diff --git a/alloc/raw/aligned.hpp b/alloc/raw/aligned.hpp
index 683ec81f..281510e4 100644
--- a/alloc/raw/aligned.hpp
+++ b/alloc/raw/aligned.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ namespace util::alloc::raw {
 
 
         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        auto data (void) { return m_successor.data (); }
+
+        //---------------------------------------------------------------------
         auto begin (void)       { return m_successor.begin (); }
         auto begin (void) const { return m_successor.begin (); }
 
diff --git a/alloc/raw/linear.cpp b/alloc/raw/linear.cpp
index 801aa9fb..3a5d4480 100644
--- a/alloc/raw/linear.cpp
+++ b/alloc/raw/linear.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ linear::deallocate (void *ptr, size_t bytes, size_t alignment)
 }
 
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void*
+linear::data (void)
+{
+    return m_begin;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const void*
+linear::data (void) const
+{
+    return m_begin;
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void*
 linear::begin (void)
diff --git a/alloc/raw/linear.hpp b/alloc/raw/linear.hpp
index 82f496da..2d4a3ff3 100644
--- a/alloc/raw/linear.hpp
+++ b/alloc/raw/linear.hpp
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ namespace util::alloc::raw {
         void  deallocate (void *ptr, size_t bytes);
         void  deallocate (void *ptr, size_t bytes, size_t alignment);
 
+        void* data (void);
         void* begin (void);
         void* end (void);
         void* cursor (void);
 
+        const void* data (void) const;
         const void* begin (void) const;
         const void* end (void) const;
         const void* cursor (void) const;