diff --git a/app/vmselect/netstorage/tmp_blocks_file.go b/app/vmselect/netstorage/tmp_blocks_file.go
index 8c8c44acd..1cc05abc5 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/netstorage/tmp_blocks_file.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/netstorage/tmp_blocks_file.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (tbf *tmpBlocksFile) MustReadBlockRefAt(partRef storage.PartRef, addr tmpBl
 	} else {
 		bb := tmpBufPool.Get()
 		defer tmpBufPool.Put(bb)
-		bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bb.B, addr.size)
+		bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bb.B, addr.size)
 		tbf.r.MustReadAt(bb.B, int64(addr.offset))
 		buf = bb.B
 	}
diff --git a/app/vmselect/promql/timeseries.go b/app/vmselect/promql/timeseries.go
index 718162b03..0ec0ee89f 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/promql/timeseries.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/promql/timeseries.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func marshalTimeseriesFast(dst []byte, tss []*timeseries, maxSize int, step int6
 
 	// Allocate the buffer for the marshaled tss before its' marshaling.
 	// This should reduce memory fragmentation and memory usage.
-	dst = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(dst, size)
+	dst = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(dst, size)
 	dst = marshalFastTimestamps(dst[:0], tss[0].Timestamps)
 	for _, ts := range tss {
 		dst = ts.marshalFastNoTimestamps(dst)
diff --git a/lib/bytesutil/bytebuffer.go b/lib/bytesutil/bytebuffer.go
index 3aec86498..7a1351fb3 100644
--- a/lib/bytesutil/bytebuffer.go
+++ b/lib/bytesutil/bytebuffer.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (bb *ByteBuffer) MustReadAt(p []byte, offset int64) {
 func (bb *ByteBuffer) ReadFrom(r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	b := bb.B
 	bLen := len(b)
-	b = ResizeWithCopy(b, 4*1024)
+	b = ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(b, 4*1024)
 	b = b[:cap(b)]
 	offset := bLen
 	for {
diff --git a/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil.go b/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil.go
index 1ead40f5c..daa01232d 100644
--- a/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil.go
+++ b/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil.go
@@ -1,35 +1,66 @@
 package bytesutil
 
 import (
+	"math/bits"
 	"reflect"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
-// ResizeWithCopy resizes b to n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
+// ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate resizes b to minimum n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
 //
 // If newly allocated buffer is returned then b contents is copied to it.
-func ResizeWithCopy(b []byte, n int) []byte {
+func ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(b []byte, n int) []byte {
+	if n <= cap(b) {
+		return b[:n]
+	}
+	nNew := roundToNearestPow2(n)
+	bNew := make([]byte, nNew)
+	copy(bNew, b)
+	return bNew[:n]
+}
+
+// ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate resizes b to exactly n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
+//
+// If newly allocated buffer is returned then b contents is copied to it.
+func ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(b []byte, n int) []byte {
 	if n <= cap(b) {
 		return b[:n]
 	}
-	// Allocate the exact number of bytes instead of using `b = append(b[:cap(b)], make([]byte, nn)...)`,
-	// since `append()` may allocate more than the requested bytes for additional capacity.
-	// Using make() instead of append() should save RAM when the resized slice is cached somewhere.
 	bNew := make([]byte, n)
 	copy(bNew, b)
 	return bNew
 }
 
-// ResizeNoCopy resizes b to n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
+// ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate resizes b to minimum n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
 //
 // If newly allocated buffer is returned then b contents isn't copied to it.
-func ResizeNoCopy(b []byte, n int) []byte {
+func ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(b []byte, n int) []byte {
+	if n <= cap(b) {
+		return b[:n]
+	}
+	nNew := roundToNearestPow2(n)
+	bNew := make([]byte, nNew)
+	return bNew[:n]
+}
+
+// ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate resizes b to exactly n bytes and returns the resized buffer (which may be newly allocated).
+//
+// If newly allocated buffer is returned then b contents isn't copied to it.
+func ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(b []byte, n int) []byte {
 	if n <= cap(b) {
 		return b[:n]
 	}
 	return make([]byte, n)
 }
 
