e remaining (N - N') bytes of the blob B) with more read op(s).</li>
<li>(To put a fine point on it: In known Linux versions as of this writing, if you do try to read-op N' bytes having executed write-op with N'' bytes, where N'' &gt; N', then you may observe very strange, undefined (albeit non-crashy), behavior such as S disappearing or replacing a following-message handle S'. Don't.)</li>
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<p >That is admittedly many words, but really in practice it's fairly natural and simple