2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.cc b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.cc
index 58cffe495..9048d57a4 100644
--- a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.cc
+++ b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.cc
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ gr_buffer_reader::get_tags_in_range(gr_uint64 abs_start,
 				    gr_uint64 abs_end)
 {
   std::deque<pmt::pmt_t> found_items;
-  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>::iterator itr = d_item_tags.begin();
+  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>::iterator itr = d_buffer->get_tags_begin();
   
   gr_uint64 item_time;
-  while(itr != d_item_tags.end()) {
+  while(itr != d_buffer->get_tags_end()) {
     item_time = pmt::pmt_to_uint64(pmt::pmt_tuple_ref(*itr, 0));
 
     // items are pushed onto list in sequential order; stop if we're past end
diff --git a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.h b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.h
index 6498ee296..8174b7e67 100644
--- a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.h
+++ b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_buffer.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class gr_buffer {
    */
   void add_item_tag(const pmt::pmt_t &tag);
 
+  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>::iterator get_tags_begin() { return d_item_tags.begin(); }
+  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>::iterator get_tags_end() { return d_item_tags.end(); }
+
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  private:
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ class gr_buffer {
   std::vector<gr_buffer_reader *>	d_readers;
   boost::weak_ptr<gr_block>		d_link;		// block that writes to this buffer
 
-  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>                d_item_tags;
+  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>                d_item_tags;     // temp. store tags until moved to reader
 
   //
   // The mutex protects d_write_index, d_abs_write_offset, d_done and the d_read_index's 
@@ -276,7 +279,6 @@ class gr_buffer_reader {
   unsigned int			d_read_index;	// in items [0,d->buffer.d_bufsize)
   gr_uint64                     d_abs_read_offset;  // num items seen since the start
   boost::weak_ptr<gr_block>	d_link;		// block that reads via this buffer reader
-  std::deque<pmt::pmt_t>        d_item_tags;
 
   //! constructor is private.  Use gr_buffer::add_reader to create instances
   gr_buffer_reader (gr_buffer_sptr buffer, unsigned int read_index, gr_block_sptr link);