diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
index 237707006d..7265043e88 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ module Streamly.Internal.Data.MutArray.Type
     , fromChunksK
     , fromChunksRealloced -- fromSmallChunks
 
+    , unsafeCreateUsingPtr
+    , unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr
+
     -- ** Random writes
     , putIndex
     , unsafePutIndex
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity(..))
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy(..))
 import Data.Word (Word8, Word16)
 import Foreign.C.Types (CSize(..), CInt(..))
-import Foreign.Ptr (plusPtr, minusPtr, nullPtr, castPtr)
+import Foreign.Ptr (plusPtr, minusPtr, nullPtr)
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray.Type
     ( MutByteArray(..)
     , PinnedState(..)
@@ -2450,15 +2453,13 @@ fromPureStream xs =
 
 {-# INLINABLE fromPtrN #-}
 fromPtrN :: MonadIO m => Int -> Ptr Word8 -> m (MutArray Word8)
-fromPtrN len addr = do
+fromPtrN len addr =
     -- memcpy is better than stream copy when the size is known.
     -- XXX We can implement a stream copy in a similar way by streaming Word64
     -- first and then remaining Word8.
-    arr <- emptyOf len
-    -- Here len == byteLen
-    _ <- unsafeAsPtr arr
-            (\ptr byteLen -> liftIO $ c_memcpy ptr addr (fromIntegral byteLen))
-    return (arr {arrEnd = len})
+    unsafeCreateUsingPtr len
+        $ \ptr -> liftIO $ c_memcpy ptr addr (fromIntegral len) >> pure len
+
 
 {-# INLINABLE fromCString# #-}
 fromCString# :: MonadIO m => Addr# -> m (MutArray Word8)
@@ -2492,12 +2493,13 @@ fromW16CString# addr = do
     let bytes = w16len * 2
     -- The array type is inferred from c_memcpy type, therefore, it is not the
     -- same as the returned array type.
-    arr :: MutArray Word8 <- emptyOf bytes
-    _ <- unsafeAsPtr arr (\ptr _ -> liftIO
-            $ c_memcpy (castPtr ptr) (Ptr addr) (fromIntegral bytes))
-    -- CAUTION! The array type is inferred from the return type and may be
-    -- different from the arr type.
-    return (arr {arrEnd = bytes})
+    arr <-
+        unsafeCreateUsingPtr
+            bytes
+            (\ptr ->
+                 liftIO $
+                     c_memcpy ptr (Ptr addr) (fromIntegral bytes) >> pure bytes)
+    pure $ unsafeCast arr
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- convert a stream of arrays to a single array by reallocating and copying
@@ -2944,6 +2946,32 @@ unsafeAsPtr arr f =
         (arrContents arr)
         (\ptr -> f (ptr `plusPtr` arrStart arr) (byteLength arr))
 
+-- | @unsafeCreateUsingPtr capacity populater@ creates an array of @capacity@
+-- bytes lets the @populater@ function populate it. The @populater@ get the
+-- pointer to the array and should return the amount of the capacity populated
+-- in bytes.
+--
+-- /Unsafe/ because the pointer given should be used with care. Bytes populated
+-- should be lesser than the total capacity.
+{-# INLINE unsafeCreateUsingPtr #-}
+unsafeCreateUsingPtr
+    :: MonadIO m => Int -> (Ptr Word8 -> m Int) -> m (MutArray Word8)
+unsafeCreateUsingPtr cap pop = do
+    (arr :: MutArray Word8) <- emptyOf cap
+    len <- Unboxed.unsafeAsPtr (arrContents arr) pop
+    -- arrStart == 0
+    pure (arr { arrEnd = len })
+
+-- | Similar to "unsafeCreateUsingPtr" but creates a pinned array.
+{-# INLINE unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr #-}
+unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr
+    :: MonadIO m => Int -> (Ptr Word8 -> m Int) -> m (MutArray Word8)
+unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr cap pop = do
+    (arr :: MutArray Word8) <- pinnedEmptyOf cap
+    len <- Unboxed.unsafeAsPtr (arrContents arr) pop
+    -- arrStart == 0
+    pure (arr { arrEnd = len })
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Equality
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/Handle.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/Handle.hs
index 6337156a97..1746456e7d 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/Handle.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/Handle.hs
@@ -177,15 +177,10 @@ import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.StreamK.Type as K (mkStream)
 {-# INLINABLE getChunk #-}
 getChunk :: MonadIO m => Int -> Handle -> m (Array Word8)
 getChunk size h = liftIO $ do
-    arr :: MArray.MutArray Word8 <- MArray.pinnedEmptyOf size
     -- ptr <- mallocPlainForeignPtrAlignedBytes size (alignment (undefined :: Word8))
-    -- size == byteLen
-    MArray.unsafePinnedAsPtr arr $ \p byteLen -> do
-        n <- hGetBufSome h p byteLen
-        -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
-        return $
-            unsafeFreezeWithShrink $
-            arr { MArray.arrEnd = n, MArray.arrBound = size }
+    arr <- MArray.unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr size $ \p -> hGetBufSome h p size
+    -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
+    pure $ unsafeFreezeWithShrink arr
 
