diff --git a/base/file.cpp b/base/file.cpp
index 6b19818..9a340b7 100644
--- a/base/file.cpp
+++ b/base/file.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     return false;
   }
   bool result = ReadFdToString(fd, content);
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     ALOGE("android::WriteStringToFile write failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     return CleanUpAfterFailedWrite(path);
   }
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return true;
 }
 #endif
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   }
 
   bool result = WriteStringToFd(content, fd);
-  TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(close(fd));
+  close(fd);
   return result || CleanUpAfterFailedWrite(path);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/utils/BlobCache.h b/include/utils/BlobCache.h
index 7d621e4..65dca9f 100644
--- a/include/utils/BlobCache.h
+++ b/include/utils/BlobCache.h
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@
         // mNumEntries is number of cache entries following the header in the
         // data.
         size_t mNumEntries;
+
+        // mBuildId is the build id of the device when the cache was created.
+        // When an update to the build happens (via an OTA or other update) this
+        // is used to invalidate the cache.
+        int mBuildIdLength;
+        char mBuildId[];
     };
 
     // An EntryHeader is the header for a serialized cache entry.  No need to
diff --git a/libutils/Android.mk b/libutils/Android.mk
index f675a94..40cd31e 100644
--- a/libutils/Android.mk
+++ b/libutils/Android.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 commonSources:= \
 	BasicHashtable.cpp \
-	BlobCache.cpp \
 	CallStack.cpp \
 	FileMap.cpp \
 	JenkinsHash.cpp \
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@
 # we have the common sources, plus some device-specific stuff
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	$(commonSources) \
+	BlobCache.cpp \
 	Looper.cpp \
 	Trace.cpp
 
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Werror
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
-	libcutils
+	libcutils \
+	libc
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
         libbacktrace \
diff --git a/libutils/BlobCache.cpp b/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
index 0ea09cf..126995b 100644
--- a/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
+++ b/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
 namespace android {
 
 // BlobCache::Header::mMagicNumber value
 static const uint32_t blobCacheMagic = ('_' << 24) + ('B' << 16) + ('b' << 8) + '$';
 
 // BlobCache::Header::mBlobCacheVersion value
-static const uint32_t blobCacheVersion = 2;
+static const uint32_t blobCacheVersion = 3;
 
 // BlobCache::Header::mDeviceVersion value
 static const uint32_t blobCacheDeviceVersion = 1;
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@
 }
 
 size_t BlobCache::getFlattenedSize() const {
-    size_t size = align4(sizeof(Header));
+    size_t size = align4(sizeof(Header) + PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mCacheEntries.size(); i++) {
         const CacheEntry& e(mCacheEntries[i]);
         sp<Blob> keyBlob = e.getKey();
@@ -187,10 +189,13 @@
     header->mBlobCacheVersion = blobCacheVersion;
     header->mDeviceVersion = blobCacheDeviceVersion;
     header->mNumEntries = mCacheEntries.size();
+    char buildId[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    header->mBuildIdLength = property_get("ro.build.id", buildId, "");
+    memcpy(header->mBuildId, buildId, header->mBuildIdLength);
 
     // Write cache entries
     uint8_t* byteBuffer = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer);
-    off_t byteOffset = align4(sizeof(Header));
+    off_t byteOffset = align4(sizeof(Header) + header->mBuildIdLength);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mCacheEntries.size(); i++) {
         const CacheEntry& e(mCacheEntries[i]);
         sp<Blob> keyBlob = e.getKey();
@@ -239,15 +244,19 @@
         ALOGE("unflatten: bad magic number: %" PRIu32, header->mMagicNumber);
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
+    char buildId[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+    int len = property_get("ro.build.id", buildId, "");
     if (header->mBlobCacheVersion != blobCacheVersion ||
-            header->mDeviceVersion != blobCacheDeviceVersion) {
+            header->mDeviceVersion != blobCacheDeviceVersion ||
+            len != header->mBuildIdLength ||
+            strncmp(buildId, header->mBuildId, len)) {
         // We treat version mismatches as an empty cache.
         return OK;
     }
 
     // Read cache entries
     const uint8_t* byteBuffer = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(buffer);
-    off_t byteOffset = align4(sizeof(Header));
+    off_t byteOffset = align4(sizeof(Header) + header->mBuildIdLength);
     size_t numEntries = header->mNumEntries;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < numEntries; i++) {
         if (byteOffset + sizeof(EntryHeader) > size) {