messing about.

(This used to be commit 9c6f2d75d848a280f25f2377130953ecd824b7b1)

25 files changed, 297 insertions, 209 deletions

diff --git a/source3/aparser/Makefile b/source3/aparser/Makefile
index ebf3a9bcdef..68e63193c27 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/Makefile
+++ b/source3/aparser/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CFLAGS=-Wall -g
 CC=gcc
 
-OBJ = vluke.o parser.o
+OBJ = vluke.o parser.o util.o
 AWKPROGS=dump.awk harness.awk header.awk parsefn.awk main.awk parsetree.awk template.awk util.awk
 
 all: test.h vluke
diff --git a/source3/aparser/build b/source3/aparser/build
index 3c212cfe413..574cad96200 100755
--- a/source3/aparser/build
+++ b/source3/aparser/build
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ if ! igawk -f main.awk $file; then
 fi
 
 echo compiling vluke
-gcc -Wall -o vluke parser.c vluke.c
+gcc -Wall -o vluke parser.c vluke.c util.c
 echo done.
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/cifs.struct b/source3/aparser/cifs.struct
index c50810b4acd..9bafa1f930c 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/cifs.struct
+++ b/source3/aparser/cifs.struct
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
 	uint8 tag2;
-	string protocol;
+	STRING protocol;
 } BUF2;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	USHORT  Reserved;             /* MBZ */
 	USHORT  ByteCount;             /* Count of data bytes */
 	UCHAR Challenge[ChallengeLength];            /* The challenge */
-	string PrimaryDomain;       /* The server's primary domain */
+	STRING PrimaryDomain;       /* The server's primary domain */
 
 } R_NEGPROT_12;
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ typedef struct {
 			      /*  security package if CAP_EXTENDED_SECURITY is */
 			      /*  on in the Capabilities field; else challenge */
 			      /*  for CIFS challenge/response authentication. */
-	string OemDomainName[+]; /*The name of the domain (in OEM chars); not */
+	STRING OemDomainName[+]; /*The name of the domain (in OEM chars); not */
 	                      /*  present  if CAP_EXTENDED_SECURITY is on in the */
 			      /*  Capabilities field */
 } R_NEGPROT_17;
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	uint16 bcount;
 	uint8 password[pwlen];
-	string domain;
-	string os;
-	string server;
+	STRING domain;
+	STRING os;
+	STRING server;
 
 } Q_SESSION_SETUP_ANDX_10;
 
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint16 bcount;
 	uint8 password[pwlen];
 	uint8 upassword[upwlen];
-	string user;
-	string domain;
-	string os;
-	string server;
+	STRING user;
+	STRING domain;
+	STRING os;
+	STRING server;
 
 } Q_SESSION_SETUP_ANDX_13;
 
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint16 passlen;
 	uint16 bcount;
 	uint8 password[passlen];
-	string path;
-	string device;
+	STRING path;
+	STRING device;
 } Q_TCON_ANDX_4;
 
 typedef struct _Q_TCON_ANDX {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	ANDX_INFO andx;
 	uint16 vwv2;
 	uint16 bcount;
-	string share;
+	STRING share;
 } R_TCON_ANDX_3;
 
 typedef struct _R_TCON_ANDX {
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint16 action;
 
 	uint16 count;
-	string os;
-	string server;
-	string domain;
+	STRING os;
+	STRING server;
+	STRING domain;
 } R_SESSION_SETUP_ANDX_10;
 
 typedef struct _R_SESSION_SETUP_ANDX {
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
 	USHORT InformationLevel;   /* Level of information requested */
 	ULONG Reserved;            /* Must be zero */
-	string FileName;           /* File or directory name */
+	STRING FileName;           /* File or directory name */
 } TRANS2_QUERY_PATH_INFO_STRUCT;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	USHORT Flags;                
 	USHORT InformationLevel;      
 	ULONG SearchStorageType;
-	string FileName;              
+	STRING FileName;              
 } TRANS2_FIND_FIRST2_STRUCT;
 
 typedef struct _Q_TRANS2_15 {
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ typedef struct _Q_TRANS_16 {
 	UCHAR Reserved3;                 /* Reserved (pad above to word) */
 	USHORT Setup[SetupCount];        /* Setup words (# = SetupWordCount) */
 	USHORT ByteCount;                /* Count of data bytes */
-	string Name;                    /* Must be NULL */
+	STRING Name;                    /* Must be NULL */
 	.align4 0;
 	UCHAR Parameters[ParameterCount];/* Parameter bytes (# = ParameterCount) */ 
 	.align4 0;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/header.awk b/source3/aparser/header.awk
index 24232bacf0f..900985b84b8 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/header.awk
+++ b/source3/aparser/header.awk
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 function header_elstring(elnum,
 			 LOCAL, elem)
 {
+	array_len = elements[elnum, "array_len"];
 	elem=elements[elnum, "elem"];
 	if (elements[elnum, "ptr"]=="1") elem="*"elem;
-	if (elements[elnum, "array_len"]!="") elem="*"elem;
+	if (array_len!="") {
+		if (match(array_len,"[0-9]") == 1) {
+			elem=elem"["array_len"]";
+		} else {
+			elem="*"elem;
+		}
+	}
 	return elem;
 }
 
