diff --git a/contracts/eosiolib/datastream.hpp b/contracts/eosiolib/datastream.hpp
index 6d7c47addde1fe706a45640bb74cfc686b7f69f3..3945891c11b89f54cc567c5c483091b9eeb1ab7e 100644
--- a/contracts/eosiolib/datastream.hpp
+++ b/contracts/eosiolib/datastream.hpp
@@ -254,16 +254,28 @@ DataStream& operator >> ( DataStream& ds, std::array<T,N>& v ) {
    return ds;
 }
 
-template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N>
+template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+         std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int> = 0>
 DataStream& operator << ( DataStream& ds, const T (&v)[N] ) {
+   static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Pointers should not be serialized" );
    ds << unsigned_int( N );
    for( uint32_t i = 0; i < N; ++i )
       ds << v[i];
    return ds;
 }
 
-template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N>
+template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+         std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int> = 0>
+DataStream& operator << ( DataStream& ds, const T (&v)[N] ) {
+   ds << unsigned_int( N );
+   ds.write((char*)&v[0], sizeof(v));
+   return ds;
+}
+
+template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+         std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int> = 0>
 DataStream& operator >> ( DataStream& ds, T (&v)[N] ) {
+   static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>::value, "Pointers should not be serialized" );
    unsigned_int s;
    ds >> s;
    eosio_assert( N == s.value, "T[] size and unpacked size don't match");
@@ -272,6 +284,16 @@ DataStream& operator >> ( DataStream& ds, T (&v)[N] ) {
    return ds;
 }
 
+template<typename DataStream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+         std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int> = 0>
+DataStream& operator >> ( DataStream& ds, T (&v)[N] ) {
+   unsigned_int s;
+   ds >> s;
+   eosio_assert( N == s.value, "T[] size and unpacked size don't match");
+   ds.read((char*)&v[0], sizeof(v));
+   return ds;
+}
+
 template<typename DataStream>
 DataStream& operator << ( DataStream& ds, const vector<char>& v ) {
    ds << unsigned_int( v.size() );
diff --git a/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw.hpp b/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw.hpp
index af6c51500aafcf3a3fbe46ae84049dc9eeb36f04..277192fee7088ee30147d3e557bf1028d7f04cee 100644
--- a/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw.hpp
+++ b/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw.hpp
@@ -140,12 +140,34 @@ namespace fc {
        usec = fc::microseconds(usec_as_int64);
     } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "" ) }
 
-    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N>
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int>>
     inline void pack( Stream& s, const fc::array<T,N>& v) {
        for (uint64_t i = 0; i < N; ++i)
          fc::raw::pack(s, v.data[i]);
     }
 
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int>>
+    inline void pack( Stream& s, const fc::array<T,N>& v) {
+       s.write((const char*)&v.data[0], N*sizeof(T));
+    }
+
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int>>
+    inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v)
+    { try {
+       for (uint64_t i = 0; i < N; ++i)
+          fc::raw::unpack(s, v.data[i]);
+    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "fc::array<${type},${length}>", ("type",fc::get_typename<T>::name())("length",N) ) }
+
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int>>
+    inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v)
+    { try {
+       s.read((char*)&v.data[0], N*sizeof(T));
+    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "fc::array<${type},${length}>", ("type",fc::get_typename<T>::name())("length",N) ) }
+
     template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N>
     inline void pack( Stream& s, T (&v)[N]) {
       fc::raw::pack( s, unsigned_int((uint32_t)N) );
@@ -160,7 +182,7 @@ namespace fc {
       FC_ASSERT( size.value == N );
       for (uint64_t i = 0; i < N; ++i)
          fc::raw::unpack(s, v[i]);
-    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "fc::array<type,length>", ("type",fc::get_typename<T>::name())("length",N) ) }
+    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "${type} (&v)[${length}]", ("type",fc::get_typename<T>::name())("length",N) ) }
 
     template<typename Stream, typename T>
     inline void pack( Stream& s, const std::shared_ptr<T>& v)
@@ -168,13 +190,6 @@ namespace fc {
       fc::raw::pack( s, *v );
     }
 
-    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N>
-    inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v)
-    { try {
-       for (uint64_t i = 0; i < N; ++i)
-          fc::raw::unpack(s, v.data[i]);
-    } FC_RETHROW_EXCEPTIONS( warn, "fc::array<type,length>", ("type",fc::get_typename<T>::name())("length",N) ) }
-
     template<typename Stream, typename T>
     inline void unpack( Stream& s, std::shared_ptr<T>& v)
     { try {
diff --git a/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw_fwd.hpp b/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw_fwd.hpp
index f397202fb821c34a94edf56fb33c3601ac44969c..fa0aa72d944958a356ed3fe0ae09fafa7316e3ef 100644
--- a/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw_fwd.hpp
+++ b/libraries/fc/include/fc/io/raw_fwd.hpp
@@ -111,8 +111,14 @@ namespace fc {
     template<typename Stream> inline void pack( Stream& s, const std::vector<char>& value );
     template<typename Stream> inline void unpack( Stream& s, std::vector<char>& value );
 
-    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N> inline void pack( Stream& s, const fc::array<T,N>& v);
-    template<typename Stream, typename T, size_t N> inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v);
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int> = 0> inline void pack( Stream& s, const fc::array<T,N>& v);
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+             std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int> = 0> inline void pack( Stream& s, const fc::array<T,N>& v);
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+                 std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == false || std::is_pointer<T>::value == true, int> = 0> inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v);
+    template<typename Stream, typename T, std::size_t N,
+                 std::enable_if_t<std::is_scalar<T>::value == true && std::is_pointer<T>::value == false, int> = 0> inline void unpack( Stream& s, fc::array<T,N>& v);
 
     template<typename Stream> inline void pack( Stream& s, const bool& v );
     template<typename Stream> inline void unpack( Stream& s, bool& v );