-extern void buffer_assert_free(struct buffer_if *buffer, string_t file,
- uint32_t line);
-extern void buffer_assert_used(struct buffer_if *buffer, string_t file,
- uint32_t line);
-extern void buffer_new(struct buffer_if *buffer, uint32_t len);
-extern void buffer_init(struct buffer_if *buffer, uint32_t max_start_pad);
-extern void *buf_append(struct buffer_if *buf, uint32_t amount);
-extern void *buf_prepend(struct buffer_if *buf, uint32_t amount);
-extern void *buf_unappend(struct buffer_if *buf, uint32_t amount);
-extern void *buf_unprepend(struct buffer_if *buf, uint32_t amount);
-
-extern void buf_append_string(struct buffer_if *buf, string_t s);
+extern void buffer_assert_free(struct buffer_if *buffer, cstring_t file,
+ int line);
+extern void buffer_assert_used(struct buffer_if *buffer, cstring_t file,
+ int line);
+extern void buffer_new(struct buffer_if *buffer, int32_t len);
+extern void buffer_init(struct buffer_if *buffer, int32_t max_start_pad);
+extern void buffer_copy(struct buffer_if *dst, const struct buffer_if *src);
+extern void *buf_append(struct buffer_if *buf, int32_t amount);
+extern void *buf_prepend(struct buffer_if *buf, int32_t amount);
+extern void *buf_unappend(struct buffer_if *buf, int32_t amount);
+extern void *buf_unprepend(struct buffer_if *buf, int32_t amount);
+
+extern void buffer_readonly_view(struct buffer_if *n, const void*, int32_t len);
+extern void buffer_readonly_clone(struct buffer_if *n, const struct buffer_if*);
+ /* Caller must only use unappend, unprepend et al. on n.
+ * New buffer state (in n) before this can be undefined. After use,
+ * it must NOT be freed. */
+
+extern void buf_append_string(struct buffer_if *buf, cstring_t s);