diff --git a/net/keepalived/Makefile b/net/keepalived/Makefile
index 4f8dc8294..2e29b15b8 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/Makefile
+++ b/net/keepalived/Makefile
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=keepalived
-PKG_VERSION:=1.2.16
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.2.19
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:= http://www.keepalived.org/software
-PKG_MD5SUM:=f834ab2cfc2e7300edf1bafaf4a5d83e
+PKG_MD5SUM:=5c98b06639dd50a6bff76901b53febb6
+PKG_HASH:=32fbae732c1cd854cacd7a930d4a26f5bad6372cdecb5e3139f0c17e87493853
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Nicolas Thill <nico@openwrt.org>
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ define Package/keepalived
   CATEGORY:=Network
   TITLE:=Failover and monitoring daemon for LVS clusters
   URL:=http://www.keepalived.org/
-  DEPENDS:=+libnl-genl +libopenssl
+  DEPENDS:=+PACKAGE_libnl-genl:libnl-genl +libopenssl
 endef
 
 define Package/keepalived/description
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ define Package/keepalived/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf $(1)/etc/keepalived/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/keepalived.init $(1)/etc/init.d/keepalived
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/keepalived.config $(1)/etc/config/keepalived
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,keepalived))
diff --git a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.config b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..383895bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.config
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#config global_defs
+#	option alt_config_file		"/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf"
+#	list notification_email		"acassen@firewall.loc"
+#	list notification_email		"failover@firewall.loc"
+#	list notification_email		"sysadmin@firewall.loc"
+#	option notification_email_from	"Alexandre.Cassen@firewall.loc"
+#	option smtp_server		"192.168.200.1"
+#	option smtp_connect_timeout	"30"
+#	option router_id		"LVS_DEVEL"
+#	option vrrp_mcast_group4	"224.0.0.18" # optional, default 224.0.0.18
+#	option vrrp_mcast_group6	"f02::12"    # optional, default ff02::12
+#	option linkbeat_use_polling	"1"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress0"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.1/24"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+#	option scope	"global"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress1"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.2/24"
+#	option device	"eth1"
+#	option scope	"global"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress2"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.1/24"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+#	option scope	"link"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress3"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.2/24"
+#	option device	"eth2"
+#	option scope	"site"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress4"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.1/24"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+#	option scope	"host"
+
+#config ipaddress
+#	option name	"ipaddress5"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.2/24"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+#	option scope	"nowhere"
+
+#config route
+#	option name	"route0"
+#	option address	"192.168.1.1/24"
+#	option gateway	"192.168.0.1"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+
+#config route
+#	option name	"route1"
+#	option address	"192.168.2.1/24"
+#	option gateway	"192.168.0.1"
+#	option device	"eth0"
+
+#config route
+#	option name		"route2"
+#	option address		"127.0.0.1"
+#	option blackhole	"1"
+
+#config static_ipaddress
+#	list address	"ipaddress0"
+#	list address	"ipaddress1"
+
+#config static_routes
+#	list route	"route0"
+#	list route	"route1"
+
+#config vrrp_sync_group
+#	option name		"VI_sync_group_1"
+#	list group		"VI_1"
+#	list group		"VI_2"
+#	option smtp_alert	"1"
+#	option notify_backup	"<switch-backup-state-script>"