@@ -54,9 +61,12 @@ function produce_headers(f, NIL,
 			 LOCAL, i) 
 {
 	xprintf(f,"/* auto-generated headers for %s */\n\n\n", module);
+	xprintf(f,"#ifndef _%s_\n", module);
+	xprintf(f,"#define _%s_\n", module);
 	for (i=0;i < num_structs;i++) {
 		header_struct(f, i);
 	}
 	xprintf(f,"/* end auto-generated headers */\n\n");
+	xprintf(f,"#endif /* _%s_ */\n", module);
 }
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/main.awk b/source3/aparser/main.awk
index 46acfe5c59f..7163dbc829a 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/main.awk
+++ b/source3/aparser/main.awk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ END {
 	printf("Producing headers...\n");
 	produce_headers("prs_"module".h");
 	printf("Producing parsers...\n");
-	produce_parsers("prs_"module".c");
+	produce_parsers("prs_"module".c", "mod_"module".c");
 	printf("Producing harness...\n");
 	produce_harness("test.h");
 	printf("Done.\n");
diff --git a/source3/aparser/parsefn.awk b/source3/aparser/parsefn.awk
index f4fb65dd072..2bebd765e66 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/parsefn.awk
+++ b/source3/aparser/parsefn.awk
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ function parse_array(f, v, elnum, flags,
 function parse_element(f, v, elnum, flags,
 		       LOCAL, type, elem)
 {
+	if (elements[elnum,"nowire"] != "") {
+		return;
+	}
 	type = elements[elnum, "type"];
 	if (substr(type,1,1) == ".") return;
 	elem = elements[elnum, "elem"];
@@ -130,6 +133,40 @@ function parse_pointer(f, v, elnum, flags,
 	print_template(f, "prs_pointer.tpl", v);
 }
 
+function parse_scalar_fn(m, v, elnum,
+			LOCAL, elem, type)
+{
+	elem = elements[elnum, "elem"];
+	type = elements[elnum, "type"]
+	xprintf(m, "%s %s", type, elem_name(v, elem));
+	if (type == "union") {
+	} else if (elements[elnum, "array_len"]!="") {
+	} else {
+	}
+}
+
+function parse_pointer_fn(f, v, elnum, flags,
+		       LOCAL, elem)
+{
+	elem = elements[elnum, "elem"];
+	v["ELEM"] = elem_name(v, elem);
+	v["FLAGS"] = flags;
+	xprintf(m, "%s\n", v["ELEM"]);
+}
+
+function parse_scalars_fn(m, v, elnum, flags)
+{
+	if (elements[elnum, "type"] == ".align2") {
+	}
+	else if (elements[elnum, "type"] == ".align4") {
+	}
+	else if (elements[elnum, "ptr"] == "1") {
+		parse_pointer_fn(m, v, elnum, flags);
+	} else {
+		parse_scalar_fn(m, v, elnum, flags);
+	}
+}
+
 function parse_scalars(f, v, elnum, flags)
 {
 	if (elements[elnum, "type"] == ".align2") {
@@ -163,15 +200,20 @@ function parse_buffers(f, v, elnum, flags,
 	}
 }
 
-function struct_parser(f, v, struct_num,
-		       LOCAL, i, n1) 
+function struct_parser(f, m, v, struct_num,
+		       LOCAL, i, n1, f1, num_elems) 
 {
+	f1 = -1;
+	num_elems = structs[struct_num, "num_elems"];
 	v["STRUCTNAME"] = structs[struct_num, "name"];
 	v["FUNCNAME"] = "io_" v["STRUCTNAME"];
 	print_template(f, "fn_start.tpl", v);
 
-	for (n1=0;n1<structs[struct_num, "num_elems"];n1++) {
-		if (elements[structs[struct_num, n1], "type"] == ".trailer") break;
+	for (n1=0;n1<num_elems;n1++) {
+		if (elements[structs[struct_num, n1], "type"] == ".trailer") {
+			f1 = n1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
         # first all the structure pointers, scalars and arrays
@@ -187,7 +229,7 @@ function struct_parser(f, v, struct_num,
 	}
 
