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doc: update buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH #38109

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Expand Up @@ -3415,7 +3415,13 @@ added: v8.2.0
* {integer} The largest size allowed for a single `Buffer` instance.

On 32-bit architectures, this value currently is 2<sup>30</sup> - 1 (~1GB).
On 64-bit architectures, this value currently is 2<sup>31</sup> - 1 (~2GB).
On 64-bit architectures, this value currently is

* for v12: 2<sup>31</sup> - 1 (~2GB)
* for v14: 2<sup>32</sup> - 1 (~4GB)
* for v15: 2<sup>32</sup>(~4GB)
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It reflects [`v8::TypedArray::kMaxLength`][] under the hood.

This value is also available as [`buffer.kMaxLength`][].

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[binary strings]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DOMString/Binary
[endianness]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness
[iterator]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols
[`v8::TypedArray::kMaxLength`]: https://v8.github.io/api/head/classv8_1_1TypedArray.html#a54a48f4373da0850663c4393d843b9b0
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