--- /usr/portage/net-misc/openssh/files/sshd-r2.initd	2021-06-17 16:40:00.000000000 -0400
+++ sshd-r3.initd	2022-01-23 19:24:39.750410382 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 extra_commands="checkconfig"
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extra_started_commands="reload"
 : ${SSHD_PIDFILE:=${RC_PREFIX%/}/run/${SVCNAME}.pid}
 : ${SSHD_BINARY:=${RC_PREFIX%/}/usr/sbin/sshd}
 : ${SSHD_KEYGEN_BINARY:=${RC_PREFIX%/}/usr/bin/ssh-keygen}
+: ${SSHD_HOSTKEY_TYPES=""}
 
 command="${SSHD_BINARY}"
 pidfile="${SSHD_PIDFILE}"
@@ -49,14 +50,28 @@ depend() {
 checkconfig() {
 	checkpath --mode 0755 --directory "${RC_PREFIX%/}/var/empty"
 
+	# Check for sshd_config.
 	if [ ! -e "${SSHD_CONFIG}" ] ; then
 		eerror "You need an ${SSHD_CONFIG} file to run sshd"
 		eerror "There is a sample file in /usr/share/doc/openssh"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	${SSHD_KEYGEN_BINARY} -A || return 2
+	# HostKey generation.
+	if [ -z "${SSHD_HOSTKEY_TYPES}" ] ; then
+		${SSHD_KEYGEN_BINARY} -A || return 2
+	else
+		local hkey_type
+		for hkey_type in ${SSHD_HOSTKEY_TYPES}; do
+			local hkey_file="${SSHD_CONFDIR}/ssh_host_${hkey_type}_key"
+			[ -f "${hkey_file}" ] && continue
+
+			${SSHD_KEYGEN_BINARY} -t "${hkey_type}" \
+				-f "${hkey_file}" -N '' || return 2
+		done
+	fi
 
+	# Check sshd config file syntax
 	"${command}" -t ${command_args} || return 3
 }