 	# and any trailers
-	for (i=n1;i<structs[struct_num, "num_elems"];i++) {
+	for (i=n1;i<num_elems;i++) {
 		parse_scalars(f, v, structs[struct_num, i], "PARSE_SCALARS");
 		parse_buffers(f, v, structs[struct_num, i], "PARSE_BUFFERS");
 	}
@@ -198,9 +240,23 @@ function struct_parser(f, v, struct_num,
 	else {
 		print_template(f, "fn_end0.tpl", v);
 	}
+
+	if (f1 == -1)
+		return;
+
+	xprintf(m, "void fn_%s(\n", v["STRUCTNAME"]);
+
+	for (i=f1+1;i<num_elems;i++) {
+		parse_scalars_fn(m, v, structs[struct_num, i]);
+		if (i != num_elems-1)
+			xprintf(m, ", \n");
+			
+	}
+
+	xprintf(m, ")\n{\n}\n");
 }
 
-function produce_parsers(f,
+function produce_parsers(f, m,
 			 LOCAL, v, i)
 {
 	v["MODULE"]=module;
@@ -208,7 +264,7 @@ function produce_parsers(f,
 	print_template(f, "module_start.tpl", v);
 
 	for (i=0;i < num_structs;i++) {
-		struct_parser(f, v, i);
+		struct_parser(f, m, v, i);
 	}
 
 	print_template(f, "module_end.tpl", v);
diff --git a/source3/aparser/parser.c b/source3/aparser/parser.c
index 000f361f264..f831393973c 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/parser.c
+++ b/source3/aparser/parser.c
@@ -1,47 +1,12 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <malloc.h> 
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include "parser.h"
+#include "includes.h"
 
-char *tab_depth(int depth)
-{
-	static pstring spaces;
-	memset(spaces, ' ', depth * 4);
-	spaces[depth * 4] = 0;
-	return spaces;
-}
-
-/****************************************************************************
-expand a pointer to be a particular size
-****************************************************************************/
-void *Realloc(void *p,size_t size)
-{
-  void *ret=NULL;
-
-  if (size == 0) {
-    if (p) free(p);
-    DEBUG(5,("Realloc asked for 0 bytes\n"));
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  if (!p)
-    ret = (void *)malloc(size);
-  else
-    ret = (void *)realloc(p,size);
-
-  if (!ret)
-    DEBUG(0,("Memory allocation error: failed to expand to %d bytes\n",(int)size));
-
-  return(ret);
-}
 
 /*******************************************************************
  Attempt, if needed, to grow a data buffer.
  Also depends on the data stream mode (io).
  ********************************************************************/
 
-BOOL prs_grow(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
+BOOL io_grow(io_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
 {
 	uint32 new_size;
 	char *new_data;
@@ -53,11 +18,11 @@ BOOL prs_grow(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
 
 	/*
 	 * We cannot grow the buffer if we're not reading
-	 * into the prs_struct, or if we don't own the memory.
+	 * into the io_struct, or if we don't own the memory.
 	 */
 
 	if(UNMARSHALLING(ps) || !ps->is_dynamic) {
-		DEBUG(0,("prs_grow: Buffer overflow - unable to expand buffer by %u bytes.\n",
+		DEBUG(0,("io_grow: Buffer overflow - unable to expand buffer by %u bytes.\n",
 				(unsigned int)extra_space));
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -76,7 +41,7 @@ BOOL prs_grow(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
 		new_size = MAX(MAX_PDU_FRAG_LEN,extra_space);
 
 		if((new_data = malloc(new_size)) == NULL) {
-			DEBUG(0,("prs_grow: Malloc failure for size %u.\n", (unsigned int)new_size));
+			DEBUG(0,("io_grow: Malloc failure for size %u.\n", (unsigned int)new_size));
 			return False;
 		}
 		memset(new_data, '\0', new_size );
@@ -88,7 +53,7 @@ BOOL prs_grow(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
 		new_size = MAX(ps->buffer_size*2, ps->buffer_size + extra_space);		
 
 		if ((new_data = Realloc(ps->data_p, new_size)) == NULL) {
-			DEBUG(0,("prs_grow: Realloc failure for size %u.\n",
+			DEBUG(0,("io_grow: Realloc failure for size %u.\n",
 				(unsigned int)new_size));
 			return False;
 		}
@@ -104,14 +69,14 @@ BOOL prs_grow(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_space)
  Ensure we can read/write to a given offset.
  ********************************************************************/
 
-char *prs_mem_get(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size)
+char *io_mem_get(io_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size)
 {
 	if(UNMARSHALLING(ps)) {
 		/*
 		 * If reading, ensure that we can read the requested size item.
 		 */
 		if (ps->data_offset + extra_size > ps->buffer_size) {
-			DEBUG(0,("prs_mem_get: reading data of size %u would overrun buffer.\n",
+			DEBUG(0,("io_mem_get: reading data of size %u would overrun buffer.\n",
 					(unsigned int)extra_size ));
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -119,7 +84,7 @@ char *prs_mem_get(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size)
 		/*
 		 * Writing - grow the buffer if needed.
 		 */
-		if(!prs_grow(ps, extra_size))
+		if(!io_grow(ps, extra_size))
 			return False;
 	}
 	return &ps->data_p[ps->data_offset];
@@ -129,7 +94,7 @@ char *prs_mem_get(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size)
  Initialise a parse structure - malloc the data if requested.
  ********************************************************************/
 
