+static inline void *mp_spread(struct mempool *pool, void *p, uint size)
+{
+ return (((uint)((byte *)pool->state.last[pool->idx] - (byte *)p) >= size) ? p : mp_spread_internal(pool, p, size));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Append a character to the growing buffer. Called with @p pointing after
+ * the last byte in the buffer, returns a pointer after the last byte
+ * of the new (possibly reallocated) buffer.
+ **/
+static inline char *mp_append_char(struct mempool *pool, char *p, uint c)
+{
+ p = mp_spread(pool, p, 1);
+ *p++ = c;
+ return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Append a memory block to the growing buffer. Called with @p pointing after
+ * the last byte in the buffer, returns a pointer after the last byte
+ * of the new (possibly reallocated) buffer.
+ **/
+static inline void *mp_append_block(struct mempool *pool, void *p, const void *block, uint size)
+{
+ char *q = mp_spread(pool, p, size);
+ memcpy(q, block, size);
+ return q + size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Append a string to the growing buffer. Called with @p pointing after
+ * the last byte in the buffer, returns a pointer after the last byte
+ * of the new (possibly reallocated) buffer.
+ **/
+static inline void *mp_append_string(struct mempool *pool, void *p, const char *str)