diff --git a/include/sysutils/FrameworkListener.h b/include/sysutils/FrameworkListener.h
index f1a4b43..18049cd 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/FrameworkListener.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/FrameworkListener.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 public:
     FrameworkListener(const char *socketName);
     FrameworkListener(const char *socketName, bool withSeq);
+    FrameworkListener(int sock);
     virtual ~FrameworkListener() {}
 
 protected:
diff --git a/libsysutils/src/FrameworkListener.cpp b/libsysutils/src/FrameworkListener.cpp
index a5ffda2..01ed54e 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/FrameworkListener.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/FrameworkListener.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
     init(socketName, false);
 }
 
+FrameworkListener::FrameworkListener(int sock) :
+                            SocketListener(sock, true) {
+    init(NULL, false);
+}
+
 void FrameworkListener::init(const char *socketName UNUSED, bool withSeq) {
     mCommands = new FrameworkCommandCollection();
     errorRate = 0;
diff --git a/libutils/BlobCache.cpp b/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
index 0fb1d8e..660917b 100644
--- a/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
+++ b/libutils/BlobCache.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "BlobCache"
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -54,18 +55,18 @@
 void BlobCache::set(const void* key, size_t keySize, const void* value,
         size_t valueSize) {
     if (mMaxKeySize < keySize) {
-        ALOGV("set: not caching because the key is too large: %d (limit: %d)",
+        ALOGV("set: not caching because the key is too large: %zu (limit: %zu)",
                 keySize, mMaxKeySize);
         return;
     }
     if (mMaxValueSize < valueSize) {
-        ALOGV("set: not caching because the value is too large: %d (limit: %d)",
+        ALOGV("set: not caching because the value is too large: %zu (limit: %zu)",
                 valueSize, mMaxValueSize);
         return;
     }
     if (mMaxTotalSize < keySize + valueSize) {
         ALOGV("set: not caching because the combined key/value size is too "
-                "large: %d (limit: %d)", keySize + valueSize, mMaxTotalSize);
+                "large: %zu (limit: %zu)", keySize + valueSize, mMaxTotalSize);
         return;
     }
     if (keySize == 0) {
@@ -94,15 +95,15 @@
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     ALOGV("set: not caching new key/value pair because the "
-                            "total cache size limit would be exceeded: %d "
-                            "(limit: %d)",
+                            "total cache size limit would be exceeded: %zu "
+                            "(limit: %zu)",
                             keySize + valueSize, mMaxTotalSize);
                     break;
                 }
             }
             mCacheEntries.add(CacheEntry(keyBlob, valueBlob));
             mTotalSize = newTotalSize;
-            ALOGV("set: created new cache entry with %d byte key and %d byte value",
+            ALOGV("set: created new cache entry with %zu byte key and %zu byte value",
                     keySize, valueSize);
         } else {
             // Update the existing cache entry.
@@ -116,14 +117,14 @@
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     ALOGV("set: not caching new value because the total cache "
-                            "size limit would be exceeded: %d (limit: %d)",
+                            "size limit would be exceeded: %zu (limit: %zu)",
                             keySize + valueSize, mMaxTotalSize);
                     break;
                 }
             }
             mCacheEntries.editItemAt(index).setValue(valueBlob);
             mTotalSize = newTotalSize;
-            ALOGV("set: updated existing cache entry with %d byte key and %d byte "
+            ALOGV("set: updated existing cache entry with %zu byte key and %zu byte "
                     "value", keySize, valueSize);
         }
         break;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
 size_t BlobCache::get(const void* key, size_t keySize, void* value,
         size_t valueSize) {
     if (mMaxKeySize < keySize) {
-        ALOGV("get: not searching because the key is too large: %d (limit %d)",
+        ALOGV("get: not searching because the key is too large: %zu (limit %zu)",
                 keySize, mMaxKeySize);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
     CacheEntry dummyEntry(dummyKey, NULL);
     ssize_t index = mCacheEntries.indexOf(dummyEntry);
     if (index < 0) {
-        ALOGV("get: no cache entry found for key of size %d", keySize);
+        ALOGV("get: no cache entry found for key of size %zu", keySize);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -150,10 +151,10 @@
     sp<Blob> valueBlob(mCacheEntries[index].getValue());
     size_t valueBlobSize = valueBlob->getSize();
     if (valueBlobSize <= valueSize) {
-        ALOGV("get: copying %d bytes to caller's buffer", valueBlobSize);
+        ALOGV("get: copying %zu bytes to caller's buffer", valueBlobSize);
         memcpy(value, valueBlob->getData(), valueBlobSize);
     } else {
-        ALOGV("get: caller's buffer is too small for value: %d (needs %d)",
+        ALOGV("get: caller's buffer is too small for value: %zu (needs %zu)",
                 valueSize, valueBlobSize);
     }
     return valueBlobSize;
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@
     }
     const Header* header = reinterpret_cast<const Header*>(buffer);
     if (header->mMagicNumber != blobCacheMagic) {
-        ALOGE("unflatten: bad magic number: %d", header->mMagicNumber);
+        ALOGE("unflatten: bad magic number: %" PRIu32, header->mMagicNumber);
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
     if (header->mBlobCacheVersion != blobCacheVersion ||
diff --git a/libutils/FileMap.cpp b/libutils/FileMap.cpp
index 9ce370e..933e7aa 100644
--- a/libutils/FileMap.cpp
+++ b/libutils/FileMap.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <utils/FileMap.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -39,37 +40,32 @@
 
