explain what the +2 is for

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2014-04-28 14:14:21 -07:00 · 2014-04-28 14:14:21 -07:00 · d2a44130c2
parent 074c77ccbf
commit d2a44130c2
1 changed files with 1 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/tail.go
+++ b/tail.go
@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ func (tail *Tail) waitForChanges() error {

 func (tail *Tail) newReader() *bufio.Reader {
 	if tail.MaxLineSize > 0 {
+		// add 2 to account for newline characters
 		return bufio.NewReaderSize(tail.file, tail.MaxLineSize+2)
 	} else {
 		return bufio.NewReader(tail.file)