+/* Serialization and deserialization of filesystem data for storing to
+ * persistent storage. */
+void bluesky_serialize_superblock(GString *out, BlueSkyFS *fs);
+BlueSkyFS *bluesky_deserialize_superblock(const gchar *buf);
+void bluesky_serialize_inode(GString *out, BlueSkyInode *inode);
+BlueSkyInode *bluesky_deserialize_inode(BlueSkyFS *fs, const gchar *buf);
+