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boost/move/algo/detail/adaptive_sort_merge.hpp

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2015-2016.
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
// See http://www.boost.org/libs/move for documentation.
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Stable sorting that works in O(N*log(N)) worst time
// and uses O(1) extra memory
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// The main idea of the adaptive_sort algorithm was developed by Andrey Astrelin
// and explained in the article from the russian collaborative blog
// Habrahabr (http://habrahabr.ru/post/205290/). The algorithm is based on
// ideas from B-C. Huang and M. A. Langston explained in their article
// "Fast Stable Merging and Sorting in Constant Extra Space (1989-1992)"
// (http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/content/35/6/643.full.pdf).
//
// This implementation by Ion Gaztanaga uses previous ideas with additional changes:
// 
// - Use of GCD-based rotation.
// - Non power of two buffer-sizes.
// - Tries to find sqrt(len)*2 unique keys, so that the merge sort
//   phase can form up to sqrt(len)*4 segments if enough keys are found.
// - The merge-sort phase can take advantage of external memory to
//   save some additional combination steps.
// - Combination phase: Blocks are selection sorted and merged in parallel.
// - The combination phase is performed alternating merge to left and merge
//   to right phases minimizing swaps due to internal buffer repositioning.
// - When merging blocks special optimizations are made to avoid moving some
//   elements twice.
//
// The adaptive_merge algorithm was developed by Ion Gaztanaga reusing some parts
// from the sorting algorithm and implementing an additional block merge algorithm
// without moving elements to left or right.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_HPP
#define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_HPP

#include <boost/move/detail/config_begin.hpp>
#include <boost/move/detail/reverse_iterator.hpp>
#include <boost/move/algo/move.hpp>
#include <boost/move/algo/detail/merge.hpp>
#include <boost/move/adl_move_swap.hpp>
#include <boost/move/algo/detail/insertion_sort.hpp>
#include <boost/move/algo/detail/merge_sort.hpp>
#include <boost/move/algo/detail/merge.hpp>
#include <boost/assert.hpp>
#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>

#ifdef BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_STATS
   #define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT(STR, L) \
      print_stats(STR, L)\
   //
#else
   #define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT(STR, L)
#endif

#ifdef BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANTS
   #define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT  BOOST_ASSERT
#else
   #define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(L)
#endif



namespace boost {
namespace movelib {

namespace detail_adaptive {

static const std::size_t AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold = 16;
//static const std::size_t AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold = 4;
BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold&(AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold-1)) == 0);

#if defined BOOST_HAS_INTPTR_T
   typedef ::boost::uintptr_t uintptr_t;
#else
   typedef std::size_t uintptr_t;
#endif

template<class T>
const T &min_value(const T &a, const T &b)
{
   return a < b ? a : b;
}

template<class T>
const T &max_value(const T &a, const T &b)
{
   return a > b ? a : b;
}

template<class ForwardIt, class Pred>
bool is_sorted(ForwardIt const first, ForwardIt last, Pred pred)
{
   if (first != last) {
      ForwardIt next = first, cur(first);
      while (++next != last) {
         if (pred(*next, *cur))
            return false;
         cur = next;
      }
   }
   return true;
}

#if defined(BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANTS)

bool is_sorted(::order_perf_type *first, ::order_perf_type *last, ::order_type_less)
{
   if (first != last) {
      const order_perf_type *next = first, *cur(first);
      while (++next != last) {
         if (!(cur->key < next->key || (cur->key == next->key && cur->val < next->val)))
            return false;
         cur = next;
      }
   }
   return true;
}

#endif   //BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANTS

template<class ForwardIt, class Pred>
bool is_sorted_and_unique(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, Pred pred)
{
   if (first != last) {
      ForwardIt next = first;
      while (++next != last) {
         if (!pred(*first, *next))
            return false;
         first = next;
      }
   }
   return true;
}

template<class ForwardIt, class Pred, class V>
typename iterator_traits<ForwardIt>::size_type
   count_if_with(ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, Pred pred, const V &v)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<ForwardIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type count = 0;
   while(first != last) {
      count += static_cast<size_type>(0 != pred(*first, v));
      ++first;
   }
   return count;
}

template<class T, class RandRawIt = T*>
class adaptive_xbuf
{
   adaptive_xbuf(const adaptive_xbuf &);
   adaptive_xbuf & operator=(const adaptive_xbuf &);

   public:
   typedef RandRawIt iterator;

   adaptive_xbuf()
      : m_ptr(), m_size(0), m_capacity(0)
   {}

   adaptive_xbuf(RandRawIt raw_memory, std::size_t capacity)
      : m_ptr(raw_memory), m_size(0), m_capacity(capacity)
   {}

   template<class RandIt>
   void move_assign(RandIt first, std::size_t n)
   {
      if(n <= m_size){
         boost::move(first, first+n, m_ptr);
         std::size_t size = m_size;
         while(size-- != n){
            m_ptr[size].~T();
         }
         m_size = n;
      }
      else{
         RandRawIt result = boost::move(first, first+m_size, m_ptr);
         boost::uninitialized_move(first+m_size, first+n, result);
         m_size = n;
      }
   }

   template<class RandIt>
   void push_back(RandIt first, std::size_t n)
   {
      BOOST_ASSERT(m_capacity - m_size >= n);
      boost::uninitialized_move(first, first+n, m_ptr+m_size);
      m_size += n;
   }

   template<class RandIt>
   iterator add(RandIt it)
   {
      BOOST_ASSERT(m_size < m_capacity);
      RandRawIt p_ret = m_ptr + m_size;
      ::new(&*p_ret) T(::boost::move(*it));
      ++m_size;
      return p_ret;
   }

   template<class RandIt>
   void insert(iterator pos, RandIt it)
   {
      if(pos == (m_ptr + m_size)){
         this->add(it);
      }
      else{
         this->add(m_ptr+m_size-1);
         //m_size updated
         boost::move_backward(pos, m_ptr+m_size-2, m_ptr+m_size-1);
         *pos = boost::move(*it);
      }
   }

   void set_size(std::size_t size)
   {
      m_size = size;
   }

   void shrink_to_fit(std::size_t const size)
   {
      if(m_size > size){
         for(std::size_t szt_i = size; szt_i != m_size; ++szt_i){
            m_ptr[szt_i].~T();
         }
         m_size = size;
      }
   }

   void initialize_until(std::size_t const size, T &t)
   {
      BOOST_ASSERT(m_size < m_capacity);
      if(m_size < size){
         ::new((void*)&m_ptr[m_size]) T(::boost::move(t));
         ++m_size;
         for(; m_size != size; ++m_size){
            ::new((void*)&m_ptr[m_size]) T(::boost::move(m_ptr[m_size-1]));
         }
         t = ::boost::move(m_ptr[m_size-1]);
      }
   }

   private:
   template<class RIt>
   static bool is_raw_ptr(RIt)
   {
      return false;
   }

   static bool is_raw_ptr(T*)
   {
      return true;
   }

   public:
   template<class U>
   bool supports_aligned_trailing(std::size_t size, std::size_t trail_count) const
   {
      if(this->is_raw_ptr(this->data()) && m_capacity){
         uintptr_t u_addr_sz = uintptr_t(&*(this->data()+size));
         uintptr_t u_addr_cp = uintptr_t(&*(this->data()+this->capacity()));
         u_addr_sz = ((u_addr_sz + sizeof(U)-1)/sizeof(U))*sizeof(U);
         return (u_addr_cp >= u_addr_sz) && ((u_addr_cp - u_addr_sz)/sizeof(U) >= trail_count);
      }
      return false;
   }

   template<class U>
   U *aligned_trailing() const
   {
      return this->aligned_trailing<U>(this->size());
   }

   template<class U>
   U *aligned_trailing(std::size_t pos) const
   {
      uintptr_t u_addr = uintptr_t(&*(this->data()+pos));
      u_addr = ((u_addr + sizeof(U)-1)/sizeof(U))*sizeof(U);
      return (U*)u_addr;
   }

   ~adaptive_xbuf()
   {
      this->clear();
   }

   std::size_t capacity() const
   {  return m_capacity;   }

   iterator data() const
   {  return m_ptr;   }

   iterator end() const
   {  return m_ptr+m_size;   }

   std::size_t size() const
   {  return m_size;   }

   bool empty() const
   {  return !m_size;   }

   void clear()
   {
      this->shrink_to_fit(0u);
   }

   private:
   RandRawIt m_ptr;
   std::size_t m_size;
   std::size_t m_capacity;
};

template<class Iterator, class Op>
class range_xbuf
{
   range_xbuf(const range_xbuf &);
   range_xbuf & operator=(const range_xbuf &);

   public:
   typedef typename iterator_traits<Iterator>::size_type size_type;
   typedef Iterator iterator;

   range_xbuf(Iterator first, Iterator last)
      : m_first(first), m_last(first), m_cap(last)
   {}

   template<class RandIt>
   void move_assign(RandIt first, std::size_t n)
   {
      BOOST_ASSERT(size_type(n) <= size_type(m_cap-m_first));
      m_last = Op()(forward_t(), first, first+n, m_first);
   }

   ~range_xbuf()
   {}

   std::size_t capacity() const
   {  return m_cap-m_first;   }

   Iterator data() const
   {  return m_first;   }

   Iterator end() const
   {  return m_last;   }

   std::size_t size() const
   {  return m_last-m_first;   }

   bool empty() const
   {  return m_first == m_last;   }

   void clear()
   {
      m_last = m_first;
   }

   template<class RandIt>
   iterator add(RandIt it)
   {
      Iterator pos(m_last);
      *pos = boost::move(*it);
      ++m_last;
      return pos;
   }

   void set_size(std::size_t size)
   {
      m_last  = m_first;
      m_last += size;
   }

   private:
   Iterator const m_first;
   Iterator m_last;
   Iterator const m_cap;
};


template<class RandIt, class Compare>
RandIt skip_until_merge
   ( RandIt first1, RandIt const last1
   , const typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::value_type &next_key, Compare comp)
{
   while(first1 != last1 && !comp(next_key, *first1)){
      ++first1;
   }
   return first1;
}


template<class RandIt1, class RandIt2, class RandItB, class Compare, class Op>
RandItB op_buffered_partial_merge_to_range1_and_buffer
   ( RandIt1 first1, RandIt1 const last1
   , RandIt2 &rfirst2, RandIt2 const last2
   , RandItB &rfirstb, Compare comp, Op op )
{
   RandItB firstb = rfirstb;
   RandItB lastb  = firstb;
   RandIt2 first2 = rfirst2;

