diff --git a/plugins/cache/cache.c b/plugins/cache/cache.c
index 687891aa..22ec375d 100644
--- a/plugins/cache/cache.c
+++ b/plugins/cache/cache.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ int uwsgi_cache_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
         uint64_t vallen = 0;
         char *value;
         char *argv[3];
+        uint16_t argvs[3];
         uint8_t argc = 0;
 
         switch(wsgi_req->uh.modifier2) {
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ int uwsgi_cache_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
                         // set
                         if (wsgi_req->uh.pktsize > 0) {
                                 argc = 3;
-                                if (!uwsgi_parse_array(wsgi_req->buffer, wsgi_req->uh.pktsize, argv, &argc)) {
+                                if (!uwsgi_parse_array(wsgi_req->buffer, wsgi_req->uh.pktsize, argv, argvs, &argc)) {
                                         if (argc > 1) {
-                                                uwsgi_cache_set(argv[0], strlen(argv[0]), argv[1], strlen(argv[1]), 0, 0);
+                                                uwsgi_cache_set(argv[0], argvs[0], argv[1], argvs[1], 0, 0);
                                         }
                                 }
                         }
diff --git a/plugins/erlang/erlang.c b/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
index 135a88c9..dfc26dba 100644
--- a/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
+++ b/plugins/erlang/erlang.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void uwsgi_erlang_rpc(int fd, erlang_pid *from, ei_x_buff *x) {
 	char *call;
 	char buffer[0xffff];
 
-	char *argv[0xff] ;
+	char *argv[256] ;
+	uint16_t argvs[256] ;
 	int argc = 0;
 	uint16_t ret;
 	ei_x_buff xr;
@@ -215,14 +216,16 @@ void uwsgi_erlang_rpc(int fd, erlang_pid *from, ei_x_buff *x) {
 		argc = 1;
 		argv[0] = uwsgi_malloc(esize+1);
 		ei_decode_atom(x->buff, &x->index, argv[0]);	
+		argvs[1] = esize;
 	}
 	else if (etype == ERL_STRING_EXT) {
 		argc = 1;
 		argv[0] = uwsgi_malloc(esize+1);
 		ei_decode_string(x->buff, &x->index, argv[0]);	
+		argvs[1] = esize;
 	}
 
-	ret = uwsgi_rpc(call, argc, argv, buffer);
+	ret = uwsgi_rpc(call, argc, argv, argvs, buffer);
 
 #ifdef UWSGI_DEBUG
 	uwsgi_log("buffer: %.*s\n", ret, buffer);
diff --git a/plugins/lua/lua_plugin.c b/plugins/lua/lua_plugin.c
index 92afc35b..040cdd23 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/lua_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/lua/lua_plugin.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ int uwsgi_lua_signal_handler(uint8_t sig, void *handler) {
 	
 }
 
-uint16_t uwsgi_lua_rpc(void * func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, char *buffer) {
+uint16_t uwsgi_lua_rpc(void * func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, uint16_t argvs[], char *buffer) {
 
         uint8_t i;
         const char *sv;
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ uint16_t uwsgi_lua_rpc(void * func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, char *buffer) {
 	lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ifunc);
 
         for(i=0;i<argc;i++) {
-		lua_pushstring(L, argv[i]);
+		lua_pushlstring(L, argv[i], argvs[i]);
         }
 
         if (lua_pcall(L, argc, 1, 0) != 0) {
diff --git a/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c b/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
index 03bde959..0e5cbccb 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
+++ b/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
@@ -155,26 +155,28 @@ XS(XS_call) {
 
 	dXSARGS;
 
-	char buffer[0xffff];
         char *func;
         uint16_t size = 0;
         int i;
-        char *argv[0xff];
+        char *argv[256];
+        uint16_t argvs[256];
+	STRLEN arg_len;
 
 	psgi_check_args(1);
 
         func = SvPV_nolen(ST(0));
 
         for(i=0;i<(items-1);i++) {
-                argv[i] = SvPV_nolen(ST(i+1));
+                argv[i] = SvPV(ST(i+1), arg_len);
+		argvs[i] = arg_len;
         }
 
-        size = uwsgi_rpc(func, items-1, argv, buffer);
+        char *response = uwsgi_do_rpc(NULL, func, items-1, argv, argvs, &size);
 
         if (size > 0) {
-		ST(0) = newSVpv(buffer, size);
+		ST(0) = newSVpv(response, size);
         	sv_2mortal(ST(0));
-
+		free(response);
         	XSRETURN(1);
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 19a1fc6f..8d42c368 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -1291,36 +1291,38 @@ clear:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-uint16_t uwsgi_python_rpc(void *func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, char *buffer) {
+uint16_t uwsgi_python_rpc(void *func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, uint16_t argvs[], char *buffer) {
 
