Since this causes problems with untyped files (which are currently ... accessed (see "<--" in the comment in the example above).
I know this response is a bit dated, but IMO, if the read-ahead causes problems, and since the program doesn't depend on the first read, I don't see anything wrong with dropping the read-ahead.
See ya! Orlando Llanes
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