diff --git a/lualib/skynet/socket.lua b/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
index dd2db507..e85f8d41 100644
--- a/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
+++ b/lualib/skynet/socket.lua
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ local assert = assert
 
 local BUFFER_LIMIT = 128 * 1024
 local socket = {}	-- api
-local buffer_pool = {}	-- store all message buffer object
 local socket_pool = setmetatable( -- store all socket object
 	{},
 	{ __gc = function(p)
 		for id,v in pairs(p) do
 			driver.close(id)
-			-- don't need clear v.buffer, because buffer pool will be free at the end
 			p[id] = nil
 		end
 	end
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ socket_message[1] = function(id, size, data)
 		return
 	end
 
-	local sz = driver.push(s.buffer, buffer_pool, data, size)
+	local sz = driver.push(s.buffer, s.pool, data, size)
 	local rr = s.read_required
 	local rrt = type(rr)
 	if rrt == "number" then
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ socket_message[1] = function(id, size, data)
 	else
 		if s.buffer_limit and sz > s.buffer_limit then
 			skynet.error(string.format("socket buffer overflow: fd=%d size=%d", id , sz))
-			driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
 			driver.close(id)
 			return
 		end
@@ -192,6 +189,7 @@ local function connect(id, func)
 	local s = {
 		id = id,
 		buffer = newbuffer,
+		pool = newbuffer and {},
 		connected = false,
 		connecting = true,
 		read_required = false,
@@ -234,7 +232,6 @@ end
 function socket.shutdown(id)
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
 	if s then
-		driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
 		-- the framework would send SKYNET_SOCKET_TYPE_CLOSE , need close(id) later
 		driver.shutdown(id)
 	end
@@ -252,8 +249,6 @@ function socket.close(id)
 	end
 	if s.connected then
 		driver.close(id)
-		-- notice: call socket.close in __gc should be carefully,
-		-- because skynet.wait never return in __gc, so driver.clear may not be called
 		if s.co then
 			-- reading this socket on another coroutine, so don't shutdown (clear the buffer) immediately
 			-- wait reading coroutine read the buffer.
@@ -265,7 +260,6 @@ function socket.close(id)
 		end
 		s.connected = false
 	end
-	driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
 	assert(s.lock == nil or next(s.lock) == nil)
 	socket_pool[id] = nil
 end
@@ -275,7 +269,7 @@ function socket.read(id, sz)
 	assert(s)
 	if sz == nil then
 		-- read some bytes
-		local ret = driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		local ret = driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 		if ret ~= "" then
 			return ret
 		end
@@ -286,7 +280,7 @@ function socket.read(id, sz)
 		assert(not s.read_required)
 		s.read_required = 0
 		suspend(s)
-		ret = driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		ret = driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 		if ret ~= "" then
 			return ret
 		else
@@ -294,22 +288,22 @@ function socket.read(id, sz)
 		end
 	end
 
-	local ret = driver.pop(s.buffer, buffer_pool, sz)
+	local ret = driver.pop(s.buffer, s.pool, sz)
 	if ret then
 		return ret
 	end
 	if not s.connected then
-		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 	end
 
 	assert(not s.read_required)
 	s.read_required = sz
 	suspend(s)
-	ret = driver.pop(s.buffer, buffer_pool, sz)
+	ret = driver.pop(s.buffer, s.pool, sz)
 	if ret then
 		return ret
 	else
-		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -317,34 +311,34 @@ function socket.readall(id)
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
 	assert(s)
 	if not s.connected then
-		local r = driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		local r = driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 		return r ~= "" and r
 	end
 	assert(not s.read_required)
 	s.read_required = true
 	suspend(s)
 	assert(s.connected == false)
-	return driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+	return driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 end
 
 function socket.readline(id, sep)
 	sep = sep or "\n"
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
 	assert(s)
-	local ret = driver.readline(s.buffer, buffer_pool, sep)
+	local ret = driver.readline(s.buffer, s.pool, sep)
 	if ret then
 		return ret
 	end
 	if not s.connected then
-		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 	end
 	assert(not s.read_required)
 	s.read_required = sep
 	suspend(s)
 	if s.connected then
-		return driver.readline(s.buffer, buffer_pool, sep)
+		return driver.readline(s.buffer, s.pool, sep)
 	else
-		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, buffer_pool)
+		return false, driver.readall(s.buffer, s.pool)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -415,7 +409,6 @@ end
 function socket.abandon(id)
 	local s = socket_pool[id]
 	if s then
-		driver.clear(s.buffer,buffer_pool)
 		s.connected = false
 		wakeup(s)
 		socket_pool[id] = nil