export function memcpy(dest: usize, src: usize, n: usize): void { // see: musl/src/string/memcpy.c
  if (ASC_SHRINK_LEVEL > 1) {
    while (n) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      --n;
    }
  } else {
    let w: u32, x: u32;

    // copy 1 byte each until src is aligned to 4 bytes
    while (n && (src & 3)) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      n--;
    }

    // if dst is aligned to 4 bytes as well, copy 4 bytes each
    if ((dest & 3) == 0) {
      while (n >= 16) {
        store<u32>(dest     , load<u32>(src     ));
        store<u32>(dest +  4, load<u32>(src +  4));
        store<u32>(dest +  8, load<u32>(src +  8));
        store<u32>(dest + 12, load<u32>(src + 12));
        src += 16; dest += 16; n -= 16;
      }
      if (n & 8) {
        store<u32>(dest    , load<u32>(src    ));
        store<u32>(dest + 4, load<u32>(src + 4));
        dest += 8; src += 8;
      }
      if (n & 4) {
        store<u32>(dest, load<u32>(src));
        dest += 4; src += 4;
      }
      if (n & 2) { // drop to 2 bytes each
        store<u16>(dest, load<u16>(src));
        dest += 2; src += 2;
      }
      if (n & 1) { // drop to 1 byte
        store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      }
      return;
    }

    // if dst is not aligned to 4 bytes, use alternating shifts to copy 4 bytes each
    // doing shifts if faster when copying enough bytes (here: 32 or more)
    if (n >= 32) {
      switch (dest & 3) {
        // known to be != 0
        case 1: {
          w = load<u32>(src);
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          n -= 3;
          while (n >= 17) {
            x = load<u32>(src + 1);
            store<u32>(dest, w >> 24 | x << 8);
            w = load<u32>(src + 5);
            store<u32>(dest + 4, x >> 24 | w << 8);
            x = load<u32>(src + 9);
            store<u32>(dest + 8, w >> 24 | x << 8);
            w = load<u32>(src + 13);
            store<u32>(dest + 12, x >> 24 | w << 8);
            src += 16; dest += 16; n -= 16;
          }
          break;
        }
        case 2: {
          w = load<u32>(src);
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          n -= 2;
          while (n >= 18) {
            x = load<u32>(src + 2);
            store<u32>(dest, w >> 16 | x << 16);
            w = load<u32>(src + 6);
            store<u32>(dest + 4, x >> 16 | w << 16);
            x = load<u32>(src + 10);
            store<u32>(dest + 8, w >> 16 | x << 16);
            w = load<u32>(src + 14);
            store<u32>(dest + 12, x >> 16 | w << 16);
            src += 16; dest += 16; n -= 16;
          }
          break;
        }
        case 3: {
          w = load<u32>(src);
          store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
          n -= 1;
          while (n >= 19) {
            x = load<u32>(src + 3);
            store<u32>(dest, w >> 8 | x << 24);
            w = load<u32>(src + 7);
            store<u32>(dest + 4, x >> 8 | w << 24);
            x = load<u32>(src + 11);
            store<u32>(dest + 8, w >> 8 | x << 24);
            w = load<u32>(src + 15);
            store<u32>(dest + 12, x >> 8 | w << 24);
            src += 16; dest += 16; n -= 16;
          }
          break;
        }
      }
    }

    // copy remaining bytes one by one
    if (n & 16) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
    }
    if (n & 8) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
    }
    if (n & 4) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
    }
    if (n & 2) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
    }
    if (n & 1) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
    }
  }
}

// @ts-ignore: decorator
@inline
export function memmove(dest: usize, src: usize, n: usize): void { // see: musl/src/string/memmove.c
  if (dest === src) return;
  if (ASC_SHRINK_LEVEL < 1) {
    if (src + n <= dest || dest + n <= src) {
      memcpy(dest, src, n);
      return;
    }
  }
  if (dest < src) {
    if ((src & 7) == (dest & 7)) {
      while (dest & 7) {
        if (!n) return;
        --n;
        store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      }
      while (n >= 8) {
        store<u64>(dest, load<u64>(src));
        n    -= 8;
        dest += 8;
        src  += 8;
      }
    }
    while (n) {
      store<u8>(dest++, load<u8>(src++));
      --n;
    }
  } else {
    if ((src & 7) == (dest & 7)) {
      while ((dest + n) & 7) {
        if (!n) return;
        store<u8>(dest + --n, load<u8>(src + n));
      }
      while (n >= 8) {
        n -= 8;
        store<u64>(dest + n, load<u64>(src + n));
      }
    }
    while (n) {
      store<u8>(dest + --n, load<u8>(src + n));
    }
  }
}

// @ts-ignore: decorator
@inline
export function memset(dest: usize, c: u8, n: usize): void { // see: musl/src/string/memset
  if (ASC_SHRINK_LEVEL > 1) {
    while (n) {
      store<u8>(dest++, c);
      --n;
    }
  } else {
    // fill head and tail with minimal branching
    if (!n) return;
    store<u8>(dest, c);
    store<u8>(dest + n - 1, c);
    if (n <= 2) return;

    store<u8>(dest + 1, c);
    store<u8>(dest + 2, c);
    store<u8>(dest + n - 2, c);
    store<u8>(dest + n - 3, c);
    if (n <= 6) return;
    store<u8>(dest + 3, c);
    store<u8>(dest + n - 4, c);
    if (n <= 8) return;

    // advance pointer to align it at 4-byte boundary
    let k: usize = -dest & 3;
    dest += k;
    n -= k;
    n &= -4;

    let c32: u32 = <u32>-1 / 255 * c;

    // fill head/tail up to 28 bytes each in preparation
    store<u32>(dest, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 4, c32);
    if (n <= 8) return;
    store<u32>(dest + 4, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + 8, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 12, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 8, c32);
    if (n <= 24) return;
    store<u32>(dest + 12, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + 16, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + 20, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + 24, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 28, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 24, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 20, c32);
    store<u32>(dest + n - 16, c32);

    // align to a multiple of 8
    k = 24 + (dest & 4);
    dest += k;
    n -= k;

    // copy 32 bytes each
    let c64: u64 = <u64>c32 | (<u64>c32 << 32);
    while (n >= 32) {
      store<u64>(dest, c64);
      store<u64>(dest + 8, c64);
      store<u64>(dest + 16, c64);
      store<u64>(dest + 24, c64);
      n -= 32;
      dest += 32;
    }
  }
}

// @ts-ignore: decorator
@inline
export function memcmp(vl: usize, vr: usize, n: usize): i32 { // see: musl/src/string/memcmp.c
  if (vl == vr) return 0;
  while (n != 0 && load<u8>(vl) == load<u8>(vr)) {
    n--; vl++; vr++;
  }
  return n ? <i32>load<u8>(vl) - <i32>load<u8>(vr) : 0;
}