-BOOL prs_init(prs_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io)
+BOOL io_init(io_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io)
 {
 	ZERO_STRUCTP(ps);
 	ps->io = io;
@@ -142,7 +107,7 @@ BOOL prs_init(prs_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io)
 	if (size != 0) {
 		ps->buffer_size = size;
 		if((ps->data_p = (char *)malloc((size_t)size)) == NULL) {
-			DEBUG(0,("prs_init: malloc fail for %u bytes.\n", (unsigned int)size));
+			DEBUG(0,("io_init: malloc fail for %u bytes.\n", (unsigned int)size));
 			return False;
 		}
 		ps->is_dynamic = True; /* We own this memory. */
@@ -157,7 +122,7 @@ BOOL prs_init(prs_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io)
  XXXX side-effect of this function is to increase the debug depth XXXX
 
  ********************************************************************/
-void prs_debug(prs_struct *ps, int depth, char *desc, char *fn_name)
+void io_debug(io_struct *ps, int depth, char *desc, char *fn_name)
 {
 	DEBUG(5+depth, ("%s%06x %s %s\n", tab_depth(depth), ps->data_offset, fn_name, desc));
 }
@@ -167,13 +132,13 @@ void prs_debug(prs_struct *ps, int depth, char *desc, char *fn_name)
  zeros.
  ********************************************************************/
 
-BOOL io_align2(prs_struct *ps, int offset)
+BOOL io_align2(io_struct *ps, int offset)
 {
 	uint32 mod = (ps->data_offset + offset) & (2-1);
 
 	if (mod != 0) {
 		uint32 extra_space = (2 - mod);
-		if(!prs_grow(ps, extra_space))
+		if(!io_grow(ps, extra_space))
 			return False;
 		memset(&ps->data_p[ps->data_offset], '\0', (size_t)extra_space);
 		ps->data_offset += extra_space;
@@ -182,13 +147,13 @@ BOOL io_align2(prs_struct *ps, int offset)
 	return True;
 }
 
-BOOL io_align4(prs_struct *ps, int offset)
+BOOL io_align4(io_struct *ps, int offset)
 {
 	uint32 mod = (ps->data_offset + offset) & (4-1);
 
 	if (mod != 0) {
 		uint32 extra_space = (4 - mod);
-		if(!prs_grow(ps, extra_space))
+		if(!io_grow(ps, extra_space))
 			return False;
 		memset(&ps->data_p[ps->data_offset], '\0', (size_t)extra_space);
 		ps->data_offset += extra_space;
@@ -202,7 +167,7 @@ BOOL io_align4(prs_struct *ps, int offset)
  zeros.
  ********************************************************************/
 
-BOOL prs_align(prs_struct *ps, int align)
+BOOL io_align(io_struct *ps, int align)
 {
 	uint32 mod = ps->data_offset & (align-1);
 
@@ -210,7 +175,7 @@ BOOL prs_align(prs_struct *ps, int align)
 	
 	if (align != 0 && mod != 0) {
 		uint32 extra_space = (align - mod);
-		if(!prs_grow(ps, extra_space))
+		if(!io_grow(ps, extra_space))
 			return False;
 		memset(&ps->data_p[ps->data_offset], '\0', (size_t)extra_space);
 		ps->data_offset += extra_space;
@@ -220,21 +185,14 @@ BOOL prs_align(prs_struct *ps, int align)
 }
 
 
-void print_asc(int level, unsigned char *buf,int len)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i=0;i<len;i++)
-		DEBUG(level,("%c", isprint(buf[i])?buf[i]:'.'));
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************
  read from a socket into memory.
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL prs_read(prs_struct *ps, int fd, size_t len, int timeout)
+BOOL io_read(io_struct *ps, int fd, size_t len, int timeout)
 {
 	BOOL ok;
 	size_t prev_size = ps->buffer_size;
-	if (!prs_grow(ps, len))
+	if (!io_grow(ps, len))
 	{
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -250,52 +208,19 @@ BOOL prs_read(prs_struct *ps, int fd, size_t len, int timeout)
 	return ok;
 }
 
