diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc b/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc
index e43fe96..1c6b9ff 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 service debuggerd /system/bin/debuggerd
-    class main
     group root readproc
     writepid /dev/cpuset/system-background/tasks
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc b/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc
index 35b5af3..3e8847a 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd64.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 service debuggerd64 /system/bin/debuggerd64
-    class main
     group root readproc
     writepid /dev/cpuset/system-background/tasks
diff --git a/init/devices.cpp b/init/devices.cpp
index d556e30..39cd706 100644
--- a/init/devices.cpp
+++ b/init/devices.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
+#include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <cutils/list.h>
 #include <cutils/uevent.h>
 
@@ -769,21 +770,13 @@
             ret = -1;
             break;
         }
-
-        len_to_copy -= nr;
-        while (nr > 0) {
-            ssize_t nw = 0;
-
-            nw = write(data_fd, buf + nw, nr);
-            if(nw <= 0) {
-                ret = -1;
-                goto out;
-            }
-            nr -= nw;
+        if (!android::base::WriteFully(data_fd, buf, nr)) {
+            ret = -1;
+            break;
         }
+        len_to_copy -= nr;
     }
 
-out:
     if(!ret)
         write(loading_fd, "0", 1);  /* successful end of transfer */
     else
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c
index 3089a94..a5203e1 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-dev.c
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@
  * used by the simulator.
  */
 
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <linux/ashmem.h>
+
 #include <cutils/ashmem.h>
 
-#define ASHMEM_DEVICE	"/dev/ashmem"
+#define ASHMEM_DEVICE "/dev/ashmem"
 
 /*
  * ashmem_create_region - creates a new ashmem region and returns the file
@@ -41,50 +43,55 @@
  */
 int ashmem_create_region(const char *name, size_t size)
 {
-	int fd, ret;
+    int ret, save_errno;
 
-	fd = open(ASHMEM_DEVICE, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		return fd;
+    int fd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(ASHMEM_DEVICE, O_RDWR));
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        return fd;
+    }
 
-	if (name) {
-		char buf[ASHMEM_NAME_LEN] = {0};
+    if (name) {
+        char buf[ASHMEM_NAME_LEN] = {0};
 
-		strlcpy(buf, name, sizeof(buf));
-		ret = ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_NAME, buf);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error;
-	}
+        strlcpy(buf, name, sizeof(buf));
+        ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_NAME, buf));
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            goto error;
+        }
+    }
 
-	ret = ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_SIZE, size);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
+    ret = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_SIZE, size));
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto error;
+    }
 
-	return fd;
+    return fd;
 
 error:
-	close(fd);
-	return ret;
+    save_errno = errno;
+    close(fd);
+    errno = save_errno;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 int ashmem_set_prot_region(int fd, int prot)
 {
-	return ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_PROT_MASK, prot);
+    return TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_SET_PROT_MASK, prot));
 }
 
 int ashmem_pin_region(int fd, size_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-	struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
-	return ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_PIN, &pin);
+    struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
+    return TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_PIN, &pin));
 }
 
 int ashmem_unpin_region(int fd, size_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-	struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
-	return ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_UNPIN, &pin);
+    struct ashmem_pin pin = { offset, len };
+    return TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_UNPIN, &pin));
 }
 
 int ashmem_get_size_region(int fd)
 {
-  return ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_GET_SIZE, NULL);
+    return TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, ASHMEM_GET_SIZE, NULL));
 }
diff --git a/libcutils/ashmem-host.c b/libcutils/ashmem-host.c
index 15dd43e..c85f06b 100644
--- a/libcutils/ashmem-host.c
+++ b/libcutils/ashmem-host.c
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    // Check if this is an "ashmem" region.
-    // TODO: This is very hacky, and can easily break. We need some reliable indicator.
+    /*
+     * Check if this is an "ashmem" region.
+     * TODO: This is very hacky, and can easily break.
+     * We need some reliable indicator.
+     */
     if (!(buf.st_nlink == 0 && S_ISREG(buf.st_mode))) {
         errno = ENOTTY;
         return -1;
diff --git a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
index 6e6b0b9..209ff1c 100644
--- a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
+++ b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
                                             "libGLESv1_CM.so:"
                                             "libGLESv2.so:"
                                             "libGLESv3.so:"
+                                            "libicui18n.so:"
+                                            "libicuuc.so:"
                                             "libjnigraphics.so:"
                                             "liblog.so:"
                                             "libmediandk.so:"
diff --git a/logd/logd.rc b/logd/logd.rc
index 10f3553..31ed4df 100644
--- a/logd/logd.rc
+++ b/logd/logd.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 service logd /system/bin/logd
-    class core
     socket logd stream 0666 logd logd
     socket logdr seqpacket 0666 logd logd
     socket logdw dgram 0222 logd logd
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index f617d72..1f63fcf 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -297,8 +297,11 @@
     # We restorecon /data in case the userdata partition has been reset.
     restorecon /data
 
-    # Make sure we have the device encryption key
-    start logd
+    # start debuggerd to make debugging early-boot crashes easier.
+    start debuggerd
+    start debuggerd64
+
+    # Make sure we have the device encryption key.
     start vold
     installkey /data