Function allocate

lib/buffer.js:464–477

(size)

};

function allocate(size) {
  if (size <= 0) {
    return new FastBuffer();
  }
  if (size < (Buffer.poolSize >>> 1)) {
    if (size > (poolSize - poolOffset))
      createPool();
    const b = new FastBuffer(allocPool, poolOffset, size);
    poolOffset += size;
    alignPool();
    return b;
  }
  return createUnsafeBuffer(size);
}

function fromStringFast(string, ops) {
  const maxLength = Buffer.poolSize >>> 1;