From: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:36:26 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: get_file_type() should use stat(), not lstat()
X-Git-Tag: fio-1.37~4
X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b30d395ec288508f9c787af11d0f52e9df26e39f;p=fio.git

get_file_type() should use stat(), not lstat()

We care about the device, not the potential link we are passed.

Reported-by: "H. Tolley" <h_tolley@hotmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
---

diff --git a/filesetup.c b/filesetup.c
index cbef672e..c1889813 100644
--- a/filesetup.c
+++ b/filesetup.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static void get_file_type(struct fio_file *f)
 	else
 		f->filetype = FIO_TYPE_FILE;
 
-	if (!lstat(f->file_name, &sb)) {
+	if (!stat(f->file_name, &sb)) {
 		if (S_ISBLK(sb.st_mode))
 			f->filetype = FIO_TYPE_BD;
 		else if (S_ISCHR(sb.st_mode))