6 files changed, 659 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/Makefile.in b/erts/emulator/Makefile.in
index fdaf253fe5..9a09a0f6fa 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/Makefile.in
+++ b/erts/emulator/Makefile.in
@@ -644,7 +644,8 @@ PRELOAD_BEAM =		$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/otp_ring0.beam \
 			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam \
 			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/erl_tracer.beam \
 			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_literal_area_collector.beam \
-			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_dirty_process_code_checker.beam
+			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_dirty_process_code_checker.beam \
+			$(ERL_TOP)/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_buffer.beam
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),win32)
 # On windows the preloaded objects are in a resource object.
@@ -873,7 +874,8 @@ RUN_OBJS += \
 LTTNG_OBJS = $(OBJDIR)/erlang_lttng.o
 NIF_OBJS = \
 	   $(OBJDIR)/erl_tracer_nif.o \
-	   $(OBJDIR)/zlib_nif.o
+	   $(OBJDIR)/zlib_nif.o \
+	   $(OBJDIR)/prim_buffer_nif.o
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),win32)
 DRV_OBJS = \
diff --git a/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_buffer_nif.c b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_buffer_nif.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8ef5fc355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/emulator/nifs/common/prim_buffer_nif.c
@@ -0,0 +1,512 @@
+/*
+ * %CopyrightBegin%
+ *
+ * Copyright Ericsson 2017. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * %CopyrightEnd%
+ */
+
+#define STATIC_ERLANG_NIF 1
+
+#include "erl_nif.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "sys.h"
+
+#ifdef VALGRIND
+#  include <valgrind/memcheck.h>
+#endif
+
+#define ACCUMULATOR_SIZE (2 << 10)
+
+#define FIND_NIF_RESCHEDULE_SIZE (1 << 20)
+
+/* NIF interface declarations */
+static int load(ErlNifEnv *env, void** priv_data, ERL_NIF_TERM load_info);
+static int upgrade(ErlNifEnv *env, void** priv_data, void** old_priv_data, ERL_NIF_TERM load_info);
+static void unload(ErlNifEnv *env, void* priv_data);
+
+static ErlNifResourceType *rtype_buffer;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_ok;
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_error;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_lock_order_violation;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_acquired;
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_busy;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_continue;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_out_of_memory;
+static ERL_NIF_TERM am_not_found;
+
+typedef struct {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    erts_atomic32_t concurrent_users;
+#endif
+
+    ErlNifBinary accumulator;
+    size_t accumulated_bytes;
+    int accumulator_present;
+
+    ErlNifIOQueue *queue;
+
+    erts_atomic32_t external_lock;
+} buffer_data_t;
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM new_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM peek_head_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+static ERL_NIF_TERM skip_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+static ERL_NIF_TERM size_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM write_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+static ERL_NIF_TERM copying_read_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM find_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM trylock_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+static ERL_NIF_TERM unlock_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+
+static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] = {
+    {"new", 0, new_nif},
+    {"size", 1, size_nif},
+    {"peek_head", 1, peek_head_nif},
+    {"copying_read", 2, copying_read_nif},
+    {"write", 2, write_nif},
+    {"skip", 2, skip_nif},
+    {"find_byte_index", 2, find_nif},
+    {"try_lock", 1, trylock_nif},
+    {"unlock", 1, unlock_nif},
+};
+
+ERL_NIF_INIT(prim_buffer, nif_funcs, load, NULL, upgrade, unload)
+
+static void gc_buffer(ErlNifEnv *env, void* data);
+
+static int load(ErlNifEnv *env, void** priv_data, ERL_NIF_TERM load_info)
+{
+    am_ok = enif_make_atom(env, "ok");
+    am_error = enif_make_atom(env, "error");
+
+    am_lock_order_violation = enif_make_atom(env, "lock_order_violation");
+    am_acquired = enif_make_atom(env, "acquired");
