boost::uint32_t DecimationFilterSequentialIterator::readBufferImpl(PointBuffer& dstData)
{
    // The client has asked us for dstData.getCapacity() points.
    // We will read from our previous stage until we get that amount (or
    // until the previous stage runs out of points).

    boost::uint32_t numPointsNeeded = dstData.getCapacity();
    assert(dstData.getNumPoints() == 0);

    // set up buffer to be filled by prev stage
    PointBuffer srcData(dstData.getSchemaLayout(), numPointsNeeded);

    while (numPointsNeeded > 0)
    {
        // read from prev stage
        const boost::uint64_t srcStartIndex = getPrevIterator().getIndex();
        const boost::uint32_t numSrcPointsRead = getPrevIterator().read(srcData);
        assert(numSrcPointsRead <= srcData.getNumPoints());
        //assert(numSrcPointsRead <= numPointsNeeded);

        // we got no data, and there is no more to get -- exit the loop
        if (numSrcPointsRead == 0) break;

        // copy points from src (prev stage) into dst (our stage), 
        // based on the CropFilter's rules (i.e. its bounds)
        const boost::uint32_t numPointsAdded = m_filter.processBuffer(dstData, srcData, srcStartIndex);

        numPointsNeeded -= numPointsAdded;
        //printf(".");fflush(stdout);
    }

    const boost::uint32_t numPointsAchieved = dstData.getNumPoints();
    return numPointsAchieved;
}