 	UWSGI_GET_GIL;
 
 	uint8_t i;
-	PyObject *pyargs = PyTuple_New(argc);
-	PyObject *ret;
 	char *rv;
 	size_t rl;
 
+	PyObject *pyargs = PyTuple_New(argc);
+	PyObject *ret;
+
 	if (!pyargs)
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-		PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, i, PyString_FromString(argv[i]));
+		PyTuple_SetItem(pyargs, i, PyString_FromStringAndSize(argv[i], argvs[i]));
 	}
 
 	ret = python_call((PyObject *) func, pyargs, 0, NULL);
-
+	Py_DECREF(pyargs);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (PyString_Check(ret)) {
 			rv = PyString_AsString(ret);
 			rl = PyString_Size(ret);
-			if (rl <= 0xffff) {
+			if (rl <= 65536) {
 				memcpy(buffer, rv, rl);
 				Py_DECREF(ret);
 				UWSGI_RELEASE_GIL;
 				return rl;
 			}
 		}
+		Py_DECREF(ret);
 	}
 
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
diff --git a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
index ecc2c05a..869b98f9 100644
--- a/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
+++ b/plugins/python/uwsgi_pymodule.c
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_add_file_monitor(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 
 PyObject *py_uwsgi_call(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 
-	char buffer[0xffff];
 	char *func;
 	uint16_t size = 0;
 	PyObject *py_func;
 	int argc = PyTuple_Size(args);
 	int i;
-	char *argv[0xff];
+	char *argv[256];
+	uint16_t argvs[256];
 
 	// TODO better error reporting
 	if (argc < 1)
@@ -314,19 +314,29 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_call(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 	func = PyString_AsString(py_func);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < (argc - 1); i++) {
-		argv[i] = PyString_AsString(PyTuple_GetItem(args, i + 1));
+		PyObject *py_str = PyTuple_GetItem(args, i + 1);
+		if (!PyString_Check(py_str)) {
+			goto clear;
+		}
+		argv[i] = PyString_AsString(py_str);
+		argvs[i] = PyString_Size(py_str);
 	}
 
-	size = uwsgi_rpc(func, argc - 1, argv, buffer);
+	char *response = uwsgi_do_rpc(NULL, func, argc - 1, argv, argvs, &size);
 
 	if (size > 0) {
-		return PyString_FromStringAndSize(buffer, size);
+		PyObject *ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(response, size);
+		free(response);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-      clear:
-
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
+
+      clear:
+
+	return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "unable to call rpc function");
+
 }
 
 PyObject *py_uwsgi_rpc_list(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
@@ -346,19 +356,15 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_rpc_list(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 
 PyObject *py_uwsgi_rpc(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 
-	char buffer[0xffff];
-	char *node, *func;
+	char *node = NULL, *func;
 	uint16_t size = 0;
 	PyObject *py_node, *py_func;
-	struct wsgi_request rpc_req;
-	int argc = PyTuple_Size(args);
-	char *argv[0xff];
-	int i, fd;
-	uint16_t pktsize = 0, ulen;
-	char *bufptr;
-	int rlen;
-	int rpc_args = 0;
 
+	int argc = PyTuple_Size(args);
+	char *argv[256];
+	uint16_t argvs[256];
+
+	int i;
 
 	// TODO better error reporting
 	if (argc < 2)
@@ -369,9 +375,6 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_rpc(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 	if (PyString_Check(py_node)) {
 		node = PyString_AsString(py_node);
 	}
-	else {
-		node = "";
-	}
 
 	py_func = PyTuple_GetItem(args, 1);
 
