diff --git a/package/base-files-network/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files-network/files/lib/network/config.sh
index a58ab1edcf5e5def4569c736f38511da6d1f2c96..5e8b05909ccfb0d13178ec6c882b9a028095e52f 100755
--- a/package/base-files-network/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files-network/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 # DEBUG="echo"
 
+. /lib/functions/service.sh
+
 do_sysctl() {
 	[ -n "$2" ] && \
 		sysctl -n -e -w "$1=$2" >/dev/null || \
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index 79424a637da9dd78970aefb9974df5746252a15b..f9dc83d966de0acae227297f0b284de66557808f 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
 
-. $IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/functions.sh
+. $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions.sh
+. $IPKG_INSTROOT/lib/functions/service.sh
 
 initscript=$1
 action=${2:-help}
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index 8c6cd07344b5750f5664b79a18a2438fef8508e4..b3e406cba2b2958815f48113bfb104e9de18de68 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -275,134 +275,6 @@ uci_apply_defaults() {
 	uci commit
 }
 
-#
-# service: simple wrapper around start-stop-daemon
-#
-# Usage: service ACTION EXEC ARGS...
-#
-# Action:
-#   -C   check if EXEC is alive
-#   -S   start EXEC, passing it ARGS as its arguments
-#   -K   kill EXEC, sending it a TERM signal if not specified otherwise
-#
-# Environment variables exposed:
-#   SERVICE_DAEMONIZE    run EXEC in background
-#   SERVICE_WRITE_PID    create a pid-file and use it for matching
-#   SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC   use EXEC command-line for matching (default)
-#   SERVICE_MATCH_NAME   use EXEC process name for matching
-#   SERVICE_USE_PID      assume EXEC create its own pid-file and use it for matching
-#   SERVICE_NAME         process name to use (default to EXEC file part)
-#   SERVICE_PID_FILE     pid file to use (default to /var/run/$SERVICE_NAME.pid)
-#   SERVICE_SIG          signal to send when using -K
-#   SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD   default signal used when reloading
-#   SERVICE_SIG_STOP     default signal used when stopping
-#   SERVICE_STOP_TIME    time to wait for a process to stop gracefully before killing it
-#   SERVICE_UID          user EXEC should be run as
-#   SERVICE_GID          group EXEC should be run as
-#
-#   SERVICE_DEBUG        don't do anything, but show what would be done
-#   SERVICE_QUIET        don't print anything
-#
-
-SERVICE_QUIET=1
-SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD="HUP"
-SERVICE_SIG_STOP="TERM"
-SERVICE_STOP_TIME=5
-SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC=1
-
-service() {
-	local ssd
-	local exec
-	local name
-	local start
-	ssd="${SERVICE_DEBUG:+echo }start-stop-daemon${SERVICE_QUIET:+ -q}"
-	case "$1" in
-	  -C)
-		ssd="$ssd -K -t"
-		;;
-	  -S)
-		ssd="$ssd -S${SERVICE_DAEMONIZE:+ -b}${SERVICE_WRITE_PID:+ -m}"
-		start=1
-		;;
-	  -K)
-		ssd="$ssd -K${SERVICE_SIG:+ -s $SERVICE_SIG}"
-		;;
-	  *)
-		echo "service: unknown ACTION '$1'" 1>&2
-		return 1
-	esac
-	shift
-	exec="$1"
-	[ -n "$exec" ] || {
-		echo "service: missing argument" 1>&2
-		return 1
-	}
-	[ -x "$exec" ] || {
-		echo "service: file '$exec' is not executable" 1>&2
-		return 1
-	}
-	name="${SERVICE_NAME:-${exec##*/}}"
-	[ -z "$SERVICE_USE_PID$SERVICE_WRITE_PID$SERVICE_PID_FILE" ] \
-		|| ssd="$ssd -p ${SERVICE_PID_FILE:-/var/run/$name.pid}"
-	[ -z "$SERVICE_MATCH_NAME" ] || ssd="$ssd -n $name"
-	ssd="$ssd${SERVICE_UID:+ -c $SERVICE_UID${SERVICE_GID:+:$SERVICE_GID}}"
-	[ -z "$SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC$start" ] || ssd="$ssd -x $exec"
-	shift
-	$ssd${1:+ -- "$@"}
-}
-
-service_check() {
-	service -C "$@"
-}
-
-service_signal() {
-	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-USR1}" service -K "$@"
-}
-
-service_start() {
-	service -S "$@"
-}
-
-service_stop() {
-	local try
-	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-$SERVICE_SIG_STOP}" service -K "$@" || return 1
-	while [ $((try++)) -lt $SERVICE_STOP_TIME ]; do
-		service -C "$@" || return 0
-		sleep 1
-	done
-	SERVICE_SIG="KILL" service -K "$@"
-	sleep 1
-	! service -C "$@"
-}
-
-service_reload() {
-	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-$SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD}" service -K "$@"
-}
-
-service_kill() {
-	cat 1>&2 << __END_OF_WARNING__
-#
-# WARNING: the 'service_kill' function is now deprecated and might be
-# removed soon. Consider using the other new service_* wrappers instead.
-#
