ts of <code>async_read()</code> are not included in the present function, however, though merely because they were not necessary as of this writing and hence excluded for simplicity; these are formally described below.</p>
<h3>Thread safety</h3>
<p >Like <code>async_read()</code>, the (synchronous) call is not thread-safe with respect to the given <code>*peer_socket</code> against all/most calls operating on the same object. Moreover, this extends to the brief time period when the first byte is available. S