+// roundToNearestPow2 rounds n to the nearest power of 2
+//
+// It is expected that n > 0
+func roundToNearestPow2(n int) int {
+	pow2 := uint8(bits.Len(uint(n - 1)))
+	return 1 << pow2
+}
+
 // ToUnsafeString converts b to string without memory allocations.
 //
 // The returned string is valid only until b is reachable and unmodified.
diff --git a/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil_test.go b/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil_test.go
index c59ff4e86..a3ab29a92 100644
--- a/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil_test.go
+++ b/lib/bytesutil/bytesutil_test.go
@@ -5,26 +5,63 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestResizeNoCopy(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRoundToNearestPow2(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(n, resultExpected int) {
+		t.Helper()
+		result := roundToNearestPow2(n)
+		if result != resultExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected roundtoNearestPow2(%d); got %d; want %d", n, result, resultExpected)
+		}
+	}
+	f(1, 1)
+	f(2, 2)
+	f(3, 4)
+	f(4, 4)
+	f(5, 8)
+	f(6, 8)
+	f(7, 8)
+	f(8, 8)
+	f(9, 16)
+	f(10, 16)
+	f(16, 16)
+	f(17, 32)
+	f(32, 32)
+	f(33, 64)
+	f(64, 64)
+}
+
+func TestResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		b := ResizeNoCopy(nil, i)
+		b := ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(nil, i)
 		if len(b) != i {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; expecting %d", len(b), i)
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; want %d", len(b), i)
 		}
-		b1 := ResizeNoCopy(b, i)
+		if cap(b) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b); got %d; want %d", cap(b), i)
+		}
+		b1 := ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(b, i)
 		if len(b1) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b1[0] != &b[0]) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; expecting %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; want %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
 		}
-		b2 := ResizeNoCopy(b[:0], i)
+		if cap(b1) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b1); got %d; want %d", cap(b1), i)
+		}
+		b2 := ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(b[:0], i)
 		if len(b2) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b2[0] != &b[0]) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; expecting %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; want %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b2) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b2); got %d; want %d", cap(b2), i)
 		}
 		if i > 0 {
 			b[0] = 123
-			b3 := ResizeNoCopy(b, i+1)
+			b3 := ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(b, i+1)
 			if len(b3) != i+1 {
 				t.Fatalf("invalid b3 len; got %d; want %d", len(b3), i+1)
 			}
+			if cap(b3) != i+1 {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b3); got %d; want %d", cap(b3), i+1)
+			}
 			if &b3[0] == &b[0] {
 				t.Fatalf("b3 must be newly allocated")
 			}
@@ -35,26 +72,75 @@ func TestResizeNoCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestResizeWithCopy(t *testing.T) {
+func TestResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		b := ResizeWithCopy(nil, i)
+		b := ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(nil, i)
 		if len(b) != i {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; expecting %d", len(b), i)
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; want %d", len(b), i)
 		}
-		b1 := ResizeWithCopy(b, i)
+		capExpected := roundToNearestPow2(i)
+		if cap(b) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b); got %d; want %d", cap(b), capExpected)
+		}
+		b1 := ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(b, i)
 		if len(b1) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b1[0] != &b[0]) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; expecting %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; want %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
 		}
-		b2 := ResizeWithCopy(b[:0], i)
+		if cap(b1) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b1); got %d; want %d", cap(b1), capExpected)
+		}
+		b2 := ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(b[:0], i)
 		if len(b2) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b2[0] != &b[0]) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; expecting %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; want %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b2) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b2); got %d; want %d", cap(b2), capExpected)
 		}
 		if i > 0 {
-			b[0] = 123
-			b3 := ResizeWithCopy(b, i+1)
+			b3 := ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(b, i+1)
 			if len(b3) != i+1 {
 				t.Fatalf("invalid b3 len; got %d; want %d", len(b3), i+1)
 			}
+			capExpected = roundToNearestPow2(i + 1)
+			if cap(b3) != capExpected {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b3); got %d; want %d", cap(b3), capExpected)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		b := ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(nil, i)
+		if len(b) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; want %d", len(b), i)