+#	option notify_master	"<switch-master-state-script>"
+#	option notify_fault	"<switch-fault-state-script>"
+#	option notify		"<switch-any-state-script>"
+#	option global_tracking	1
+
+#config track_interface
+#	option name	"track_intf1"
+#	option value	"eth0"
+#	option weight	"1"
+
+#config track_interface
+#	option name	"track_intf2"
+#	option value	"eth1"
+#	option weight	"2"
+
+#config track_script
+#	option name	"track_script1"
+#	option value	"<script-file1>"
+#	option weight	"1"
+
+#config track_script
+#	option name	"track_script2"
+#	option value	"<script-file2>"
+#	option weight	"2"
+
+#config vrrp_instance
+#	option name			"VI_1"
+#	option use_vmac			"eth0"
+#	option native_ipv6		"1"
+#	option state			"MASTER"
+#	option interface		"eth0"
+#	list track_interface		"track_intf1"
+#	list track_interface		"track_intf2"
+#	list track_script		"track_script1"
+#	list track_script		"track_script2"
+#	option dont_track_primary	"1"
+#	list unicast_peer		"192.168.0.1"
+#	list unicast_peer		"192.168.1.1"
+#	list virtual_ipaddress		"ipaddress2"
+#	list virtual_ipaddress		"ipaddress3"
+#	list virtual_ipaddress_excluded	"ipaddress4"
+#	list virtual_ipaddress_excluded	"ipaddress5"
+#	list virtual_routes		"route1"
+#	list virtual_routes		"route2"
+#	option mcast_src_ip		"224.0.0.1"
+#	option unicast_src_ip		"192.168.0.1"
+#	option virtual_router_id	"128"
+#	option priority			"128"
+#	option advert_int		"5"
+#	option nopreempt		"1"
+#	option preempt_delay		"500"
+#	option debug			"2"
+#	option notify_backup		"<switch-backup-state-script>"
+#	option notify_master		"<switch-master-state-script>"
+#	option notify_fault		"<switch-fault-state-script>"
+#	option notify_stop		"<switch-stop-state-script>"
+#	option notify			"<switch-any-state-script>"
+#	option smtp_alert		"1"
+#	option accept			"1"
+
+#config vrrp_script
+#	option script		"<script-file>"
+#	option interval		"5"
+#	option weight		"10"
+#	option fall		"2"
+#	option rise		"3"
+
diff --git a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
index 1d1ada254..6e850f02d 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
+++ b/net/keepalived/files/keepalived.init
@@ -2,13 +2,403 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2007-2015 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=70
+STOP=01
 
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
+USE_PROCD=1
 
-start() {
-	service_start /usr/sbin/keepalived
+KEEPALIVED_CONF=/tmp/keepalived.conf
+
+INDENT_1=\\t
+INDENT_2=$INDENT_1$INDENT_1
+
+config_section_open() {
+	local tag=$1
+	local name=$2
+
+	printf "$tag" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	[ -n "$name" ] && printf " $name" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	printf " {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+}
+
+config_section_close() {
+	printf "}\n\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+}
+
+config_foreach_wrapper() {
+	local section=$1
+	local function=$1
+
+	# Convention is that 'function' and 'section' are the same
+	config_foreach $function $section
+}
+
+print_elems_indent() {
+	local config=$1
+	shift
+	local indent=$1
+	shift
+	[ -z "$indent" ] && indent="$INDENT_1"
+	for opt in $*; do
+		local $opt
+		local no_val=0
+		if [ ${opt:0:7} == "no_val_" ]; then
+			opt=${opt:7}
+			no_val=1
+		fi
+		config_get $opt $config $opt
+		eval optval=\$$opt
+		[ -z "$optval" ] && continue
+		printf "$indent$opt" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		[ "$no_val" == "0" ] && printf " $optval" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		printf "\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	done
+	unset optval
+}
+
+print_list_indent() {
+	local lst=$1
+	local indent=$2
+	local lst_elems
+	[ -z "$indent" ] && indent=$INDENT_1
+
+	eval lst_elems=\$$lst
+	[ -z "$lst_elems" ] && return 0
+
+	printf "$indent$lst {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	for e in $lst_elems; do
+		[ -n "$eval_item_func" ]
+		printf "$indent$INDENT_1$e\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	done
+	printf "$indent}\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+}
