const padding = 3 // Extra padding for ' ', '=', and '\n'
	size := len(k) + len(v) + padding
	size += len(strconv.Itoa(size))
	record := strconv.Itoa(size) + " " + k + "=" + v + "\n"

	// Final adjustment if adding size field increased the record size.
	if len(record) != size {
		size = len(record)
		record = strconv.Itoa(size) + " " + k + "=" + v + "\n"
	}
	return record, nil
}