   //Move to buffer while merging
   //Three way moves need less moves when op is swap_op so use it
   //when merging elements from range2 to the destination occupied by range1
   if(first1 != last1 && first2 != last2){
      op(three_way_t(), first2++, first1++, lastb++);

      while(true){
         if(first1 == last1){
            break;
         }
         if(first2 == last2){
            lastb = op(forward_t(), first1, last1, firstb);
            break;
         }
         op(three_way_t(), comp(*first2, *firstb) ? first2++ : firstb++, first1++, lastb++);
      }
      rfirst2 = first2;
      rfirstb = firstb;
   }

   return lastb;
}

template<class RandItKeys, class RandIt>
void swap_and_update_key
   ( bool is_next_far_away
   , RandItKeys const key_next
   , RandItKeys const key_range2
   , RandItKeys &key_mid
   , RandIt const begin
   , RandIt const end
   , RandIt const with)
{
   if(is_next_far_away){
      ::boost::adl_move_swap_ranges(begin, end, with);
      ::boost::adl_move_swap(*key_next, *key_range2);
      if(key_next == key_mid){
         key_mid = key_range2;
      }
      else if(key_mid == key_range2){
         key_mid = key_next;
      }
   }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//                         MERGE BUFFERLESS
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// [first1, last1) merge [last1,last2) -> [first1,last2)
template<class RandIt, class Compare>
RandIt partial_merge_bufferless_impl
   (RandIt first1, RandIt last1, RandIt const last2, bool *const pis_range1_A, Compare comp)
{
   if(last1 == last2){
      return first1;
   }
   bool const is_range1_A = *pis_range1_A;
   if(first1 != last1 && comp(*last1, last1[-1])){
      do{
         RandIt const old_last1 = last1;
         last1  = boost::movelib::lower_bound(last1, last2, *first1, comp);
         first1 = rotate_gcd(first1, old_last1, last1);//old_last1 == last1 supported
         if(last1 == last2){
            return first1;
         }
         do{
            ++first1;
         } while(last1 != first1 && !comp(*last1, *first1) );
      } while(first1 != last1);
   }
   *pis_range1_A = !is_range1_A;
   return last1;
}

// [first1, last1) merge [last1,last2) -> [first1,last2)
template<class RandIt, class Compare>
RandIt partial_merge_bufferless
   (RandIt first1, RandIt last1, RandIt const last2, bool *const pis_range1_A, Compare comp)
{
   return *pis_range1_A ? partial_merge_bufferless_impl(first1, last1, last2, pis_range1_A, comp)
                        : partial_merge_bufferless_impl(first1, last1, last2, pis_range1_A, antistable<Compare>(comp));
}

template<class SizeType>
static SizeType needed_keys_count(SizeType n_block_a, SizeType n_block_b)
{
   return n_block_a + n_block_b;
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type
   find_next_block
      ( RandItKeys key_first
      , KeyCompare key_comp
      , RandIt const first
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const ix_first_block
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const ix_last_block
      , Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type      size_type;
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::value_type     value_type;
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandItKeys>::value_type key_type;
   BOOST_ASSERT(ix_first_block <= ix_last_block);
   size_type ix_min_block = 0u;
   for (size_type szt_i = ix_first_block; szt_i < ix_last_block; ++szt_i) {
      const value_type &min_val = first[ix_min_block*l_block];
      const value_type &cur_val = first[szt_i*l_block];
      const key_type   &min_key = key_first[ix_min_block];
      const key_type   &cur_key = key_first[szt_i];

      bool const less_than_minimum = comp(cur_val, min_val) ||
         (!comp(min_val, cur_val) && key_comp(cur_key, min_key));

      if (less_than_minimum) {
         ix_min_block = szt_i;
      }
   }
   return ix_min_block;
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare>
void merge_blocks_bufferless
   ( RandItKeys key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const key_count = needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b); (void)key_count;
   //BOOST_ASSERT(n_block_a || n_block_b);
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted_and_unique(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp));
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_b || n_block_a == count_if_with(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp, key_first[n_block_a]));

   size_type n_bef_irreg2 = 0;
   bool l_irreg_pos_count = true;
   RandItKeys key_mid(key_first + n_block_a);
   RandIt const first_irr2 = first + l_irreg1 + (n_block_a+n_block_b)*l_block;
   RandIt const last_irr2  = first_irr2 + l_irreg2;

   {  //Selection sort blocks
      size_type n_block_left = n_block_b + n_block_a;
      RandItKeys key_range2(key_first);

      size_type min_check = n_block_a == n_block_left ? 0u : n_block_a;
      size_type max_check = min_value(min_check+1, n_block_left);
      for (RandIt f = first+l_irreg1; n_block_left; --n_block_left, ++key_range2, f += l_block, min_check -= min_check != 0, max_check -= max_check != 0) {
         size_type const next_key_idx = find_next_block(key_range2, key_comp, f, l_block, min_check, max_check, comp);
         RandItKeys const key_next(key_range2 + next_key_idx);
         max_check = min_value(max_value(max_check, next_key_idx+2), n_block_left);

         RandIt const first_min = f + next_key_idx*l_block;

         //Check if irregular b block should go here.
         //If so, break to the special code handling the irregular block
         if (l_irreg_pos_count && l_irreg2 && comp(*first_irr2, *first_min)){
            l_irreg_pos_count = false;
         }
         n_bef_irreg2 += l_irreg_pos_count;

         swap_and_update_key(next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_range2, key_mid, f, f + l_block, first_min);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(f, f+l_block, comp));
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first_min, first_min + l_block, comp));
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT((f == (first+l_irreg1)) || !comp(*f, *(f-l_block)));
      }
   }
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first+l_irreg1+n_bef_irreg2*l_block, first_irr2, comp));

   RandIt first1 = first;
   RandIt last1  = first+l_irreg1;
   RandItKeys const key_end (key_first+n_bef_irreg2);
   bool is_range1_A = true;

   for( ; key_first != key_end; ++key_first){
      bool is_range2_A = key_mid == (key_first+key_count) || key_comp(*key_first, *key_mid);
      first1 = is_range1_A == is_range2_A
         ? last1 : partial_merge_bufferless(first1, last1, last1 + l_block, &is_range1_A, comp);
      last1 += l_block;
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, first1, comp));
   }

   merge_bufferless(is_range1_A ? first1 : last1, first_irr2, last_irr2, comp);
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, last_irr2, comp));
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//                            BUFFERED MERGE
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class Op, class Buf>
void op_buffered_merge
      ( RandIt first, RandIt const middle, RandIt last
      , Compare comp, Op op
      , Buf &xbuf)
{
   if(first != middle && middle != last && comp(*middle, middle[-1])){
      typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type   size_type;
      size_type const len1 = size_type(middle-first);
      size_type const len2 = size_type(last-middle);
      if(len1 <= len2){
         first = boost::movelib::upper_bound(first, middle, *middle, comp);
         xbuf.move_assign(first, size_type(middle-first));
         op_merge_with_right_placed
            (xbuf.data(), xbuf.end(), first, middle, last, comp, op);
      }
      else{
         last = boost::movelib::lower_bound(middle, last, middle[-1], comp);
         xbuf.move_assign(middle, size_type(last-middle));
         op_merge_with_left_placed
            (first, middle, last, xbuf.data(), xbuf.end(), comp, op);
      }
   }
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void buffered_merge
      ( RandIt first, RandIt const middle, RandIt last
      , Compare comp
      , XBuf &xbuf)
{
   op_buffered_merge(first, middle, last, comp, move_op(), xbuf);
}

// Complexity: 2*distance(first, last)+max_collected^2/2
//
// Tries to collect at most n_keys unique elements from [first, last),
// in the begining of the range, and ordered according to comp
// 
// Returns the number of collected keys
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type
   collect_unique
      ( RandIt const first, RandIt const last
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const max_collected, Compare comp
      , XBuf & xbuf)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type h = 0;
   if(max_collected){
      ++h;  // first key is always here
      RandIt h0 = first;
      RandIt u = first; ++u;
      RandIt search_end = u;

      if(xbuf.capacity() >= max_collected){
         typename XBuf::iterator const ph0 = xbuf.add(first);
         while(u != last && h < max_collected){
            typename XBuf::iterator const r = boost::movelib::lower_bound(ph0, xbuf.end(), *u, comp);
            //If key not found add it to [h, h+h0)
            if(r == xbuf.end() || comp(*u, *r) ){
               RandIt const new_h0 = boost::move(search_end, u, h0);
               search_end = u;
               ++search_end;
               ++h;
               xbuf.insert(r, u);
               h0 = new_h0;
            }
            ++u;
         }
         boost::move_backward(first, h0, h0+h);
         boost::move(xbuf.data(), xbuf.end(), first);
      }
      else{
         while(u != last && h < max_collected){
            RandIt const r = boost::movelib::lower_bound(h0, search_end, *u, comp);
            //If key not found add it to [h, h+h0)
            if(r == search_end || comp(*u, *r) ){
               RandIt const new_h0 = rotate_gcd(h0, search_end, u);
               search_end = u;
               ++search_end;
               ++h;
               rotate_gcd(r+(new_h0-h0), u, search_end);
               h0 = new_h0;
            }
            ++u;
         }
         rotate_gcd(first, h0, h0+h);
      }
   }
   return h;
}

template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned floor_sqrt(Unsigned const n)
{
   Unsigned x = n;
   Unsigned y = x/2 + (x&1);
   while (y < x){
      x = y;
      y = (x + n / x)/2;
   }
   return x;
}

template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned ceil_sqrt(Unsigned const n)
{
   Unsigned r = floor_sqrt(n);
   return r + Unsigned((n%r) != 0);
}

template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned floor_merge_multiple(Unsigned const n, Unsigned &base, Unsigned &pow)
{
   Unsigned s = n;
   Unsigned p = 0;
   while(s > AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold){
      s /= 2;
      ++p;
   }
   base = s;
   pow = p;
   return s << p;
}

template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned ceil_merge_multiple(Unsigned const n, Unsigned &base, Unsigned &pow)
{
   Unsigned fm = floor_merge_multiple(n, base, pow);

   if(fm != n){
      if(base < AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold){
         ++base;
      }
      else{
         base = AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold/2 + 1;
         ++pow;
      }
   }
   return base << pow;
}

template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned ceil_sqrt_multiple(Unsigned const n, Unsigned *pbase = 0)
{
   Unsigned const r = ceil_sqrt(n);
   Unsigned pow = 0;
   Unsigned base = 0;
   Unsigned const res = ceil_merge_multiple(r, base, pow);
   if(pbase) *pbase = base;
   return res;
}

struct less
{
   template<class T>
   bool operator()(const T &l, const T &r)
   {  return l < r;  }
};

