = "may play a larger role in std::ptr future extensions"]
 pub unsafe fn zero_memory<T>(dst: *mut T, count: uint) {
     set_memory(dst, 0, count);
 }
 
 /// Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without
-/// deinitialising either. They may overlap, unlike `mem::swap` which is otherwise
-/// equivalent.
+/// deinitialising either. They may overlap, unlike `mem::swap` which is
+/// otherwise equivalent.
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// This is only unsafe because it accepts a raw pointer.
 #[inline]
-#[unstable]
+#[stable]
 pub unsafe fn swap<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T) {
     // Give ourselves some scratch space to work with
     let mut tmp: T = mem::uninitialized();
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ pub unsafe fn swap<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T) {
 /// This is only unsafe because it accepts a raw pointer.
 /// Otherwise, this operation is identical to `mem::replace`.
 #[inline]
-#[unstable]
+#[stable]
 pub unsafe fn replace<T>(dest: *mut T, mut src: T) -> T {
     mem::swap(mem::transmute(dest), &mut src); // cannot overlap
     src
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ pub unsafe fn replace<T>(dest: *mut T, mut src: T) -> T {
 /// `zero_memory`, or `copy_memory`). Note that `*src = foo` counts as a use
 /// because it will attempt to drop the value previously at `*src`.
 #[inline(always)]
-#[unstable]
+#[stable]
 pub unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
     let mut tmp: T = mem::uninitialized();
     copy_nonoverlapping_memory(&mut tmp, src, 1);
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@ pub unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
 ///
 /// This is unsafe for the same reasons that `read` is unsafe.
 #[inline(always)]
-#[experimental]
-#[allow(experimental)]
+#[unstable = "may play a larger role in std::ptr future extensions"]
 pub unsafe fn read_and_zero<T>(dest: *mut T) -> T {
     // Copy the data out from `dest`:
     let tmp = read(&*dest);
@@ -226,8 +224,8 @@ pub unsafe fn read_and_zero<T>(dest: *mut T) -> T {
     tmp
 }
 
-/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping
-/// the old value.
+/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
+/// dropping the old value.
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
@@ -235,36 +233,44 @@ pub unsafe fn read_and_zero<T>(dest: *mut T) -> T {
 /// not drop the contents of `dst`. This could leak allocations or resources,
 /// so care must be taken not to overwrite an object that should be dropped.
 ///
-/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwritting memory
-/// that has previously been `read` from.
+/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwritting
+/// memory that has previously been `read` from.
 #[inline]
-#[unstable]
+#[stable]
 pub unsafe fn write<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
     intrinsics::move_val_init(&mut *dst, src)
 }
 
 /// Methods on raw pointers
-pub trait RawPtr<T> {
-    /// Returns a null raw pointer.
+#[stable]
+pub trait PtrExt<T> {
+    /// Returns the null pointer.
+    #[deprecated = "call ptr::null instead"]
     fn null() -> Self;
 
     /// Returns true if the pointer is null.
-    fn is_null(&self) -> bool;
+    #[stable]
+    fn is_null(self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Returns true if the pointer is not equal to the null pointer.
+    #[deprecated = "use !p.is_null() instead"]
+    fn is_not_null(self) -> bool { !self.is_null() }
 
     /// Returns true if the pointer is not null.
-    fn is_not_null(&self) -> bool { !self.is_null() }
+    #[deprecated = "use `as uint` instead"]
+    fn to_uint(self) -> uint;
 
-    /// Returns the address of the pointer.
-    fn to_uint(&self) -> uint;
-
-    /// Returns `None` if the pointer is null, or else returns a reference to the
-    /// value wrapped in `Some`.
+    /// Returns `None` if the pointer is null, or else returns a reference to
+    /// the value wrapped in `Some`.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// While this method and its mutable counterpart are useful for null-safety,
-    /// it is important to note that this is still an unsafe operation because
-    /// the returned value could be pointing to invalid memory.
+    /// While this method and its mutable counterpart are useful for
+    /// null-safety, it is important to note that this is still an unsafe
+    /// operation because the returned value could be pointing to invalid
+    /// memory.
+    #[unstable = "Option is not clearly the right return type, and we may want \
+                  to tie the return lifetime to a borrow of the raw pointer"]
     unsafe fn as_ref<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a T>;
 
