//   * increased security as plugins will not be able to alter function table
//     after loading up. Thus, malicious plugins can't alter functionality to
//     probe for gadgets inside core TensorFlow. We can even protect the area
//     of memory where the copies reside to not allow any more writes to it
//     after all copies are created.
template <typename T>
static std::unique_ptr<const T> CopyToCore(const T* plugin_ops,

  int64_t read = 0;

  while (n > 0) {
    // Some platforms, notably macs, throw `EINVAL` if `pread` is asked to read
    // more than fits in a 32-bit integer.
    size_t requested_read_length;
    if (n > INT32_MAX)
      requested_read_length = INT32_MAX;
    else
      requested_read_length = n;

    // `pread` returns a `ssize_t` on POSIX, but due to interface being
    // cross-platform, return type of `Read` is `int64_t`.