+		}
+		if cap(b) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b); got %d; want %d", cap(b), i)
+		}
+		b1 := ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(b, i)
+		if len(b1) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b1[0] != &b[0]) {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; want %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b1) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b1); got %d; want %d", cap(b1), i)
+		}
+		b2 := ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(b[:0], i)
+		if len(b2) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b2[0] != &b[0]) {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; want %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b2) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b2); got %d; want %d", cap(b2), i)
+		}
+		if i > 0 {
+			b[0] = 123
+			b3 := ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(b, i+1)
+			if len(b3) != i+1 {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid b3 len; got %d; want %d", len(b3), i+1)
+			}
+			if cap(b3) != i+1 {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b3); got %d; want %d", cap(b3), i+1)
+			}
 			if &b3[0] == &b[0] {
 				t.Fatalf("b3 must be newly allocated for i=%d", i)
 			}
@@ -65,6 +151,47 @@ func TestResizeWithCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		b := ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(nil, i)
+		if len(b) != i {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b size; got %d; want %d", len(b), i)
+		}
+		capExpected := roundToNearestPow2(i)
+		if cap(b) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b); got %d; want %d", cap(b), capExpected)
+		}
+		b1 := ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(b, i)
+		if len(b1) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b1[0] != &b[0]) {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b1; got %x; want %x", &b1[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b1) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b1); got %d; want %d", cap(b1), capExpected)
+		}
+		b2 := ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(b[:0], i)
+		if len(b2) != len(b) || (len(b) > 0 && &b2[0] != &b[0]) {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid b2; got %x; want %x", &b2[0], &b[0])
+		}
+		if cap(b2) != capExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b2); got %d; want %d", cap(b2), capExpected)
+		}
+		if i > 0 {
+			b[0] = 123
+			b3 := ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(b, i+1)
+			if len(b3) != i+1 {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid b3 len; got %d; want %d", len(b3), i+1)
+			}
+			capExpected = roundToNearestPow2(i + 1)
+			if cap(b3) != capExpected {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid cap(b3); got %d; want %d", cap(b3), capExpected)
+			}
+			if b3[0] != b[0] || b3[0] != 123 {
+				t.Fatalf("b3[0] must equal b[0]; got %d; want %d", b3[0], b[0])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestToUnsafeString(t *testing.T) {
 	s := "str"
 	if !bytes.Equal([]byte("str"), ToUnsafeBytes(s)) {
diff --git a/lib/ingestserver/graphite/server.go b/lib/ingestserver/graphite/server.go
index 6069f2def..3474200ee 100644
--- a/lib/ingestserver/graphite/server.go
+++ b/lib/ingestserver/graphite/server.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *Server) serveUDP(insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
-			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bb.B, 64*1024)
+			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(bb.B, 64*1024)
 			for {
 				bb.Reset()
 				bb.B = bb.B[:cap(bb.B)]
diff --git a/lib/ingestserver/influx/server.go b/lib/ingestserver/influx/server.go
index f6fa873cd..9fab5cb02 100644
--- a/lib/ingestserver/influx/server.go
+++ b/lib/ingestserver/influx/server.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *Server) serveUDP(insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
-			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bb.B, 64*1024)
+			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(bb.B, 64*1024)
 			for {
 				bb.Reset()
 				bb.B = bb.B[:cap(bb.B)]
diff --git a/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb/server.go b/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb/server.go
index ee5056f8c..a00a32267 100644
--- a/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb/server.go
+++ b/lib/ingestserver/opentsdb/server.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s *Server) serveUDP(insertHandler func(r io.Reader) error) {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
-			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bb.B, 64*1024)
+			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(bb.B, 64*1024)
 			for {
 				bb.Reset()
 				bb.B = bb.B[:cap(bb.B)]
diff --git a/lib/mergeset/block_stream_reader.go b/lib/mergeset/block_stream_reader.go
index ea2f1b8ee..83d0fc5ed 100644
--- a/lib/mergeset/block_stream_reader.go
+++ b/lib/mergeset/block_stream_reader.go
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ func (bsr *blockStreamReader) Next() bool {
 	bsr.bh = &bsr.bhs[bsr.bhIdx]
 	bsr.bhIdx++
 
