+ len += entry_lenlen(nat);
+ len += entry_lenlen(nval);
+ *plen = len;
+ *pnattrs = nat;
+ *pnvals = nval;
+}
+
+/* Add up the size of the entry for a flattened buffer */
+ber_len_t entry_flatsize(Entry *e, int norm)
+{
+ ber_len_t len;
+ int nattrs, nvals;
+
+ entry_partsize(e, &len, &nattrs, &nvals, norm);
+ len += sizeof(Entry) + (nattrs * sizeof(Attribute)) +
+ (nvals * sizeof(struct berval));
+ return len;
+}
+
+/* Flatten an Entry into a buffer. The buffer is filled with just the
+ * strings/bervals of all the entry components. Each field is preceded
+ * by its length, encoded the way ber_put_len works. Every field is NUL
+ * terminated. The entire buffer size is precomputed so that a single
+ * malloc can be performed. The entry size is also recorded,
+ * to aid in entry_decode.
+ */
+int entry_encode(Entry *e, struct berval *bv)
+{
+ ber_len_t len, dnlen, ndnlen;
+ int i, nattrs, nvals;
+ Attribute *a;
+ unsigned char *ptr;
+
+ Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> entry_encode(0x%08lx): %s\n",
+ (long) e->e_id, e->e_dn, 0 );
+ dnlen = e->e_name.bv_len;
+ ndnlen = e->e_nname.bv_len;
+
+ entry_partsize( e, &len, &nattrs, &nvals, 1 );
+