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//                            MERGE BLOCKS
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//#define ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_SLOW_STABLE_SORT_IS_NLOGN

#if defined ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_SLOW_STABLE_SORT_IS_NLOGN
template<class RandIt, class Compare>
void slow_stable_sort
   ( RandIt const first, RandIt const last, Compare comp)
{
   boost::movelib::inplace_stable_sort(first, last, comp);
}

#else //ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_SLOW_STABLE_SORT_IS_NLOGN

template<class RandIt, class Compare>
void slow_stable_sort
   ( RandIt const first, RandIt const last, Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type L = size_type(last - first);
   {  //Use insertion sort to merge first elements
      size_type m = 0;
      while((L - m) > size_type(AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold)){
         insertion_sort(first+m, first+m+size_type(AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold), comp);
         m += AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold;
      }
      insertion_sort(first+m, last, comp);
   }

   size_type h = AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold;
   for(bool do_merge = L > h; do_merge; h*=2){
      do_merge = (L - h) > h;
      size_type p0 = 0;
      if(do_merge){
         size_type const h_2 = 2*h;
         while((L-p0) > h_2){
            merge_bufferless(first+p0, first+p0+h, first+p0+h_2, comp);
            p0 += h_2;
         }
      }
      if((L-p0) > h){
         merge_bufferless(first+p0, first+p0+h, last, comp);
      }
   }
}

#endif   //ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_SLOW_STABLE_SORT_IS_NLOGN

//Returns new l_block and updates use_buf
template<class Unsigned>
Unsigned lblock_for_combine
   (Unsigned const l_block, Unsigned const n_keys, Unsigned const l_data, bool &use_buf)
{
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_data > 1);

   //We need to guarantee lblock >= l_merged/(n_keys/2) keys for the combination.
   //We have at least 4 keys guaranteed (which are the minimum to merge 2 ranges)
   //If l_block != 0, then n_keys is already enough to merge all blocks in all
   //phases as we've found all needed keys for that buffer and length before.
   //If l_block == 0 then see if half keys can be used as buffer and the rest
   //as keys guaranteeing that n_keys >= (2*l_merged)/lblock = 
   if(!l_block){
      //If l_block == 0 then n_keys is power of two
      //(guaranteed by build_params(...))
      BOOST_ASSERT(n_keys >= 4);
      //BOOST_ASSERT(0 == (n_keys &(n_keys-1)));

      //See if half keys are at least 4 and if half keys fulfill
      Unsigned const new_buf  = n_keys/2;
      Unsigned const new_keys = n_keys-new_buf;
      use_buf = new_keys >= 4 && new_keys >= l_data/new_buf;
      if(use_buf){
         return new_buf;
      }
      else{
         return l_data/n_keys;
      }
   }
   else{
      use_buf = true;
      return l_block;
   }
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void stable_sort( RandIt first, RandIt last, Compare comp, XBuf & xbuf)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const len = size_type(last - first);
   size_type const half_len = len/2 + (len&1);
   if(std::size_t(xbuf.capacity() - xbuf.size()) >= half_len) {
      merge_sort(first, last, comp, xbuf.data()+xbuf.size());
   }
   else{
      slow_stable_sort(first, last, comp);
   }
}

template<class RandIt, class Comp, class XBuf>
void initialize_keys( RandIt first, RandIt last
                    , Comp comp
                    , XBuf & xbuf)
{
   stable_sort(first, last, comp, xbuf);
}

template<class RandIt, class U>
void initialize_keys( RandIt first, RandIt last
                    , less
                    , U &)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::value_type value_type;
   std::size_t count = std::size_t(last - first);
   for(std::size_t i = 0; i != count; ++i){
      *first = value_type(i);
      ++first;
   }
}

template<class RandIt>
void move_data_backward( RandIt cur_pos
              , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_data
              , RandIt new_pos
              , bool const xbuf_used)
{
   //Move buffer to the total combination right
   if(xbuf_used){
      boost::move_backward(cur_pos, cur_pos+l_data, new_pos+l_data);      
   }
   else{
      boost::adl_move_swap_ranges_backward(cur_pos, cur_pos+l_data, new_pos+l_data);      
      //Rotate does less moves but it seems slower due to cache issues
      //rotate_gcd(first-l_block, first+len-l_block, first+len);
   }
}

template<class RandIt>
void move_data_forward( RandIt cur_pos
              , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_data
              , RandIt new_pos
              , bool const xbuf_used)
{
   //Move buffer to the total combination right
   if(xbuf_used){
      boost::move(cur_pos, cur_pos+l_data, new_pos);
   }
   else{
      boost::adl_move_swap_ranges(cur_pos, cur_pos+l_data, new_pos);
      //Rotate does less moves but it seems slower due to cache issues
      //rotate_gcd(first-l_block, first+len-l_block, first+len);
   }
}

template <class Unsigned>
Unsigned calculate_total_combined(Unsigned const len, Unsigned const l_prev_merged, Unsigned *pl_irreg_combined = 0)
{
   typedef Unsigned size_type;

   size_type const l_combined = 2*l_prev_merged;
   size_type l_irreg_combined = len%l_combined;
   size_type l_total_combined = len;
   if(l_irreg_combined <= l_prev_merged){
      l_total_combined -= l_irreg_combined;
      l_irreg_combined = 0;
   }
   if(pl_irreg_combined)
      *pl_irreg_combined = l_irreg_combined;
   return l_total_combined;
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class SizeType, class XBuf>
void combine_params
   ( RandItKeys const keys
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , SizeType l_combined
   , SizeType const l_prev_merged
   , SizeType const l_block
   , XBuf & xbuf
   //Output
   , SizeType &n_block_a
   , SizeType &n_block_b
   , SizeType &l_irreg1
   , SizeType &l_irreg2
   //Options
   , bool do_initialize_keys = true)
{
   typedef SizeType   size_type;

   //Initial parameters for selection sort blocks
   l_irreg1 = l_prev_merged%l_block;
   l_irreg2 = (l_combined-l_irreg1)%l_block;
   BOOST_ASSERT(((l_combined-l_irreg1-l_irreg2)%l_block) == 0);
   size_type const n_reg_block = (l_combined-l_irreg1-l_irreg2)/l_block;
   n_block_a = l_prev_merged/l_block;
   n_block_b = n_reg_block - n_block_a;
   BOOST_ASSERT(n_reg_block>=n_block_a);

   //Key initialization
   if (do_initialize_keys) {
      initialize_keys(keys, keys + needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b), key_comp, xbuf);
   }
}

template<class RandIt1, class RandIt2, class RandItB, class Compare, class Op>
RandItB op_buffered_partial_merge_and_swap_to_range1_and_buffer
   ( RandIt1 first1, RandIt1 const last1
   , RandIt2 &rfirst2, RandIt2 const last2, RandIt2 &rfirst_min
   , RandItB &rfirstb, Compare comp, Op op )
{
   RandItB firstb = rfirstb;
   RandItB lastb  = firstb;
   RandIt2 first2 = rfirst2;

   //Move to buffer while merging
   //Three way moves need less moves when op is swap_op so use it
   //when merging elements from range2 to the destination occupied by range1
   if(first1 != last1 && first2 != last2){
      RandIt2 first_min = rfirst_min;
      op(four_way_t(), first2++, first_min++, first1++, lastb++);

      while(first1 != last1){
         if(first2 == last2){
            lastb = op(forward_t(), first1, last1, firstb);
            break;
         }
         bool const min_less = comp(*first_min, *firstb);

         if(min_less){
            op( four_way_t(), first2++, first_min++, first1++, lastb++);
         }
         else{
            op(three_way_t(), firstb++, first1++, lastb++);
         }
      }
      rfirst2 = first2;
      rfirstb = firstb;
      rfirst_min = first_min;
   }

   return lastb;
}

//////////////////////////////////
//
//          partial_merge
//
//////////////////////////////////
template<class InputIt1, class InputIt2, class OutputIt, class Compare, class Op>
OutputIt op_partial_merge_impl
   (InputIt1 &r_first1, InputIt1 const last1, InputIt2 &r_first2, InputIt2 const last2, OutputIt d_first, Compare comp, Op op)
{
   InputIt1 first1(r_first1);
   InputIt2 first2(r_first2);
   if(first2 != last2 && last1 != first1)
   while(1){
      if(comp(*first2, *first1)) {
         op(first2++, d_first++);
         if(first2 == last2){
            break;
         }
      }
      else{
         op(first1++, d_first++);
         if(first1 == last1){
            break;
         }
      }
   }
   r_first1 = first1;
   r_first2 = first2;
   return d_first;
}

template<class InputIt1, class InputIt2, class OutputIt, class Compare, class Op>
OutputIt op_partial_merge
   (InputIt1 &r_first1, InputIt1 const last1, InputIt2 &r_first2, InputIt2 const last2, OutputIt d_first, Compare comp, Op op, bool is_stable)
{
   return is_stable ? op_partial_merge_impl(r_first1, last1, r_first2, last2, d_first, comp, op)
                    : op_partial_merge_impl(r_first1, last1, r_first2, last2, d_first, antistable<Compare>(comp), op);
}