-void dump_data(int level,char *buf1,int len)
-{
-  unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)buf1;
-  int i=0;
-  if (len<=0) return;
-
-  DEBUG(level,("[%03X] ",i));
-  for (i=0;i<len;) {
-    DEBUG(level,("%02X ",(int)buf[i]));
-    i++;
-    if (i%8 == 0) DEBUG(level,(" "));
-    if (i%16 == 0) {      
-      print_asc(level,&buf[i-16],8); DEBUG(level,(" "));
-      print_asc(level,&buf[i-8],8); DEBUG(level,("\n"));
-      if (i<len) DEBUG(level,("[%03X] ",i));
-    }
-  }
-  if (i%16) {
-    int n;
-
-    n = 16 - (i%16);
-    DEBUG(level,(" "));
-    if (n>8) DEBUG(level,(" "));
-    while (n--) DEBUG(level,("   "));
-
-    n = MIN(8,i%16);
-    print_asc(level,&buf[i-(i%16)],n); DEBUG(level,(" "));
-    n = (i%16) - n;
-    if (n>0) print_asc(level,&buf[i-n],n); 
-    DEBUG(level,("\n"));    
-  }
-}
-
 
 /*******************************************************************
  do IO on a uint32.
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_uint32(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint32 *data32, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_uint32(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint32 *data32, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
-	if (!prs_align(ps, 4)) return False;
+	if (!io_align(ps, 4)) return False;
 
-	q = prs_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint32));
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint32));
 	if (q == NULL) return False;
 
 	DBG_RW_IVAL(name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, ps->bigendian_data, q, *data32)
@@ -307,18 +232,18 @@ BOOL io_uint32(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint32 *data32, unsigned f
 /*******************************************************************
  do IO on a uint16.
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_uint16(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_uint16(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
-	if (!prs_align(ps, 2)) return False;
+	if (!io_align(ps, 2)) return False;
 
-	q = prs_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint16));
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint16));
 	if (q == NULL) return False;
 
-	DBG_RW_IVAL(name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, ps->bigendian_data, q, *data16)
+	DBG_RW_SVAL(name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, ps->bigendian_data, q, *data16)
 	ps->data_offset += sizeof(uint16);
 
 	return True;
@@ -327,13 +252,13 @@ BOOL io_uint16(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16, unsigned f
 /*******************************************************************
  do IO on a uint8.
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_uint8(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_uint8(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
-	q = prs_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint8));
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint8));
 	if (q == NULL) return False;
 
 	DBG_RW_IVAL(name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, ps->bigendian_data, q, *data8)
@@ -345,7 +270,7 @@ BOOL io_uint8(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8, unsigned flag
 /*******************************************************************
  do IO on a pointer
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_pointer(char *desc, prs_struct *ps, int depth, void **p, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_pointer(char *desc, io_struct *ps, int depth, void **p, unsigned flags)
 {
 	uint32 v;
 
@@ -360,7 +285,7 @@ BOOL io_pointer(char *desc, prs_struct *ps, int depth, void **p, unsigned flags)
 /*******************************************************************
  Stream a null-terminated string.  
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_string(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_SMBSTR(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 	uint8 *start;
@@ -371,7 +296,7 @@ BOOL io_string(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 	
 	if (UNMARSHALLING(ps)) {
-		*str = prs_mem_get(ps, 0);
+		*str = io_mem_get(ps, 0);
 		if (*str == NULL)
 			return False;
 		len = strlen(*str);
@@ -379,25 +304,17 @@ BOOL io_string(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		len = strlen(*str);
+		len = strlen(*str)+1;
 		start = (uint8*)q;
 
 		for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-			q = prs_mem_get(ps, 1);
+			q = io_mem_get(ps, 1);
 			if (q == NULL)
 				return False;
 
 			RW_CVAL(ps->io, q, (*str)[i],0);
-			if ((*str)[i] == 0)
-				break;
 			ps->data_offset++;
 		}
-
-		/* The terminating null. */
-		(*str)[i] = '\0';
-		RW_CVAL(ps->io, q, (*str)[i], 0);
-
-		ps->data_offset++;
 	}
 
 	DEBUG(5,("%s%04x %s: %s\n", tab_depth(depth),
@@ -408,16 +325,14 @@ BOOL io_string(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags
 /******************************************************************
  do IO on a byte array
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_uint8s(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 **data8s, int len, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_uint8s(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 **data8s, int len, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 	size_t num_bytes = len * sizeof(uint8);
 
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
-	if (!prs_align(ps, 2)) return False;
-
-	q = prs_mem_get(ps, num_bytes);
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, num_bytes);
 	if (q == NULL) return False;
 
 	if (MARSHALLING(ps))
@@ -427,26 +342,92 @@ BOOL io_uint8s(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 **data8s, int len, u
 	else
 	{
 		*data8s = q;
-		dump_data(depth+5, q, num_bytes);
+		dump_data(depth+5, *data8s, num_bytes);
 	}
 	ps->data_offset += num_bytes;
 