 /*static*/ long FileMap::mPageSize = -1;
 
-
-/*
- * Constructor.  Create an empty object.
- */
+// Constructor.  Create an empty object.
 FileMap::FileMap(void)
     : mRefCount(1), mFileName(NULL), mBasePtr(NULL), mBaseLength(0),
       mDataPtr(NULL), mDataLength(0)
 {
 }
 
-/*
- * Destructor.
- */
+// Destructor.
 FileMap::~FileMap(void)
 {
     assert(mRefCount == 0);
 
-    //printf("+++ removing FileMap %p %u\n", mDataPtr, mDataLength);
+    //printf("+++ removing FileMap %p %zu\n", mDataPtr, mDataLength);
 
     mRefCount = -100;       // help catch double-free
     if (mFileName != NULL) {
         free(mFileName);
     }
-#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_FILEMAP    
+#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_FILEMAP
     if (mBasePtr && munmap(mBasePtr, mBaseLength) != 0) {
-        ALOGD("munmap(%p, %d) failed\n", mBasePtr, (int) mBaseLength);
+        ALOGD("munmap(%p, %zu) failed\n", mBasePtr, mBaseLength);
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_WIN32_FILEMAP
     if (mBasePtr && UnmapViewOfFile(mBasePtr) == 0) {
-        ALOGD("UnmapViewOfFile(%p) failed, error = %ld\n", mBasePtr,
+        ALOGD("UnmapViewOfFile(%p) failed, error = %" PRId32 "\n", mBasePtr,
               GetLastError() );
     }
     if (mFileMapping != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
@@ -80,14 +76,12 @@
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Create a new mapping on an open file.
- *
- * Closing the file descriptor does not unmap the pages, so we don't
- * claim ownership of the fd.
- *
- * Returns "false" on failure.
- */
+// Create a new mapping on an open file.
+//
+// Closing the file descriptor does not unmap the pages, so we don't
+// claim ownership of the fd.
+//
+// Returns "false" on failure.
 bool FileMap::create(const char* origFileName, int fd, off64_t offset, size_t length,
         bool readOnly)
 {
@@ -98,32 +92,32 @@
 
     if (mPageSize == -1) {
         SYSTEM_INFO  si;
-        
+
         GetSystemInfo( &si );
         mPageSize = si.dwAllocationGranularity;
     }
 