     /// Calculates the offset from a pointer. `count` is in units of T; e.g. a
@@ -272,39 +278,51 @@ pub trait RawPtr<T> {
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// The offset must be in-bounds of the object, or one-byte-past-the-end. Otherwise
-    /// `offset` invokes Undefined Behaviour, regardless of whether the pointer is used.
+    /// The offset must be in-bounds of the object, or one-byte-past-the-end.
+    /// Otherwise `offset` invokes Undefined Behaviour, regardless of whether
+    /// the pointer is used.
+    #[stable]
     unsafe fn offset(self, count: int) -> Self;
 }
 
 /// Methods on mutable raw pointers
-pub trait RawMutPtr<T>{
-    /// Returns `None` if the pointer is null, or else returns a mutable reference
-    /// to the value wrapped in `Some`.
+#[stable]
+pub trait MutPtrExt<T>{
+    /// Returns `None` if the pointer is null, or else returns a mutable
+    /// reference to the value wrapped in `Some`.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// As with `as_ref`, this is unsafe because it cannot verify the validity
     /// of the returned pointer.
+    #[unstable = "Option is not clearly the right return type, and we may want \
+                  to tie the return lifetime to a borrow of the raw pointer"]
     unsafe fn as_mut<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a mut T>;
 }
 
-impl<T> RawPtr<T> for *const T {
+#[stable]
+impl<T> PtrExt<T> for *const T {
     #[inline]
+    #[deprecated = "call ptr::null instead"]
     fn null() -> *const T { null() }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn is_null(&self) -> bool { *self == RawPtr::null() }
+    #[stable]
+    fn is_null(self) -> bool { self as uint == 0 }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn to_uint(&self) -> uint { *self as uint }
+    #[deprecated = "use `as uint` instead"]
+    fn to_uint(self) -> uint { self as uint }
 
     #[inline]
+    #[stable]
     unsafe fn offset(self, count: int) -> *const T {
         intrinsics::offset(self, count)
     }
 
     #[inline]
+    #[unstable = "return value does not necessarily convey all possible \
+                  information"]
     unsafe fn as_ref<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a T> {
         if self.is_null() {
             None
@@ -314,22 +332,29 @@ impl<T> RawPtr<T> for *const T {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> RawPtr<T> for *mut T {
+#[stable]
+impl<T> PtrExt<T> for *mut T {
     #[inline]
+    #[deprecated = "call ptr::null instead"]
     fn null() -> *mut T { null_mut() }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn is_null(&self) -> bool { *self == RawPtr::null() }
+    #[stable]
+    fn is_null(self) -> bool { self as uint == 0 }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn to_uint(&self) -> uint { *self as uint }
+    #[deprecated = "use `as uint` instead"]
+    fn to_uint(self) -> uint { self as uint }
 
     #[inline]
+    #[stable]
     unsafe fn offset(self, count: int) -> *mut T {
         intrinsics::offset(self as *const T, count) as *mut T
     }
 
     #[inline]
+    #[unstable = "return value does not necessarily convey all possible \
+                  information"]
     unsafe fn as_ref<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a T> {
         if self.is_null() {
             None
@@ -339,8 +364,11 @@ impl<T> RawPtr<T> for *mut T {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> RawMutPtr<T> for *mut T {
+#[stable]
+impl<T> MutPtrExt<T> for *mut T {
     #[inline]
+    #[unstable = "return value does not necessarily convey all possible \
+                  information"]
     unsafe fn as_mut<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a mut T> {
         if self.is_null() {
             None
@@ -510,28 +538,33 @@ impl<T> PartialOrd for *mut T {
 /// raw `*mut T` (which conveys no particular ownership semantics).
 /// Useful for building abstractions like `Vec<T>` or `Box<T>`, which
 /// internally use raw pointers to manage the memory that they own.
+#[unstable = "recently added to this module"]
 pub struct Unique<T>(pub *mut T);
 
 /// `Unique` pointers are `Send` if `T` is `Send` because the data they
 /// reference is unaliased. Note that this aliasing invariant is
 /// unenforced by the type system; the abstraction using the
 /// `Unique` must enforce it.
+#[unstable = "recently added to this module"]
 unsafe impl<T:Send> Send for Unique<T> { }
 