 -- This could be useful in implementing the "reverse" read APIs or if you want
 -- to read arrays of exact size instead of compacting them later. Compacting
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/FD.hs b/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/FD.hs
index 028d8dead1..40bfcf3926 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/FD.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Internal/FileSystem/FD.hs
@@ -218,21 +218,17 @@ openFile path mode = Handle . fst <$> FD.openFile path mode True
 {-# INLINABLE readArrayUpto #-}
 readArrayUpto :: Int -> Handle -> IO (Array Word8)
 readArrayUpto size (Handle fd) = do
-    arr <- MArray.pinnedEmptyOf size
-    -- ptr <- mallocPlainForeignPtrAlignedBytes size (alignment (undefined :: Word8))
-    -- size == byteLen
-    MArray.unsafePinnedAsPtr arr $ \p byteLen -> do
-        -- n <- hGetBufSome h p size
+    arr <-
+        MArray.unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr size $ \p ->
+             -- n <- hGetBufSome h p size
 #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,15,0)
-        n <- RawIO.read fd p 0 byteLen
+            RawIO.read fd p 0 size
 #else
-        n <- RawIO.read fd p byteLen
+            RawIO.read fd p size
 #endif
-        -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
-        -- Use unsafeFreezeWithShrink
-        return
-            $ unsafeFreeze
-            $ arr { MArray.arrEnd = n, MArray.arrBound = size }
+    -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
+    -- Use unsafeFreezeWithShrink
+    pure $ unsafeFreeze arr
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Array IO (output)
diff --git a/src/Streamly/Internal/Network/Socket.hs b/src/Streamly/Internal/Network/Socket.hs
index 0793181ae7..e4d8a8acd3 100644
--- a/src/Streamly/Internal/Network/Socket.hs
+++ b/src/Streamly/Internal/Network/Socket.hs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.Array as A
     ( unsafeFreeze, unsafePinnedAsPtr, pinnedChunksOf,
       pinnedCreateOf, unsafePinnedCreateOf, lCompactGE )
 import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.MutArray as MArray
-    (MutArray(..), unsafePinnedAsPtr, pinnedEmptyOf)
+    (unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr)
 import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.Stream as S (fromStreamK, Stream(..), Step(..))
 import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.StreamK as K (mkStream)
 
@@ -261,17 +261,10 @@ readArrayUptoWith
     -> h
     -> IO (Array Word8)
 readArrayUptoWith f size h = do
-    arr <- MArray.pinnedEmptyOf size
-    -- ptr <- mallocPlainForeignPtrAlignedBytes size (alignment (undefined :: Word8))
-    -- size == byteLen
-    MArray.unsafePinnedAsPtr arr $ \p byteLen -> do
-        n <- f h p byteLen
-        let v = A.unsafeFreeze
-                $ arr { MArray.arrEnd = n, MArray.arrBound = size }
-
-        -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
-        -- A.shrinkToFit v
-        return v
+    arr <- MArray.unsafePinnedCreateUsingPtr size $ \p -> f h p size
+    -- XXX shrink only if the diff is significant
+    -- unsafeFreezeWithShrink
+    pure $ A.unsafeFreeze arr
 
 -- | Read a byte array from a file handle up to a maximum of the requested
 -- size. If no data is available on the handle it blocks until some data