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`.

      // it (e.g. conds instead of ifs). The value shouldn't really matter.
      TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(vspace_.BuildOnesLike(output_tensor, &aid));
    }
    if (TF_PREDICT_FALSE(aid == nullptr)) {
      return tensorflow::errors::Internal(
          "Failed to create ones tensor for tensor ", output_tensor.GetID(),
          " with dtype ", output_tensor.GetDType());
    }