if [ ! -f "$TABFILE" ] || [ "$TABFILE" -ot "/proc/1" ]; then
    echo "Try again later" >&2
    exit 1
fi

MAX_RETRIES=10
RETRY_INTERVAL=3

# Retry mechanism to check if TABFILE is ready
for i in $(seq 1 $MAX_RETRIES); do
    if [ -f "$TABFILE" ] && [ "$TABFILE" -nt "/proc/1" ]; then
        break
    fi
    
    if [ $i -eq $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
        echo "Error: $TABFILE still not ready after $MAX_RETRIES attempts. Exiting." >&2
        exit 1
    fi

    echo "Waiting for cryptroot to be ready... attempt $i/$MAX_RETRIES"
    sleep $RETRY_INTERVAL
done