+ return (value);
+}
+
+void *
+buffer_get_string(Buffer *buffer, u_int *length_ptr)
+{
+ void *ret;
+
+ if ((ret = buffer_get_string_ret(buffer, length_ptr)) == NULL)
+ fatal("buffer_get_string: buffer error");
+ return (ret);
+}
+
+void *
+buffer_get_string_ptr_ret(Buffer *buffer, u_int *length_ptr)
+{
+ void *ptr;
+ u_int len;
+
+ if (buffer_get_int_ret(&len, buffer) != 0)
+ return NULL;
+ if (len > 256 * 1024) {
+ error("buffer_get_string_ptr: bad string length %u", len);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ ptr = buffer_ptr(buffer);
+ buffer_consume(buffer, len);
+ if (length_ptr)
+ *length_ptr = len;
+ return (ptr);
+}
+
+void *
+buffer_get_string_ptr(Buffer *buffer, u_int *length_ptr)
+{
+ void *ret;
+
+ if ((ret = buffer_get_string_ptr_ret(buffer, length_ptr)) == NULL)
+ fatal("buffer_get_string_ptr: buffer error");
+ return (ret);