3 files changed, 20 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index f1ab1ca6f..fa878433e 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ struct hwtype {
         int   FAST_FUNC (*activate)(int fd);
         int suppress_null_addr;
 };
-extern smallint interface_opt_a;
+#define IFNAME_SHOW_DOWNED_TOO ((char*)(intptr_t)1)
 int display_interfaces(char *ifname) FAST_FUNC;
 int in_ether(const char *bufp, struct sockaddr *sap) FAST_FUNC;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_HWIB
diff --git a/networking/ifconfig.c b/networking/ifconfig.c
index 61d91788a..5c47abc16 100644
--- a/networking/ifconfig.c
+++ b/networking/ifconfig.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         char *p;
         /*char host[128];*/
         const char *host = NULL; /* make gcc happy */
+        IF_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS(char *show_all_param;)
 
         did_flags = 0;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
@@ -349,15 +350,16 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         ++argv;
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS
-        if (argv[0] && (argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == 'a' && !argv[0][2])) {
-                interface_opt_a = 1;
+        show_all_param = NULL;
+        if (argv[0] && argv[0][0] == '-' && argv[0][1] == 'a' && !argv[0][2]) {
                 ++argv;
+                show_all_param = IFNAME_SHOW_DOWNED_TOO;
         }
 #endif
 
         if (!argv[0] || !argv[1]) { /* one or no args */
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS
-                return display_interfaces(argv[0] /* can be NULL */);
+                return display_interfaces(argv[0] ? argv[0] : show_all_param);
 #else
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("no support for status display");
 #endif
diff --git a/networking/interface.c b/networking/interface.c
index 0bbef9879..ff99c2981 100644
--- a/networking/interface.c
+++ b/networking/interface.c
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ struct interface {
 };
 
 
-smallint interface_opt_a;       /* show all interfaces */
-
 static struct interface *int_list, *int_last;
 
 
@@ -1086,13 +1084,13 @@ static void ife_print(struct interface *ptr)
         bb_putchar('\n');
 }
 
-static int do_if_print(struct interface *ife) /*, int *opt_a)*/
+static int do_if_print(struct interface *ife, int show_downed_too)
 {
         int res;
 
         res = do_if_fetch(ife);
         if (res >= 0) {
-                if ((ife->flags & IFF_UP) || interface_opt_a)
+                if ((ife->flags & IFF_UP) || show_downed_too)
                         ife_print(ife);
         }
         return res;
@@ -1128,40 +1126,33 @@ static int for_all_interfaces(int (*doit) (struct interface *, void *),
 }
 #endif
 
-/* for ipv4 add/del modes */
-static int if_print(char *ifname)
+int FAST_FUNC display_interfaces(char *ifname)
 {
         struct interface *ife;
         int res;
 
-        if (!ifname) {
+        if (!ifname || ifname == IFNAME_SHOW_DOWNED_TOO) {
                 /*res = for_all_interfaces(do_if_print, &interface_opt_a);*/
                 if (!int_list) {
-                        int err = if_readlist();
-                        if (err < 0)
-                                return err;
+                        res = if_readlist();
+                        if (res < 0)
+                                goto ret;
                 }
                 for (ife = int_list; ife; ife = ife->next) {
-                        int err = do_if_print(ife); /*, &interface_opt_a);*/
-                        if (err)
-                                return err;
+                        BUILD_BUG_ON((int)(intptr_t)IFNAME_SHOW_DOWNED_TOO != 1);
+                        res = do_if_print(ife, (int)(intptr_t)ifname);
+                        if (res < 0)
+                                goto ret;
                 }
                 return 0;
         }
+
         ife = lookup_interface(ifname);
         res = do_if_fetch(ife);
         if (res >= 0)
                 ife_print(ife);
-        return res;
-}
-
-int FAST_FUNC display_interfaces(char *ifname)
-{
-        int status;
-
-        status = if_print(ifname);
-
-        return (status < 0); /* status < 0 == 1 -- error */
+ ret:
+        return (res < 0); /* status < 0 == 1 -- error */
 }
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_HWIB