Bounded tail probe (last ``_OPTUNA_JOURNAL_TAIL_PROBE_BYTES``).
Return True iff the file is non-empty AND its trailing record
is (a) missing the newline, (b) empty (bare ``\\n``), or
- (c) ``json.loads``-unparseable (malformed JSON, ``ValueError``,
- or invalid UTF-8, ``UnicodeDecodeError`` — both are
- ``ValueError`` subclasses). Fail-open when the probe window
- cuts a single line larger than the window; defer to the
- post-construction handler.
+ (c) not parseable by ``json.loads`` (malformed JSON or
+ invalid UTF-8). Fail-open when the probe window cuts a single
+ line larger than the window; defer to the post-construction
+ handler.
"""
if not journal_path.exists():
return False