//////////////////////////////////
//
//    partial_merge_and_swap
//
//////////////////////////////////
template<class InputIt1, class InputIt2, class OutputIt, class Compare, class Op>
OutputIt op_partial_merge_and_swap_impl
   (InputIt1 &r_first1, InputIt1 const last1, InputIt2 &r_first2, InputIt2 const last2, InputIt2 &r_first_min, OutputIt d_first, Compare comp, Op op)
{
   InputIt1 first1(r_first1);
   InputIt2 first2(r_first2);
   
   if(first2 != last2 && last1 != first1) {
      InputIt2 first_min(r_first_min);
      bool non_empty_ranges = true;
      do{
         if(comp(*first_min, *first1)) {
            op(three_way_t(), first2++, first_min++, d_first++);
            non_empty_ranges = first2 != last2;
         }
         else{
            op(first1++, d_first++);
            non_empty_ranges = first1 != last1;
         }
      } while(non_empty_ranges);
      r_first_min = first_min;
      r_first1 = first1;
      r_first2 = first2;
   }
   return d_first;
}

template<class RandIt, class InputIt2, class OutputIt, class Compare, class Op>
RandIt op_partial_merge_and_swap
   (RandIt &r_first1, RandIt const last1, RandIt &r_first2, RandIt const last2, InputIt2 &r_first_min, OutputIt d_first, Compare comp, Op op, bool is_stable)
{
   return is_stable ? op_partial_merge_and_swap_impl(r_first1, last1, r_first2, last2, r_first_min, d_first, comp, op)
                    : op_partial_merge_and_swap_impl(r_first1, last1, r_first2, last2, r_first_min, d_first, antistable<Compare>(comp), op);
}

template<class RandIt, class RandItBuf, class Compare, class Op>
RandIt op_partial_merge_and_save_impl
   ( RandIt first1, RandIt const last1, RandIt &rfirst2, RandIt last2, RandIt first_min
   , RandItBuf &buf_first1_in_out, RandItBuf &buf_last1_in_out
   , Compare comp, Op op
   )
{
   RandItBuf buf_first1 = buf_first1_in_out;
   RandItBuf buf_last1  = buf_last1_in_out;
   RandIt first2(rfirst2);

   bool const do_swap = first2 != first_min;
   if(buf_first1 == buf_last1){
      //Skip any element that does not need to be moved
      RandIt new_first1 = skip_until_merge(first1, last1, *first_min, comp);
      buf_first1 += (new_first1-first1);
      first1 = new_first1;
      buf_last1  = do_swap ? op_buffered_partial_merge_and_swap_to_range1_and_buffer(first1, last1, first2, last2, first_min, buf_first1, comp, op)
                           : op_buffered_partial_merge_to_range1_and_buffer    (first1, last1, first2, last2, buf_first1, comp, op);
      first1 = last1;
   }
   else{
      BOOST_ASSERT((last1-first1) == (buf_last1 - buf_first1));
   }

   //Now merge from buffer
   first1 = do_swap ? op_partial_merge_and_swap_impl(buf_first1, buf_last1, first2, last2, first_min, first1, comp, op)
                    : op_partial_merge_impl    (buf_first1, buf_last1, first2, last2, first1, comp, op);
   buf_first1_in_out = buf_first1;
   buf_last1_in_out  = buf_last1;
   rfirst2 = first2;
   return first1;
}

template<class RandIt, class RandItBuf, class Compare, class Op>
RandIt op_partial_merge_and_save
   ( RandIt first1, RandIt const last1, RandIt &rfirst2, RandIt last2, RandIt first_min
   , RandItBuf &buf_first1_in_out
   , RandItBuf &buf_last1_in_out
   , Compare comp
   , Op op
   , bool is_stable)
{
   return is_stable
      ? op_partial_merge_and_save_impl
         (first1, last1, rfirst2, last2, first_min, buf_first1_in_out, buf_last1_in_out, comp, op)
      : op_partial_merge_and_save_impl
         (first1, last1, rfirst2, last2, first_min, buf_first1_in_out, buf_last1_in_out, antistable<Compare>(comp), op)
      ;
}



template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class RandIt2, class OutputIt, class Compare, class Op>
OutputIt op_merge_blocks_with_irreg
   ( RandItKeys key_first
   , RandItKeys key_mid
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt first_reg
   , RandIt2 &first_irr
   , RandIt2 const last_irr
   , OutputIt dest
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type n_block_left
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type min_check
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type max_check
   , Compare comp, bool const is_stable, Op op)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;

   for(; n_block_left; --n_block_left, ++key_first, min_check -= min_check != 0, max_check -= max_check != 0){
      size_type next_key_idx = find_next_block(key_first, key_comp, first_reg, l_block, min_check, max_check, comp);  
      max_check = min_value(max_value(max_check, next_key_idx+2), n_block_left);
      RandIt const last_reg  = first_reg + l_block;
      RandIt first_min = first_reg + next_key_idx*l_block;
      RandIt const last_min  = first_min + l_block; (void)last_min;

      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first_reg, last_reg, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!next_key_idx || is_sorted(first_min, last_min, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT((!next_key_idx || !comp(*first_reg, *first_min )));

      OutputIt orig_dest = dest; (void)orig_dest;
      dest = next_key_idx ? op_partial_merge_and_swap(first_irr, last_irr, first_reg, last_reg, first_min, dest, comp, op, is_stable)
                          : op_partial_merge    (first_irr, last_irr, first_reg, last_reg, dest, comp, op, is_stable);
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(orig_dest, dest, comp));

      if(first_reg == dest){
         dest = next_key_idx ? ::boost::adl_move_swap_ranges(first_min, last_min, first_reg)
                             : last_reg;
      }
      else{
         dest = next_key_idx ? op(three_way_forward_t(), first_reg, last_reg, first_min, dest)
                             : op(forward_t(), first_reg, last_reg, dest);
      }

      RandItKeys const key_next(key_first + next_key_idx);
      swap_and_update_key(next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_first, key_mid, last_reg, last_reg, first_min);

      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(orig_dest, dest, comp));
      first_reg = last_reg;
   }
   return dest;
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare, class Op>
void op_merge_blocks_left
   ( RandItKeys const key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp, Op op)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const key_count = needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b); (void)key_count;
//   BOOST_ASSERT(n_block_a || n_block_b);
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted_and_unique(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp));
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_b || n_block_a == count_if_with(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp, key_first[n_block_a]));

   size_type n_block_b_left = n_block_b;
   size_type n_block_a_left = n_block_a;
   size_type n_block_left = n_block_b + n_block_a;
   RandItKeys key_mid(key_first + n_block_a);

   RandIt buffer = first - l_block;
   RandIt first1 = first;
   RandIt last1  = first1 + l_irreg1;
   RandIt first2 = last1;
   RandIt const irreg2 = first2 + n_block_left*l_block;
   bool is_range1_A = true;

   RandItKeys key_range2(key_first);

   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Process all regular blocks before the irregular B block
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   size_type min_check = n_block_a == n_block_left ? 0u : n_block_a;
   size_type max_check = min_value(min_check+1, n_block_left);
   for (; n_block_left; --n_block_left, ++key_range2, min_check -= min_check != 0, max_check -= max_check != 0) {
      size_type const next_key_idx = find_next_block(key_range2, key_comp, first2, l_block, min_check, max_check, comp);
      max_check = min_value(max_value(max_check, next_key_idx+2), n_block_left);
      RandIt const first_min = first2 + next_key_idx*l_block;
      RandIt const last_min  = first_min + l_block; (void)last_min;
      RandIt const last2  = first2 + l_block;

      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first1, last1, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first2, last2, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_left || is_sorted(first_min, last_min, comp));

      //Check if irregular b block should go here.
      //If so, break to the special code handling the irregular block
      if (!n_block_b_left &&
            ( (l_irreg2 && comp(*irreg2, *first_min)) || (!l_irreg2 && is_range1_A)) ){
         break;
      }

      RandItKeys const key_next(key_range2 + next_key_idx);
      bool const is_range2_A = key_mid == (key_first+key_count) || key_comp(*key_next, *key_mid);

      bool const is_buffer_middle = last1 == buffer;
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT( ( is_buffer_middle && size_type(first2-buffer) == l_block && buffer == last1) ||
                                          (!is_buffer_middle && size_type(first1-buffer) == l_block && first2 == last1));

      if(is_range1_A == is_range2_A){
         BOOST_ASSERT((first1 == last1) || !comp(*first_min, last1[-1]));
         if(!is_buffer_middle){
            buffer = op(forward_t(), first1, last1, buffer);
         }
         swap_and_update_key(next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_range2, key_mid, first2, last2, first_min);
         first1 = first2;
         last1  = last2;
      }
      else {
         RandIt unmerged;
         RandIt buf_beg;
         RandIt buf_end;
         if(is_buffer_middle){
            buf_end = buf_beg = first2 - (last1-first1);
            unmerged = op_partial_merge_and_save( first1, last1, first2, last2, first_min
                                                , buf_beg, buf_end, comp, op, is_range1_A);
         }  
         else{
            buf_beg = first1;
            buf_end = last1;
            unmerged = op_partial_merge_and_save
               (buffer, buffer+(last1-first1), first2, last2, first_min, buf_beg, buf_end, comp, op, is_range1_A);
         }
         (void)unmerged;
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first-l_block, unmerged, comp));

         swap_and_update_key( next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_range2, key_mid, first2, last2
                            , last_min - size_type(last2 - first2));

         if(buf_beg != buf_end){  //range2 exhausted: is_buffer_middle for the next iteration
            first1 = buf_beg;
            last1  = buf_end;
            BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(buf_end == (last2-l_block));
            buffer = last1;
         }
         else{ //range1 exhausted: !is_buffer_middle for the next iteration
            first1 = first2;
            last1  = last2;
            buffer = first2 - l_block;
            is_range1_A = is_range2_A;
         }
      }
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT( (is_range2_A && n_block_a_left) || (!is_range2_A && n_block_b_left));
      is_range2_A ? --n_block_a_left : --n_block_b_left;
      first2 = last2;
   }

   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_b || n_block_a == count_if_with(key_first, key_range2 + n_block_left, key_comp, *key_mid));
   BOOST_ASSERT(!n_block_b_left);

   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Process remaining range 1 left before the irregular B block
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   bool const is_buffer_middle = last1 == buffer;
   RandIt first_irr2 = irreg2;
   RandIt const last_irr2  = first_irr2 + l_irreg2;
   if(l_irreg2 && is_range1_A){
      if(is_buffer_middle){
         first1 = skip_until_merge(first1, last1, *first_irr2, comp);
         //Even if we copy backward, no overlapping occurs so use forward copy
         //that can be faster specially with trivial types
         RandIt const new_first1 = first2 - (last1 - first1);
         op(forward_t(), first1, last1, new_first1);
         first1 = new_first1;
         last1 = first2;
         buffer = first1 - l_block;
      }
      buffer = op_partial_merge_impl(first1, last1, first_irr2, last_irr2, buffer, comp, op);
      buffer = op(forward_t(), first1, last1, buffer);
   }
   else if(!is_buffer_middle){
      buffer = op(forward_t(), first1, last1, buffer);
   }
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first-l_block, buffer, comp));

   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Process irregular B block and remaining A blocks
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   buffer = op_merge_blocks_with_irreg
      ( key_range2, key_mid, key_comp, first2, first_irr2, last_irr2
      , buffer, l_block, n_block_left, min_check, max_check, comp, false, op);
   buffer = op(forward_t(), first_irr2, last_irr2, buffer);(void)buffer;
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first-l_block, buffer, comp));
}

