diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/dnsmasq.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/dnsmasq.in
index a120189ba994..9c7fdeef9670 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/dnsmasq.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/dnsmasq.in
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ for d in $DOMAINS; do
 	done
 done
 
+# Try to ensure that config dirs exist
+if type config_mkdirs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	config_mkdirs "$dnsmasq_conf" "$dnsmasq_resolv"
+else
+	@PREFIX@/sbin/resolvconf -D "$dnsmasq_conf" "$dnsmasq_resolv"
+fi
+
 changed=false
 if [ -n "$dnsmasq_conf" ]; then
 	if [ ! -f "$dnsmasq_conf" ] || \
diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/libc.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/libc.in
index 9c73f0fffad0..5aea64174b59 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/libc.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/libc.in
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ NL="
 # sed may not be available, and this is faster on small files
 key_get_value()
 {
-	local key="$1" value= x= line=
+	local key="$1" x= line=
 
 	shift
 	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-		while read line; do
+		while read -r line; do
 			case "$line" in
 			"$key"*) echo "${line##$key}";;
 			esac
 		done
 	else
-		for x; do
-			while read line; do
+		for x do
+			while read -r line; do
 				case "$line" in
 				"$key"*) echo "${line##$key}";;
 				esac
@@ -56,6 +56,22 @@ key_get_value()
 	fi
 }
 
+keys_remove()
+{
+	local key x line found
+
+	while read -r line; do
+		found=false
+		for key do
+			case "$line" in
+			"$key"*|"#"*|" "*|"	"*|"") found=true;;
+			esac
+			$found && break
+		done
+		$found || echo "$line"
+	done
+}
+
 # Support original resolvconf configuration layout
 # as well as the openresolv config file
 if [ -f "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolvconf.conf ]; then
@@ -65,11 +81,10 @@ elif [ -d "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolvconf ]; then
 	base="$SYSCONFDIR/resolv.conf.d/base"
 	if [ -f "$base" ]; then
 		name_servers="$(key_get_value "nameserver " "$base")"
+		domain="$(key_get_value "domain " "$base")"
 		search_domains="$(key_get_value "search " "$base")"
-		if [ -z "$search_domains" ]; then
-			search_domains="$(key_get_value "domain " "$base")"
-		fi
 		resolv_conf_options="$(key_get_value "options " "$base")"
+		resolv_conf_sortlist="$(key_get_value "sortlist " "$base")"
 	fi
 	if [ -f "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolv.conf.d/head ]; then
 		resolv_conf_head="$(cat "${SYSCONFDIR}"/resolv.conf.d/head)"
@@ -78,6 +93,7 @@ elif [ -d "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolvconf ]; then
 		resolv_conf_tail="$(cat "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolv.conf.d/tail)"
 	fi
 fi
+: ${domain:=$DOMAIN}
 : ${resolv_conf:=/etc/resolv.conf}
 : ${libc_service:=nscd}
 : ${libc_restart:=@RESTARTCMD ${libc_service}@}
@@ -124,20 +140,27 @@ case "${resolv_conf_passthrough:-NO}" in
 	if [ -n "$resolv_conf_head" ]; then
 		newconf="$newconf$resolv_conf_head$NL"
 	fi
-	[ -n "$newsearch" ] && newconf="${newconf}search $newsearch$NL"
+
+	[ -n "$domain" ] && newconf="${newconf}domain $domain$NL"
+	if [ -n "$newsearch" -a "$newsearch" != "$domain" ]; then
+		newconf="${newconf}search $newsearch$NL"
+	fi
 	for n in $newns; do
 		newconf="${newconf}nameserver $n$NL"
 	done
 
