}
			return osErrToFileErr(err)
		}

	}
	defer syscall.Close(fd)

	bufp := direntPool.Get().(*[]byte)
	defer direntPool.Put(bufp)
	buf := *bufp

	boff := 0 // starting read position in buf
	nbuf := 0 // end valid data in buf

	for {
		if boff >= nbuf {
			boff = 0
			stop := globalOSMetrics.time(osMetricReadDirent)
			nbuf, err = syscall.ReadDirent(fd, buf)
			stop()