Original commit message from CVS:
* gst/gstbuffer.c: (_gst_buffer_initialize), (gst_buffer_get_type),
(gst_buffer_free_chunk): Added gst_buffer_get_type() and changed
to using it.
* gst/gstbuffer.h: Changed GST_BUFFER_TYPE to gst_buffer_get_type()
* gst/gstcaps.c: (gst_caps_is_fixed_foreach): Buffer is a fixed type
* gst/gstpad.c: (_gst_pad_default_fixate_foreach): same
* gst/gststructure.c: (gst_structure_set_valist),
(gst_structure_from_abbr), (gst_structure_to_abbr): Add vararg
support for buffers.
* gst/gsttag.c: (gst_tag_register): Constify a prototype that was
intended to be const.
* gst/gsttag.h: same
* gst/gstvalue.c: (gst_value_serialize_buffer),
(gst_value_deserialize_buffer), (_gst_value_initialize):  Add code
to (de)serialize buffers.
* testsuite/caps/Makefile.am:  Add a bit of buffer testing
* testsuite/caps/string-conversions.c: (main):
* testsuite/caps/value_serialize.c: add new test