 	return True;
 }
+/******************************************************************
+ do IO on a fixed-size byte array
+ ********************************************************************/
+BOOL io_uint8s_fixed(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8s, int len, unsigned flags)
+{
+	char *q;
+	size_t num_bytes = len * sizeof(uint8);
+
+	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
+
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, num_bytes);
+	if (q == NULL) return False;
+
+	DBG_RW_PCVAL(True, name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, q, data8s, len)
+	ps->data_offset += num_bytes;
+
+	return True;
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************
+ do IO on an io (eh?? :)
+ ********************************************************************/
+BOOL io_io_struct(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, io_struct *io, unsigned flags)
+{
+	char *q;
+	uint16 len;
+
+	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, sizeof(uint16));
+	if (q == NULL) return False;
+
+	/* length first */
+	if (MARSHALLING(ps))
+	{
+		len = io->data_offset;
+	}
+	if (!io_uint16("len", ps, depth+1, &len, flags))
+	{
+		return False;
+	}
+	if (UNMARSHALLING(ps))
+	{
+		if (!io_init(io, len, UNMARSHALL))
+		{
+			return False;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* now data */
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, len * sizeof(uint8));
+	if (q == NULL) return False;
+
+	if (MARSHALLING(ps))
+	{
+		DBG_RW_PCVAL(False, name, depth+1, ps->data_offset, ps->io, q, io->data_p, len)
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		io->data_p = q;
+		dump_data(depth+5, q, len);
+	}
+	ps->data_offset += len;
+
+	return True;
+}
 
 /******************************************************************
  do IO on a unicode array
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_wstring(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16s, int len, unsigned flags)
+BOOL io_wstring(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16s, int len, unsigned flags)
 {
 	char *q;
 
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) return True;
 
-	if (!prs_align(ps, 2)) return False;
+	if (!io_align(ps, 2)) return False;
 
-	q = prs_mem_get(ps, len * sizeof(uint16));
+	q = io_mem_get(ps, len * sizeof(uint16));
 	if (q == NULL) return False;
 
 	DBG_RW_PSVAL(False, name, depth, ps->data_offset, ps->io, ps->bigendian_data, q, data16s, len)
@@ -459,7 +440,19 @@ BOOL io_wstring(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16s, int len,
 /******************************************************************
 allocate some memory for a parse structure
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_alloc(char *name, prs_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size)
+void io_free(io_struct *ps)
+{
+	if (ps->is_dynamic && ps->data_p)
+	{
+		free(ps->data_p);
+		ps->data_p = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/******************************************************************
+allocate some memory for a parse structure
+ ********************************************************************/
+BOOL io_alloc(char *name, io_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size)
 {
 	(*ptr) = (void *)malloc(size);
 	if (*ptr) return True;
@@ -469,7 +462,7 @@ BOOL io_alloc(char *name, prs_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size)
 /******************************************************************
 realloc some memory for a parse structure
  ********************************************************************/
-BOOL io_realloc(char *name, prs_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size)
+BOOL io_realloc(char *name, io_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size)
 {
 	(*ptr) = (void *)Realloc(*ptr, size);
 	if (*ptr) return True;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/parser.h b/source3/aparser/parser.h
index a06242debbd..e5e5a757cb8 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/parser.h
+++ b/source3/aparser/parser.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ typedef unsigned char uint8;
 typedef unsigned short uint16;
 typedef unsigned short wchar;
 typedef unsigned uint32;
-typedef char *string;
+typedef char *SMBSTR;
 
 #ifndef _PSTRING
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef char fstring[FSTRING_LEN];
 #define MAX_STRINGLEN 256
 #define MAX_BUFFERLEN 512
 
-typedef struct _prs_struct 
+typedef struct _io_struct 
 {
 	BOOL io; /* parsing in or out of data stream */
 	/* 
@@ -61,26 +61,32 @@ typedef struct _prs_struct
 	BOOL is_dynamic; /* Do we own this memory or not ? */
 	uint32 data_offset; /* Current working offset into data. */
 	uint32 buffer_size; /* Current size of the buffer. */
-	uint32 grow_size; /* size requested via prs_grow() calls */
+	uint32 grow_size; /* size requested via io_grow() calls */
 	char *data_p; /* The buffer itself. */
-} prs_struct;
+} io_struct;
 