-	# Now get any configured options
-	opts="$resolv_conf_options${resolv_conf_options:+ }"
-	opts="$opts$($list_resolv | key_get_value "options ")"
-	if [ -n "$opts" ]; then
-		newconf="${newconf}options"
-		for opt in $(uniqify $opts); do
-			newconf="${newconf} $opt"
-		done
-		newconf="$newconf$NL"
+	# Now add anything we don't care about such as sortlist and options
+	stuff="$($list_resolv | keys_remove nameserver domain search)"
+	if [ -n "$stuff" ]; then
+		newconf="$newconf$stuff$NL"
+	fi
+
+	# Append any user defined ones
+	if [ -n "$resolv_conf_options" ]; then
+		newconf="${newconf}options $resolv_conf_options$NL"
+	fi
+	if [ -n "$resolv_conf_sortlist" ]; then
+		newconf="${newconf}sortlist $resolv_conf_sortlist$NL"
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "$resolv_conf_tail" ]; then
@@ -152,7 +175,7 @@ if [ -e "$resolv_conf" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Create our resolv.conf now
-(umask 022; echo "$newconf" >"$resolv_conf")
+(umask 022; printf %s "$newconf" >"$resolv_conf")
 eval $libc_restart
 
 retval=0
diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/named.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/named.in
index c960866b9985..a89deb2693bc 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/named.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/named.in
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ for d in $DOMAINS; do
 	newzones="$newzones	};$NL};$NL"
 done
 
+# Try to ensure that config dirs exist
+if type config_mkdirs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	config_mkdirs "$named_options" "$named_zones"
+else
+	@PREFIX@/sbin/resolvconf -D "$named_options" "$named_zones"
+fi
+
 # No point in changing files or reloading bind if the end result has not
 # changed
 changed=false
diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/pdnsd.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/pdnsd.in
index 237939ca9b5d..0a0241a7c7b3 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/pdnsd.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/pdnsd.in
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 . "@SYSCONFDIR@/resolvconf.conf" || exit 1
 [ -z "$pdnsd_conf" -a -z "$pdnsd_resolv" ] && exit 0
 [ -z "$RESOLVCONF" ] && eval "$(@PREFIX@/sbin/resolvconf -v)"
+NL="
+"
 
 : ${pdnsd_restart:=pdnsd-ctl config $pdnsd_conf}
 signature="# Generated by resolvconf"
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ remove_markers()
 		sed "/^$m1/,/^$m2/d" $@
 	else
 		for x; do
-			while read line; do
+			while read -r line; do
 				case "$line" in
 				"$m1"*) in_marker=1;;
 				"$m2"*) in_marker=0;;
@@ -83,21 +85,29 @@ change_file()
 newresolv="# Generated by resolvconf\n"
 changed=false
 
+# Try to ensure that config dirs exist
+if type config_mkdirs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	config_mkdirs "$pdnsd_resolv" "$pdnsd_conf"
+else
+	@PREFIX@/sbin/resolvconf -D "$pdnsd_resolv" "$pdnsd_conf"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$pdnsd_resolv" ]; then
 	for n in $NAMESERVERS; do
 		newresolv="${newresolv}nameserver $n\n"
 	done
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$pdnsd_conf" ]; then
+# Only modify the configuration if it exists and we can write to it
+if [ -w "$pdnsd_conf" ]; then
 	cf="$pdnsd_conf.new"
 	newconf=
 
 	if [ -z "$pdnsd_resolv" ]; then
-		newconf="${newconf}server {\n"
-		newconf="${newconf}\tlabel=resolvconf;\n"
+		newconf="${newconf}server {$NL"
+		newconf="${newconf}	label=resolvconf;$NL"
 		if [ -n "$NAMESERVERS" ]; then
-			newconf="${newconf}\tip="
+			newconf="${newconf}	ip="
 			first=true
 			for n in $NAMESERVERS; do
 				if $first; then
@@ -107,16 +117,16 @@ if [ -n "$pdnsd_conf" ]; then
 				fi
 				newconf="$newconf$n"
 			done
-			newconf="${newconf};\n"
+			newconf="${newconf};$NL"
 		fi
-		newconf="${newconf}}\n"
+		newconf="${newconf}}$NL"
 	fi
 
