func newRecordsMessage(payload []byte) []byte {
	return genMessage(recordsHeader, payload)
}

// payloadLenForMsgLen computes the length of the payload in a record
// message given the total length of the message.
func payloadLenForMsgLen(messageLength int) int {
	headerLength := len(recordsHeader)
	payloadLength := messageLength - 4 - 4 - 4 - headerLength - 4
	return payloadLength
}