interface plugin: Set the plugin instance rather than the type instance.

This has been a long standing annoyance.

diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 1ba6c8c..177afba 100644 (file)
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static void if_submit (const char *dev, const char *type,
        vl.values_len = 2;
        sstrncpy (vl.host, hostname_g, sizeof (vl.host));
        sstrncpy (vl.plugin, "interface", sizeof (vl.plugin));
+       sstrncpy (vl.plugin_instance, dev, sizeof (vl.plugin_instance));
        sstrncpy (vl.type, type, sizeof (vl.type));
-       sstrncpy (vl.type_instance, dev, sizeof (vl.type_instance));
 
        plugin_dispatch_values (&vl);
 } /* void if_submit */