diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5a09ff9bad..76b2309a6d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2005-06-20  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst/gstpad.c:
+	Small doc updates.
+	
+	* gst/gstvalue.c: (gst_value_compare_buffer),
+	(gst_value_serialize_buffer), (gst_value_deserialize_buffer),
+	(gst_value_compare_flags), (gst_value_serialize_flags),
+	(gst_value_deserialize_flags), (_gst_value_initialize):
+	Fix serialisation of buffers, they are not boxed types anymore
+
 2005-06-20  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* check/gst/gstcaps.c: (START_TEST), (gst_caps_suite):
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index d3ffdb450b..9bb9c0c3d0 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -3214,6 +3214,20 @@ gst_pad_get_element_private (GstPad * pad)
   return pad->element_private;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_pad_start_task:
+ * @pad: the #GstPad to start the task of
+ * @func: the task function to call
+ * @data: data passed to the task function
+ *
+ * Starts a task that repeadedly calls @func with @data. This function
+ * is nostly used in the pad activation function to start the
+ * dataflow. This function will automatically acauire the STREAM_LOCK of
+ * the pad before calling @func.
+ *
+ * Returns: a TRUE if the task could be started. FALSE when the pad has
+ * no parent or the parent has no scheduler.
+ */
 gboolean
 gst_pad_start_task (GstPad * pad, GstTaskFunction func, gpointer data)
 {
@@ -3262,6 +3276,16 @@ no_sched:
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_pad_pause_task:
+ * @pad: the #GstPad to pause the task of
+ *
+ * Pause the task of @pad. This function will also make sure that the 
+ * function executed by the task will effectively stop.
+ *
+ * Returns: a TRUE if the task could be paused or FALSE when the pad
+ * has no task.
+ */
 gboolean
 gst_pad_pause_task (GstPad * pad)
 {
@@ -3288,6 +3312,16 @@ no_task:
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_pad_stop_task:
+ * @pad: the #GstPad to stop the task of
+ *
+ * Stop the task of @pad. This function will also make sure that the 
+ * function executed by the task will effectively stop.
+ *
+ * Returns: a TRUE if the task could be stopped or FALSE when the pad
+ * has no task.
+ */
 gboolean
 gst_pad_stop_task (GstPad * pad)
 {
diff --git a/gst/gstvalue.c b/gst/gstvalue.c
index 57ea47451f..4e4a3142fc 100644
--- a/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -865,8 +865,8 @@ gst_value_deserialize_caps (GValue * dest, const char *s)
 static int
 gst_value_compare_buffer (const GValue * value1, const GValue * value2)
 {
-  GstBuffer *buf1 = g_value_get_boxed (value1);
-  GstBuffer *buf2 = g_value_get_boxed (value2);
+  GstBuffer *buf1 = GST_BUFFER (gst_value_get_mini_object (value1));
+  GstBuffer *buf2 = GST_BUFFER (gst_value_get_mini_object (value2));
 
   if (GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf1) != GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf2))
     return GST_VALUE_UNORDERED;
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ gst_value_serialize_buffer (const GValue * value)
   int i;
   int size;
   char *string;
-  GstBuffer *buffer = g_value_get_boxed (value);
+  GstBuffer *buffer = GST_BUFFER (gst_value_get_mini_object (value));
 
   data = GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer);
   size = GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer);
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ gst_value_deserialize_buffer (GValue * dest, const char *s)
   }
 
   if (ret) {
-    g_value_set_boxed (dest, buffer);
+    gst_value_set_mini_object (dest, GST_MINI_OBJECT (buffer));
     return TRUE;
   } else {
     gst_buffer_unref (buffer);