[Git][ghc/ghc][master] Mention new `Foreign.Marshal.Pool` implementation in User's Guide

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c399ccd9 by amesgen at 2023-02-14T11:27:14-05:00
Mention new `Foreign.Marshal.Pool` implementation in User's Guide

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docs/users_guide/exts/ffi.rst
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@@ -807,11 +807,9 @@ the different kinds of allocation perform with GHC.
     the other forms of allocation above.
 
 ``Foreign.Marshal.Pool``
-    Pools are currently implemented using ``malloc/free``, so while they
-    might be a more convenient way to structure your memory allocation
-    than using one of the other forms of allocation, they won't be any
-    more efficient. We do plan to provide an improved-performance
-    implementation of Pools in the future, however.
+    Pools can be a more convenient way to structure your memory
+    allocation than using one of the other forms of allocation. They are
+    backed by the RTS internal arena instead of ``malloc/free``.
 
 .. _ffi-threads:
 



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