2 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx b/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
index a19f472e8..e4198b71a 100644
--- a/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
+++ b/src/fs/io/FileReader.cxx
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ FileReader::Read(void *data, size_t size, Error &error)
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
+bool
+FileReader::Seek(off_t offset, Error &error)
+{
+	assert(IsDefined());
+
+	auto result = SetFilePointer(handle, offset, nullptr, FILE_BEGIN);
+	const bool success = result != INVALID_SET_FILE_POINTER;
+	if (!success)
+		error.SetLastError("Failed to seek");
+
+	return success;
+}
+
 void
 FileReader::Close()
 {
@@ -90,6 +103,19 @@ FileReader::Read(void *data, size_t size, Error &error)
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
+bool
+FileReader::Seek(off_t offset, Error &error)
+{
+	assert(IsDefined());
+
+	auto result = lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
+	const bool success = result >= 0;
+	if (!success)
+		error.SetErrno("Failed to seek");
+
+	return success;
+}
+
 void
 FileReader::Close()
 {
diff --git a/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx b/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
index 96054d936..9a1c17c6b 100644
--- a/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
+++ b/src/fs/io/FileReader.hxx
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 
 	void Close();
 
+	bool Seek(off_t offset, Error &error);
+
 	/* virtual methods from class Reader */
 	size_t Read(void *data, size_t size, Error &error) override;
 };