diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 32cd7f7b3b..d76023e887 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-12-11  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
+	* frame.c (get_frame_extra_info): New function.
+	* frame.h (get_frame_extra_info): Declare.
+
 2002-12-11  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
 
 	* breakpoint.h (struct breakpoint): Replace frame with frame_id.
diff --git a/gdb/frame.c b/gdb/frame.c
index ca7f03e1f6..16a8283c46 100644
--- a/gdb/frame.c
+++ b/gdb/frame.c
@@ -1203,6 +1203,12 @@ deprecated_get_frame_saved_regs (struct frame_info *frame,
 }
 #endif
 
+struct frame_extra_info *
+get_frame_extra_info (struct frame_info *fi)
+{
+  return fi->extra_info;
+}
+
 void
 _initialize_frame (void)
 {
diff --git a/gdb/frame.h b/gdb/frame.h
index b9a933ae19..1fccc84218 100644
--- a/gdb/frame.h
+++ b/gdb/frame.h
@@ -643,4 +643,12 @@ extern struct frame_info *deprecated_selected_frame;
 extern void set_current_frame (struct frame_info *);
 extern struct frame_info *create_new_frame (CORE_ADDR, CORE_ADDR);
 
+
+/* NOTE: cagney/2002-12-10:
+
+   Let older code access the member `extra_info'.  This member is
+   always initialized during frame creation so is always non-null.  */
+
+extern struct frame_extra_info *get_frame_extra_info (struct frame_info *fi);
+
 #endif /* !defined (FRAME_H)  */