VoltDbMessageFactory vdbmf = new VoltDbMessageFactory();
VoltMessage msg2 = vdbmf.createMessageFromBuffer(buf1, -1);
ByteBuffer buf2 = ByteBuffer.allocate(msg2.getSerializedSize());
msg2.flattenToBuffer(buf2);
buf1.rewind();
buf2.rewind();
assertEquals(buf1.remaining(), buf2.remaining());
assertTrue(buf1.compareTo(buf2) == 0);