 	for d in $DOMAINS; do
-		newconf="${newconf}server {\n"
-		newconf="${newconf}\tinclude=.${d%%:*}.;\n"
-		newconf="${newconf}\tpolicy=excluded;\n"
-		newconf="${newconf}\tip="
+		newconf="${newconf}server {$NL"
+		newconf="${newconf}	include=.${d%%:*}.;$NL"
+		newconf="${newconf}	policy=excluded;$NL"
+		newconf="${newconf}	ip="
 		ns="${d#*:}"
 		while [ -n "$ns" ]; do
 			newconf="${newconf}${ns%%,*}"
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ if [ -n "$pdnsd_conf" ]; then
 			ns="${ns#*,}"
 			newconf="${newconf},"
 		done
-		newconf="${newconf};\n}\n"
+		newconf="${newconf};$NL}$NL"
 	done
 
 	rm -f "$cf"
diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/resolvconf.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/resolvconf.in
index 2b292dd341bd..567e7986c20c 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/resolvconf.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/resolvconf.in
@@ -84,16 +84,23 @@ usage()
 
 echo_resolv()
 {
-	local line=
+	local line= OIFS="$IFS"
+
 	[ -n "$1" -a -e "$IFACEDIR/$1" ] || return 1
 	echo "# resolv.conf from $1"
 	# Our variable maker works of the fact each resolv.conf per interface
 	# is separated by blank lines.
 	# So we remove them when echoing them.
-	while read line; do
-		[ -n "$line" ] && echo "$line"
+	while read -r line; do
+		IFS="$OIFS"
+		if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+			# We need to set IFS here to preserve any whitespace
+			IFS=''
+			printf "%s\n" "$line"
+		fi
 	done < "$IFACEDIR/$1"
 	echo
+	IFS="$OIFS"
 }
 
 # Parse resolv.conf's and make variables
@@ -101,8 +108,9 @@ echo_resolv()
 parse_resolv()
 {
 	local line= ns= ds= search= d= n= newns=
-	local new=true iface= private=false p=
+	local new=true iface= private=false p= domain=
 
+	echo "DOMAIN="
 	echo "DOMAINS="
 	echo "SEARCH=\"$search_domains\""
 	# let our subscribers know about global nameservers
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ parse_resolv()
 	echo "LOCALNAMESERVERS="
 	newns=
 
-	while read line; do
+	while read -r line; do
 		case "$line" in
 		"# resolv.conf from "*)
 			if ${new}; then
@@ -146,7 +154,14 @@ parse_resolv()
 			esac
 			ns="$ns${line#* } "
 			;;
-		"domain "*|"search "*)
+		"domain "*)
+			if [ -z "$domain" ]; then
+				domain="${line#* }"
+				echo "DOMAIN=\"$domain\""
+			fi
+			search="${line#* }"
+			;;
+		"search "*)
 			search="${line#* }"
 			;;
 		*)
@@ -187,6 +202,41 @@ uniqify()
 	echo "${result# *}"
 }
 
+dirname()
+{
+	local dir= OIFS="$IFS"
+	local IFS=/
+	set -- $@
+	IFS="$OIFS"
+	if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+		printf %s .
+	else
+		shift
+	fi
+	while [ -n "$2" ]; do
+		printf "/%s" "$1"
+		shift
+	done
+	printf "\n"
+}
+
+config_mkdirs()
+{
+	local e=0 f d
+	for f; do
+		[ -n "$f" ] || continue
+		d="$(dirname "$f")"
+		if [ ! -d "$d" ]; then
+			if type install >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				install -d "$d" || e=$?
+			else
+				mkdir "$d" || e=$?
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+	return $e
+}
+
 list_resolv()
 {
 	[ -d "$IFACEDIR" ] || return 0
@@ -230,7 +280,7 @@ list_resolv()
 		fi
 		
 		if [ "$cmd" = i -o "$cmd" = "-i" ]; then
-			printf "$i "
+			printf %s "$i "
 		else
 			echo_resolv "$i"
 		fi
@@ -267,14 +317,15 @@ make_vars()
 		done
 		newdomains="$newdomains$newns"
 	done
-	echo "DOMAINS='$newdomains'"
+	echo "DOMAIN='$DOMAIN'"
 	echo "SEARCH='$(uniqify $SEARCH)'"
 	echo "NAMESERVERS='$(uniqify $NAMESERVERS)'"
 	echo "LOCALNAMESERVERS='$(uniqify $LOCALNAMESERVERS)'"
+	echo "DOMAINS='$newdomains'"
 }
 
 force=false
-while getopts a:d:fhIilm:puv OPT; do
+while getopts a:Dd:fhIilm:puv OPT; do
 	case "$OPT" in
 	f) force=true;;
 	h) usage;;
@@ -295,6 +346,12 @@ if [ "$cmd" = I ]; then
 	exit $?
 fi
 
