/*	$KAME: vmbuf.h,v 1.8 2001/12/12 21:18:33 sakane Exp $	*/

/*
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 */

/*
 *	bp      v
 *	v       v
 *	........................
 *	        <--------------> l
 *	<----------------------> bl
 */
typedef struct _vchar_t_ {
#if notyet
	u_int32_t t;	/* type of the value */
	vchar_t *n;	/* next vchar_t buffer */
	size_t bl;	/* length of the buffer */
	caddr_t bp;	/* pointer to the buffer */
#endif
	size_t l;	/* length of the value */
	caddr_t v;	/* place holder to the pointer to the value */
} vchar_t;

#define VPTRINIT(p) \
do { \
	if (p) { \
		vfree(p); \
		(p) = NULL; \
	} \
} while(0);

#define	vfree	vmbuf_free

extern vchar_t *vmalloc __P((size_t));
extern vchar_t *vrealloc __P((vchar_t *, size_t));
extern void vfree __P((vchar_t *));
extern vchar_t *vdup __P((vchar_t *));
