=== modified file 'src/HttpMsg.cc'
--- src/HttpMsg.cc	2011-03-26 02:03:49 +0000
+++ src/HttpMsg.cc	2011-03-30 10:26:31 +0000
@@ -375,21 +375,14 @@
         delete this;
 }
 
-
 void
 HttpParserInit(HttpParser *hdr, const char *buf, int bufsiz)
 {
+    hdr->reset();
     hdr->state = 1;
-    hdr->request_parse_status = HTTP_STATUS_NONE;
     hdr->buf = buf;
     hdr->bufsiz = bufsiz;
-    hdr->req_start = hdr->req_end = -1;
-    hdr->hdr_start = hdr->hdr_end = -1;
     debugs(74, 5, "httpParseInit: Request buffer is " << buf);
-    hdr->m_start = hdr->m_end = -1;
-    hdr->u_start = hdr->u_end = -1;
-    hdr->v_start = hdr->v_end = -1;
-    hdr->v_maj = hdr->v_min = 0;
 }
 
 #if MSGDODEBUG
@@ -439,6 +432,21 @@
     HttpParserInit(this, buf, len);
 }
 
+void
+HttpParser::reset()
+{
+    state = 0;
+    request_parse_status = HTTP_STATUS_NONE;
+    buf = NULL; // NP: we do not own the buffer, merely reference to it.
+    bufsiz = 0;
+    req_start = req_end = -1;
+    hdr_start = hdr_end = -1;
+    m_start = m_end = -1;
+    u_start = u_end = -1;
+    v_start = v_end = -1;
+    v_maj = v_min = 0;
+}
+
 int
 HttpParser::parseRequestFirstLine()
 {

=== modified file 'src/HttpMsg.h'
--- src/HttpMsg.h	2011-03-26 02:03:49 +0000
+++ src/HttpMsg.h	2011-03-30 10:24:36 +0000
@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@
 class HttpParser
 {
 public:
-    HttpParser() {};
+    HttpParser() { reset(); };
     HttpParser(const char *buf, int len);
 
+    /// Set this parser back to an empty state.
+    /// Will DROP any reference to a buffer (does not free).
+    void reset();
+
     /**
      * Attempt to parse the first line of a new request message.
      *