+    am_busy = enif_make_atom(env, "busy");
+
+    am_continue = enif_make_atom(env, "continue");
+
+    am_out_of_memory = enif_make_atom(env, "out_of_memory");
+    am_not_found = enif_make_atom(env, "not_found");
+
+    rtype_buffer = enif_open_resource_type(env, NULL, "gc_buffer", gc_buffer,
+        ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE, NULL);
+
+    *priv_data = NULL;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void unload(ErlNifEnv *env, void* priv_data)
+{
+
+}
+
+static int upgrade(ErlNifEnv *env, void** priv_data, void** old_priv_data, ERL_NIF_TERM load_info)
+{
+    if(*old_priv_data != NULL) {
+        return -1; /* Don't know how to do that */
+    }
+
+    if(*priv_data != NULL) {
+        return -1; /* Don't know how to do that */
+    }
+
+    if(load(env, priv_data, load_info)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void gc_buffer(ErlNifEnv *env, void* data) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer = (buffer_data_t*)data;
+
+    if(buffer->accumulator_present) {
+        enif_release_binary(&buffer->accumulator);
+    }
+
+    enif_ioq_destroy(buffer->queue);
+}
+
+static int get_buffer_data(ErlNifEnv *env, ERL_NIF_TERM opaque, buffer_data_t **buffer) {
+    return enif_get_resource(env, opaque, rtype_buffer, (void **)buffer);
+}
+
+/* Copies a number of bytes from the head of the iovec, skipping "vec_skip"
+ * vector elements followed by "byte_skip" bytes on the target vector. */
+static void copy_from_iovec(SysIOVec *iovec, int vec_len, int vec_skip,
+        size_t byte_skip, size_t size, char *data) {
+
+    size_t bytes_copied, skip_offset;
+    int vec_index;
+
+    skip_offset = byte_skip;
+    vec_index = vec_skip;
+    bytes_copied = 0;
+
+    while(bytes_copied < size) {
+        size_t block_size, copy_size;
+        char *block_start;
+
+        ASSERT(vec_index < vec_len);
+
+        block_start = (char*)iovec[vec_index].iov_base;
+        block_size = iovec[vec_index].iov_len;
+
+        copy_size = MIN(size - bytes_copied, block_size - skip_offset);
+        sys_memcpy(&data[bytes_copied], &block_start[skip_offset], copy_size);
+
+        bytes_copied += copy_size;
+        skip_offset = 0;
+
+        vec_index++;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Convenience function for copy_from_iovec over queues. */
+static void copy_from_queue(ErlNifIOQueue *queue, int queue_skip,
+    size_t byte_skip, size_t size, char *data) {
+
+    SysIOVec *queued_data;
+    int queue_length;
+
+    queued_data = enif_ioq_peek(queue, &queue_length);
+    ASSERT(queue_skip < queue_length);
+
+    copy_from_iovec(queued_data, queue_length, queue_skip, byte_skip, size, data);
+}
+
+static int enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer_data_t *buffer) {
+    ASSERT(!buffer->accumulator_present ^ (buffer->accumulated_bytes > 0));
+
+    if(buffer->accumulator_present && buffer->accumulated_bytes > 0) {
+        if(!enif_realloc_binary(&buffer->accumulator, buffer->accumulated_bytes)) {
+            return 0;
+        } else if(!enif_ioq_enq_binary(buffer->queue, &buffer->accumulator, 0)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* The queue owns the accumulator now. */
+        buffer->accumulator_present = 0;
+        buffer->accumulated_bytes = 0;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int combine_small_writes(buffer_data_t *buffer, ErlNifIOVec *iovec) {
+    ASSERT(!buffer->accumulator_present ^ (buffer->accumulated_bytes > 0));
+
+    if(buffer->accumulated_bytes + iovec->size >= ACCUMULATOR_SIZE) {
+        if(iovec->size >= (ACCUMULATOR_SIZE / 2)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(!buffer->accumulator_present) {
+        if(!enif_alloc_binary(ACCUMULATOR_SIZE, &buffer->accumulator)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        buffer->accumulator_present = 1;
+    }
+
+    copy_from_iovec(iovec->iov, iovec->iovcnt, 0, 0, iovec->size,
+            (char*)&buffer->accumulator.data[buffer->accumulated_bytes]);
+    buffer->accumulated_bytes += iovec->size;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** */
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM new_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM result;
+
+    buffer = (buffer_data_t*)enif_alloc_resource(rtype_buffer, sizeof(buffer_data_t));
+    buffer->queue = enif_ioq_create(ERL_NIF_IOQ_NORMAL);
+
+    if(buffer->queue != NULL) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+        erts_atomic32_init_nob(&buffer->concurrent_users, 0);
