if p.err != nil {
		return nil, p.err
	}
	s := blk.toGNU().sparse()
	spd := make(sparseDatas, 0, s.maxEntries())
	for {
		for i := 0; i < s.maxEntries(); i++ {
			// This termination condition is identical to GNU and BSD tar.
			if s.entry(i).offset()[0] == 0x00 {
				break // Don't return, need to process extended headers (even if empty)
			}
			offset := p.parseNumeric(s.entry(i).offset())