commit c701bdc19dbbee87baf5f5f942cc174d99121f6d
Author: Ivan Zakharyaschev <imz@altlinux.org>
Date:   Sat Dec 27 03:54:04 2008 +0300

    Improved the code: I need to do some things before a wireless iface is UP!
    
    It's for iwl3??? and for setting the mode -- see the example (wlan0/iwconfig_prep#TIBET).

diff --git a/scripts/config-wireless b/scripts/config-wireless
index 62feb52..17be0db 100755
--- a/scripts/config-wireless
+++ b/scripts/config-wireless
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 
 usage()
 {
-	echo "Usage: $0 <interface>" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $0 <interface> [_prep]" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
 [ -z "$1" ] && usage
 NAME=$1
+# I need to do some things (setting the mode) before it is UP!
+# Suffix _prep is used for calling this stage in ifup-common ("prepare").
+# (The code is general enough for any other stages/variants and resp. suffixes.)
+STAGE="$2"
 
 pickup_defaults
 pickup_options
@@ -18,14 +22,14 @@ pickup_options
 
 # configure private extensions
 if [ -x "${IWPRIV:=$DEFAULT_IWPRIV}" ]; then
-	xargise_file $IFACEDIR/default/iwpriv "$IWPRIV $NAME"
-	xargise_file $MYIFACEDIR/iwpriv "$IWPRIV $NAME"
+	xargise_file $IFACEDIR/default/iwpriv"$STAGE" "$IWPRIV $NAME"
+	xargise_file $MYIFACEDIR/iwpriv"$STAGE" "$IWPRIV $NAME"
 fi
 
 # configure WEP
 if [ -x "${IWCONFIG:=$DEFAULT_IWCONFIG}" ]; then
-	xargise_file $IFACEDIR/default/iwconfig "$IWCONFIG $NAME"
-	xargise_file $MYIFACEDIR/iwconfig "$IWCONFIG $NAME"
+	xargise_file $IFACEDIR/default/iwconfig"$STAGE" "$IWCONFIG $NAME"
+	xargise_file $MYIFACEDIR/iwconfig"$STAGE" "$IWCONFIG $NAME"
 fi
 
 # configure WPA
diff --git a/scripts/ifup-common b/scripts/ifup-common
index 5a897f7..93b6b9e 100755
--- a/scripts/ifup-common
+++ b/scripts/ifup-common
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ if ! is_yes $IN_WPA_CLI; then	# non-wifi or first pass for wifi
     xargise_file $IFACEDIR/default/iplink-$TYPE "$IP link set dev $NAME"
     xargise_file $MYIFACEDIR/iplink "$IP link set dev $NAME"
 
+# handle wireless extensions, if any
+    if is_yes "$CONFIG_WIRELESS" && is_wireless $NAME; then
+	$SCRIPTDIR/config-wireless $NAME _prep
+	rc=$?
+	[ $rc -eq 2 ] || exit $rc
+	print_progress
+    fi
+
 # bring iface up
     if ! is_yes $KEEP_DOWN; then
 	$IP link set dev $NAME up && print_progress