// first - first element to merge.
// first[-l_block, 0) - buffer (if use_buf == true)
// l_block - length of regular blocks. First nblocks are stable sorted by 1st elements and key-coded
// keys - sequence of keys, in same order as blocks. key<midkey means stream A
// n_bef_irreg2/n_aft_irreg2 are regular blocks
// l_irreg2 is a irregular block, that is to be combined after n_bef_irreg2 blocks and before n_aft_irreg2 blocks
// If l_irreg2==0 then n_aft_irreg2==0 (no irregular blocks).
template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare>
void merge_blocks_left
   ( RandItKeys const key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp
   , bool const xbuf_used)
{
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_b || n_block_a == count_if_with(key_first, key_first + needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b), key_comp, key_first[n_block_a]));
   if(xbuf_used){
      op_merge_blocks_left
         (key_first, key_comp, first, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, move_op());
   }
   else{
      op_merge_blocks_left
         (key_first, key_comp, first, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, swap_op());
   }
}


// first - first element to merge.
// [first+l_block*(n_bef_irreg2+n_aft_irreg2)+l_irreg2, first+l_block*(n_bef_irreg2+n_aft_irreg2+1)+l_irreg2) - buffer
// l_block - length of regular blocks. First nblocks are stable sorted by 1st elements and key-coded
// keys - sequence of keys, in same order as blocks. key<midkey means stream A
// n_bef_irreg2/n_aft_irreg2 are regular blocks
// l_irreg2 is a irregular block, that is to be combined after n_bef_irreg2 blocks and before n_aft_irreg2 blocks
// If l_irreg2==0 then n_aft_irreg2==0 (no irregular blocks).
template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare>
void merge_blocks_right
   ( RandItKeys const key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp
   , bool const xbuf_used)
{
   merge_blocks_left
      ( make_reverse_iterator(key_first + needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b))
      , inverse<KeyCompare>(key_comp)
      , make_reverse_iterator(first + ((n_block_a+n_block_b)*l_block+l_irreg2))
      , l_block
      , l_irreg2
      , n_block_b
      , n_block_a
      , 0
      , inverse<Compare>(comp), xbuf_used);
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare, class Op, class RandItBuf>
void op_merge_blocks_with_buf
   ( RandItKeys key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp
   , Op op
   , RandItBuf const buf_first)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const key_count = needed_keys_count(n_block_a, n_block_b); (void)key_count;
   //BOOST_ASSERT(n_block_a || n_block_b);
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted_and_unique(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp));
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_b || n_block_a == count_if_with(key_first, key_first + key_count, key_comp, key_first[n_block_a]));

   size_type n_block_b_left = n_block_b;
   size_type n_block_a_left = n_block_a;
   size_type n_block_left = n_block_b + n_block_a;
   RandItKeys key_mid(key_first + n_block_a);

   RandItBuf buffer = buf_first;
   RandItBuf buffer_end = buffer;
   RandIt first1 = first;
   RandIt last1  = first1 + l_irreg1;
   RandIt first2 = last1;
   RandIt const first_irr2 = first2 + n_block_left*l_block;
   bool is_range1_A = true;

   RandItKeys key_range2(key_first);

   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Process all regular blocks before the irregular B block
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   size_type min_check = n_block_a == n_block_left ? 0u : n_block_a;
   size_type max_check = min_value(min_check+1, n_block_left);
   for (; n_block_left; --n_block_left, ++key_range2, min_check -= min_check != 0, max_check -= max_check != 0) {
      size_type const next_key_idx = find_next_block(key_range2, key_comp, first2, l_block, min_check, max_check, comp);
      max_check = min_value(max_value(max_check, next_key_idx+2), n_block_left);
      RandIt       first_min = first2 + next_key_idx*l_block;
      RandIt const last_min  = first_min + l_block; (void)last_min;
      RandIt const last2  = first2 + l_block;

      bool const buffer_empty = buffer == buffer_end; (void)buffer_empty;
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(buffer_empty ? is_sorted(first1, last1, comp) : is_sorted(buffer, buffer_end, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first2, last2, comp));
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!n_block_left || is_sorted(first_min, last_min, comp));

      //Check if irregular b block should go here.
      //If so, break to the special code handling the irregular block
      if (!n_block_b_left &&
            ( (l_irreg2 && comp(*first_irr2, *first_min)) || (!l_irreg2 && is_range1_A)) ){
         break;
      }

      RandItKeys const key_next(key_range2 + next_key_idx);
      bool const is_range2_A = key_mid == (key_first+key_count) || key_comp(*key_next, *key_mid);

      if(is_range1_A == is_range2_A){
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT((first1 == last1) || (buffer_empty ? !comp(*first_min, last1[-1]) : !comp(*first_min, buffer_end[-1])));
         //If buffered, put those elements in place
         RandIt res = op(forward_t(), buffer, buffer_end, first1);
         buffer    = buffer_end = buf_first;
         BOOST_ASSERT(buffer_empty || res == last1); (void)res;
         swap_and_update_key(next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_range2, key_mid, first2, last2, first_min);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first2, last2, comp));
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first_min, last_min, comp));
         first1 = first2;
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, first1, comp));
      }
      else {
         RandIt const unmerged = op_partial_merge_and_save(first1, last1, first2, last2, first_min, buffer, buffer_end, comp, op, is_range1_A);
         bool const is_range_1_empty = buffer == buffer_end;
         BOOST_ASSERT(is_range_1_empty || (buffer_end-buffer) == (last1+l_block-unmerged));
         if(is_range_1_empty){
            buffer    = buffer_end = buf_first;
            first_min = last_min - (last2 - first2);
         }
         else{
            first_min = last_min;
         }
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(!is_range_1_empty || (last_min-first_min) == (last2-unmerged));
         swap_and_update_key(next_key_idx != 0, key_next, key_range2, key_mid, first2, last2, first_min);

         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first_min, last_min, comp));
         is_range1_A ^= is_range_1_empty;
         first1 = unmerged;
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, unmerged, comp));
      }
      BOOST_ASSERT( (is_range2_A && n_block_a_left) || (!is_range2_A && n_block_b_left));
      is_range2_A ? --n_block_a_left : --n_block_b_left;
      last1 += l_block;
      first2 = last2;
   }

   RandIt res = op(forward_t(), buffer, buffer_end, first1); (void)res;
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, res, comp));

   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   //Process irregular B block and remaining A blocks
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   RandIt const last_irr2 = first_irr2 + l_irreg2;
   op(forward_t(), first_irr2, first_irr2+l_irreg2, buf_first);
   buffer = buf_first;
   buffer_end = buffer+l_irreg2;

   reverse_iterator<RandItBuf> rbuf_beg(buffer_end);
   RandIt dest = op_merge_blocks_with_irreg
      ( make_reverse_iterator(key_first + n_block_b + n_block_a), make_reverse_iterator(key_mid), inverse<KeyCompare>(key_comp)
      , make_reverse_iterator(first_irr2), rbuf_beg
      , make_reverse_iterator(buffer), make_reverse_iterator(last_irr2)
      , l_block, n_block_left, 0, n_block_left
      , inverse<Compare>(comp), true, op).base();
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(dest, last_irr2, comp));

   buffer_end = rbuf_beg.base();
   BOOST_ASSERT((dest-last1) == (buffer_end-buffer));
   op_merge_with_left_placed(is_range1_A ? first1 : last1, last1, dest, buffer, buffer_end, comp, op);

   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(first, last_irr2, comp));
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare, class RandItBuf>
void merge_blocks_with_buf
   ( RandItKeys key_first
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_a
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_block_b
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_irreg2
   , Compare comp
   , RandItBuf const buf_first
   , bool const xbuf_used)
{
   if(xbuf_used){
      op_merge_blocks_with_buf
         (key_first, key_comp, first, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, move_op(), buf_first);
   }
   else{
      op_merge_blocks_with_buf
         (key_first, key_comp, first, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, swap_op(), buf_first);
   }
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class Op>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type
   op_insertion_sort_step_left
      ( RandIt const first
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const length
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const step
      , Compare comp, Op op)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const s = min_value<size_type>(step, AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold);
   size_type m = 0;

   while((length - m) > s){
      insertion_sort_op(first+m, first+m+s, first+m-s, comp, op);
      m += s;
   }
   insertion_sort_op(first+m, first+length, first+m-s, comp, op);
   return s;
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type
   insertion_sort_step
      ( RandIt const first
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const length
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const step
      , Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const s = min_value<size_type>(step, AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold);
   size_type m = 0;

   while((length - m) > s){
      insertion_sort(first+m, first+m+s, comp);
      m += s;
   }
   insertion_sort(first+m, first+length, comp);
   return s;
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class Op>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  
   op_merge_left_step_multiple
      ( RandIt first_block
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const elements_in_blocks
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_merged
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_build_buf
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_left_space
      , Compare comp
      , Op op)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   for(; l_merged < l_build_buf && l_left_space >= l_merged; l_merged*=2){
      size_type p0=0;
      RandIt pos = first_block;
      while((elements_in_blocks - p0) > 2*l_merged) {
         op_merge_left(pos-l_merged, pos, pos+l_merged, pos+2*l_merged, comp, op);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(pos-l_merged, pos+l_merged, comp));
         p0 += 2*l_merged;
         pos = first_block+p0;
      }
      if((elements_in_blocks-p0) > l_merged) {
         op_merge_left(pos-l_merged, pos, pos+l_merged, first_block+elements_in_blocks, comp, op);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(pos-l_merged, pos-l_merged+(first_block+elements_in_blocks-pos), comp));
      }
      else {
         op(forward_t(), pos, first_block+elements_in_blocks, pos-l_merged);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(pos-l_merged, first_block+elements_in_blocks-l_merged, comp));
      }
      first_block -= l_merged;
      l_left_space -= l_merged;
   }
   return l_merged;
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class Op>
void op_merge_right_step_once
      ( RandIt first_block
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const elements_in_blocks
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_build_buf
      , Compare comp
      , Op op)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type restk = elements_in_blocks%(2*l_build_buf);
   size_type p = elements_in_blocks - restk;
   BOOST_ASSERT(0 == (p%(2*l_build_buf)));

   if(restk <= l_build_buf){
      op(backward_t(),first_block+p, first_block+p+restk, first_block+p+restk+l_build_buf);
   }
   else{
      op_merge_right(first_block+p, first_block+p+l_build_buf, first_block+p+restk, first_block+p+restk+l_build_buf, comp, op);
   }
   while(p>0){
      p -= 2*l_build_buf;
      op_merge_right(first_block+p, first_block+p+l_build_buf, first_block+p+2*l_build_buf, first_block+p+3*l_build_buf, comp, op);
   }
}