     DWORD  protect = readOnly ? PAGE_READONLY : PAGE_READWRITE;
-    
+
     mFileHandle  = (HANDLE) _get_osfhandle(fd);
     mFileMapping = CreateFileMapping( mFileHandle, NULL, protect, 0, 0, NULL);
     if (mFileMapping == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("CreateFileMapping(%p, %lx) failed with error %ld\n",
+        ALOGE("CreateFileMapping(%p, %" PRIx32 ") failed with error %" PRId32 "\n",
               mFileHandle, protect, GetLastError() );
         return false;
     }
-    
+
     adjust    = offset % mPageSize;
     adjOffset = offset - adjust;
     adjLength = length + adjust;
-    
-    mBasePtr = MapViewOfFile( mFileMapping, 
+
+    mBasePtr = MapViewOfFile( mFileMapping,
                               readOnly ? FILE_MAP_READ : FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS,
                               0,
                               (DWORD)(adjOffset),
                               adjLength );
     if (mBasePtr == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("MapViewOfFile(%ld, %ld) failed with error %ld\n",
+        ALOGE("MapViewOfFile(%" PRId64 ", %zu) failed with error %" PRId32 "\n",
               adjOffset, adjLength, GetLastError() );
         CloseHandle(mFileMapping);
         mFileMapping = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@
     assert(offset >= 0);
     assert(length > 0);
 
-    /* init on first use */
+    // init on first use
     if (mPageSize == -1) {
 #if NOT_USING_KLIBC
         mPageSize = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
@@ -151,7 +145,7 @@
             return false;
         }
 #else
-        /* this holds for Linux, Darwin, Cygwin, and doesn't pain the ARM */
+        // this holds for Linux, Darwin, Cygwin, and doesn't pain the ARM
         mPageSize = 4096;
 #endif
     }
@@ -168,19 +162,19 @@
 
     ptr = mmap(NULL, adjLength, prot, flags, fd, adjOffset);
     if (ptr == MAP_FAILED) {
-    	// Cygwin does not seem to like file mapping files from an offset.
-    	// So if we fail, try again with offset zero
-    	if (adjOffset > 0) {
-    		adjust = offset;
-    		goto try_again;
-    	}
-    
-        ALOGE("mmap(%ld,%ld) failed: %s\n",
-            (long) adjOffset, (long) adjLength, strerror(errno));
+        // Cygwin does not seem to like file mapping files from an offset.
+        // So if we fail, try again with offset zero
+        if (adjOffset > 0) {
+            adjust = offset;
+            goto try_again;
+        }
+
+        ALOGE("mmap(%" PRId64 ",%zu) failed: %s\n",
+            adjOffset, adjLength, strerror(errno));
         return false;
     }
     mBasePtr = ptr;
-#endif /* HAVE_POSIX_FILEMAP */
+#endif // HAVE_POSIX_FILEMAP
 
     mFileName = origFileName != NULL ? strdup(origFileName) : NULL;
     mBaseLength = adjLength;
@@ -190,15 +184,13 @@
 
     assert(mBasePtr != NULL);
 
-    ALOGV("MAP: base %p/%d data %p/%d\n",
-        mBasePtr, (int) mBaseLength, mDataPtr, (int) mDataLength);
+    ALOGV("MAP: base %p/%zu data %p/%zu\n",
+        mBasePtr, mBaseLength, mDataPtr, mDataLength);
 