 
-char *prs_mem_get(prs_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size);
-BOOL prs_init(prs_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io);
-void prs_debug(prs_struct *ps, int depth, char *desc, char *fn_name);
-BOOL prs_align(prs_struct *ps, int align);
-BOOL io_align4(prs_struct *ps, int align);
-BOOL io_align2(prs_struct *ps, int align);
+char *io_mem_get(io_struct *ps, uint32 extra_size);
+BOOL io_init(io_struct *ps, uint32 size, BOOL io);
+void io_debug(io_struct *ps, int depth, char *desc, char *fn_name);
+BOOL io_align(io_struct *ps, int align);
+BOOL io_align4(io_struct *ps, int align);
+BOOL io_align2(io_struct *ps, int align);
+void print_asc(int level, unsigned char *buf,int len);
+BOOL io_read(io_struct *ps, int fd, size_t len, int timeout);
+void dump_data(int level,char *buf1,int len);
+BOOL io_alloc(char *name, io_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size);
+BOOL io_uint32(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint32 *data32, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_uint16(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_uint8(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_pointer(char *desc, io_struct *ps, int depth, void **p, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_SMBSTR(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_io_struct(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, io_struct *io, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_wstring(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16s, int len, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_uint8s_fixed(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8s, int len, unsigned flags);
+BOOL io_uint8s(char *name, io_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 **data8s, int len, unsigned flags);
+
+char *tab_depth(int depth);
+void *Realloc(void *p,size_t size);
 void print_asc(int level, unsigned char *buf,int len);
-BOOL prs_read(prs_struct *ps, int fd, size_t len, int timeout);
 void dump_data(int level,char *buf1,int len);
-BOOL io_alloc(char *name, prs_struct *ps, void **ptr, unsigned size);
-BOOL io_uint32(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint32 *data32, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_uint16(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_uint8(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 *data8, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_pointer(char *desc, prs_struct *ps, int depth, void **p, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_string(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, char **str, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_wstring(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint16 *data16s, int len, unsigned flags);
-BOOL io_uint8s(char *name, prs_struct *ps, int depth, uint8 **data8s, int len, unsigned flags);
-
diff --git a/source3/aparser/parsetree.awk b/source3/aparser/parsetree.awk
index 832cd5f2e8d..bb1160b954d 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/parsetree.awk
+++ b/source3/aparser/parsetree.awk
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ function add_element(type, elem, case,
 	}
 	elem_num=num_elements;
 
+	if (substr(elem, 1, 1) == ".") {
+		elem=substr(elem, 2);
+		elements[elem_num, "nowire"]=1;
+	}
+
 	if (substr(elem, 1, 1) == "*") {
 		elem=substr(elem, 2);
 		elements[elem_num, "ptr"]=1;
@@ -185,7 +190,8 @@ function end_function(LOCAL, i)
       i--;
     }
   }
-  add_function_param("[out]", "STATUS", "status");
+  if (return_result!="void")
+    add_function_param("[out]", return_result, "status");
   end_struct();
 }
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/fn_end.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/fn_end.tpl
index df62f6c0ac7..2275ec4e33c 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/fn_end.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/fn_end.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ end:
 	return True;
 
 fail:
-        ZERO_STRUCTP(il);
+	if (UNMARSHALLING(ps)) {
+		ZERO_STRUCTP(il);
+	}
 	return False;
 } /* @FUNCNAME@ */
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/fn_start.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/fn_start.tpl
index 017f894f783..a5d58767a6c 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/fn_start.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/fn_start.tpl
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 /*******************************************************************
 parse a @STRUCTNAME@ structure
 ********************************************************************/
-BOOL @FUNCNAME@(char *desc, prs_struct *ps, int depth,
+BOOL @FUNCNAME@(char *desc, io_struct *ps, int depth,
 		@STRUCTNAME@ *il, unsigned flags)
 {
-	prs_debug(ps, depth, desc, "@FUNCNAME@");
+	io_debug(ps, depth, desc, "@FUNCNAME@");
 	depth++;
 	
 	if (!(flags & PARSE_SCALARS)) goto buffers;
 
-	ZERO_STRUCTP(il);
+#if 0
+	if (UNMARSHALLING(ps)) {
+		ZERO_STRUCTP(il);
+	}
+#endif
 	/* parse the scalars */
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/harness.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/harness.tpl
index bd2355d2a2b..0a10ccf49f3 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/harness.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/harness.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 	if (strcmp(test,"@TEST@")==0) {
 	   @TEST@ il;
-	   ret = io_@TEST@("@TEST@", ps, 0, &il, PARSE_SCALARS|PARSE_BUFFERS);
+	   ret = io_@TEST@("@TEST@", ps, 0, &il, flags);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/harness_start.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/harness_start.tpl
index e6cf18a163a..beba6fc12de 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/harness_start.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/harness_start.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-#include "prs_@MODULE@.h"
 #include "prs_@MODULE@.c"
 
-static BOOL run_test(char *test, prs_struct *ps) 
+static BOOL run_test(char *test, io_struct *ps, int flags) 
 {
 	BOOL ret;
 
