ifup/ifdown: make location of ifstate configurable

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index 77b5d2558..2ea0650a0 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ config IFUPDOWN
           "ifconfig", "route" and "run-parts" or the "ip" command, either
           via busybox or via standalone utilities.
 
+config IFUPDOWN_IFSTATE_PATH
+        string "Absolute path to ifstate file"
+        default "/var/run/ifstate"
+        help
+          ifupdown keeps state information in a file called ifstate.
+          Typically it is located in /var/run/ifstate, however
+          some distributions tend to put it in other places
+          (debian, for example, uses /etc/network/run/ifstate).
+          This config option defines location of ifstate.
+
 config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
         bool "Use ip applet"
         default n