+#endif
+        erts_atomic32_init_nob(&buffer->external_lock, 0);
+
+        buffer->accumulator_present = 0;
+        buffer->accumulated_bytes = 0;
+
+        result = enif_make_resource(env, buffer);
+    } else {
+        result = enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+    }
+
+    enif_release_resource(buffer);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM size_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    size_t total_size;
+
+    if(argc != 1 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    total_size = enif_ioq_size(buffer->queue);
+
+    if(buffer->accumulator_present) {
+        total_size += buffer->accumulated_bytes;
+    } else {
+        ASSERT(buffer->accumulated_bytes == 0);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    return enif_make_uint64(env, total_size);
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM copying_read_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    ERL_NIF_TERM result;
+    unsigned char *data;
+    Uint64 block_size;
+
+    if(argc != 2 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)
+                 || !enif_get_uint64(env, argv[1], &block_size)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer)) {
+        return enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+    }
+
+    if(enif_ioq_size(buffer->queue) < block_size) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    data = enif_make_new_binary(env, block_size, &result);
+
+    if(block_size > 0) {
+        copy_from_queue(buffer->queue, 0, 0, block_size, (char*)data);
+        enif_ioq_deq(buffer->queue, block_size, NULL);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM write_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    ErlNifIOVec vec, *iovec = &vec;
+    ERL_NIF_TERM tail;
+
+    if(argc != 2 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)
+                 || !enif_inspect_iovec(env, 64, argv[1], &tail, &iovec)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    if(!combine_small_writes(buffer, iovec)) {
+        if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer) || !enif_ioq_enqv(buffer->queue, iovec, 0)) {
+            return enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    if(!enif_is_empty_list(env, tail)) {
+        const ERL_NIF_TERM new_argv[2] = {argv[0], tail};
+
+        return enif_schedule_nif(env, "write", 0, &write_nif, argc, new_argv);
+    }
+
+    return am_ok;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM peek_head_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    ERL_NIF_TERM result;
+
+    if(argc != 1 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer)) {
+        return enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+    }
+
+    if(!enif_ioq_peek_head(env, buffer->queue, NULL, &result)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM skip_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    Uint64 block_size;
+
+    if(argc != 2 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)
+                 || !enif_get_uint64(env, argv[1], &block_size)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer)) {
+        return enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+    } else if(enif_ioq_size(buffer->queue) < block_size) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    enif_ioq_deq(buffer->queue, block_size, NULL);
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    return am_ok;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM find_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    int queue_length, queue_index;
+    SysIOVec *queued_data;
+    size_t queue_size;
+
+    size_t search_offset;
+    int needle;
+
+    if(argc != 2 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)
+                 || !enif_get_int(env, argv[1], &needle)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_inc_read_acqb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 1);
+
+    if(!enqueue_write_accumulator(buffer)) {
+        return enif_raise_exception(env, am_out_of_memory);
+    } else if(needle < 0 || needle > 255) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    queued_data = enif_ioq_peek(buffer->queue, &queue_length);
+    queue_size = enif_ioq_size(buffer->queue);
+    queue_index = 0;
+
+    search_offset = 0;
+
+    if(queue_size > (FIND_NIF_RESCHEDULE_SIZE / 100)) {
+        if(enif_thread_type() == ERL_NIF_THR_NORMAL_SCHEDULER) {
+            int timeslice_percent;
