val init_partial_in : unit -> partial_buf
val reconnect : t -> unit
val queue : t -> Packet.t -> unit
-val read_fd : backend_fd -> 'a -> bytes -> int -> int
+val read_fd : backend_fd -> 'a -> string -> int -> int
val read_mmap : backend_mmap -> 'a -> string -> int -> int
val read : t -> string -> int -> int
-val write_fd : backend_fd -> 'a -> bytes -> int -> int
+val write_fd : backend_fd -> 'a -> string -> int -> int
val write_mmap : backend_mmap -> 'a -> string -> int -> int
val write : t -> string -> int -> int
val output : t -> bool