--- IO-AIO/AIO.xs	2006/11/26 18:28:37	1.94
+++ IO-AIO/AIO.xs	2006/12/23 04:49:37	1.96
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@
               if (!res_queue.size)
                 {
                   /* read any signals sent by the worker threads */
-                  char buf [32];
-                  while (read (respipe [0], buf, 32) == 32)
+                  char buf [4];
+                  while (read (respipe [0], buf, 4) == 4)
                     ;
                 }
             }
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
         else
           {
             /* read: grow scalar as necessary */
-            svptr = SvGROW (data, length + dataoffset);
+            svptr = SvGROW (data, length + dataoffset + 1);
           }
 
         if (length < 0)