diff --git a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
index ed3ad8b39a5..e5d62447eb2 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
@@ -2088,11 +2088,29 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Box<[T], A> {
         self.to_vec_in(alloc).into_boxed_slice()
     }
 
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        if self.len() == other.len() {
-            self.clone_from_slice(&other);
+    /// Copies `source`'s contents into `self` without creating a new allocation,
+    /// so long as the two are of the same length.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let x = Box::new([5, 6, 7]);
+    /// let mut y = Box::new([8, 9, 10]);
+    /// let yp: *const [i32] = &*y;
+    ///
+    /// y.clone_from(&x);
+    ///
+    /// // The value is the same
+    /// assert_eq!(x, y);
+    ///
+    /// // And no allocation occurred
+    /// assert_eq!(yp, &*y);
+    /// ```
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        if self.len() == source.len() {
+            self.clone_from_slice(&source);
         } else {
-            *self = other.clone();
+            *self = source.clone();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
index 83b2678f7f5..c54f0062824 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/binary_heap/mod.rs
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for BinaryHeap<T, A> {
         BinaryHeap { data: self.data.clone() }
     }
 
+    /// Overwrites the contents of `self` with a clone of the contents of `source`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Vec::clone_from()`] for more details.
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         self.data.clone_from(&source.data);
     }
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/set.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/set.rs
index 7508ae468ae..b0bd6ef2d3c 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/set.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/btree/set.rs
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for BTreeSet<T, A> {
         BTreeSet { map: self.map.clone() }
     }
 
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        self.map.clone_from(&other.map);
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        self.map.clone_from(&source.map);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/linked_list.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/linked_list.rs
index 6dfb82ac807..1c90c171a15 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/linked_list.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/linked_list.rs
@@ -2126,16 +2126,22 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for LinkedList<T, A> {
         list
     }
 
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        let mut iter_other = other.iter();
-        if self.len() > other.len() {
-            self.split_off(other.len());
+    /// Overwrites the contents of `self` with a clone of the contents of `source`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation of the nodes of the linked list. Additionally,
+    /// if the element type `T` overrides `clone_from()`, this will reuse the
+    /// resources of `self`'s elements as well.
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        let mut source_iter = source.iter();
+        if self.len() > source.len() {
+            self.split_off(source.len());
         }
-        for (elem, elem_other) in self.iter_mut().zip(&mut iter_other) {
-            elem.clone_from(elem_other);
+        for (elem, source_elem) in self.iter_mut().zip(&mut source_iter) {
+            elem.clone_from(source_elem);
         }
-        if !iter_other.is_empty() {
-            self.extend(iter_other.cloned());
+        if !source_iter.is_empty() {
+            self.extend(source_iter.cloned());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
index 693ecb0b6b4..4643a6bbe2e 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/mod.rs
@@ -113,9 +113,13 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for VecDeque<T, A> {
         deq
     }
 
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
+    /// Overwrites the contents of `self` with a clone of the contents of `source`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         self.clear();
-        self.extend(other.iter().cloned());
+        self.extend(source.iter().cloned());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/string.rs b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
index 5d552c8f15c..082af1447ec 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/string.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
@@ -2097,6 +2097,10 @@ impl Clone for String {
         String { vec: self.vec.clone() }
     }
 
+    /// Clones the contents of `source` into `self`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         self.vec.clone_from(&source.vec);
     }
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
index 465da39f184..1930be65bfb 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs
@@ -2846,8 +2846,30 @@ impl<T: Clone, A: Allocator + Clone> Clone for Vec<T, A> {
         crate::slice::to_vec(&**self, alloc)
     }
 
