Checksum checksum = new CRC32();
int serializedSize;
try
{
// any of the reads may hit EOF
serializedSize = reader.readInt();
// RowMutation must be at LEAST 10 bytes:
// 3 each for a non-empty Table and Key (including the 2-byte length from
// writeUTF/writeWithShortLength) and 4 bytes for column count.
// This prevents CRC by being fooled by special-case garbage in the file; see CASSANDRA-2128
if (serializedSize < 10)