anchor.diff:      rand:seed(exsplus, {erlang:phash2([node()]),
                           erlang:monotonic_time(),
                           erlang:unique_integer()}),
  +
  +    case partisan_config:get(binary_padding, false) of
  +        true ->    
  +            %% Use 64-byte binary to force shared heap usage to cut down on copying.
  +            BinaryPaddingTerm = rand_bits(512),
  +            partisan_config:set(binary_padding_term, BinaryPaddingTerm);
  +        _ ->
  +            undefined
  +    end,
   
       %% Process connection exits.
       process_flag(trap_exit, true),
  
positive.code:         _ ->
              false
      end.
  
negative.code: 
  %% @doc Forward message to registered process on the remote side.
  forward_message(Name, Channel, ServerRef, Message) ->
      %% If attempting to forward to the local node, bypass.
      case node() of
          Name ->
              ServerRef ! Message;
          _ ->
              FullMessage = case partisan_config:get(binary_padding, false) of
                  true ->
                      BinaryPadding = partisan_config:get(binary_padding_term, undefined),
                      {forward_message, Name, Channel, ServerRef, {'$partisan_padded', BinaryPadding, Message}};
                  false ->
                      {forward_message, Name, Channel, ServerRef, Message}
              end,
  
              %% Attempt to fast-path through the memoized connection cache.
              case partisan_connection_cache:dispatch(FullMessage) of
                  ok ->
  