// build blocks of length 2*l_build_buf. l_build_buf is power of two
// input: [0, l_build_buf) elements are buffer, rest unsorted elements
// output: [0, l_build_buf) elements are buffer, blocks 2*l_build_buf and last subblock sorted
//
// First elements are merged from right to left until elements start
// at first. All old elements [first, first + l_build_buf) are placed at the end
// [first+len-l_build_buf, first+len). To achieve this:
// - If we have external memory to merge, we save elements from the buffer
//   so that a non-swapping merge is used. Buffer elements are restored
//   at the end of the buffer from the external memory.
//
// - When the external memory is not available or it is insufficient
//   for a merge operation, left swap merging is used.
//
// Once elements are merged left to right in blocks of l_build_buf, then a single left
// to right merge step is performed to achieve merged blocks of size 2K.
// If external memory is available, usual merge is used, swap merging otherwise.
//
// As a last step, if auxiliary memory is available in-place merge is performed.
// until all is merged or auxiliary memory is not large enough.
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  
   adaptive_sort_build_blocks
      ( RandIt const first
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_base
      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_build_buf
      , XBuf & xbuf
      , Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  size_type;
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_build_buf <= len);
   BOOST_ASSERT(0 == ((l_build_buf / l_base)&(l_build_buf/l_base-1)));

   //Place the start pointer after the buffer
   RandIt first_block = first + l_build_buf;
   size_type const elements_in_blocks = len - l_build_buf;

   //////////////////////////////////
   // Start of merge to left step
   //////////////////////////////////
   size_type l_merged = 0u;

   BOOST_ASSERT(l_build_buf);
   //If there is no enough buffer for the insertion sort step, just avoid the external buffer
   size_type kbuf = min_value<size_type>(l_build_buf, size_type(xbuf.capacity()));
   kbuf = kbuf < l_base ? 0 : kbuf;

   if(kbuf){
      //Backup internal buffer values in external buffer so they can be overwritten
      xbuf.move_assign(first+l_build_buf-kbuf, kbuf);
      l_merged = op_insertion_sort_step_left(first_block, elements_in_blocks, l_base, comp, move_op());

      //Now combine them using the buffer. Elements from buffer can be
      //overwritten since they've been saved to xbuf
      l_merged = op_merge_left_step_multiple
         ( first_block - l_merged, elements_in_blocks, l_merged, l_build_buf, kbuf - l_merged, comp, move_op());

      //Restore internal buffer from external buffer unless kbuf was l_build_buf,
      //in that case restoration will happen later
      if(kbuf != l_build_buf){
         boost::move(xbuf.data()+kbuf-l_merged, xbuf.data() + kbuf, first_block-l_merged+elements_in_blocks);
      }
   }
   else{
      l_merged = insertion_sort_step(first_block, elements_in_blocks, l_base, comp);
      rotate_gcd(first_block - l_merged, first_block, first_block+elements_in_blocks);
   }

   //Now combine elements using the buffer. Elements from buffer can't be
   //overwritten since xbuf was not big enough, so merge swapping elements.
   l_merged = op_merge_left_step_multiple
      (first_block - l_merged, elements_in_blocks, l_merged, l_build_buf, l_build_buf - l_merged, comp, swap_op());

   BOOST_ASSERT(l_merged == l_build_buf);

   //////////////////////////////////
   // Start of merge to right step
   //////////////////////////////////

   //If kbuf is l_build_buf then we can merge right without swapping
   //Saved data is still in xbuf
   if(kbuf && kbuf == l_build_buf){
      op_merge_right_step_once(first, elements_in_blocks, l_build_buf, comp, move_op());
      //Restore internal buffer from external buffer if kbuf was l_build_buf.
      //as this operation was previously delayed.
      boost::move(xbuf.data(), xbuf.data() + kbuf, first);
   }
   else{
      op_merge_right_step_once(first, elements_in_blocks, l_build_buf, comp, swap_op());
   }
   xbuf.clear();
   //2*l_build_buf or total already merged
   return min_value(elements_in_blocks, 2*l_build_buf);
}

template<class RandItKeys, class KeyCompare, class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void adaptive_sort_combine_blocks
   ( RandItKeys const keys
   , KeyCompare key_comp
   , RandIt const first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_prev_merged
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_block
   , bool const use_buf
   , bool const xbuf_used
   , XBuf & xbuf
   , Compare comp
   , bool merge_left)
{
   (void)xbuf;
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type   size_type;

   size_type const l_reg_combined   = 2*l_prev_merged;
   size_type l_irreg_combined = 0;
   size_type const l_total_combined = calculate_total_combined(len, l_prev_merged, &l_irreg_combined);
   size_type const n_reg_combined = len/l_reg_combined;
   RandIt combined_first = first;

   (void)l_total_combined;
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_total_combined <= len);

   size_type const max_i = n_reg_combined + (l_irreg_combined != 0);

   if(merge_left || !use_buf) {
      for( size_type combined_i = 0; combined_i != max_i; ++combined_i, combined_first += l_reg_combined) {
         //Now merge blocks
         bool const is_last = combined_i==n_reg_combined;
         size_type const l_cur_combined = is_last ? l_irreg_combined : l_reg_combined;

         range_xbuf<RandIt, move_op> rbuf( (use_buf && xbuf_used) ? (combined_first-l_block) : combined_first, combined_first);
         size_type n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2;
         combine_params( keys, key_comp, l_cur_combined
                        , l_prev_merged, l_block, rbuf
                        , n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2);   //Outputs
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A combpar:            ", len + l_block);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(combined_first, combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1, comp));
            BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1, combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1+n_block_b*l_block+l_irreg2, comp));
         if(!use_buf){
            merge_blocks_bufferless
               (keys, key_comp, combined_first, l_block, 0u, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp);
         }
         else{
            merge_blocks_left
               (keys, key_comp, combined_first, l_block, 0u, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, xbuf_used);
         }
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After merge_blocks_l: ", len + l_block);
      }
   }
   else{
      combined_first += l_reg_combined*(max_i-1);
      for( size_type combined_i = max_i; combined_i--; combined_first -= l_reg_combined) {
         bool const is_last = combined_i==n_reg_combined;
         size_type const l_cur_combined = is_last ? l_irreg_combined : l_reg_combined;

         RandIt const combined_last(combined_first+l_cur_combined);
         range_xbuf<RandIt, move_op> rbuf(combined_last, xbuf_used ? (combined_last+l_block) : combined_last);
         size_type n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2;
         combine_params( keys, key_comp, l_cur_combined
                        , l_prev_merged, l_block, rbuf
                        , n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2);  //Outputs
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A combpar:            ", len + l_block);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(combined_first, combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1, comp));
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_INVARIANT(is_sorted(combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1, combined_first + n_block_a*l_block+l_irreg1+n_block_b*l_block+l_irreg2, comp));
         merge_blocks_right
            (keys, key_comp, combined_first, l_block, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, xbuf_used);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After merge_blocks_r: ", len + l_block);
      }
   }
}

//Returns true if buffer is placed in 
//[buffer+len-l_intbuf, buffer+len). Otherwise, buffer is
//[buffer,buffer+l_intbuf)
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
bool adaptive_sort_combine_all_blocks
   ( RandIt keys
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type &n_keys
   , RandIt const buffer
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_buf_plus_data
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_merged
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type &l_intbuf
   , XBuf & xbuf
   , Compare comp)
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  size_type;
   RandIt const first = buffer + l_intbuf;
   size_type const l_data = l_buf_plus_data - l_intbuf;
   size_type const l_unique = l_intbuf+n_keys;
   //Backup data to external buffer once if possible
   bool const common_xbuf = l_data > l_merged && l_intbuf && l_intbuf <= xbuf.capacity();
   if(common_xbuf){
      xbuf.move_assign(buffer, l_intbuf);
   }

   bool prev_merge_left = true;
   size_type l_prev_total_combined = l_merged, l_prev_block = 0;
   bool prev_use_internal_buf = true;

   for( size_type n = 0; l_data > l_merged
      ; l_merged*=2
      , ++n){
      //If l_intbuf is non-zero, use that internal buffer.
      //    Implies l_block == l_intbuf && use_internal_buf == true
      //If l_intbuf is zero, see if half keys can be reused as a reduced emergency buffer,
      //    Implies l_block == n_keys/2 && use_internal_buf == true
      //Otherwise, just give up and and use all keys to merge using rotations (use_internal_buf = false)
      bool use_internal_buf = false;
      size_type const l_block = lblock_for_combine(l_intbuf, n_keys, 2*l_merged, use_internal_buf);
      BOOST_ASSERT(!l_intbuf || (l_block == l_intbuf));
      BOOST_ASSERT(n == 0 || (!use_internal_buf || prev_use_internal_buf) );
      BOOST_ASSERT(n == 0 || (!use_internal_buf || l_prev_block == l_block) );
      
      bool const is_merge_left = (n&1) == 0;
      size_type const l_total_combined = calculate_total_combined(l_data, l_merged);
      if(n && prev_use_internal_buf && prev_merge_left){
         if(is_merge_left || !use_internal_buf){
            move_data_backward(first-l_prev_block, l_prev_total_combined, first, common_xbuf);
         }
         else{
            //Put the buffer just after l_total_combined
            RandIt const buf_end = first+l_prev_total_combined;
            RandIt const buf_beg = buf_end-l_block;
            if(l_prev_total_combined > l_total_combined){
               size_type const l_diff = l_prev_total_combined - l_total_combined;
               move_data_backward(buf_beg-l_diff, l_diff, buf_end-l_diff, common_xbuf);
            }
            else if(l_prev_total_combined < l_total_combined){
               size_type const l_diff = l_total_combined - l_prev_total_combined;
               move_data_forward(buf_end, l_diff, buf_beg, common_xbuf);
            }
         }
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After move_data     : ", l_data + l_intbuf);
      }