+# -D ensures that the listed config file base dirs exist
+if [ "$cmd" = D ]; then
+	config_mkdirs "$@"
+	exit $?
+fi
+
 # -l lists our resolv files, optionally for a specific interface
 if [ "$cmd" = l -o "$cmd" = i ]; then
 	list_resolv "$cmd" "$args"
@@ -369,39 +426,54 @@ fi
 if [ "$cmd" = a ]; then
 	# Read resolv.conf from stdin
 	resolv="$(cat)"
+	changed=false
 	# If what we are given matches what we have, then do nothing
 	if [ -e "$IFACEDIR/$iface" ]; then
-		if [ "$(echo "$resolv")" = \
+		if [ "$(echo "$resolv")" != \
 			"$(cat "$IFACEDIR/$iface")" ]
 		then
-			exit 0
+			rm "$IFACEDIR/$iface"
+			changed=true
 		fi
-		rm "$IFACEDIR/$iface"
+	else
+		changed=true
+	fi
+	if $changed; then
+		echo "$resolv" >"$IFACEDIR/$iface" || exit $?
 	fi
-	echo "$resolv" >"$IFACEDIR/$iface" || exit $?
 	[ ! -d "$METRICDIR" ] && mkdir "$METRICDIR"
-	rm -f "$METRICDIR/"*" $iface"
+	oldmetric="$METRICDIR/"*" $iface"
+	newmetric=
 	if [ -n "$IF_METRIC" ]; then
 		# Pad metric to 6 characters, so 5 is less than 10
 		while [ ${#IF_METRIC} -le 6 ]; do
 			IF_METRIC="0$IF_METRIC"
 		done
-		echo " " >"$METRICDIR/$IF_METRIC $iface"
+		newmetric="$METRICDIR/$IF_METRIC $iface"
 	fi
+	rm -f "$METRICDIR/"*" $iface"
+	[ "$oldmetric" != "$newmetric" -a \
+	    "$oldmetric" != "$METRICDIR/* $iface" ] &&
+		changed=true
+	[ -n "$newmetric" ] && echo " " >"$newmetric"
 	case "$IF_PRIVATE" in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss]|[Tt][Rr][Uu][Ee]|[Oo][Nn]|1)
 		if [ ! -d "$PRIVATEDIR" ]; then
 			[ -e "$PRIVATEDIR" ] && rm "$PRIVATEDIR"
 			mkdir "$PRIVATEDIR"
 		fi
+		[ -e "$PRIVATEDIR/$iface" ] || changed=true
 		[ -d "$PRIVATEDIR" ] && echo " " >"$PRIVATEDIR/$iface"
 		;;
 	*)
 		if [ -e "$PRIVATEDIR/$iface" ]; then
 			rm -f "$PRIVATEDIR/$iface"
+			changed=true
 		fi
 		;;
 	esac
+	$changed || exit 0
+	unset changed oldmetric newmetric
 fi
 
 eval "$(make_vars)"
diff --git a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/unbound.in b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/unbound.in
index 839a85944059..4ee0da720263 100644
--- a/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/unbound.in
+++ b/external/bsd/openresolv/dist/unbound.in
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ if [ -n "$NAMESERVERS" ]; then
 	done
 fi
 
+# Try to ensure that config dirs exist
+if type config_mkdirs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	config_mkdirs "$unbound_conf"
+else
+	@PREFIX@/sbin/resolvconf -D "$unbound_conf"
+fi
+
 if [ ! -f "$unbound_conf" ] || \
 	[ "$(cat "$unbound_conf")" != "$(printf %s "$newconf")" ]
 then