-__END_OF_WARNING__
-	local name="${1}"
-	local pid="${2:-$(pidof "$name")}"
-	local grace="${3:-5}"
-
-	[ -f "$pid" ] && pid="$(head -n1 "$pid" 2>/dev/null)"
-
-	for pid in $pid; do
-		[ -d "/proc/$pid" ] || continue
-		local try=0
-		kill -TERM $pid 2>/dev/null && \
-			while grep -qs "$name" "/proc/$pid/cmdline" && [ $((try++)) -lt $grace ]; do sleep 1; done
-		kill -KILL $pid 2>/dev/null && \
-			while grep -qs "$name" "/proc/$pid/cmdline"; do sleep 1; done
-	done
-}
-
-
 group_add() {
 	local name="$1"
 	local gid="$2"
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/service.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/service.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cbb717d4d0ca637035657f5981a0e185c5ab90fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#
+# service: simple wrapper around start-stop-daemon
+#
+# Usage: service ACTION EXEC ARGS...
+#
+# Action:
+#   -C   check if EXEC is alive
+#   -S   start EXEC, passing it ARGS as its arguments
+#   -K   kill EXEC, sending it a TERM signal if not specified otherwise
+#
+# Environment variables exposed:
+#   SERVICE_DAEMONIZE    run EXEC in background
+#   SERVICE_WRITE_PID    create a pid-file and use it for matching
+#   SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC   use EXEC command-line for matching (default)
+#   SERVICE_MATCH_NAME   use EXEC process name for matching
+#   SERVICE_USE_PID      assume EXEC create its own pid-file and use it for matching
+#   SERVICE_NAME         process name to use (default to EXEC file part)
+#   SERVICE_PID_FILE     pid file to use (default to /var/run/$SERVICE_NAME.pid)
+#   SERVICE_SIG          signal to send when using -K
+#   SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD   default signal used when reloading
+#   SERVICE_SIG_STOP     default signal used when stopping
+#   SERVICE_STOP_TIME    time to wait for a process to stop gracefully before killing it
+#   SERVICE_UID          user EXEC should be run as
+#   SERVICE_GID          group EXEC should be run as
+#
+#   SERVICE_DEBUG        don't do anything, but show what would be done
+#   SERVICE_QUIET        don't print anything
+#
+
+SERVICE_QUIET=1
+SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD="HUP"
+SERVICE_SIG_STOP="TERM"
+SERVICE_STOP_TIME=5
+SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC=1
+
+service() {
+	local ssd
+	local exec
+	local name
+	local start
+	ssd="${SERVICE_DEBUG:+echo }start-stop-daemon${SERVICE_QUIET:+ -q}"
+	case "$1" in
+	  -C)
+		ssd="$ssd -K -t"
+		;;
+	  -S)
+		ssd="$ssd -S${SERVICE_DAEMONIZE:+ -b}${SERVICE_WRITE_PID:+ -m}"
+		start=1
+		;;
+	  -K)
+		ssd="$ssd -K${SERVICE_SIG:+ -s $SERVICE_SIG}"
+		;;
+	  *)
+		echo "service: unknown ACTION '$1'" 1>&2
+		return 1
+	esac
+	shift
+	exec="$1"
+	[ -n "$exec" ] || {
+		echo "service: missing argument" 1>&2
+		return 1
+	}
+	[ -x "$exec" ] || {
+		echo "service: file '$exec' is not executable" 1>&2
+		return 1
+	}
+	name="${SERVICE_NAME:-${exec##*/}}"
+	[ -z "$SERVICE_USE_PID$SERVICE_WRITE_PID$SERVICE_PID_FILE" ] \
+		|| ssd="$ssd -p ${SERVICE_PID_FILE:-/var/run/$name.pid}"
+	[ -z "$SERVICE_MATCH_NAME" ] || ssd="$ssd -n $name"
+	ssd="$ssd${SERVICE_UID:+ -c $SERVICE_UID${SERVICE_GID:+:$SERVICE_GID}}"
+	[ -z "$SERVICE_MATCH_EXEC$start" ] || ssd="$ssd -x $exec"
+	shift
+	$ssd${1:+ -- "$@"}
+}
+
+service_check() {
+	service -C "$@"
+}
+
+service_signal() {
+	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-USR1}" service -K "$@"
+}
+
+service_start() {
+	service -S "$@"
+}
+
+service_stop() {
+	local try
+	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-$SERVICE_SIG_STOP}" service -K "$@" || return 1
+	while [ $((try++)) -lt $SERVICE_STOP_TIME ]; do
+		service -C "$@" || return 0
+		sleep 1
+	done
+	SERVICE_SIG="KILL" service -K "$@"
+	sleep 1
+	! service -C "$@"
+}
+
+service_reload() {
+	SERVICE_SIG="${SERVICE_SIG:-$SERVICE_SIG_RELOAD}" service -K "$@"
+}
+
+service_kill() {
+	cat 1>&2 << __END_OF_WARNING__
+#
+# WARNING: the 'service_kill' function is now deprecated and might be
+# removed soon. Consider using the other new service_* wrappers instead.
+#
+__END_OF_WARNING__
+	local name="${1}"
+	local pid="${2:-$(pidof "$name")}"
+	local grace="${3:-5}"
+
+	[ -f "$pid" ] && pid="$(head -n1 "$pid" 2>/dev/null)"
+
+	for pid in $pid; do
+		[ -d "/proc/$pid" ] || continue
+		local try=0
+		kill -TERM $pid 2>/dev/null && \
+			while grep -qs "$name" "/proc/$pid/cmdline" && [ $((try++)) -lt $grace ]; do sleep 1; done
+		kill -KILL $pid 2>/dev/null && \
+			while grep -qs "$name" "/proc/$pid/cmdline"; do sleep 1; done
+	done
+}
+
+
+