diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h b/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
index 8e4eccd95..f9bafab57 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/util/Memory.h
@@ -462,6 +462,27 @@ inline static Index first_aligned(const Scalar* array, Index size)
   }
 }
 
+
+// std::copy is much slower than std::copy, so let's introduce a smart_copy which
+// use memcpy on trivial types, i.e., on types that does not require an initialization ctor.
+template<typename T, bool UseMemcpy> struct smart_copy_helper;
+
+template<typename T> void smart_copy(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
+{
+  smart_copy_helper<T,!NumTraits<T>::RequireInitialization>::run(start, end, target);
+}
+
+template<typename T> struct smart_copy_helper<T,true> {
+  inline static void run(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
+  { memcpy(target, start, std::ptrdiff_t(end)-std::ptrdiff_t(start)); }
+};
+
+template<typename T> struct smart_copy_helper<T,false> {
+  inline static void run(const T* start, const T* end, T* target)
+  { std::copy(start, end, target); }
+};
+
+
 } // end namespace internal
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -517,7 +538,7 @@ template<typename T> class aligned_stack_memory_handler
   * if SIZE is smaller than EIGEN_STACK_ALLOCATION_LIMIT, and if stack allocation is supported by the platform
   * (currently, this is Linux and Visual Studio only). Otherwise the memory is allocated on the heap.
   * The allocated buffer is automatically deleted when exiting the scope of this declaration.
-  * If BUFFER is non nul, then the declared variable is simply an alias for BUFFER, and no allocation/deletion occurs.
+  * If BUFFER is non null, then the declared variable is simply an alias for BUFFER, and no allocation/deletion occurs.
   * Here is an example:
   * \code
   * {
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Sparse/CompressedStorage.h b/Eigen/src/Sparse/CompressedStorage.h
index 1c36a2632..b5c6def17 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Sparse/CompressedStorage.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Sparse/CompressedStorage.h
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ class CompressedStorage
       Index* newIndices = new Index[size];
       size_t copySize = std::min(size, m_size);
       // copy
-      memcpy(newValues,  m_values,  copySize * sizeof(Scalar));
-      memcpy(newIndices, m_indices, copySize * sizeof(Index));
+      internal::smart_copy(m_values, m_values+copySize, newValues);
+      internal::smart_copy(m_indices, m_indices+copySize, newIndices);
       // delete old stuff
       delete[] m_values;
       delete[] m_indices;