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+describe :stringio_sysread_length, :shared => true do
+  before :each do
+    @io = StringIO.new("example")
+  end
+
+  it "returns an empty String when passed 0 and no data remains" do
+    @io.send(@method, 8).should == "example"
+    @io.send(@method, 0).should == ""
+  end
+
+  it "raises an EOFError when passed length > 0 and no data remains" do
+    @io.read.should == "example"
+    lambda { @io.sysread(1) }.should raise_error(EOFError)
+  end
+end