diff --git a/server/src/engine/core/util.rs b/server/src/engine/core/util.rs
index b6c9bc84..7693545f 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/core/util.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/core/util.rs
@@ -24,14 +24,9 @@
  *
 */
 
-use std::{
-    alloc::{dealloc, Layout},
-    borrow::Borrow,
-    fmt,
-    hash::Hash,
-    marker::PhantomData,
-    mem::ManuallyDrop,
-    slice, str,
+use {
+    crate::engine::mem::unsafe_apis,
+    std::{borrow::Borrow, fmt, hash::Hash, marker::PhantomData, mem::ManuallyDrop, slice, str},
 };
 
 pub struct EntityID {
@@ -63,8 +58,8 @@ impl EntityID {
 impl Drop for EntityID {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            dealloc(self.sp, Layout::array::<u8>(self.sl).unwrap_unchecked());
-            dealloc(self.ep, Layout::array::<u8>(self.el).unwrap_unchecked());
+            unsafe_apis::dealloc_array(self.sp, self.sl);
+            unsafe_apis::dealloc_array(self.ep, self.el);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/engine/idx/stord/mod.rs b/server/src/engine/idx/stord/mod.rs
index a6ce8b0a..11a31200 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/idx/stord/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/idx/stord/mod.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ use {
     super::{
         AsKey, AsKeyClone, AsValue, AsValueClone, IndexBaseSpec, STIndex, STIndexExt, STIndexSeq,
     },
-    crate::engine::mem::StatelessLen,
+    crate::engine::mem::{unsafe_apis, StatelessLen},
     std::{
-        alloc::{alloc as std_alloc, dealloc as std_dealloc, Layout},
+        alloc::Layout,
         borrow::Borrow,
         collections::HashMap as StdMap,
         fmt::{self, Debug},
@@ -163,9 +163,7 @@ impl<K, V> IndexSTSeqDllNode<K, V> {
     fn _alloc_with_garbage() -> *mut Self {
         unsafe {
             // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): aight shut up, it's a malloc
-            let ptr = std_alloc(Self::LAYOUT) as *mut Self;
-            assert!(!ptr.is_null(), "damn the allocator failed");
-            ptr
+            unsafe_apis::alloc_layout(Self::LAYOUT)
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ impl<K, V> IndexSTSeqDllNode<K, V> {
     #[inline(always)]
     /// LEAK: K, V
     unsafe fn dealloc_headless(slf: *mut Self) {
-        std_dealloc(slf as *mut u8, Self::LAYOUT)
+        unsafe_apis::dealloc_layout(slf as *mut u8, Self::LAYOUT)
     }
     #[inline(always)]
     unsafe fn unlink(node: *mut Self) {
diff --git a/server/src/engine/mem/uarray.rs b/server/src/engine/mem/uarray.rs
index 6e71c2f1..83f00a5f 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/mem/uarray.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/mem/uarray.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@
  *
 */
 
-use core::{
-    fmt,
-    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
-    iter::FusedIterator,
-    mem::MaybeUninit,
-    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
-    ptr, slice,
+use {
+    crate::engine::mem::unsafe_apis,
+    core::{
+        fmt,
+        hash::{Hash, Hasher},
+        iter::FusedIterator,
+        mem::MaybeUninit,
+        ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
+        ptr, slice,
+    },
 };
 
 pub struct UArray<const N: usize, T> {
@@ -88,9 +91,8 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> UArray<N, T> {
     }
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = self.as_slice_mut();
             // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): We know this is the initialized length
-            ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
+            unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place_ref(self.as_slice_mut());
             // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): we've destroyed everything, so yeah, all g
             self.set_len(0);
         }
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> Drop for UArray<N, T> {
         if !self.is_empty() {
             unsafe {
                 // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): as_slice_mut returns a correct offset
-                ptr::drop_in_place(self.as_slice_mut())
+                unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place_ref(self.as_slice_mut())
             }
         }
     }
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> Drop for IntoIter<N, T> {
                 let ptr = self.d.a.as_mut_ptr().add(self.i) as *mut T;
                 let len = self.l - self.i;
                 // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): we know the segment to drop
-                ptr::drop_in_place(ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, len))
+                unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place(ptr, len)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/engine/mem/unsafe_apis.rs b/server/src/engine/mem/unsafe_apis.rs
index 2080137c..da1ed9aa 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/mem/unsafe_apis.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/mem/unsafe_apis.rs
@@ -24,28 +24,54 @@
  *
 */
 
-use std::alloc::{self, Layout};
+/*!
+    # Unsafe APIs
 
+    This module provides abstractions (unsafe, still) over unsafe allocator and related APIs.
+
+*/
+
+use std::{
+    alloc::{self, Layout},
+    ptr,
+};
+
+/// Allocate the given layout. This will panic if the allocator returns an error
 pub unsafe fn alloc_layout<T>(layout: Layout) -> *mut T {
     let ptr = alloc::alloc(layout);
     assert!(!ptr.is_null(), "malloc failed");
     ptr as _
 }
 
+/// Allocate an block with an array layout of type `T` with space for `l` elements
 pub unsafe fn alloc_array<T>(l: usize) -> *mut T {
     self::alloc_layout(Layout::array::<T>(l).unwrap_unchecked())
 }
 