@@ -381,87 +384,28 @@ PyObject *py_uwsgi_rpc(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
 	func = PyString_AsString(py_func);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < (argc - 2); i++) {
-		argv[i] = PyString_AsString(PyTuple_GetItem(args, i + 2));
-		rpc_args++;
+		PyObject *py_str = PyTuple_GetItem(args, i + 2);
+		if (!PyString_Check(py_str))
+			goto clear;
+		argv[i] = PyString_AsString(py_str);
+		argvs[i] = PyString_Size(py_str);
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(node, "")) {
-		if (!rpc_args) {
-			size = uwsgi_rpc(func, 0, NULL, buffer);
-		}
-		else {
-			size = uwsgi_rpc(func, rpc_args, argv, buffer);
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-
-
-		// connect to node
-		fd = uwsgi_connect(node, uwsgi.shared->options[UWSGI_OPTION_SOCKET_TIMEOUT], 0);
-
-		if (fd < 0)
-			goto clear;
-		// prepare a uwsgi array
-
-		pktsize = 2 + strlen(func);
-		for (i = 0; i < argc - 2; i++) {
-			pktsize += 2 + strlen(argv[i]);
-		}
-
-		memset(&rpc_req, 0, sizeof(struct wsgi_request));
-
-		rpc_req.uh.modifier1 = 173;
-		rpc_req.uh.pktsize = pktsize;
-		rpc_req.uh.modifier2 = 0;
-
-		bufptr = buffer;
-
-		ulen = strlen(func);
-		*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) (ulen & 0xff);
-		*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) ((ulen >> 8) & 0xff);
-		memcpy(bufptr, func, ulen);
-		bufptr += ulen;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < argc - 2; i++) {
-			ulen = strlen(argv[i]);
-			*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) (ulen & 0xff);
-			*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) ((ulen >> 8) & 0xff);
-			memcpy(bufptr, argv[i], ulen);
-			bufptr += ulen;
-		}
-
-		if (write(fd, &rpc_req.uh, 4) != 4) {
-			uwsgi_error("write()");
-			close(fd);
-			goto clear;
-		}
-
-		if (write(fd, buffer, pktsize) != pktsize) {
-			uwsgi_error("write()");
-			close(fd);
-			goto clear;
-		}
-
-		rlen = uwsgi_waitfd(fd, uwsgi.shared->options[UWSGI_OPTION_SOCKET_TIMEOUT]);
-		if (rlen > 0) {
-			rpc_req.poll.fd = fd;
-			rpc_req.poll.events = POLLIN;
-			rpc_req.buffer = buffer;
-			if (uwsgi_parse_packet(&rpc_req, uwsgi.shared->options[UWSGI_OPTION_SOCKET_TIMEOUT])) {
-				size = rpc_req.uh.pktsize;
-			}
-		}
-
-	}
+	char *response = uwsgi_do_rpc(node, func, argc - 2, argv, argvs, &size);
 
 	if (size > 0) {
-		return PyString_FromStringAndSize(buffer, size);
-	}
+                PyObject *ret = PyString_FromStringAndSize(response, size);
+                free(response);
+                return ret;
+        }
+
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        return Py_None;
 
       clear:
 
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
+        return PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError, "unable to call rpc function");
+
 }
 
 PyObject *py_uwsgi_register_rpc(PyObject * self, PyObject * args) {
diff --git a/plugins/rack/rack_api.c b/plugins/rack/rack_api.c
index cfab385e..1e012e31 100644
--- a/plugins/rack/rack_api.c
+++ b/plugins/rack/rack_api.c
@@ -595,6 +595,59 @@ VALUE uwsgi_ruby_signal_registered(VALUE *class, VALUE signum) {
         return Qfalse;
 }
 
+VALUE uwsgi_ruby_do_rpc(int argc, VALUE *rpc_argv, VALUE *class) {
+
+	char *node = NULL, *func;
+        uint16_t size = 0;
+
+        char *argv[256];
+        uint16_t argvs[256];
+
+        int i;
+
+
+        // TODO better error reporting
+        if (argc < 2)
+                goto clear;
+
+
+        VALUE rpc_node = rpc_argv[0];
+
+        if (TYPE(rpc_node) == T_STRING) {
+                node = RSTRING_PTR(rpc_node);
+        }
+
+
+        VALUE rpc_func = rpc_argv[1];
+
+        if (TYPE(rpc_func) != T_STRING)
+                goto clear;
+
+        func = RSTRING_PTR(rpc_func);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < (argc - 2); i++) {
+                VALUE rpc_str = rpc_argv[i + 2];
+                if (TYPE(rpc_str) != T_STRING)
+                        goto clear;
+                argv[i] = RSTRING_PTR(rpc_str);
+                argvs[i] = RSTRING_LEN(rpc_str);
+        }
+
+        char *response = uwsgi_do_rpc(node, func, argc - 2, argv, argvs, &size);
+
+        if (size > 0) {
+                VALUE ret = rb_str_new(response, size);
+                free(response);
+                return ret;
+        }
+
+
+clear:
+
+        rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "unable to call rpc function");
+        return Qnil;
+}
+
 VALUE uwsgi_ruby_register_rpc(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE *class) {
 
         int rb_argc = 0;
@@ -712,6 +765,8 @@ void uwsgi_rack_init_api() {
 
         uwsgi_rack_api("set_warning_message", rack_uwsgi_warning, 1);
 