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+	
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/module_start.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/module_start.tpl
index fef9d296ff0..5bcdbf32756 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/module_start.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/module_start.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* auto-generated structure parsers for @MODULE@ 
    generated by aparser
 */
-
+#include "includes.h"
+#include "prs_@MODULE@.h"
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_.align.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_.align.tpl
index d5b2ceb082d..25816a23b34 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_.align.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_.align.tpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-	if(!prs_align(ps)) goto fail;
+	if(!io_align(ps)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array.tpl
index 1bf3fa4b042..4bd6a26c99c 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 	if ((@FLAGS@ & PARSE_SCALARS) &&
-            !io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*il->@ARRAY_LEN@)) goto fail;
+            !io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*(il->@ARRAY_LEN@))) goto fail;
 	{
 		int i;
 		for (i=0;i<il->@ARRAY_LEN@;i++) {
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array_remainder.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array_remainder.tpl
index 80c5d8b9af7..c8b1e2ab5af 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array_remainder.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_array_remainder.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	if (UNMARSHALLING(ps))
 	{
 		int i;
 		for (i=0;ps->data_offset < ps->buffer_size;i++) {
@@ -5,3 +6,12 @@
 		if (!io_@TYPE@("@ELEM@...", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@[i], @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
 		}
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		int i = -1;
+		/* HACK ALERT! */
+		do {
+		i++;
+		if (!io_@TYPE@("@ELEM@...", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@[i], @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
+		} while (il->@ELEM@[i].tag2 != 0);
+	}
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint16.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint16.tpl
index 36b8298fb2a..b40d6d4216f 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint16.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint16.tpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-	if (!prs_uint16("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_uint16("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint32.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint32.tpl
index 2e2fd638e44..eb76715d28b 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint32.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint32.tpl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-	if (!prs_uint32("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_uint32("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s.tpl
index e5f82670d02..967162213f4 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s.tpl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*il->@ARRAY_LEN@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*(il->@ARRAY_LEN@))) goto fail;
 	if (!io_uint8s("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@,	il->@ARRAY_LEN@, @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s_fixed.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s_fixed.tpl
index f752fa6c84a..26597f419f3 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s_fixed.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_uint8s_fixed.tpl
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*@ARRAY_LEN@)) goto fail;
-	if (!io_uint8s("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, &il->@ELEM@, @ARRAY_LEN@, @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_uint8s_fixed("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, il->@ELEM@, @ARRAY_LEN@, @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring.tpl
index 022381c2d2a..4de46f093c8 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring.tpl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*il->@ARRAY_LEN@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*(il->@ARRAY_LEN@))) goto fail;
 	if (!io_wstring("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, il->@ELEM@,	il->@ARRAY_LEN@, @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring_fixed.tpl b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring_fixed.tpl
index bf2539b216a..e33f7c3d5d2 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring_fixed.tpl
+++ b/source3/aparser/templates/prs_wstring_fixed.tpl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*@ARRAY_LEN@)) goto fail;
+	if (!io_alloc("@ELEM@", ps, (void **)&il->@ELEM@, sizeof(*(il->@ELEM@))*(@ARRAY_LEN@))) goto fail;
 	if (!io_wstring("@ELEM@", ps, depth+1, il->@ELEM@,	@ARRAY_LEN@, @FLAGS@)) goto fail;
diff --git a/source3/aparser/token.awk b/source3/aparser/token.awk
index 0c4c7f65b19..9920de562be 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/token.awk
+++ b/source3/aparser/token.awk
@@ -53,10 +53,19 @@ function parse_error(msg) {
 	next;
 }
 
-/^[ \t]*STATUS.*\(/ {
+/^[ \t]*void.*\(/ {
 	{if (current_struct!="") parse_error("you cannot have nested structures");}
 	split($0,a,"[ \t;()]*");
 	start_function(a[2], a[3]);
+	return_result="void";
+	next;
+}
+
+/^[ \t]*STATUS.*\(|^[ \t]*void.*\(/ {
+	{if (current_struct!="") parse_error("you cannot have nested structures");}
+	split($0,a,"[ \t;()]*");
+	start_function(a[2], a[3]);
+	return_result="STATUS";
 	next;
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ function parse_error(msg) {
 
 /^[ \t]*\);/ {
 	end_function();
+	return_result="";
 	next;
 }
 
diff --git a/source3/aparser/vluke.c b/source3/aparser/vluke.c
index 15608ae01ab..87664267d0e 100644
--- a/source3/aparser/vluke.c
+++ b/source3/aparser/vluke.c
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include "parser.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -14,7 +6,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *fname, *test;
 	int fd;	
 	struct stat st;
-	prs_struct ps;
+	io_struct ps;
 
 	if (argc < 3) {
 		printf("usage: vluke <structure> <file>\n");
@@ -31,13 +23,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	fstat(fd, &st);
 
-	prs_init(&ps, 0, MARSHALL);
+	io_init(&ps, 0, MARSHALL);
 	ps.is_dynamic=True;
-	prs_read(&ps, fd, st.st_size, 0);
+	io_read(&ps, fd, st.st_size, 0);
 	ps.data_offset = 0;	
 	ps.buffer_size = ps.grow_size;
 	ps.io = UNMARSHALL;
-	ret = run_test(test, &ps);
+	ret = run_test(test, &ps, PARSE_SCALARS|PARSE_BUFFERS);
 	printf("\nret=%s\n", ret?"OK":"Bad");
 	printf("Trailer is %d bytes\n\n", ps.grow_size - ps.data_offset);
 	if (ps.grow_size - ps.data_offset > 0) {