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        crate::slice::SpecCloneIntoVec::clone_into(other.as_slice(), self);
+    /// Overwrites the contents of `self` with a clone of the contents of `source`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible. Additionally, if the element type
+    /// `T` overrides `clone_from()`, this will reuse the resources of `self`'s
+    /// elements as well.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// let x = vec![5, 6, 7];
+    /// let mut y = vec![8, 9, 10];
+    /// let yp: *const i32 = y.as_ptr();
+    ///
+    /// y.clone_from(&x);
+    ///
+    /// // The value is the same
+    /// assert_eq!(x, y);
+    ///
+    /// // And no reallocation occurred
+    /// assert_eq!(yp, y.as_ptr());
+    /// ```
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        crate::slice::SpecCloneIntoVec::clone_into(source.as_slice(), self);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/cell.rs b/library/core/src/cell.rs
index 58b9ba4accb..ae0436bc520 100644
--- a/library/core/src/cell.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/cell.rs
@@ -1277,11 +1277,11 @@ impl<T: Clone> Clone for RefCell<T> {
 
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if `other` is currently mutably borrowed.
+    /// Panics if `source` is currently mutably borrowed.
     #[inline]
     #[track_caller]
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        self.get_mut().clone_from(&other.borrow())
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        self.get_mut().clone_from(&source.borrow())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/cmp.rs b/library/core/src/cmp.rs
index fa218600ed9..2fd9e17c994 100644
--- a/library/core/src/cmp.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/cmp.rs
@@ -688,8 +688,8 @@ impl<T: Clone> Clone for Reverse<T> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        self.0.clone_from(&other.0)
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        self.0.clone_from(&source.0)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/task/wake.rs b/library/core/src/task/wake.rs
index fe39f6c0b56..7691721b91e 100644
--- a/library/core/src/task/wake.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/task/wake.rs
@@ -576,6 +576,42 @@ impl Clone for Waker {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Assigns a clone of `source` to `self`, unless [`self.will_wake(source)`][Waker::will_wake] anyway.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids cloning the waker if `self` is already the same waker.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::future::Future;
+    /// use std::pin::Pin;
+    /// use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+    /// use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
+    ///
+    /// struct Waiter {
+    ///     shared: Arc<Mutex<Shared>>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// struct Shared {
+    ///     waker: Waker,
+    ///     // ...
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// impl Future for Waiter {
+    ///     type Output = ();
+    ///     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<()> {
+    ///         let mut shared = self.shared.lock().unwrap();
+    ///
+    ///         // update the waker
+    ///         shared.waker.clone_from(cx.waker());
+    ///
+    ///         // readiness logic ...
+    /// #       Poll::Ready(())
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// ```
     #[inline]
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         if !self.will_wake(source) {
diff --git a/library/std/src/collections/hash/map.rs b/library/std/src/collections/hash/map.rs
index 2cc9afe9249..5039f0b6bb2 100644
--- a/library/std/src/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -1271,8 +1271,8 @@ where
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
-        self.base.clone_from(&other.base);
+    fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
+        self.base.clone_from(&source.base);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/collections/hash/set.rs b/library/std/src/collections/hash/set.rs
index 3910100f212..f0a498fc7bb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/collections/hash/set.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/collections/hash/set.rs
@@ -978,6 +978,10 @@ where
         Self { base: self.base.clone() }
     }
 
+    /// Overwrites the contents of `self` with a clone of the contents of `source`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
     #[inline]
     fn clone_from(&mut self, other: &Self) {
         self.base.clone_from(&other.base);
diff --git a/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs b/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
index 8927e9a47fa..20ebe1c4f8a 100644
--- a/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/ffi/os_str.rs
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ impl Clone for OsString {
         OsString { inner: self.inner.clone() }
     }
 
+    /// Clones the contents of `source` into `self`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
     #[inline]
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         self.inner.clone_from(&source.inner)
diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index 5f43d63bf84..0636f55771e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -1628,6 +1628,10 @@ impl Clone for PathBuf {
         PathBuf { inner: self.inner.clone() }
     }
 
+    /// Clones the contents of `source` into `self`.
+    ///
+    /// This method is preferred over simply assigning `source.clone()` to `self`,
+    /// as it avoids reallocation if possible.
     #[inline]
     fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self) {
         self.inner.clone_from(&source.inner)