1 files changed, 35 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/wiretap/wtap.c b/wiretap/wtap.c
index 02ca1780a4..e5a6af7021 100644
--- a/wiretap/wtap.c
+++ b/wiretap/wtap.c
@@ -167,21 +167,32 @@ wtap_file_tsprec(wtap *wth)
 	return wth->file_tsprec;
 }
 
+const gchar *
+wtap_file_get_shb_comment(wtap *wth)
+{
+	return wth ? wth->shb_hdr.opt_comment : NULL;
+}
+
+const wtapng_section_t *
+wtap_file_get_shb(wtap *wth)
+{
+	return wth ? &(wth->shb_hdr) : NULL;
+}
+
 wtapng_section_t *
-wtap_file_get_shb_info(wtap *wth)
+wtap_file_get_shb_for_new_file(wtap *wth)
 {
-	wtapng_section_t		*shb_hdr;
+	wtapng_section_t *shb_hdr;
 
-	if(wth == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	shb_hdr = g_new(wtapng_section_t,1);
-	shb_hdr->section_length = wth->shb_hdr.section_length;
-	/* options */
-	shb_hdr->opt_comment   =	wth->shb_hdr.opt_comment;	/* NULL if not available */
-	shb_hdr->shb_hardware  =	wth->shb_hdr.shb_hardware;	/* NULL if not available, UTF-8 string containing the description of the hardware used to create this section. */
-	shb_hdr->shb_os        =	wth->shb_hdr.shb_os;		/* NULL if not available, UTF-8 string containing the name of the operating system used to create this section. */
-	shb_hdr->shb_user_appl =	wth->shb_hdr.shb_user_appl;	/* NULL if not available, UTF-8 string containing the name of the application used to create this section. */
+	if (wth == NULL)
+	    return NULL;
+
+	shb_hdr = g_new0(wtapng_section_t,1);
 
+	shb_hdr->section_length = -1;
+	/* options */
+	shb_hdr->opt_comment = g_strdup(wth->shb_hdr.opt_comment);
+	/* the rest of the options remain NULL */
 
 	return shb_hdr;
 }
@@ -220,6 +231,19 @@ wtap_write_nrb_comment(wtap *wth, gchar *comment)
 }
 
 void
+wtap_free_shb(wtapng_section_t *shb_hdr)
+{
+	if (shb_hdr == NULL)
+	    return;
+
+	g_free(shb_hdr->opt_comment);
+	g_free(shb_hdr->shb_hardware);
+	g_free(shb_hdr->shb_os);
+	g_free(shb_hdr->shb_user_appl);
+	g_free(shb_hdr);
+}
+
+void
 wtap_write_shb_comment(wtap *wth, gchar *comment)
 {
 	g_free(wth->shb_hdr.opt_comment);