+
+global_defs() {
+	local linkbeat_use_polling notification_email
+
+	config_get alt_config_file $1 alt_config_file
+	[ -z "$alt_config_file" ] || return 0
+
+	config_get_bool linkbeat_use_polling $1 linkbeat_use_polling 0
+	[ $linkbeat_use_polling -gt 0 ] && printf "linkbeat_use_polling\n\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+
+	config_get notification_email $1 notification_email
+	print_list_indent notification_email
+
+	print_elems_indent $1 $INDENT_1 notification_email_from smtp_server smtp_connect_timeout \
+	           router_id vrrp_mcast_group4 vrrp_mcast_group6
+}
+
+print_ipaddress_indent() {
+	local section=$1
+	local curr_ipaddr=$2
+	local indent=$3
+
+	local address device scope name
+	config_get name    $section name
+	[ "$name" != "$curr_ipaddr" ] && return 0
+
+	config_get address $section address
+	config_get device  $section device
+	config_get scope   $section scope
+
+	# Default indent
+	[ -z "$indent" ] && indent=$INDENT_1
+
+	# If no address or device exit
+	[ -z "$address" -o -z "$device" ] && return 0
+
+	# Add IP address/netmask and device
+	printf "$indent$address dev $device" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	# Add scope
+	[ -n "$scope" ] && printf " scope $scope" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+
+	printf "\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+}
+
+static_ipaddress() {
+	local address
+	config_get address "$1" address
+	for a in $address; do
+		config_foreach print_ipaddress_indent ipaddress $a
+	done
+}
+
+print_route_indent() {
+	local section=$1
+	local curr_route=$2
+	local indent=$3
+
+	local name blackhole address src_addr gateway device scope table
+
+	config_get name           $section name
+	[ "$name" != "$curr_route" ] && return 0
+
+	config_get_bool blackhole $section blackhole 0
+	config_get address        $section address
+	config_get src_addr       $section src_addr
+	config_get gateway        $section gateway
+	config_get device         $section device
+	config_get table          $section table
+
+	# If no address exit
+	[ -z "$address" ] && return 0
+
+	# Default indent
+	[ -z "$indent" ] && indent=$INDENT_1
+
+	[ $blackhole -gt 0 ] && {
+		printf "${indent}blackhole $address\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		return 0
+	}
+	# Add src addr or address
+	if [ -n "$src_addr" ]; then
+		printf "${indent}src $src_addr $address" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	else
+		[ -z "$device" ] && return 0
+		printf "$indent$address" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	fi
+	# Add route/gateway
+	[ -n "$gateway" ] && printf " via $gateway" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	# Add device
+	printf " dev $device" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	# Add scope
+	[ -n "$scope" ] && printf " scope $scope" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	# Add table
+	[ -n "$table" ] && printf " table $table" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	printf "\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+
+}
+
+print_track_elem_indent() {
+	local section=$1
+	local curr_track_elem=$2
+	local indent=$3
+
+	local script name value
+	config_get name    $section name
+	[ "$name" != "$curr_track_elem" ] && return 0
+
+	config_get value  $section value
+	config_get weight $section weight
+
+	[ -z "$value" ] && return 0
+
+	printf "$indent$value" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	[ -n "$weight" ] && printf " weight $weight" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	printf "\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+}
+
+static_routes() {
+	local route
+	config_get route "$1" route
+	for r in $route; do
+		config_foreach print_route_indent route $r
+	done
+}
+
+# Count 'vrrp_instance' with the given name ; called by vrrp_instance_check()
+vrrp_instance_name_count() {
+	local name
+	config_get name $1 name
+	[ "$name" == "$2" ] && count=$((count + 1))
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/keepalived
+# Check if there's a 'vrrp_instance' section with the given name
