1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/trace-input.c b/trace-input.c
index 80de3cf..ee9177f 100644
--- a/trace-input.c
+++ b/trace-input.c
@@ -1316,10 +1316,10 @@ void tracecmd_print_events(struct tracecmd_input *handle)
 }
 
 /**
- * tracecmd_open - create a tracecmd_handle from the trace.dat file descriptor
+ * tracecmd_open_fd - create a tracecmd_handle from the trace.dat file descriptor
  * @fd: the file descriptor for the trace.dat file
  */
-struct tracecmd_input *tracecmd_open(int fd)
+struct tracecmd_input *tracecmd_open_fd(int fd)
 {
         struct tracecmd_input *handle;
         char test[] = { 23, 8, 68 };
@@ -1377,6 +1377,28 @@ struct tracecmd_input *tracecmd_open(int fd)
 }
 
 /**
+ * tracecmd_open - create a tracecmd_handle from a given file
+ * @file: the file name of the file that is of tracecmd data type.
+ */
+struct tracecmd_input *tracecmd_open(const char *file)
+{
+        int fd;
+
+        fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
+        if (fd < 0)
+                return NULL;
+
+        return tracecmd_open_fd(fd);
+}
+
+void tracecmd_close(struct tracecmd_input *handle)
+{
+        /* TODO FREE EVERYTHING!!! %%%% MEMORY LEAK!!! %%%% */
+        close(handle->fd);
+        free(handle);
+}
+
+/**
  * tracecmd_long_size - return the size of "long" for the arch
  * @handle: input handle for the trace.dat file
  */