      //Combine to form l_merged*2 segments
      if(n_keys){
         adaptive_sort_combine_blocks
            ( keys, comp, !use_internal_buf || is_merge_left ? first : first-l_block
            , l_data, l_merged, l_block, use_internal_buf, common_xbuf, xbuf, comp, is_merge_left);
      }
      else{
         size_type *const uint_keys = xbuf.template aligned_trailing<size_type>();
         adaptive_sort_combine_blocks
            ( uint_keys, less(), !use_internal_buf || is_merge_left ? first : first-l_block
            , l_data, l_merged, l_block, use_internal_buf, common_xbuf, xbuf, comp, is_merge_left);
      }
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After combine_blocks: ", l_data + l_intbuf);
      prev_merge_left = is_merge_left;
      l_prev_total_combined = l_total_combined;
      l_prev_block = l_block;
      prev_use_internal_buf = use_internal_buf;
   }
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_prev_total_combined == l_data);
   bool const buffer_right = prev_use_internal_buf && prev_merge_left;

   l_intbuf = prev_use_internal_buf ? l_prev_block : 0u;
   n_keys = l_unique - l_intbuf;
   //Restore data from to external common buffer if used
   if(common_xbuf){
      if(buffer_right){
         boost::move(xbuf.data(), xbuf.data() + l_intbuf, buffer+l_data);
      }
      else{
         boost::move(xbuf.data(), xbuf.data() + l_intbuf, buffer);
      }
   }
   return buffer_right;
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void stable_merge
      ( RandIt first, RandIt const middle, RandIt last
      , Compare comp
      , XBuf &xbuf)
{
   BOOST_ASSERT(xbuf.empty());
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type   size_type;
   size_type const len1  = size_type(middle-first);
   size_type const len2  = size_type(last-middle);
   size_type const l_min = min_value(len1, len2);
   if(xbuf.capacity() >= l_min){
      buffered_merge(first, middle, last, comp, xbuf);
      xbuf.clear();
   }
   else{
      merge_bufferless(first, middle, last, comp);
   }
}


template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void adaptive_sort_final_merge( bool buffer_right
                              , RandIt const first
                              , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const l_intbuf
                              , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const n_keys
                              , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len
                              , XBuf & xbuf
                              , Compare comp)
{
   //BOOST_ASSERT(n_keys || xbuf.size() == l_intbuf);
   xbuf.clear();

   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  size_type;
   size_type const n_key_plus_buf = l_intbuf+n_keys;
   if(buffer_right){
      stable_sort(first+len-l_intbuf, first+len, comp, xbuf);
      stable_merge(first+n_keys, first+len-l_intbuf, first+len, antistable<Compare>(comp), xbuf);
      stable_sort(first, first+n_keys, comp, xbuf);
      stable_merge(first, first+n_keys, first+len, comp, xbuf);
   }
   else{
      stable_sort(first, first+n_key_plus_buf, comp, xbuf);
      if(xbuf.capacity() >= n_key_plus_buf){
         buffered_merge(first, first+n_key_plus_buf, first+len, comp, xbuf);
      }
      else if(xbuf.capacity() >= min_value<size_type>(l_intbuf, n_keys)){
         stable_merge(first+n_keys, first+n_key_plus_buf, first+len, comp, xbuf);
         stable_merge(first, first+n_keys, first+len, comp, xbuf);
      }
      else{
         merge_bufferless(first, first+n_key_plus_buf, first+len, comp);
      }
   }
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After final_merge   : ", len);
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class Unsigned, class XBuf>
bool adaptive_sort_build_params
   (RandIt first, Unsigned const len, Compare comp
   , Unsigned &n_keys, Unsigned &l_intbuf, Unsigned &l_base, Unsigned &l_build_buf
   , XBuf & xbuf
   )
{
   typedef Unsigned size_type;

   //Calculate ideal parameters and try to collect needed unique keys
   l_base = 0u;

   //Try to find a value near sqrt(len) that is 2^N*l_base where
   //l_base <= AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold. This property is important
   //as build_blocks merges to the left iteratively duplicating the
   //merged size and all the buffer must be used just before the final
   //merge to right step. This guarantees "build_blocks" produces 
   //segments of size l_build_buf*2, maximizing the classic merge phase.
   l_intbuf = size_type(ceil_sqrt_multiple(len, &l_base));

   //The internal buffer can be expanded if there is enough external memory
   while(xbuf.capacity() >= l_intbuf*2){
      l_intbuf *= 2;
   }

   //This is the minimum number of keys to implement the ideal algorithm
   //
   //l_intbuf is used as buffer plus the key count
   size_type n_min_ideal_keys = l_intbuf-1;
   while(n_min_ideal_keys >= (len-l_intbuf-n_min_ideal_keys)/l_intbuf){
      --n_min_ideal_keys;
   }
   n_min_ideal_keys += 1;
   BOOST_ASSERT(n_min_ideal_keys <= l_intbuf);

   if(xbuf.template supports_aligned_trailing<size_type>(l_intbuf, (len-l_intbuf-1)/l_intbuf+1)){
      n_keys = 0u;
      l_build_buf = l_intbuf;
   }
   else{
      //Try to achieve a l_build_buf of length l_intbuf*2, so that we can merge with that
      //l_intbuf*2 buffer in "build_blocks" and use half of them as buffer and the other half
      //as keys in combine_all_blocks. In that case n_keys >= n_min_ideal_keys but by a small margin.
      //
      //If available memory is 2*sqrt(l), then only sqrt(l) unique keys are needed,
      //(to be used for keys in combine_all_blocks) as the whole l_build_buf
      //will be backuped in the buffer during build_blocks.
      bool const non_unique_buf = xbuf.capacity() >= l_intbuf;
      size_type const to_collect = non_unique_buf ? n_min_ideal_keys : l_intbuf*2;
      size_type collected = collect_unique(first, first+len, to_collect, comp, xbuf);

      //If available memory is 2*sqrt(l), then for "build_params" 
      //the situation is the same as if 2*l_intbuf were collected.
      if(non_unique_buf && collected == n_min_ideal_keys){
         l_build_buf = l_intbuf;
         n_keys = n_min_ideal_keys;
      }
      else if(collected == 2*l_intbuf){
         //l_intbuf*2 elements found. Use all of them in the build phase 
         l_build_buf = l_intbuf*2;
         n_keys = l_intbuf;
      }
      else if(collected == (n_min_ideal_keys+l_intbuf)){ 
         l_build_buf = l_intbuf;
         n_keys = n_min_ideal_keys;
      }
      //If collected keys are not enough, try to fix n_keys and l_intbuf. If no fix
      //is possible (due to very low unique keys), then go to a slow sort based on rotations.
      else{
         BOOST_ASSERT(collected < (n_min_ideal_keys+l_intbuf));
         if(collected < 4){  //No combination possible with less that 4 keys
            return false;
         }
         n_keys = l_intbuf;
         while(n_keys&(n_keys-1)){
            n_keys &= n_keys-1;  // make it power or 2
         }
         while(n_keys > collected){
            n_keys/=2;
         }
         //AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold is always power of two so the minimum is power of two
         l_base = min_value<Unsigned>(n_keys, AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold);
         l_intbuf = 0;
         l_build_buf = n_keys;
      }
      BOOST_ASSERT((n_keys+l_intbuf) >= l_build_buf);
   }

   return true;
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
inline void adaptive_merge_combine_blocks( RandIt first
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type len1
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type len2
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type collected
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type n_keys
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_block
                                      , bool use_internal_buf
                                      , bool xbuf_used
                                      , Compare comp
                                      , XBuf & xbuf
                                      )
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   size_type const len = len1+len2;
   size_type const l_combine  = len-collected;
   size_type const l_combine1 = len1-collected;

    if(n_keys){
      RandIt const first_data = first+collected;
      RandIt const keys = first;
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A combine: ", len);
      if(xbuf_used){
         if(xbuf.size() < l_block){
            xbuf.initialize_until(l_block, *first);
         }
         BOOST_ASSERT(xbuf.size() >= l_block);
         size_type n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2;
         combine_params( keys, comp, l_combine
                           , l_combine1, l_block, xbuf
                           , n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2);   //Outputs
         merge_blocks_with_buf
            (keys, comp, first_data, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, xbuf.data(), xbuf_used);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A mrg xbf: ", len);
      }
      else{
         size_type n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2;
         combine_params( keys, comp, l_combine
                           , l_combine1, l_block, xbuf
                           , n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2);   //Outputs
         if(use_internal_buf){
            merge_blocks_with_buf
               (keys, comp, first_data, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, first_data-l_block, xbuf_used);
            BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A mrg buf: ", len);
         }
         else{
            merge_blocks_bufferless
               (keys, comp, first_data, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp);
            BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A mrg nbf: ", len);
         }
      }
   }
   else{
      xbuf.shrink_to_fit(l_block);
      if(xbuf.size() < l_block){
         xbuf.initialize_until(l_block, *first);
      }
      size_type *const uint_keys = xbuf.template aligned_trailing<size_type>(l_block);
      size_type n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2;
      combine_params( uint_keys, less(), l_combine
                     , l_combine1, l_block, xbuf
                     , n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg1, l_irreg2, true);   //Outputs
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A combine: ", len);
      BOOST_ASSERT(xbuf.size() >= l_block);
      merge_blocks_with_buf
         (uint_keys, less(), first, l_block, l_irreg1, n_block_a, n_block_b, l_irreg2, comp, xbuf.data(), true);
      xbuf.clear();
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A mrg buf: ", len);
   }
}

template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
inline void adaptive_merge_final_merge( RandIt first
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type len1
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type len2
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type collected
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_intbuf
                                      , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type l_block
                                      , bool use_internal_buf
                                      , bool xbuf_used
                                      , Compare comp
                                      , XBuf & xbuf
                                      )
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;
   (void)l_block;
   size_type n_keys = collected-l_intbuf;
   size_type len = len1+len2;
   if(use_internal_buf){
      if(xbuf_used){
         xbuf.clear();
         //Nothing to do
         if(n_keys){
            stable_sort(first, first+n_keys, comp, xbuf);
            stable_merge(first, first+n_keys, first+len, comp, xbuf);
            BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A key mrg: ", len);
         }
      }
      else{
         xbuf.clear();
         stable_sort(first, first+collected, comp, xbuf);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A k/b srt: ", len);
         stable_merge(first, first+collected, first+len, comp, xbuf);
         BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A k/b mrg: ", len);
      }
   }
   else{
      xbuf.clear();
      stable_sort(first, first+collected, comp, xbuf);
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A k/b srt: ", len);
      stable_merge(first, first+collected, first+len1+len2, comp, xbuf);
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   A k/b mrg: ", len);
   }
}

template<class SizeType, class Xbuf>
inline SizeType adaptive_merge_n_keys_intbuf(SizeType &rl_block, SizeType len1, SizeType len2, Xbuf & xbuf, SizeType &l_intbuf_inout)
{
   typedef SizeType size_type;
   size_type l_block = rl_block;
   size_type l_intbuf = xbuf.capacity() >= l_block ? 0u : l_block;