+        uwsgi_rack_api("rpc", uwsgi_ruby_do_rpc, -1);
+
 	
 
 	if (uwsgi.cache_max_items > 0) {
diff --git a/plugins/rack/rack_plugin.c b/plugins/rack/rack_plugin.c
index 46e0aabc..3d042b02 100644
--- a/plugins/rack/rack_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/rack/rack_plugin.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ VALUE rack_call_rpc_handler(VALUE args) {
 }
 
 
-uint16_t uwsgi_ruby_rpc(void *func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, char *buffer) {
+uint16_t uwsgi_ruby_rpc(void *func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, uint16_t argvs[], char *buffer) {
 
         uint8_t i;
 	VALUE rb_args = rb_ary_new2(2);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ uint16_t uwsgi_ruby_rpc(void *func, uint8_t argc, char **argv, char *buffer) {
 	rb_ary_store(rb_args, 0, (VALUE) func);
 
         for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-                rb_ary_store(rb_rpc_args, i, rb_str_new2(argv[i]));
+                rb_ary_store(rb_rpc_args, i, rb_str_new(argv[i], argvs[i]));
         }
 	rb_ary_store(rb_args, 1, rb_rpc_args);
 
diff --git a/plugins/rpc/rpc_plugin.c b/plugins/rpc/rpc_plugin.c
index 3c8c1d35..505bd6ea 100644
--- a/plugins/rpc/rpc_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/rpc/rpc_plugin.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extern struct uwsgi_server uwsgi;
 int uwsgi_rpc_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 
 	char *argv[256];
+	uint16_t argvs[256];
 	uint8_t argc = 0xff;
 
 	/* Standard RPC request */
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ int uwsgi_rpc_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	uwsgi_log("RPC pktsize %d\n", wsgi_req->uh.pktsize);
 #endif
 
-	if (uwsgi_parse_array(wsgi_req->buffer, wsgi_req->uh.pktsize, argv, &argc)) {
+	if (uwsgi_parse_array(wsgi_req->buffer, wsgi_req->uh.pktsize, argv, argvs, &argc)) {
                 uwsgi_log("Invalid RPC request. skip.\n");
                 return -1;
 	}
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ int uwsgi_rpc_request(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	uwsgi_log("RPC args %d\n", argc-1);
 #endif
 	
-	wsgi_req->uh.pktsize = uwsgi_rpc(argv[0], argc-1, argv+1, wsgi_req->buffer);
+	wsgi_req->uh.pktsize = uwsgi_rpc(argv[0], argc-1, argv+1, argvs+1, wsgi_req->buffer);
 
 	if (wsgi_req->uh.modifier2 == 0) {
 		wsgi_req->headers_size = wsgi_req->socket->proto_write_header(wsgi_req, (char *)&wsgi_req->uh, 4);
diff --git a/protocol.c b/protocol.c
index d0d9a866..bddf0328 100644
--- a/protocol.c
+++ b/protocol.c
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ int uwsgi_read_response(int fd, struct uwsgi_header *uh, int timeout, char **buf
         }
 
 	if (buf && uh->pktsize > 0) {
-		*buf = uwsgi_malloc(uh->pktsize);
+		if (*buf == NULL)
+			*buf = uwsgi_malloc(uh->pktsize);
 		remains = uh->pktsize;
 		ptr = *buf;
 		ret = -1;
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ int uwsgi_parse_packet(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, int timeout) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int uwsgi_parse_array(char *buffer, uint16_t size, char **argv, uint8_t *argc) {
+int uwsgi_parse_array(char *buffer, uint16_t size, char **argv, uint16_t argvs[], uint8_t *argc) {
 
 	char *ptrbuf, *bufferend;
 	uint16_t strsize = 0;
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ int uwsgi_parse_array(char *buffer, uint16_t size, char **argv, uint8_t *argc) {
                         if (ptrbuf + strsize <= bufferend) {
                                 // item
 				argv[*argc] = uwsgi_cheap_string(ptrbuf, strsize);
+				argvs[*argc] = strsize;
 #ifdef UWSGI_DEBUG
 				uwsgi_log("arg %s\n", argv[*argc]);
 #endif
diff --git a/rpc.c b/rpc.c
index 492b9278..aa7c5b4f 100644
--- a/rpc.c
+++ b/rpc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int uwsgi_register_rpc(char *name, uint8_t modifier1, uint8_t args, void *func)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-uint16_t uwsgi_rpc(char *name, uint8_t argc, char *argv[], char *output) {
+uint16_t uwsgi_rpc(char *name, uint8_t argc, char *argv[], uint16_t argvs[], char *output) {
 