+
+            if(queue_size >= FIND_NIF_RESCHEDULE_SIZE) {
+                ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+                return enif_schedule_nif(env, "find",
+                    ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND, &find_nif, argc, argv);
+            }
+
+            timeslice_percent = (queue_size * 100) / FIND_NIF_RESCHEDULE_SIZE;
+            enif_consume_timeslice(env, timeslice_percent);
+        }
+    }
+
+    while(queue_index < queue_length) {
+        char *needle_address;
+        char *block_start;
+        size_t block_size;
+
+        block_start = queued_data[queue_index].iov_base;
+        block_size = queued_data[queue_index].iov_len;
+
+        needle_address = memchr(block_start, needle, block_size);
+
+        if(needle_address != NULL) {
+            size_t result = search_offset + (needle_address - block_start);
+
+            ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+            return enif_make_tuple2(env, am_ok, enif_make_uint64(env, result));
+        }
+
+        search_offset += block_size;
+        queue_index++;
+    }
+
+    ASSERT(erts_atomic32_dec_read_relb(&buffer->concurrent_users) == 0);
+
+    return am_not_found;
+}
+
+/* */
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM trylock_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    if(argc != 1 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    if(erts_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&buffer->external_lock, 1, 0) == 0) {
+        return am_acquired;
+    }
+
+    return am_busy;
+}
+
+static ERL_NIF_TERM unlock_nif(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+    buffer_data_t *buffer;
+
+    if(argc != 1 || !get_buffer_data(env, argv[0], &buffer)) {
+        return enif_make_badarg(env);
+    }
+
+    if(erts_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&buffer->external_lock, 0, 1) == 0) {
+        return enif_raise_exception(env, am_lock_order_violation);
+    }
+
+    return am_ok;
+}
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_buffer.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_buffer.beam
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06d9276247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_buffer.beam
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/Makefile b/erts/preloaded/src/Makefile
index edb9f35258..bb8d272793 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/Makefile
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ PRE_LOADED_ERL_MODULES = \
 	erts_internal \
 	erl_tracer \
 	erts_literal_area_collector \
-	erts_dirty_process_code_checker
+	erts_dirty_process_code_checker \
+	prim_buffer
 
 PRE_LOADED_BEAM_MODULES = \
 	prim_eval
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erts.app.src b/erts/preloaded/src/erts.app.src
index e2ab8686d2..338f168158 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erts.app.src
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erts.app.src
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 		init,
 		otp_ring0,
 		erts_code_purger,
+		prim_buffer,
 		prim_eval,
 		prim_file,
 		prim_inet,
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/prim_buffer.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/prim_buffer.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0d35a6792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/prim_buffer.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+%%
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%%
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2017. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
+%%
+-module(prim_buffer).
+
+-export([on_load/0]).
+
+%% This is a mutable binary buffer that helps break out buffering logic from
+%% NIFs/drivers, which is often the only thing that prevents the C code from
+%% being reduced to bare system call wrappers.
+%%
+%% All operations in this file are thread-unsafe and risk crashing the emulator
+%% if you're not careful.
+
+-export([new/0, size/1, wipe/1, read/2, read_iovec/2, write/2, skip/2]).
+
+-export([find_byte_index/2]).
+
+-export([try_lock/1, unlock/1]).
+
+-type prim_buffer() :: term().
+
+%% Controls when to copy rather than extract sub-binaries from the buffer,
+%% reducing the risk of small reads keeping a large binary alive.
+-define(COPYING_READ_LIMIT, 512).
+
+%% Reads that fit into heap binaries are always copied since the cost of
+%% peeking binaries that short is largely equivalent to copying.
