diff --git a/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs b/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
index ea34b3b4..59c9dbc1 100644
--- a/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub fn metadata_to_pydict<'a>(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use std::sync::Arc;
+    use std::{ptr::NonNull, sync::Arc};
 
     use aligned_vec::{AVec, ConstAlign};
     use arrow::{
@@ -301,9 +301,8 @@ mod tests {
     };
 
     use arrow_schema::{DataType, Field};
-    use dora_node_api::{
-        arrow_utils::{copy_array_into_sample, required_data_size},
-        RawData,
+    use dora_node_api::arrow_utils::{
+        buffer_into_arrow_array, copy_array_into_sample, required_data_size,
     };
     use eyre::{Context, Result};
 
@@ -313,9 +312,16 @@ mod tests {
 
         let info = copy_array_into_sample(&mut sample, arrow_array);
 
-        let serialized_deserialized_arrow_array = RawData::Vec(sample)
-            .into_arrow_array(&info)
-            .context("Could not create arrow array")?;
+        let serialized_deserialized_arrow_array = {
+            let ptr = NonNull::new(sample.as_ptr() as *mut _).unwrap();
+            let len = sample.len();
+
+            let raw_buffer = unsafe {
+                arrow::buffer::Buffer::from_custom_allocation(ptr, len, Arc::new(sample))
+            };
+            buffer_into_arrow_array(&raw_buffer, &info)?
+        };
+
         assert_eq!(arrow_array, &serialized_deserialized_arrow_array);
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/apis/rust/node/src/event_stream/data_conversion.rs b/apis/rust/node/src/event_stream/data_conversion.rs
index 8e39caf8..acc29bb1 100644
--- a/apis/rust/node/src/event_stream/data_conversion.rs
+++ b/apis/rust/node/src/event_stream/data_conversion.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ use std::{ptr::NonNull, sync::Arc};
 
 use aligned_vec::{AVec, ConstAlign};
 use dora_arrow_convert::IntoArrow;
-use dora_message::metadata::{ArrowTypeInfo, BufferOffset};
+use dora_message::metadata::ArrowTypeInfo;
 use eyre::Context;
 use shared_memory_server::{Shmem, ShmemConf};
 
+use crate::arrow_utils::buffer_into_arrow_array;
+
 pub enum RawData {
     Empty,
     Vec(AVec<u8, ConstAlign<128>>),
@@ -37,49 +39,17 @@ impl RawData {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct SharedMemoryData {
-    pub data: MappedInputData,
-    pub _drop: flume::Sender<()>,
-}
-
-fn buffer_into_arrow_array(
-    raw_buffer: &arrow::buffer::Buffer,
-    type_info: &ArrowTypeInfo,
-) -> eyre::Result<arrow::array::ArrayData> {
-    if raw_buffer.is_empty() {
-        return Ok(arrow::array::ArrayData::new_empty(&type_info.data_type));
-    }
-
-    let mut buffers = Vec::new();
-    for BufferOffset { offset, len } in &type_info.buffer_offsets {
-        buffers.push(raw_buffer.slice_with_length(*offset, *len));
-    }
-
-    let mut child_data = Vec::new();
-    for child_type_info in &type_info.child_data {
-        child_data.push(buffer_into_arrow_array(raw_buffer, child_type_info)?)
-    }
-
-    arrow::array::ArrayData::try_new(
-        type_info.data_type.clone(),
-        type_info.len,
-        type_info
-            .validity
-            .clone()
-            .map(arrow::buffer::Buffer::from_vec),
-        type_info.offset,
-        buffers,
-        child_data,
-    )
-    .context("Error creating Arrow array")
-}
-
 impl std::fmt::Debug for RawData {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("Data").finish_non_exhaustive()
     }
 }
 
+pub struct SharedMemoryData {
+    pub data: MappedInputData,
+    pub _drop: flume::Sender<()>,
+}
+
 pub struct MappedInputData {
     memory: Box<Shmem>,
     len: usize,
diff --git a/apis/rust/node/src/node/arrow_utils.rs b/apis/rust/node/src/node/arrow_utils.rs
index 955d6f0b..39c714c2 100644
--- a/apis/rust/node/src/node/arrow_utils.rs
+++ b/apis/rust/node/src/node/arrow_utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use arrow::array::{ArrayData, BufferSpec};
 use dora_message::metadata::{ArrowTypeInfo, BufferOffset};
+use eyre::Context;
 
 pub fn required_data_size(array: &ArrayData) -> usize {
     let mut next_offset = 0;
@@ -69,3 +70,35 @@ fn copy_array_into_sample_inner(
         child_data,
     }
 }
+
+pub fn buffer_into_arrow_array(
+    raw_buffer: &arrow::buffer::Buffer,
+    type_info: &ArrowTypeInfo,
+) -> eyre::Result<arrow::array::ArrayData> {
+    if raw_buffer.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(arrow::array::ArrayData::new_empty(&type_info.data_type));
+    }
+
+    let mut buffers = Vec::new();
+    for BufferOffset { offset, len } in &type_info.buffer_offsets {
+        buffers.push(raw_buffer.slice_with_length(*offset, *len));
+    }
+
+    let mut child_data = Vec::new();
+    for child_type_info in &type_info.child_data {
+        child_data.push(buffer_into_arrow_array(raw_buffer, child_type_info)?)
+    }
+
+    arrow::array::ArrayData::try_new(
+        type_info.data_type.clone(),
+        type_info.len,
+        type_info
+            .validity
+            .clone()
+            .map(arrow::buffer::Buffer::from_vec),
+        type_info.offset,
+        buffers,
+        child_data,
+    )
+    .context("Error creating Arrow array")
+}