diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
index 64342de6341..4d7d47579ee 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
@@ -736,22 +736,22 @@ pub unsafe fn assume_init_drop(&mut self) {
     /// #![feature(maybe_uninit_ref)]
     /// use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
     ///
-    /// # unsafe extern "C" fn initialize_buffer(buf: *mut [u8; 2048]) { *buf = [0; 2048] }
+    /// # unsafe extern "C" fn initialize_buffer(buf: *mut [u8; 1024]) { *buf = [0; 1024] }
     /// # #[cfg(FALSE)]
     /// extern "C" {
     ///     /// Initializes *all* the bytes of the input buffer.
-    ///     fn initialize_buffer(buf: *mut [u8; 2048]);
+    ///     fn initialize_buffer(buf: *mut [u8; 1024]);
     /// }
     ///
-    /// let mut buf = MaybeUninit::<[u8; 2048]>::uninit();
+    /// let mut buf = MaybeUninit::<[u8; 1024]>::uninit();
     ///
     /// // Initialize `buf`:
     /// unsafe { initialize_buffer(buf.as_mut_ptr()); }
     /// // Now we know that `buf` has been initialized, so we could `.assume_init()` it.
-    /// // However, using `.assume_init()` may trigger a `memcpy` of the 2048 bytes.
+    /// // However, using `.assume_init()` may trigger a `memcpy` of the 1024 bytes.
     /// // To assert our buffer has been initialized without copying it, we upgrade
-    /// // the `&mut MaybeUninit<[u8; 2048]>` to a `&mut [u8; 2048]`:
-    /// let buf: &mut [u8; 2048] = unsafe {
+    /// // the `&mut MaybeUninit<[u8; 1024]>` to a `&mut [u8; 1024]`:
+    /// let buf: &mut [u8; 1024] = unsafe {
     ///     // SAFETY: `buf` has been initialized.
     ///     buf.assume_init_mut()
     /// };
diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
index f18387d020d..4571ba154ea 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ pub const fn wrapping_sub(self, count: usize) -> Self
     /// #![feature(set_ptr_value)]
     /// # use core::fmt::Debug;
     /// let arr: [i32; 3] = [1, 2, 3];
-    /// let mut ptr = &arr[0] as *const dyn Debug;
+    /// let mut ptr = arr.as_ptr() as *const dyn Debug;
     /// let thin = ptr as *const u8;
     /// unsafe {
     ///     ptr = ptr.set_ptr_value(thin.add(8));
diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
index 3c6f1978283..ba08823e343 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ pub const fn wrapping_sub(self, count: usize) -> Self
     /// #![feature(set_ptr_value)]
     /// # use core::fmt::Debug;
     /// let mut arr: [i32; 3] = [1, 2, 3];
-    /// let mut ptr = &mut arr[0] as *mut dyn Debug;
+    /// let mut ptr = arr.as_mut_ptr() as *mut dyn Debug;
     /// let thin = ptr as *mut u8;
     /// unsafe {
     ///     ptr = ptr.set_ptr_value(thin.add(8));
diff --git a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
index bf70b28579c..9085d5c7b97 100644
--- a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use std::sync::Arc;
 //! use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
-//! use std::thread;
+//! use std::{hint, thread};
 //!
 //! fn main() {
 //!     let spinlock = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(1));
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
 //!     });
 //!
 //!     // Wait for the other thread to release the lock
-//!     while spinlock.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != 0 {}
+//!     while spinlock.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != 0 {
+//!         hint::spin_loop();
+//!     }
 //!
 //!     if let Err(panic) = thread.join() {
 //!         println!("Thread had an error: {:?}", panic);
@@ -898,8 +900,10 @@ pub const fn new(p: *mut T) -> AtomicPtr<T> {
     /// ```
     /// use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
     ///
-    /// let mut atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut 10);
-    /// *atomic_ptr.get_mut() = &mut 5;
+    /// let mut data = 10;
+    /// let mut atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut data);
+    /// let mut other_data = 5;
+    /// *atomic_ptr.get_mut() = &mut other_data;
     /// assert_eq!(unsafe { *atomic_ptr.load(Ordering::SeqCst) }, 5);
     /// ```
     #[inline]
@@ -916,9 +920,11 @@ pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut *mut T {
     /// #![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
     /// use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};
     ///
-    /// let mut some_ptr = &mut 123 as *mut i32;
+    /// let mut data = 123;
+    /// let mut some_ptr = &mut data as *mut i32;
     /// let a = AtomicPtr::from_mut(&mut some_ptr);
-    /// a.store(&mut 456, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    /// let mut other_data = 456;
+    /// a.store(&mut other_data, Ordering::Relaxed);
     /// assert_eq!(unsafe { *some_ptr }, 456);
     /// ```
     #[inline]
@@ -944,7 +950,8 @@ pub fn from_mut(v: &mut *mut T) -> &Self {
     /// ```
     /// use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;
     ///
-    /// let atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut 5);
+    /// let mut data = 5;
+    /// let atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut data);
     /// assert_eq!(unsafe { *atomic_ptr.into_inner() }, 5);
     /// ```
     #[inline]