     return true;
 }
 
-/*
- * Provide guidance to the system.
- */
+// Provide guidance to the system.
 int FileMap::advise(MapAdvice advice)
 {
 #if HAVE_MADVISE
@@ -220,6 +212,6 @@
         ALOGW("madvise(%d) failed: %s\n", sysAdvice, strerror(errno));
     return cc;
 #else
-	return -1;
+    return -1;
 #endif // HAVE_MADVISE
 }
diff --git a/logd/CommandListener.cpp b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
index 0bb233a..a7bf92b 100644
--- a/logd/CommandListener.cpp
+++ b/logd/CommandListener.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+#include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <sysutils/SocketClient.h>
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 CommandListener::CommandListener(LogBuffer *buf, LogReader * /*reader*/,
                                  LogListener * /*swl*/)
-        : FrameworkListener("logd")
+        : FrameworkListener(getLogSocket())
         , mBuf(*buf) {
     // registerCmd(new ShutdownCmd(buf, writer, swl));
     registerCmd(new ClearCmd(buf));
@@ -283,3 +284,16 @@
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+int CommandListener::getLogSocket() {
+    static const char socketName[] = "logd";
+    int sock = android_get_control_socket(socketName);
+
+    if (sock < 0) {
+        sock = socket_local_server(socketName,
+                                   ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
+                                   SOCK_STREAM);
+    }
+
+    return sock;
+}
diff --git a/logd/CommandListener.h b/logd/CommandListener.h
index 1290519..cd1c306 100644
--- a/logd/CommandListener.h
+++ b/logd/CommandListener.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     virtual ~CommandListener() {}
 
 private:
+    static int getLogSocket();
+
     class ShutdownCmd : public LogCommand {
         LogBuffer &mBuf;
         LogReader &mReader;
diff --git a/logd/LogListener.cpp b/logd/LogListener.cpp
index b835b4f..ed5b391 100644
--- a/logd/LogListener.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogListener.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@
 }
 
 int LogListener::getLogSocket() {
-    int sock = android_get_control_socket("logdw");
+    static const char socketName[] = "logdw";
+    int sock = android_get_control_socket(socketName);
+
+    if (sock < 0) {
+        sock = socket_local_server(socketName,
+                                   ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
+                                   SOCK_DGRAM);
+    }
+
     int on = 1;
     if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &on, sizeof(on)) < 0) {
         return -1;
diff --git a/logd/LogReader.cpp b/logd/LogReader.cpp
index 60a3507..51aa2ad 100644
--- a/logd/LogReader.cpp
+++ b/logd/LogReader.cpp
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 
 #include "LogReader.h"
 #include "FlushCommand.h"
 
 LogReader::LogReader(LogBuffer *logbuf)
-        : SocketListener("logdr", true)
+        : SocketListener(getLogSocket(), true)
         , mLogbuf(*logbuf)
 { }
 
@@ -167,3 +168,16 @@
     }
     LogTimeEntry::unlock();
 }
+
+int LogReader::getLogSocket() {
+    static const char socketName[] = "logdr";
+    int sock = android_get_control_socket(socketName);
+
+    if (sock < 0) {
+        sock = socket_local_server(socketName,
+                                   ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
+                                   SOCK_SEQPACKET);
+    }
+
+    return sock;
+}
diff --git a/logd/LogReader.h b/logd/LogReader.h
index b267c75..91559a3 100644
--- a/logd/LogReader.h
+++ b/logd/LogReader.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     virtual bool onDataAvailable(SocketClient *cli);
 
 private:
+    static int getLogSocket();
+
     void doSocketDelete(SocketClient *cli);
 
 };
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index 7346e2f..04eef4a 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,35 @@
 #include "LogListener.h"
 #include "LogAudit.h"
 
+//
+//  The service is designed to be run by init, it does not respond well
+// to starting up manually. When starting up manually the sockets will
+// fail to open typically for one of the following reasons:
+//     EADDRINUSE if logger is running.
+//     EACCESS if started without precautions (below)
+//
+// Here is a cookbook procedure for starting up logd manually assuming
+// init is out of the way, pedantically all permissions and selinux
+// security is put back in place:
+//
+//    setenforce 0
+//    rm /dev/socket/logd*
+//    chmod 777 /dev/socket
+//        # here is where you would attach the debugger or valgrind for example
+//    runcon u:r:logd:s0 /system/bin/logd </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+//    sleep 1
+//    chmod 755 /dev/socket
+//    chown logd.logd /dev/socket/logd*
+//    restorecon /dev/socket/logd*
+//    setenforce 1
+//
+// If minimalism prevails, typical for debugging and security is not a concern:
+//
+//    setenforce 0
+//    chmod 777 /dev/socket
+//    logd
+//
+
 static int drop_privs() {
     struct sched_param param;
     memset(&param, 0, sizeof(param));