+/// Deallocate the given layout
 pub unsafe fn dealloc_layout(ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
     alloc::dealloc(ptr, layout)
 }
 
+/// Deallocate an array of type `T` with size `l`. This function will ensure that nonzero calls to the
+/// allocator are made
 pub unsafe fn dealloc_array<T>(ptr: *mut T, l: usize) {
     if l != 0 {
         self::dealloc_layout(ptr as *mut u8, Layout::array::<T>(l).unwrap_unchecked())
     }
 }
 
+/// Run the dtor for the given slice (range)
+pub unsafe fn drop_slice_in_place_ref<T>(ptr: &mut [T]) {
+    ptr::drop_in_place(ptr as *mut [T])
+}
+
+/// Run the dtor for the given slice (defined using ptr and len)
+pub unsafe fn drop_slice_in_place<T>(ptr: *mut T, l: usize) {
+    ptr::drop_in_place(ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, l))
+}
+
+/// Copy exactly `N` bytes from `src` to a new array of size `N`
 pub unsafe fn memcpy<const N: usize>(src: &[u8]) -> [u8; N] {
     let mut dst = [0u8; N];
     src.as_ptr().copy_to_nonoverlapping(dst.as_mut_ptr(), N);
diff --git a/server/src/engine/mem/vinline.rs b/server/src/engine/mem/vinline.rs
index 43a756c0..dccb06e3 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/mem/vinline.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/mem/vinline.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
  *
 */
 
-use std::{
-    alloc::{alloc, dealloc, Layout},
-    fmt,
-    iter::FusedIterator,
-    mem::{self, ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
-    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
-    ptr, slice,
+use {
+    super::unsafe_apis,
+    std::{
+        fmt,
+        iter::FusedIterator,
+        mem::{self, ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
+        ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
+        ptr, slice,
+    },
 };
 
 union VData<const N: usize, T> {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> VInline<N, T> {
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): as_slice_mut will always give a valid ptr
-            ptr::drop_in_place(self._as_slice_mut());
+            unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place_ref(self._as_slice_mut())
         }
         self.l = 0;
     }
@@ -171,19 +173,13 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> VInline<N, T> {
         }
     }
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn layout(cap: usize) -> Layout {
-        Layout::array::<T>(cap).unwrap()
-    }
-    #[inline(always)]
     fn ncap(&self) -> usize {
         self.c * Self::ALLOC_MULTIPLIER
     }
     fn alloc_block(cap: usize) -> *mut T {
         unsafe {
-            // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): malloc bro
-            let p = alloc(Self::layout(cap));
-            assert!(!p.is_null(), "alloc,0");
-            p as *mut T
+            // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): this is a malloc
+            unsafe_apis::alloc_array(cap)
         }
     }
     pub unsafe fn push_unchecked(&mut self, v: T) {
@@ -248,7 +244,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> VInline<N, T> {
     }
     #[inline(always)]
     unsafe fn dealloc_heap(&mut self, heap: *mut T) {
-        dealloc(heap as *mut u8, Self::layout(self.capacity()))
+        unsafe_apis::dealloc_array(heap, self.capacity())
     }
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +271,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> Drop for VInline<N, T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): correct ptr guaranteed by safe impl of _as_slice_mut()
-            ptr::drop_in_place(self._as_slice_mut());
+            unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place_ref(self._as_slice_mut());
             if !self.on_stack() {
                 // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): non-null heap
                 self.dealloc_heap(self.d.h);
@@ -357,10 +353,7 @@ impl<const N: usize, T> Drop for IntoIter<N, T> {
             // sweet
             unsafe {
                 // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): Safe because we maintain the EOA cond; second, the l is the remaining part
-                ptr::drop_in_place(ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(
-                    self.v._as_mut_ptr().add(self.i),
-                    self.l - self.i,
-                ))
+                unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place(self.v._as_mut_ptr().add(self.i), self.l - self.i)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/engine/sync/smart.rs b/server/src/engine/sync/smart.rs
index 59c710fb..b02330d5 100644
--- a/server/src/engine/sync/smart.rs
+++ b/server/src/engine/sync/smart.rs
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@
 
 use {
     super::atm::{ORD_ACQ, ORD_REL, ORD_RLX},
+    crate::engine::mem::unsafe_apis,
     std::{
-        alloc::{dealloc, Layout},
         borrow::Borrow,
         fmt,
         hash::{Hash, Hasher},
         mem::{self, ManuallyDrop},
         ops::Deref,
         process,
-        ptr::{self, NonNull},
+        ptr::NonNull,
         slice, str,
         sync::atomic::{self, AtomicUsize},
     },
@@ -141,13 +141,11 @@ impl<T> Drop for SliceRC<T> {
                 // dtor
                 if mem::needs_drop::<T>() {
                     // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): dtor through, the ctor guarantees correct alignment and len
-                    ptr::drop_in_place(ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len));
+                    unsafe_apis::drop_slice_in_place(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len)
                 }
                 // dealloc
-                // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): we allocated it
-                let layout = Layout::array::<T>(self.len).unwrap_unchecked();
-                // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): layout structure guaranteed by ctor
-                dealloc(self.ptr.as_ptr() as *mut u8, layout);
+                // UNSAFE(@ohsayan): we allocated it + layout structure guaranteed by ctor
+                unsafe_apis::dealloc_array(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len)
             })
         }
     }