+-define(ERL_ONHEAP_BIN_LIMIT, 64).
+
+on_load() ->
+    case erlang:load_nif(atom_to_list(?MODULE), 0) of
+        ok -> ok
+    end.
+
+-spec new() -> prim_buffer().
+new() ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+-spec size(Buffer :: prim_buffer()) -> non_neg_integer().
+size(_Buffer) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+%% Reads data as a binary from the front of the buffer. This will almost always
+%% result in copying so it should be avoided unless you absolutely must have a
+%% binary.
+-spec read(Buffer :: prim_buffer(), Size :: non_neg_integer()) -> binary().
+read(Buffer, Size) when Size =< ?ERL_ONHEAP_BIN_LIMIT ->
+    copying_read(Buffer, Size);
+read(Buffer, Size) when Size > ?ERL_ONHEAP_BIN_LIMIT ->
+    iolist_to_binary(read_iovec(Buffer, Size)).
+
+%% Reads data as an erlang:iovec() binary from the front of the buffer,
+%% avoiding copying if reasonable.
+-spec read_iovec(Buffer, Size) -> IOVec when
+      Buffer :: prim_buffer(),
+      Size :: non_neg_integer(),
+      IOVec :: erlang:iovec().
+read_iovec(Buffer, Size) when Size =< ?ERL_ONHEAP_BIN_LIMIT ->
+    [copying_read(Buffer, Size)];
+read_iovec(Buffer, Size) when Size > ?ERL_ONHEAP_BIN_LIMIT ->
+    Head = peek_head(Buffer),
+    HeadSize = byte_size(Head),
+    if
+        (HeadSize - Size) > ?COPYING_READ_LIMIT, Size =< ?COPYING_READ_LIMIT ->
+            [copying_read(Buffer, Size)];
+        HeadSize > Size ->
+            skip(Buffer, Size),
+            {First, _Rest} = split_binary(Head, Size),
+            [First];
+        HeadSize < Size ->
+            skip(Buffer, HeadSize),
+            [Head | read_iovec(Buffer, Size - HeadSize)];
+        HeadSize =:= Size ->
+            skip(Buffer, Size),
+            [Head]
+    end.
+
+%% Writes an erlang:iovec() to the back of the buffer.
+-spec write(Buffer :: prim_buffer(), IOVec :: erlang:iovec()) -> ok.
+write(_Buffer, _IOVec) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+%% Removes data from the front of the buffer without reading it.
+-spec skip(Buffer :: prim_buffer(), Size :: non_neg_integer()) -> ok.
+skip(_Buffer, _Size) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+-spec wipe(Buffer :: prim_buffer()) -> ok.
+wipe(Buffer) ->
+    skip(Buffer, prim_buffer:size(Buffer)).
+
+%% Finds the start-index of the first occurence of Needle, for implementing
+%% read_line and similar.
+-spec find_byte_index(Buffer, Needle) -> Result when
+      Buffer :: prim_buffer(),
+      Needle :: non_neg_integer(),
+      Result :: {ok, non_neg_integer()} |
+                not_found.
+find_byte_index(_Buffer, _Needle) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+%% Attempts to take a unique lock on the buffer. Failure handling is left to
+%% the user.
+-spec try_lock(Buffer :: prim_buffer()) -> acquired | busy.
+try_lock(_Buffer) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+-spec unlock(Buffer :: prim_buffer()) -> ok.
+unlock(_Buffer) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+%% Unexported helper functions:
+
+%% Reads data from the front of the buffer, returning a copy of the data to
+%% avoid holding references.
+-spec copying_read(Buffer :: prim_buffer(), Size :: non_neg_integer()) -> binary().
+copying_read(_Buffer, _Size) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).
+
+%% Returns the binary at the front of the buffer without modifying the buffer.
+-spec peek_head(Buffer :: prim_buffer()) -> binary().
+peek_head(_Buffer) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undef).