-	bsr.sb.itemsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.sb.itemsData, int(bsr.bh.itemsBlockSize))
+	bsr.sb.itemsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.sb.itemsData, int(bsr.bh.itemsBlockSize))
 	if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.itemsReader, bsr.sb.itemsData); err != nil {
 		bsr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read compressed items block with size %d: %w", bsr.bh.itemsBlockSize, err)
 		return false
 	}
 
-	bsr.sb.lensData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.sb.lensData, int(bsr.bh.lensBlockSize))
+	bsr.sb.lensData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.sb.lensData, int(bsr.bh.lensBlockSize))
 	if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.lensReader, bsr.sb.lensData); err != nil {
 		bsr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read compressed lens block with size %d: %w", bsr.bh.lensBlockSize, err)
 		return false
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (bsr *blockStreamReader) readNextBHS() error {
 	bsr.mrIdx++
 
 	// Read compressed index block.
-	bsr.packedBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.packedBuf, int(mr.indexBlockSize))
+	bsr.packedBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.packedBuf, int(mr.indexBlockSize))
 	if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.indexReader, bsr.packedBuf); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read compressed index block with size %d: %w", mr.indexBlockSize, err)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/mergeset/encoding.go b/lib/mergeset/encoding.go
index 2e9643a60..02fd61f87 100644
--- a/lib/mergeset/encoding.go
+++ b/lib/mergeset/encoding.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (ib *inmemoryBlock) Add(x []byte) bool {
 	}
 	if cap(data) < maxInmemoryBlockSize {
 		dataLen := len(data)
-		data = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopy(data, maxInmemoryBlockSize)[:dataLen]
+		data = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(data, maxInmemoryBlockSize)[:dataLen]
 	}
 	dataLen := len(data)
 	data = append(data, x...)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (ib *inmemoryBlock) sort() {
 	data := ib.data
 	items := ib.items
 	bb := bbPool.Get()
-	b := bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bb.B, len(data))
+	b := bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bb.B, len(data))
 	b = b[:0]
 	for i, it := range items {
 		bLen := len(b)
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func (ib *inmemoryBlock) UnmarshalData(sb *storageBlock, firstItem, commonPrefix
 	// Resize ib.data to dataLen instead of maxInmemoryBlockSize,
 	// since the data isn't going to be resized after unmarshaling.
 	// This may save memory for caching the unmarshaled block.
-	data := bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(ib.data, dataLen)
+	data := bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(ib.data, dataLen)
 	if n := int(itemsCount) - cap(ib.items); n > 0 {
 		ib.items = append(ib.items[:cap(ib.items)], make([]Item, n)...)
 	}
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ func (ib *inmemoryBlock) unmarshalDataPlain(sb *storageBlock, firstItem []byte,
 	// Unmarshal items data.
 	data := ib.data
 	items := ib.items
-	data = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(data, len(firstItem)+len(sb.itemsData)+len(commonPrefix)*int(itemsCount))
+	dataLen := len(firstItem) + len(sb.itemsData) + len(commonPrefix)*(int(itemsCount)-1)
+	data = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(data, dataLen)
 	data = append(data[:0], firstItem...)
 	items = append(items[:0], Item{
 		Start: 0,
@@ -504,20 +505,23 @@ func (ib *inmemoryBlock) unmarshalDataPlain(sb *storageBlock, firstItem []byte,
 		if uint64(len(b)) < itemLen {
 			return fmt.Errorf("not enough data for decoding item from itemsData; want %d bytes; remained %d bytes", itemLen, len(b))
 		}
-		dataLen := len(data)
+		dataStart := len(data)
 		data = append(data, commonPrefix...)
 		data = append(data, b[:itemLen]...)
 		items = append(items, Item{
-			Start: uint32(dataLen),
+			Start: uint32(dataStart),
 			End:   uint32(len(data)),
 		})
 		b = b[itemLen:]
 	}
-	ib.data = data
-	ib.items = items
 	if len(b) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected tail left after itemsData with len %d: %q", len(b), b)
 	}
+	if len(data) != dataLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected data len; got %d; want %d", len(data), dataLen)
+	}
+	ib.data = data
+	ib.items = items
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mergeset/part_search.go b/lib/mergeset/part_search.go
index 2e7979bf2..2d9bb8b82 100644
--- a/lib/mergeset/part_search.go
+++ b/lib/mergeset/part_search.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (ps *partSearch) nextBHS() error {
 }
 
 func (ps *partSearch) readIndexBlock(mr *metaindexRow) (*indexBlock, error) {
-	ps.compressedIndexBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int(mr.indexBlockSize))
+	ps.compressedIndexBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int(mr.indexBlockSize))
 	ps.p.indexFile.MustReadAt(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int64(mr.indexBlockOffset))
 
 	var err error
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ func (ps *partSearch) getInmemoryBlock(bh *blockHeader) (*inmemoryBlock, error)
 func (ps *partSearch) readInmemoryBlock(bh *blockHeader) (*inmemoryBlock, error) {
 	ps.sb.Reset()
 