 /// `Unique` pointers are `Sync` if `T` is `Sync` because the data they
 /// reference is unaliased. Note that this aliasing invariant is
 /// unenforced by the type system; the abstraction using the
 /// `Unique` must enforce it.
+#[unstable = "recently added to this module"]
 unsafe impl<T:Sync> Sync for Unique<T> { }
 
 impl<T> Unique<T> {
     /// Returns a null Unique.
+    #[unstable = "recently added to this module"]
     pub fn null() -> Unique<T> {
-        Unique(RawPtr::null())
+        Unique(null_mut())
     }
 
     /// Return an (unsafe) pointer into the memory owned by `self`.
+    #[unstable = "recently added to this module"]
     pub unsafe fn offset(self, offset: int) -> *mut T {
-        (self.0 as *const T).offset(offset) as *mut T
+        self.0.offset(offset)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libcore/slice.rs b/src/libcore/slice.rs
index 26684864c4c..87b1961a760 100644
--- a/src/libcore/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/slice.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use ops::{FnMut, mod};
 use option::Option;
 use option::Option::{None, Some};
 use ptr;
-use ptr::RawPtr;
+use ptr::PtrExt;
 use mem;
 use mem::size_of;
 use kinds::{Sized, marker};
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ pub unsafe fn from_raw_mut_buf<'a, T>(p: &'a *mut T, len: uint) -> &'a mut [T] {
 #[deprecated]
 pub mod raw {
     use mem::transmute;
-    use ptr::RawPtr;
+    use ptr::PtrExt;
     use raw::Slice;
     use ops::FnOnce;
     use option::Option;
diff --git a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
index 1e7fe8f060c..34e47c51cfe 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use mem;
 use num::Int;
 use ops::{Fn, FnMut};
 use option::Option::{mod, None, Some};
-use ptr::RawPtr;
+use ptr::PtrExt;
 use raw::{Repr, Slice};
 use result::Result::{mod, Ok, Err};
 use slice::{mod, SliceExt};
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ const TAG_CONT_U8: u8 = 0b1000_0000u8;
 /// Unsafe operations
 #[deprecated]
 pub mod raw {
-    use ptr::RawPtr;
+    use ptr::PtrExt;
     use raw::Slice;
     use slice::SliceExt;
     use str::StrExt;
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/builder.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/builder.rs
index 1b9c9d221b9..5249f59d78f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/builder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/builder.rs
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         debug!("Store {} -> {}",
                self.ccx.tn().val_to_string(val),
                self.ccx.tn().val_to_string(ptr));
-        assert!(self.llbuilder.is_not_null());
+        assert!(!self.llbuilder.is_null());
         self.count_insn("store");
         unsafe {
             llvm::LLVMBuildStore(self.llbuilder, val, ptr);
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         debug!("Store {} -> {}",
                self.ccx.tn().val_to_string(val),
                self.ccx.tn().val_to_string(ptr));
-        assert!(self.llbuilder.is_not_null());
+        assert!(!self.llbuilder.is_null());
         self.count_insn("store.volatile");
         unsafe {
             let insn = llvm::LLVMBuildStore(self.llbuilder, val, ptr);
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/value.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/value.rs
index 4f9b8c5ea37..9e959ce4221 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/value.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/value.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct Value(pub ValueRef);
 macro_rules! opt_val { ($e:expr) => (
     unsafe {
         match $e {
-            p if p.is_not_null() => Some(Value(p)),
+            p if !p.is_null() => Some(Value(p)),
             _ => None
         }
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Value {
     pub fn get_parent(self) -> Option<BasicBlock> {
         unsafe {
             match llvm::LLVMGetInstructionParent(self.get()) {
-                p if p.is_not_null() => Some(BasicBlock(p)),
+                p if !p.is_null() => Some(BasicBlock(p)),
                 _ => None
             }
         }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Value {
     pub fn get_first_use(self) -> Option<Use> {
         unsafe {
             match llvm::LLVMGetFirstUse(self.get()) {
-                u if u.is_not_null() => Some(Use(u)),
+                u if !u.is_null() => Some(Use(u)),
                 _ => None
             }
         }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl Value {
     /// Tests if this value is a terminator instruction
     pub fn is_a_terminator_inst(self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
-            llvm::LLVMIsATerminatorInst(self.get()).is_not_null()
+            !llvm::LLVMIsATerminatorInst(self.get()).is_null()
         }
     }
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl Use {
     pub fn get_next_use(self) -> Option<Use> {
         unsafe {
             match llvm::LLVMGetNextUse(self.get()) {
-                u if u.is_not_null() => Some(Use(u)),
+                u if !u.is_null() => Some(Use(u)),
                 _ => None
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/libstd/c_vec.rs b/src/libstd/c_vec.rs
index f4338815f75..0aa51ee66ed 100644
--- a/src/libstd/c_vec.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/c_vec.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use mem;
 use ops::{Drop, FnOnce};
 use option::Option;
 use option::Option::{Some, None};
-use ptr::RawPtr;
+use ptr::PtrExt;
 use ptr;
 use raw;
 use slice::AsSlice;
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/table.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/table.rs
index 3ae3a8ffbad..86c0fc708a5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/table.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/table.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use num::{Int, UnsignedInt};
 use ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Drop};
 use option::Option;
 use option::Option::{Some, None};
-use ptr::{Unique, RawPtr, copy_nonoverlapping_memory, zero_memory};
+use ptr::{Unique, PtrExt, copy_nonoverlapping_memory, zero_memory};
 use ptr;
 use rt::heap::{allocate, deallocate};
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs b/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
index c1f1a5b7869..e8765e3c231 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/extensions.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use num::Int;
 use ops::FnOnce;
 use option::Option;
 use option::Option::{Some, None};
-use ptr::RawPtr;
+use ptr::PtrExt;
 use result::Result::{Ok, Err};
 use slice::{SliceExt, AsSlice};
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index b6f8bb25b65..ada57bde74c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ impl<'a> Reader for &'a mut (Reader+'a) {
 // API yet. If so, it should be a method on Vec.
 unsafe fn slice_vec_capacity<'a, T>(v: &'a mut Vec<T>, start: uint, end: uint) -> &'a mut [T] {
     use raw::Slice;
-    use ptr::RawPtr;
+    use ptr::PtrExt;
 
