len never returns negative values, so len(b)==0 states requirements in a more clear way with less "uncertainty".
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ func encodeVarint(b []byte, x uint64) []byte {
// If there is an error, it returns 0,0.
func decodeVarint(b []byte) (uint64, int) {
var x, y uint64
- if len(b) <= 0 {
+ if len(b) == 0 {
goto bad
}
x = uint64(b[0])