// the BSD tar utility.
	if size < 0 {
		return false
	}
	var pre sparseEntry
	for _, cur := range sp {
		switch {
		case cur.Offset < 0 || cur.Length < 0:
			return false // Negative values are never okay
		case cur.Offset > math.MaxInt64-cur.Length:
			return false // Integer overflow with large length
		case cur.endOffset() > size:
			return false // Region extends beyond the actual size