if (!buf.hasMemoryAddress() && (PlatformDependent.hasUnsafe() || !buf.isDirect())) {
if (buf instanceof CompositeByteBuf) {
// Special handling of CompositeByteBuf to reduce memory copies if some of the Components
// in the CompositeByteBuf are backed by a memoryAddress.
CompositeByteBuf comp = (CompositeByteBuf) buf;
if (!comp.isDirect() || comp.nioBufferCount() > Native.IOV_MAX) {
// more then 1024 buffers for gathering writes so just do a memory copy.
buf = newDirectBuffer(buf);
assert buf.hasMemoryAddress();
}
} else {