-	ps.sb.itemsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(ps.sb.itemsData, int(bh.itemsBlockSize))
+	ps.sb.itemsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(ps.sb.itemsData, int(bh.itemsBlockSize))
 	ps.p.itemsFile.MustReadAt(ps.sb.itemsData, int64(bh.itemsBlockOffset))
 
-	ps.sb.lensData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(ps.sb.lensData, int(bh.lensBlockSize))
+	ps.sb.lensData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(ps.sb.lensData, int(bh.lensBlockSize))
 	ps.p.lensFile.MustReadAt(ps.sb.lensData, int64(bh.lensBlockOffset))
 
 	ib := getInmemoryBlock()
diff --git a/lib/persistentqueue/persistentqueue.go b/lib/persistentqueue/persistentqueue.go
index 66ad247f9..ea412177f 100644
--- a/lib/persistentqueue/persistentqueue.go
+++ b/lib/persistentqueue/persistentqueue.go
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func (q *queue) readBlock(dst []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 again:
 	// Read block len.
 	header := headerBufPool.Get()
-	header.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(header.B, 8)
+	header.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(header.B, 8)
 	err := q.readFull(header.B)
 	blockLen := encoding.UnmarshalUint64(header.B)
 	headerBufPool.Put(header)
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ again:
 
 	// Read block contents.
 	dstLen := len(dst)
-	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopy(dst, dstLen+int(blockLen))
+	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(dst, dstLen+int(blockLen))
 	if err := q.readFull(dst[dstLen:]); err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("skipping corrupted %q, since contents with size %d bytes cannot be read from it: %s", q.readerPath, blockLen, err)
 		if err := q.skipBrokenChunkFile(); err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go b/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
index fc8f52780..1549a2079 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/common/lines_reader.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func ReadLinesBlock(r io.Reader, dstBuf, tailBuf []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error)
 func ReadLinesBlockExt(r io.Reader, dstBuf, tailBuf []byte, maxLineLen int) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	if cap(dstBuf) < defaultBlockSize {
-		dstBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(dstBuf, defaultBlockSize)
+		dstBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(dstBuf, defaultBlockSize)
 	}
 	dstBuf = append(dstBuf[:0], tailBuf...)
 	tailBuf = tailBuf[:0]
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ again:
 		if cap(dstBuf) < 2*len(dstBuf) {
 			// Increase dsbBuf capacity, so more data could be read into it.
 			dstBufLen := len(dstBuf)
-			dstBuf = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopy(dstBuf, 2*cap(dstBuf))
+			dstBuf = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopyNoOverallocate(dstBuf, 2*cap(dstBuf))
 			dstBuf = dstBuf[:dstBufLen]
 		}
 		goto again
diff --git a/lib/protoparser/native/streamparser.go b/lib/protoparser/native/streamparser.go
index 80f89581e..0cf43d6db 100644
--- a/lib/protoparser/native/streamparser.go
+++ b/lib/protoparser/native/streamparser.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(block *Block) error) error {
 			wg.Wait()
 			return fmt.Errorf("too big metricName size; got %d; shouldn't exceed %d", bufSize, 1024*1024)
 		}
-		uw.metricNameBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(uw.metricNameBuf, int(bufSize))
+		uw.metricNameBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(uw.metricNameBuf, int(bufSize))
 		if _, err := io.ReadFull(br, uw.metricNameBuf); err != nil {
 			readErrors.Inc()
 			wg.Wait()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func ParseStream(req *http.Request, callback func(block *Block) error) error {
 			wg.Wait()
 			return fmt.Errorf("too big native block size; got %d; shouldn't exceed %d", bufSize, 1024*1024)
 		}
-		uw.blockBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(uw.blockBuf, int(bufSize))
+		uw.blockBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(uw.blockBuf, int(bufSize))
 		if _, err := io.ReadFull(br, uw.blockBuf); err != nil {
 			readErrors.Inc()
 			wg.Wait()
diff --git a/lib/storage/block_stream_reader.go b/lib/storage/block_stream_reader.go
index 9d9361c47..aa3149d5b 100644
--- a/lib/storage/block_stream_reader.go
+++ b/lib/storage/block_stream_reader.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (bsr *blockStreamReader) readBlock() error {
 	if usePrevTimestamps {
 		bsr.Block.timestampsData = append(bsr.Block.timestampsData[:0], bsr.prevTimestampsData...)
 	} else {
-		bsr.Block.timestampsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.Block.timestampsData, int(bsr.Block.bh.TimestampsBlockSize))
+		bsr.Block.timestampsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.Block.timestampsData, int(bsr.Block.bh.TimestampsBlockSize))
 		if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.timestampsReader, bsr.Block.timestampsData); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read timestamps block at offset %d: %w", bsr.timestampsBlockOffset, err)
 		}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (bsr *blockStreamReader) readBlock() error {
 	}
 
