[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] kni: fix rte_kni_update_link

[Igor Ryzhov <iryzhov@nfware.com>]

After read, file offset must be set to 0 before write.
Otherwise, the third byte will be overwritten instead of the first.

Fixes: c6fd54f28c24 ("kni: add function to set link state on kernel interface")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Igor Ryzhov <iryzhov@nfware.com>
---
 lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 73aeccccf..5899bb14a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -746,6 +746,12 @@ rte_kni_update_link(struct rte_kni *kni, unsigned int linkup)
 	}
 	old_linkup = (old_carrier[0] == '1');
 
+	if (lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == -1) {
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Failed to change file position: %s.\n", path);
+		close(fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	new_carrier = linkup ? "1" : "0";
 	ret = write(fd, new_carrier, 1);
 	if (ret < 1) {
-- 
2.20.1