 	struct uwsgi_rpc *urpc = NULL;
 	int i;
@@ -50,9 +50,93 @@ uint16_t uwsgi_rpc(char *name, uint8_t argc, char *argv[], char *output) {
 
 	if (urpc) {
 		if (uwsgi.p[urpc->modifier1]->rpc) {
-			ret = uwsgi.p[urpc->modifier1]->rpc(urpc->func, argc, argv, output);
+			ret = uwsgi.p[urpc->modifier1]->rpc(urpc->func, argc, argv, argvs, output);
 		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+
+char *uwsgi_do_rpc(char *node, char *func, uint8_t argc, char *argv[], uint16_t argvs[], uint16_t *len) {
+
+	uint8_t i;
+	uint16_t ulen;
+	struct uwsgi_header uh;
+	char *buffer = NULL;
+	
+	*len = 0;
+
+        if (node == NULL || !strcmp(node, "")) {
+		// allocate the whole buffer
+		buffer = uwsgi_malloc(65536);
+        	*len = uwsgi_rpc(func, argc, argv, argvs, buffer);
+		return buffer;
+        }
+
+
+	// connect to node
+        int fd = uwsgi_connect(node, uwsgi.shared->options[UWSGI_OPTION_SOCKET_TIMEOUT], 0);
+
+        if (fd < 0) return NULL;
+
+        // prepare a uwsgi array
+	uint16_t buffer_size = 2 + strlen(func);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        	buffer_size += 2 + argvs[i];
+        }
+
+	// allocate the whole buffer
+	buffer = uwsgi_malloc(65536);
+
+        uh.modifier1 = 173;
+        uh.pktsize = buffer_size;
+        uh.modifier2 = 0;
+
+	// add func to the array
+        char *bufptr = buffer;
+        ulen = strlen(func);
+        *bufptr++ = (uint8_t) (ulen & 0xff);
+        *bufptr++ = (uint8_t) ((ulen >> 8) & 0xff);
+        memcpy(bufptr, func, ulen);
+        bufptr += ulen;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        	ulen = argvs[i];
+        	*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) (ulen & 0xff);
+        	*bufptr++ = (uint8_t) ((ulen >> 8) & 0xff);
+        	memcpy(bufptr, argv[i], ulen);
+        	bufptr += ulen;
+        }
+
+        if (write(fd, &uh, 4) != 4) {
+        	uwsgi_error("write()");
+                close(fd);
+		free(buffer);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        if (write(fd, buffer, buffer_size) != buffer_size) {
+        	uwsgi_error("write()");
+                close(fd);
+		free(buffer);
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+	if (uwsgi_read_response(fd, &uh, uwsgi.shared->options[UWSGI_OPTION_SOCKET_TIMEOUT], &buffer) < 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		free(buffer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+	
+	*len = uh.pktsize;
+	if (*len == 0) {
+		free(buffer);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return buffer;
+
+}
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 70a307f5..e68901bd 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ struct uwsgi_plugin {
 
 	int (*spooler) (char *, char *, uint16_t, char *, size_t);
 
-	uint16_t(*rpc) (void *, uint8_t, char **, char *);
+	uint16_t(*rpc) (void *, uint8_t, char **, uint16_t *, char *);
 
 	void (*jail) (int (*)(void *), char **);
 
@@ -2103,11 +2103,12 @@ void uwsgi_route_signal(uint8_t);
 int uwsgi_start(void *);
 
 int uwsgi_register_rpc(char *, uint8_t, uint8_t, void *);
-uint16_t uwsgi_rpc(char *, uint8_t, char **, char *);
+uint16_t uwsgi_rpc(char *, uint8_t, char **, uint16_t *, char *);
+char *uwsgi_do_rpc(char *, char *, uint8_t, char **, uint16_t *, uint16_t *);
 
 char *uwsgi_cheap_string(char *, int);
 
-int uwsgi_parse_array(char *, uint16_t, char **, uint8_t *);
+int uwsgi_parse_array(char *, uint16_t, char **, uint16_t *, uint8_t *);
 
 void log_syslog(char *);