when the QPDB is implemented, we will need to have both qpdb_p.h and
rbtdb_p.h. in order to prevent name collisions or code duplication,
this commit adds a generic private header file, db_p.h, containing
structures and macros that will be used by both databases.
some functions and structs have been renamed to more specifically refer
to the RBT database, in order to avoid namespace collision with similar
things that will be needed by the QPDB later.
