+ * get_entry_header - returns a pointer to the logger_entry header within
+ * 'log' starting at offset 'off'. A temporary logger_entry 'scratch' must
+ * be provided. Typically the return value will be a pointer within
+ * 'logger->buf'. However, a pointer to 'scratch' may be returned if
+ * the log entry spans the end and beginning of the circular buffer.
+ */
+static struct logger_entry *get_entry_header(struct logger_log *log,
+ size_t off, struct logger_entry *scratch)
+{
+ size_t len = min(sizeof(struct logger_entry), log->size - off);
+ if (len != sizeof(struct logger_entry)) {
+ memcpy(((void *) scratch), log->buffer + off, len);
+ memcpy(((void *) scratch) + len, log->buffer,
+ sizeof(struct logger_entry) - len);
+ return scratch;
+ }
+
+ return (struct logger_entry *) (log->buffer + off);
+}
+
+/*
+ * get_entry_msg_len - Grabs the length of the message of the entry
+ * starting from from 'off'.