+vrrp_instance_check() {
+	local count=0
+	local name=$1
+	config_foreach vrrp_instance_name_count vrrp_instance $name
+	[ $count -gt 0 ] && return 0 || return 1
 }
+
+vrrp_sync_group() {
+	local group name
+	local valid_group
+
+	# No name for group, exit
+	config_get name $1 name
+	[ -z "$name" ] && return 0
+
+	# No members for group, exit
+	config_get group $1 group
+	[ -z "$group" ] && return 0
+
+	# Check if we have 'vrrp_instance's defined for 
+	# each member and remove names with not vrrp_instance defined
+	for m in $group; do
+		vrrp_instance_check $m && valid_group="$valid_group $m"
+	done
+	[ -z "$valid_group" ] && return 0
+
+	config_section_open "vrrp_sync_group" "$name"
+
+	group="$valid_group"
+	print_list_indent group
+
+	print_elems_indent $1 $INDENT_1 notify_backup notify_master notify_fault \
+		notify no_val_smtp_alert no_val_global_tracking
+	config_section_close
+}
+
+vrrp_instance() {
+	local name auth_type auth_pass
+
+	config_get name $1 name
+	[ -z "$name" ] && return 0
+
+	config_section_open "vrrp_instance" "$name"
+
+	config_get auth_type $1 auth_type
+	config_get auth_pass $1 auth_pass
+	[ -n "$auth_type" -a -n "$auth_pass" ] && {
+		printf "${INDENT_1}authentication {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		printf "${INDENT_2}auth_type $auth_type\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		printf "${INDENT_2}auth_pass $auth_pass\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		printf "$INDENT_1}\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	}
+
+	print_elems_indent $1 $INDENT_1 use_vmac state interface \
+		mcast_src_ip unicast_src_ip virtual_router_id version priority \
+		advert_int preempt_delay debug notify_backup \
+		notify_master notify_fault notify_stop notify \
+		lvs_sync_daemon_interface garp_master_delay garp_master_refresh \
+		garp_master_repeat garp_master_refresh_repeat \
+		no_val_vmac_xmit_base no_val_native_ipv6 no_val_accept \
+		no_val_dont_track_primary no_val_smtp_alert no_val_nopreempt
+
+	# Handle virtual_ipaddress & virtual_ipaddress_excluded lists
+	for opt in virtual_ipaddress virtual_ipaddress_excluded; do
+		config_get $opt $1 $opt
+		eval optval=\$$opt
+		[ -z "$optval" ] && continue
+		printf "$INDENT_1$opt {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		for a in $optval; do
+			config_foreach print_ipaddress_indent ipaddress $a $INDENT_2
+		done
+		printf "$INDENT_1}\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	done
+
+	# Handle virtual_routes
+	for opt in virtual_routes; do
+		config_get $opt $1 $opt
+		eval optval=\$$opt
+		[ -z "$optval" ] && continue
+		printf "$INDENT_1$opt {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		for r in $optval; do
+			config_foreach print_route_indent route $r $INDENT_2
+		done
+		printf "$INDENT_1}\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	done
+
+	# Handle track_interface & track_script lists
+	for opt in track_interface track_script; do
+		config_get $opt $1 $opt
+		eval optval=\$$opt
+		[ -z "$optval" ] && continue
+		printf "$INDENT_1$opt {\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		for t in $optval; do
+			printf "$INDENT_2$optval\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		done
+		printf "$INDENT_1}\n" >> $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+	done
+
+	# Handle simple lists of strings (with no spaces in between)
+	for opt in unicast_peer; do
+		config_get $opt $1 $opt
+		print_list_indent $opt
+	done
+	unset optval
+
+	config_section_close
+}
+
+vrrp_script() {
+	local name
+
+	config_get name $1 name
+	[ -z "$name" ] && return 0
+
+	config_section_open "vrrp_script" "$name"
+
+	print_elems_indent $1 $INDENT_1 script interval weight fall rise
+
+	config_section_close
+}
+
+process_config() {
+	local alt_config_file
+
+	rm -f $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+
+	# First line
+	printf "! Configuration File for keepalived (autogenerated via init script)\n\n" > $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+
+	[ -f /etc/config/keepalived ] || return 0
+	config_load 'keepalived'
