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@@ -2815,6 +2815,10 @@ static VALUE encoded_dup(VALUE newstr, VALUE str, int encidx);
* in the source encoding. The last form by default does not raise
* exceptions but uses replacement strings.
*
+ * Please note that conversion from an encoding +enc+ to the
+ * same encoding +enc+ is a no-op, i.e. the receiver is returned without
+ * any changes, and no exceptions are raised, even if there are invalid bytes.
+ *
* The +options+ Hash gives details for conversion and can have the following
* keys:
*