diff --git a/rtmp/rtmp.go b/rtmp/rtmp.go
index a5ec7d49..438e2806 100644
--- a/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ const (
 	RTMP_PACKET_TYPE_VIDEO  = 0x09
 )
 
+// C.AVal is in amf.h
+// See #define AVC(str) {str, sizeof(str)-1} in amf.h
+func AVC(str string) C.AVal {
+	var aval C.AVal
+	aval.av_val = C.CString(str)
+	aval.av_len = C.int(len(str))
+	return aval
+}
+
+// av_setDataFrame is a static const global in rtmp.c
+var setDataFrame = AVC("@setDataFrame")
+
 // Session provides an interface for sending flv tags over rtmp.
 type Session interface {
 	Open() error
@@ -90,18 +102,6 @@ func NewSession(url string, connectTimeout uint) Session {
 	}
 }
 
-// C.AVal is in amf.h
-// See #define AVC(str) {str, sizeof(str)-1} in amf.h
-func AVC(str string) C.AVal {
-	var aval C.AVal
-	aval.av_val = C.CString(str)
-	aval.av_len = C.int(len(str))
-	return aval
-}
-
-// av_setDataFrame is a static const global in rtmp.c
-var setDataFrame = AVC("@setDataFrame")
-
 // Open establishes an rtmp connection with the url passed into the
 // constructor
 func (s *session) Open() error {
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ func (s *session) Write(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(data), nil
 }
 
-// memmove copies n bytes from "from" to "to".
-//go:linkname memmove runtime.memmove
-func memmove(to, from unsafe.Pointer, n uintptr)
-
 // rtmpWrite writes data to the current rtmp connection encapsulated by r
 func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 	buf := sliceToPtr(data)
@@ -232,43 +228,6 @@ func rtmpWrite(r *C.RTMP, data []byte) int {
 	return size + s2
 }
 
-// indxPytetr replicates C array indexing using an unsafe pointer for byte data
-func indxBytePtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, indx int) *byte {
-	return (*byte)(incPtr(ptr,indx))
-}
-
-// indxPytetr replicates C array indexing using an unsafe pointer for int data
-func indxIntPtr( ptr unsafe.Pointer, indx int ) *int {
-	return (*int)(incPtr(ptr,indx))
-}
-
-// sliceToPtr get's the address of the first data element and returns as unsafe
-// pointer
-func sliceToPtr(data []byte) unsafe.Pointer {
-	return unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])
-}
-
-// ptrToSlice returns a slice given unsafe pointer and size - no allocation and
-// copying is required - same data is used.
-func ptrToSlice(data unsafe.Pointer, size int) []byte {
-	var ret []byte
-	shDest := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&ret))
-	shDest.Data = uintptr(data)
-	shDest.Len = size
-	shDest.Cap = size
-	return ret
-}
-
-// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
-func incPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) unsafe.Pointer {
-	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(inc))
-}
-
-// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
-func decPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, dec int) unsafe.Pointer {
-	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) - uintptr(inc))
-}
-
 func sendPacket(r *C.RTMP, pkt *C.RTMPPacket, queue int) int {
 	const prevPacket *C.RTMPPacket
 	last := 0
@@ -513,6 +472,46 @@ func sendPacket(r *C.RTMP, pkt *C.RTMPPacket, queue int) int {
 	return 1
 }
 
+// memmove copies n bytes from "from" to "to".
+//go:linkname memmove runtime.memmove
+func memmove(to, from unsafe.Pointer, n uintptr)
+
+// indxPytetr replicates C array indexing using an unsafe pointer for byte data
+func indxBytePtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, indx int) *byte {
+	return (*byte)(incPtr(ptr,indx))
+}
+
+// indxPytetr replicates C array indexing using an unsafe pointer for int data
+func indxIntPtr( ptr unsafe.Pointer, indx int ) *int {
+	return (*int)(incPtr(ptr,indx))
+}
+
+// sliceToPtr get's the address of the first data element and returns as unsafe
+// pointer
+func sliceToPtr(data []byte) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(&data[0])
+}
+
+// ptrToSlice returns a slice given unsafe pointer and size - no allocation and
+// copying is required - same data is used.
+func ptrToSlice(data unsafe.Pointer, size int) []byte {
+	var ret []byte
+	shDest := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&ret))
+	shDest.Data = uintptr(data)
+	shDest.Len = size
+	shDest.Cap = size
+	return ret
+}
+
+// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
+func incPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, inc int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(inc))
+}
+
+// incPtr attempts to replicate C like pointer arithmatic functionality
+func decPtr(ptr unsafe.Pointer, dec int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) - uintptr(inc))
+}
 
 // Close terminates the rtmp connection
 func (s *session) Close() error {