     assert!(start <= end);
     assert!(end <= v.capacity());
diff --git a/src/libstd/os.rs b/src/libstd/os.rs
index ceb9a4102f6..04f66c2c171 100644
--- a/src/libstd/os.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/os.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ use option::Option;
 use option::Option::{Some, None};
 use path::{Path, GenericPath, BytesContainer};
 use sys;
-use ptr::RawPtr;
+use sys::os as os_imp;
+use ptr::PtrExt;
 use ptr;
 use result::Result;
 use result::Result::{Err, Ok};
diff --git a/src/libstd/prelude.rs b/src/libstd/prelude.rs
index d1540f98a23..fc59f06ae6c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/prelude.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use option::Option;
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use option::Option::{Some, None};
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use path::{GenericPath, Path, PosixPath, WindowsPath};
-#[doc(no_inline)] pub use ptr::{RawPtr, RawMutPtr};
+#[doc(no_inline)] pub use ptr::{PtrExt, MutPtrExt};
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use result::Result;
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use result::Result::{Ok, Err};
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use io::{Buffer, Writer, Reader, Seek, BufferPrelude};
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
index 382f6875b28..793e81e1ab5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ pub fn get_host_addresses(host: Option<&str>, servname: Option<&str>,
     // Collect all the results we found
     let mut addrs = Vec::new();
     let mut rp = res;
-    while rp.is_not_null() {
+    while !rp.is_null() {
         unsafe {
             let addr = try!(sockaddr_to_addr(mem::transmute((*rp).ai_addr),
                                              (*rp).ai_addrlen as uint));
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/backtrace.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/backtrace.rs
index 983d0e5fa14..ddae9a132c3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/backtrace.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/backtrace.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn print(w: &mut Writer, idx: int, addr: *mut libc::c_void) -> IoResult<()> {
     use iter::{Iterator, IteratorExt};
     use os;
     use path::GenericPath;
-    use ptr::RawPtr;
+    use ptr::PtrExt;
     use ptr;
     use slice::SliceExt;