   while(xbuf.capacity() >= l_block*2){
      l_block *= 2;
   }

   //This is the minimum number of keys to implement the ideal algorithm
   size_type n_keys = len1/l_block+len2/l_block;
   while(n_keys >= ((len1-l_intbuf-n_keys)/l_block + len2/l_block)){
      --n_keys;
   }
   ++n_keys;
   BOOST_ASSERT(n_keys >= ((len1-l_intbuf-n_keys)/l_block + len2/l_block));

   if(xbuf.template supports_aligned_trailing<size_type>(l_block, n_keys)){
      n_keys = 0u;
   }
   l_intbuf_inout = l_intbuf;
   rl_block = l_block;
   return n_keys;
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Main explanation of the sort algorithm.
//
// csqrtlen = ceil(sqrt(len));
//
// * First, 2*csqrtlen unique elements elements are extracted from elements to be
//   sorted and placed in the beginning of the range.
//
// * Step "build_blocks": In this nearly-classic merge step, 2*csqrtlen unique elements
//   will be used as auxiliary memory, so trailing len-2*csqrtlen elements are
//   are grouped in blocks of sorted 4*csqrtlen elements. At the end of the step
//   2*csqrtlen unique elements are again the leading elements of the whole range.
//
// * Step "combine_blocks": pairs of previously formed blocks are merged with a different
//   ("smart") algorithm to form blocks of 8*csqrtlen elements. This step is slower than the
//   "build_blocks" step and repeated iteratively (forming blocks of 16*csqrtlen, 32*csqrtlen
//   elements, etc) of until all trailing (len-2*csqrtlen) elements are merged.
//
//   In "combine_blocks" len/csqrtlen elements used are as "keys" (markers) to
//   know if elements belong to the first or second block to be merged and another 
//   leading csqrtlen elements are used as buffer. Explanation of the "combine_blocks" step:
//
//   Iteratively until all trailing (len-2*csqrtlen) elements are merged:
//      Iteratively for each pair of previously merged block:
//         * Blocks are divided groups of csqrtlen elements and
//           2*merged_block/csqrtlen keys are sorted to be used as markers
//         * Groups are selection-sorted by first or last element (depending wheter they
//           merged to left or right) and keys are reordered accordingly as an imitation-buffer.
//         * Elements of each block pair are merged using the csqrtlen buffer taking into account
//           if they belong to the first half or second half (marked by the key).
//
// * In the final merge step leading elements (2*csqrtlen) are sorted and merged with
//   rotations with the rest of sorted elements in the "combine_blocks" step.
//
// Corner cases:
//
// * If no 2*csqrtlen elements can be extracted:
//
//    * If csqrtlen+len/csqrtlen are extracted, then only csqrtlen elements are used
//      as buffer in the "build_blocks" step forming blocks of 2*csqrtlen elements. This
//      means that an additional "combine_blocks" step will be needed to merge all elements.
//    
//    * If no csqrtlen+len/csqrtlen elements can be extracted, but still more than a minimum,
//      then reduces the number of elements used as buffer and keys in the "build_blocks"
//      and "combine_blocks" steps. If "combine_blocks" has no enough keys due to this reduction
//      then uses a rotation based smart merge.
//
//    * If the minimum number of keys can't be extracted, a rotation-based sorting is performed.
//
// * If auxiliary memory is more or equal than ceil(len/2), half-copying mergesort is used.
//
// * If auxiliary memory is more than csqrtlen+n_keys*sizeof(std::size_t),
//   then only csqrtlen elements need to be extracted and "combine_blocks" will use integral
//   keys to combine blocks.
//
// * If auxiliary memory is available, the "build_blocks" will be extended to build bigger blocks
//   using classic merge.
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void adaptive_sort_impl
   ( RandIt first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len
   , Compare comp
   , XBuf & xbuf
   )
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type  size_type;

   //Small sorts go directly to insertion sort
   if(len <= size_type(AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold)){
      insertion_sort(first, first + len, comp);
      return;
   }
   
   if((len-len/2) <= xbuf.capacity()){
      merge_sort(first, first+len, comp, xbuf.data());
      return;
   }

   //Make sure it is at least four
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(AdaptiveSortInsertionSortThreshold >= 4);

   size_type l_base = 0;
   size_type l_intbuf = 0;
   size_type n_keys = 0;
   size_type l_build_buf = 0;

   //Calculate and extract needed unique elements. If a minimum is not achieved
   //fallback to rotation-based merge
   if(!adaptive_sort_build_params(first, len, comp, n_keys, l_intbuf, l_base, l_build_buf, xbuf)){
      stable_sort(first, first+len, comp, xbuf);
      return;
   }
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_build_buf);
   //Otherwise, continue the adaptive_sort
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("\n   After collect_unique: ", len);
   size_type const n_key_plus_buf = l_intbuf+n_keys;
   //l_build_buf is always power of two if l_intbuf is zero
   BOOST_ASSERT(l_intbuf || (0 == (l_build_buf & (l_build_buf-1))));

   //Classic merge sort until internal buffer and xbuf are exhausted
   size_type const l_merged = adaptive_sort_build_blocks
      (first+n_key_plus_buf-l_build_buf, len-n_key_plus_buf+l_build_buf, l_base, l_build_buf, xbuf, comp);
   BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("   After build_blocks:   ", len);

   //Non-trivial merge
   bool const buffer_right = adaptive_sort_combine_all_blocks
      (first, n_keys, first+n_keys, len-n_keys, l_merged, l_intbuf, xbuf, comp);

   //Sort keys and buffer and merge the whole sequence
   adaptive_sort_final_merge(buffer_right, first, l_intbuf, n_keys, len, xbuf, comp);
}

// Main explanation of the merge algorithm.
//
// csqrtlen = ceil(sqrt(len));
//
// * First, csqrtlen [to be used as buffer] + (len/csqrtlen - 1) [to be used as keys] => to_collect
//   unique elements are extracted from elements to be sorted and placed in the beginning of the range.
//
// * Step "combine_blocks": the leading (len1-to_collect) elements plus trailing len2 elements
//   are merged with a non-trivial ("smart") algorithm to form an ordered range trailing "len-to_collect" elements.
//
//   Explanation of the "combine_blocks" step:
//
//         * Trailing [first+to_collect, first+len1) elements are divided in groups of cqrtlen elements.
//           Remaining elements that can't form a group are grouped in front of those elements.
//         * Trailing [first+len1, first+len1+len2) elements are divided in groups of cqrtlen elements.
//           Remaining elements that can't form a group are grouped in the back of those elements.
//         * In parallel the following two steps are performed:
//             *  Groups are selection-sorted by first or last element (depending wheter they
//                merged to left or right) and keys are reordered accordingly as an imitation-buffer.
//             * Elements of each block pair are merged using the csqrtlen buffer taking into account
//                if they belong to the first half or second half (marked by the key).
//
// * In the final merge step leading "to_collect" elements are merged with rotations
//   with the rest of merged elements in the "combine_blocks" step.
//
// Corner cases:
//
// * If no "to_collect" elements can be extracted:
//
//    * If more than a minimum number of elements is extracted
//      then reduces the number of elements used as buffer and keys in the
//      and "combine_blocks" steps. If "combine_blocks" has no enough keys due to this reduction
//      then uses a rotation based smart merge.
//
//    * If the minimum number of keys can't be extracted, a rotation-based merge is performed.
//
// * If auxiliary memory is more or equal than min(len1, len2), a buffered merge is performed.
//
// * If the len1 or len2 are less than 2*csqrtlen then a rotation-based merge is performed.
//
// * If auxiliary memory is more than csqrtlen+n_keys*sizeof(std::size_t),
//   then no csqrtlen need to be extracted and "combine_blocks" will use integral
//   keys to combine blocks.
template<class RandIt, class Compare, class XBuf>
void adaptive_merge_impl
   ( RandIt first
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len1
   , typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type const len2
   , Compare comp
   , XBuf & xbuf
   )
{
   typedef typename iterator_traits<RandIt>::size_type size_type;

   if(xbuf.capacity() >= min_value<size_type>(len1, len2)){
      buffered_merge(first, first+len1, first+(len1+len2), comp, xbuf);
   }
   else{
      const size_type len = len1+len2;
      //Calculate ideal parameters and try to collect needed unique keys
      size_type l_block = size_type(ceil_sqrt(len));

      //One range is not big enough to extract keys and the internal buffer so a
      //rotation-based based merge will do just fine
      if(len1 <= l_block*2 || len2 <= l_block*2){
         merge_bufferless(first, first+len1, first+len1+len2, comp);
         return;
      }

      //Detail the number of keys and internal buffer. If xbuf has enough memory, no
      //internal buffer is needed so l_intbuf will remain 0.
      size_type l_intbuf = 0;
      size_type n_keys = adaptive_merge_n_keys_intbuf(l_block, len1, len2, xbuf, l_intbuf);
      size_type const to_collect = l_intbuf+n_keys;
      //Try to extract needed unique values from the first range
      size_type const collected  = collect_unique(first, first+len1, to_collect, comp, xbuf);
      BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_PRINT("\n   A collect: ", len);

      //Not the minimum number of keys is not available on the first range, so fallback to rotations
      if(collected != to_collect && collected < 4){
         merge_bufferless(first, first+len1, first+len1+len2, comp);
         return;
      }

      //If not enough keys but more than minimum, adjust the internal buffer and key count
      bool use_internal_buf = collected == to_collect;
      if (!use_internal_buf){
         l_intbuf = 0u;
         n_keys = collected;
         l_block  = lblock_for_combine(l_intbuf, n_keys, len, use_internal_buf);
         //If use_internal_buf is false, then then internal buffer will be zero and rotation-based combination will be used
         l_intbuf = use_internal_buf ? l_block : 0u;
      }

      bool const xbuf_used = collected == to_collect && xbuf.capacity() >= l_block;
      //Merge trailing elements using smart merges
      adaptive_merge_combine_blocks(first, len1, len2, collected,   n_keys, l_block, use_internal_buf, xbuf_used, comp, xbuf);
      //Merge buffer and keys with the rest of the values
      adaptive_merge_final_merge   (first, len1, len2, collected, l_intbuf, l_block, use_internal_buf, xbuf_used, comp, xbuf);
   }
}


}  //namespace detail_adaptive {
}  //namespace movelib {
}  //namespace boost {

#include <boost/move/detail/config_end.hpp>

#endif   //#define BOOST_MOVE_ADAPTIVE_SORT_MERGE_HPP