 	// Read values data.
-	bsr.Block.valuesData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.Block.valuesData, int(bsr.Block.bh.ValuesBlockSize))
+	bsr.Block.valuesData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.Block.valuesData, int(bsr.Block.bh.ValuesBlockSize))
 	if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.valuesReader, bsr.Block.valuesData); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read values block at offset %d: %w", bsr.valuesBlockOffset, err)
 	}
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (bsr *blockStreamReader) readIndexBlock() error {
 	}
 
 	// Read index block.
-	bsr.compressedIndexData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(bsr.compressedIndexData, int(bsr.mr.IndexBlockSize))
+	bsr.compressedIndexData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(bsr.compressedIndexData, int(bsr.mr.IndexBlockSize))
 	if err := fs.ReadFullData(bsr.indexReader, bsr.compressedIndexData); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot read index block from index data at offset %d: %w", bsr.indexBlockOffset, err)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/storage/metric_name.go b/lib/storage/metric_name.go
index 6ec6fa18b..0d8d73ed2 100644
--- a/lib/storage/metric_name.go
+++ b/lib/storage/metric_name.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (mn *MetricName) Marshal(dst []byte) []byte {
 		tag := &mn.Tags[i]
 		requiredSize += len(tag.Key) + len(tag.Value) + 2
 	}
-	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopy(dst, requiredSize)[:dstLen]
+	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(dst, requiredSize)[:dstLen]
 
 	// Marshal MetricGroup
 	dst = marshalTagValue(dst, mn.MetricGroup)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func MarshalMetricNameRaw(dst []byte, labels []prompb.Label) []byte {
 		dstSize += len(label.Value)
 		dstSize += 4
 	}
-	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopy(dst, dstSize)[:dstLen]
+	dst = bytesutil.ResizeWithCopyMayOverallocate(dst, dstSize)[:dstLen]
 
 	// Marshal labels to dst.
 	for i := range labels {
diff --git a/lib/storage/part_search.go b/lib/storage/part_search.go
index b2542f663..1ceacd828 100644
--- a/lib/storage/part_search.go
+++ b/lib/storage/part_search.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func skipSmallMetaindexRows(metaindex []metaindexRow, tsid *TSID) []metaindexRow
 }
 
 func (ps *partSearch) readIndexBlock(mr *metaindexRow) (*indexBlock, error) {
-	ps.compressedIndexBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int(mr.IndexBlockSize))
+	ps.compressedIndexBuf = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int(mr.IndexBlockSize))
 	ps.p.indexFile.MustReadAt(ps.compressedIndexBuf, int64(mr.IndexBlockOffset))
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/lib/storage/search.go b/lib/storage/search.go
index 9f399a79c..7b9e15dc1 100644
--- a/lib/storage/search.go
+++ b/lib/storage/search.go
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ func (br *BlockRef) MustReadBlock(dst *Block, fetchData bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	dst.timestampsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(dst.timestampsData, int(br.bh.TimestampsBlockSize))
+	dst.timestampsData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(dst.timestampsData, int(br.bh.TimestampsBlockSize))
 	br.p.timestampsFile.MustReadAt(dst.timestampsData, int64(br.bh.TimestampsBlockOffset))
 
-	dst.valuesData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopy(dst.valuesData, int(br.bh.ValuesBlockSize))
+	dst.valuesData = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyMayOverallocate(dst.valuesData, int(br.bh.ValuesBlockSize))
 	br.p.valuesFile.MustReadAt(dst.valuesData, int64(br.bh.ValuesBlockOffset))
 }