+
+	config_section_open "global_defs"
+	config_foreach_wrapper global_defs
+	config_section_close
+
+	# If "alt_config_file" specified, use that instead
+	[ -n "$alt_config_file" ] && [ -f "$alt_config_file" ] && {
+		rm -f $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		# Symlink "alt_config_file" since it's a bit easier and safer
+		ln -s $alt_config_file $KEEPALIVED_CONF
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	config_section_open "static_ipaddress"
+	config_foreach_wrapper static_ipaddress
+	config_section_close
+
+	config_section_open "static_routes"
+	config_foreach_wrapper static_routes
+	config_section_close
+
+	config_foreach_wrapper vrrp_script
+	config_foreach_wrapper vrrp_sync_group
+	config_foreach_wrapper vrrp_instance
+	return 0
+}
+
+service_running() {
+	pgrep -x /usr/sbin/keepalived &> /dev/null
+}
+
+conf_md5() {
+	echo "$(md5sum $KEEPALIVED_CONF | awk '{print $1}')"
+}
+
+reload_service() {
+	local cur_md5="$(conf_md5)"
+	running && {
+		process_config
+
+		# Return without performing the reload if config
+		# file md5sum has not changed
+		local new_md5="$(conf_md5)"
+		[ "$new_md5" == "$cur_md5" ] && return 0;
+
+		# SIGHUP is used by keepalived to do init.d reload
+		# Get the oldest process (assumption is that it's the parent process)
+		PID=$(pgrep -o /usr/sbin/keepalived)
+		kill -SIGHUP $PID
+		return 0
+	}
+	return 1
+}
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/keepalived
+	procd_append_param command -n # don't daemonize, procd will handle that for us
+	procd_append_param command -f "$KEEPALIVED_CONF"
+
+	process_config
+
+	# set auto respawn behavior
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_close_instance
+}
+
diff --git a/net/keepalived/patches/100-musl-compat.patch b/net/keepalived/patches/100-musl-compat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9668c2bb2..000000000
--- a/net/keepalived/patches/100-musl-compat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/lib/utils.h
-+++ b/lib/utils.h
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- #include <arpa/inet.h>
- #include <arpa/nameser.h>
- #include <sys/param.h>
-+#include <sys/types.h>
- #include <sys/utsname.h>
- #include <netdb.h>
- 
diff --git a/net/keepalived/patches/101-update-struct-msghdr.patch b/net/keepalived/patches/101-update-struct-msghdr.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d408ded06..000000000
--- a/net/keepalived/patches/101-update-struct-msghdr.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-From 0fc8dfa7ef479220b2a27901c5c69add6e13debd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>
-Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 04:26:31 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] vrrp: update struct msghdr
-
-The vrrp netlink code assumes an order for the members of struct msghdr.
-This breaks recvmsg and sendmsg with musl libc on mips64. Fix this by
-using designated initializers instead.
----
- keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_netlink.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
---- a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_netlink.c
-+++ b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp_netlink.c
-@@ -276,8 +276,12 @@ netlink_parse_info(int (*filter) (struct
-		char buf[4096];
-		struct iovec iov = { buf, sizeof buf };
-		struct sockaddr_nl snl;
--		struct msghdr msg =
--		    { (void *) &snl, sizeof snl, &iov, 1, NULL, 0, 0 };
-+		struct msghdr msg = {
-+			.msg_name = &snl,
-+			.msg_namelen = sizeof(snl),
-+			.msg_iov = &iov,
-+			.msg_iovlen = 1,
-+		};
-		struct nlmsghdr *h;
-
-		status = recvmsg(nl->fd, &msg, 0);
-@@ -386,7 +390,12 @@ netlink_talk(nl_handle_t *nl, struct nlm
-	int ret, flags;
-	struct sockaddr_nl snl;
-	struct iovec iov = { (void *) n, n->nlmsg_len };
--	struct msghdr msg = { (void *) &snl, sizeof snl, &iov, 1, NULL, 0, 0 };
-+	struct msghdr msg = {
-+		.msg_name = &snl,
-+		.msg_namelen = sizeof(snl),
-+		.msg_iov = &iov,
-+		.msg_iovlen = 1,
-+	};
-
-	memset(&snl, 0, sizeof snl);
-	snl.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;