for o < len(buf) {
			o += copy(buf[o:], uchars)
		}

		// Make space for the needle rune at the end of buf.
		m := utf8.RuneLen(needle)
		for o := m; o > 0; {
			_, sz := utf8.DecodeLastRune(buf)
			copy(buf[len(buf)-sz:], "\x00\x00\x00\x00")
			buf = buf[:len(buf)-sz]
			o -= sz
		}
		buf = utf8.AppendRune(buf[:n-m], needle)

		n -= m // adjust for rune len
		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {