From 766ec96e3d6e1b8d7a73bbc46817b763d77d9b2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:29:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add ifdown_eth0=NO so that the interface stays up for
 WakeOnLan, Gentoo #220875

---
 doc/net.example.BSD.in   |  4 ++++
 doc/net.example.Linux.in |  4 ++++
 init.d/net.lo.in         | 11 ++++++++---
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/net.example.BSD.in b/doc/net.example.BSD.in
index 31d61055..e78f6161 100644
--- a/doc/net.example.BSD.in
+++ b/doc/net.example.BSD.in
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 # is how long we wait for carrier. The current default is 3 seconds
 #carrier_timeout_eth0=-1
 
+# You may wish to disable the interface being brought down when stopping.
+# This is only of use for WakeOnLan.
+#ifdown_eth0="NO"
+
 ##############################################################################
 # OPTIONAL MODULES
 
diff --git a/doc/net.example.Linux.in b/doc/net.example.Linux.in
index 80d50479..136072f0 100644
--- a/doc/net.example.Linux.in
+++ b/doc/net.example.Linux.in
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
 # tables you may have to set a global metric as the due to a simple read of
 # the routing table taking over a minute at a time.
 
+# You may wish to disable the interface being brought down when stopping.
+# This is only of use for WakeOnLan.
+#ifdown_eth0="NO"
+
 ##############################################################################
 # OPTIONAL MODULES
 
diff --git a/init.d/net.lo.in b/init.d/net.lo.in
index 8f53a86c..cce62e5a 100644
--- a/init.d/net.lo.in
+++ b/init.d/net.lo.in
@@ -663,9 +663,14 @@ stop()
 		fi
 	done
 
-	! yesno ${IN_BACKGROUND} && \
-	[ "${IFACE}" != "lo" -a "${IFACE}" != "lo0" ] && \
-	_down 2>/dev/null
+	# If not in background, and not loopback then bring the interface down
+	# unless overridden.
+	if ! yesno ${IN_BACKGROUND} && \
+	[ "${IFACE}" != "lo" -a "${IFACE}" != "lo0" ]; then
+		eval module=\$ifdown_${IFVAR}
+		module=${module:-YES}
+		yesno ${module} && _down 2>/dev/null
+	fi
 
 	type resolvconf >/dev/null 2>&1 && resolvconf -d "${IFACE}" 2>/dev/null