diff --git a/include/types/buffers.h b/include/types/buffers.h
index cc394b2..f250532 100644
--- a/include/types/buffers.h
+++ b/include/types/buffers.h
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
 	int wex;                        /* expiration date for a write or connect, in ticks */
 	int rto;                        /* read timeout, in ticks */
 	int wto;                        /* write timeout, in ticks */
-	char *r, *w, *lr;               /* read ptr, write ptr, last read */
+	char *r, *lr;                   /* read ptr, last read */
+	char *p;                        /* buffer's start pointer, separates in and out data */
 	unsigned int size;              /* buffer size in bytes */
 	unsigned int i;                 /* number of input bytes pending for analysis in the buffer */
 	unsigned int o;                 /* number of out bytes the sender can consume from this buffer */