@@ -379,9 +379,10 @@ A `TypeError` will be thrown if `size` is not a number.
379379
380380The ` Buffer ` module pre-allocates an internal ` Buffer ` instance of
381381size [ ` Buffer.poolSize ` ] [ ] that is used as a pool for the fast allocation of new
382- ` Buffer ` instances created using [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafe() ` ] [ ] and the deprecated
383- ` new Buffer(size) ` constructor only when ` size ` is less than or equal to
384- ` Buffer.poolSize >> 1 ` (floor of [ ` Buffer.poolSize ` ] [ ] divided by two).
382+ ` Buffer ` instances created using [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafe() ` ] [ ] ,
383+ [ ` Buffer.from(array) ` ] [ ] , and the deprecated ` new Buffer(size) ` constructor only
384+ when ` size ` is less than or equal to ` Buffer.poolSize >> 1 ` (floor of
385+ [ ` Buffer.poolSize ` ] [ ] divided by two).
385386
386387Use of this pre-allocated internal memory pool is a key difference between
387388calling ` Buffer.alloc(size, fill) ` vs. ` Buffer.allocUnsafe(size).fill(fill) ` .
@@ -571,6 +572,9 @@ const buf = Buffer.from([0x62, 0x75, 0x66, 0x66, 0x65, 0x72]);
571572A ` TypeError ` will be thrown if ` array ` is not an ` Array ` or other type
572573appropriate for ` Buffer.from() ` variants.
573574
575+ ` Buffer.from(array) ` and [ ` Buffer.from(string) ` ] [ ] may also use the internal
576+ ` Buffer ` pool like [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafe() ` ] [ ] does.
577+
574578### Class Method: ` Buffer.from(arrayBuffer[, byteOffset[, length]]) `
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576580added: v5.10.0
@@ -2733,10 +2737,11 @@ to one of these new APIs.*
27332737 uninitialized, the allocated segment of memory might contain old data that is
27342738 potentially sensitive.
27352739
2736- ` Buffer ` instances returned by [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafe() ` ] [ ] * may* be allocated off
2737- a shared internal memory pool if ` size ` is less than or equal to half
2738- [ ` Buffer.poolSize ` ] [ ] . Instances returned by [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow() ` ] [ ]
2739- * never* use the shared internal memory pool.
2740+ ` Buffer ` instances returned by [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafe() ` ] [ ] and
2741+ [ ` Buffer.from(array) ` ] [ ] * may* be allocated off a shared internal memory pool
2742+ if ` size ` is less than or equal to half [ ` Buffer.poolSize ` ] [ ] . Instances
2743+ returned by [ ` Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow() ` ] [ ] * never* use the shared internal
2744+ memory pool.
27402745
27412746### The ` --zero-fill-buffers ` command line option
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