final int structureSize = SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, bufferIndex);

        if (structureSize != 9) {
            throw new SMBProtocolDecodingException("Expected structureSize = 9");
        }

        final int bufferOffset = SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, bufferIndex + 2) + getHeaderStart();
        bufferIndex += 4;
        final int bufferLength = SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 4;

            throw new SMBProtocolDecodingException("Invalid compression context length: " + len);
        }

        int start = bufferIndex;

        // Read compression count
        int compressionCount = SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 2;

        // Validate compression count
        if (compressionCount < 0 || compressionCount > 16) {

        assertEquals(22, bytesEncoded);

        // Verify encoded data
        assertEquals(expectedAllocationSize, SMBUtil.readInt8(destinationBuffer, dstIndex));
        assertEquals(expectedEndOfFile, SMBUtil.readInt8(destinationBuffer, dstIndex + 8));
        assertEquals(expectedNumberOfLinks, SMBUtil.readInt4(destinationBuffer, dstIndex + 16));
        assertEquals(1, destinationBuffer[dstIndex + 20]); // deletePending

        // Verify structure size (should be 24)
        assertEquals(24, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset));

        // Verify close flags (2 bytes at offset+2, should be 0 by default)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset + 2));

        // Verify Reserved (4 bytes at offset+4, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, offset + 4));

        // Verify structure size (should be 24)
        assertEquals(24, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset));

        // Verify Reserved1 (2 bytes at offset+2, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset + 2));

        // Verify Reserved2 (4 bytes at offset+4, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, offset + 4));

        this.changeTime = SMBUtil.readTime(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 8;
        this.allocationSize = SMBUtil.readInt8(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 8;
        this.endOfFile = SMBUtil.readInt8(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 8;
        this.fileAttributes = SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, bufferIndex);
        bufferIndex += 4;

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {

    /*
     * We overload this because we want readAndXWireFormat to
     * read the parameter words and bytes. This is so when
     * commands are batched together we can recursivly call
     * readAndXWireFormat without reading the non-existent header.
     */

    @Override
    int decode(final byte[] buffer, int bufferIndex) {
        final int start = headerStart = bufferIndex;

        assertEquals(AvPair.MsvAvFlags, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 0), "First pair type should be MsvAvFlags");
        assertEquals(4, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 2), "First pair length should be 4");

        // Check AvFlags data
        assertEquals(0x12345678, SMBUtil.readInt4(encoded, 4), "Flags value should match");

        // Check EOL
        assertEquals(AvPair.MsvAvEOL, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 8), "Should end with EOL");

            
            int scopeOrdinal = readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);
            this.cacheScope = DirectoryCacheScope.values()[scopeOrdinal];
            dataOffset += 4;
            
            this.maxCacheAge = readInt8(buffer, dataOffset);
            dataOffset += 8;
            
            int flags = readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);
            dataOffset += 4;
            

    val promisedStreamId = source.readInt() and 0x7fffffff
    val headerBlockLength = lengthWithoutPadding(length - 4, flags, padding) // - 4 for readInt().
    val headerBlock = readHeaderBlock(headerBlockLength, padding, flags, streamId)
    handler.pushPromise(streamId, promisedStreamId, headerBlock)
  }

  @Throws(IOException::class)
  private fun readPing(
    handler: Handler,
    length: Int,