diff --git a/libc/bionic/dlmalloc.c b/libc/bionic/dlmalloc.c
index 035dbac..19fbb75 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/dlmalloc.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/dlmalloc.c
@@ -2265,53 +2265,13 @@
 
 #else /* PROCEED_ON_ERROR */
 
-/* The following Android-specific code is used to print an informative
- * fatal error message to the log when we detect that a heap corruption
- * was detected. We need to be careful about not using a log function
- * that may require an allocation here!
- */
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#ifndef CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION
+#define CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION(m) ABORT
+#endif /* CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION */
 
-#  include <private/logd.h>
-
-static void __bionic_heap_error(const char* msg, const char* function)
-{
-    /* We format the buffer explicitely, i.e. without using snprintf()
-     * which may use malloc() internally. Not something we can trust
-     * if we just detected a corrupted heap.
-     */
-    char buffer[256];
-    strlcpy(buffer, "@@@ ABORTING: ", sizeof(buffer));
-    strlcat(buffer, msg, sizeof(buffer));
-    if (function != NULL) {
-        strlcat(buffer, " IN ", sizeof(buffer));
-        strlcat(buffer, function, sizeof(buffer));
-    }
-    __libc_android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL,"libc","%s", buffer);
-    abort();
-}
-
-#  ifndef CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION
-#    define CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION(m)  \
-    __bionic_heap_error("HEAP MEMORY CORRUPTION", __FUNCTION__)
-#  endif
-#  ifndef USAGE_ERROR_ACTION
-#    define USAGE_ERROR_ACTION(m,p)   \
-    __bionic_heap_error("INVALID HEAP ADDRESS", __FUNCTION__)
-#  endif
-
-#else /* !__ANDROID__ */
-
-#  ifndef CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION
-#    define CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION(m) ABORT
-#  endif /* CORRUPTION_ERROR_ACTION */
-
-#  ifndef USAGE_ERROR_ACTION
-#    define USAGE_ERROR_ACTION(m,p) ABORT
-#  endif /* USAGE_ERROR_ACTION */
-
-#endif /* !__ANDROID__ */
-
+#ifndef USAGE_ERROR_ACTION
+#define USAGE_ERROR_ACTION(m,p) ABORT
+#endif /* USAGE_ERROR_ACTION */
 
 #endif /* PROCEED_ON_ERROR */
 
diff --git a/libc/bionic/logd_write.c b/libc/bionic/logd_write.c
index 2bc39fa..63dfd59 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/logd_write.c
+++ b/libc/bionic/logd_write.c
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-/* IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: TECHNICAL NOTE
- *
- * Some of the functions below can be called when our malloc() implementation
- * has detected that the heap is corrupted, or even from a signal handler.
- *
- * These functions should *not* use a function that allocates heap memory
- * or is not signal-safe. Using direct system calls is acceptable, and we
- * also assume that pthread_mutex_lock/unlock can be used too.
- */
-
 #define LOG_BUF_SIZE    1024
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -87,10 +77,9 @@
     { __write_to_log_init, -1, "/dev/"LOGGER_LOG_RADIO }
 };
 
-/* Important: see technical note at start of source file */
 static int __write_to_log_null(log_id_t log_id, struct iovec *vec)
 {
-    /*
+    /* 
      * ALTERED behaviour from previous version
      * always returns successful result
      */
@@ -108,21 +97,23 @@
  *  it's supposed, that log_id contains valid id always.
  *  this check must be performed in higher level functions
  */
-/* Important: see technical note at start of source file */
 static int __write_to_log_kernel(log_id_t log_id, struct iovec *vec)
 {
-    return TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY( writev(log_channels[log_id].fd, vec, 3) );
+    ssize_t ret;
+
+    do {
+        ret = writev(log_channels[log_id].fd, vec, 3);
+    } while ((ret < 0) && (errno == EINTR));
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
-/* Important: see technical note at start of source file */
 static int __write_to_log_init(log_id_t log_id, struct iovec *vec)
 {
     if ((LOG_ID_NONE < log_id) && (log_id < LOG_ID_MAX)) {
-        int fd;
-
         pthread_mutex_lock(&log_init_lock);
 
-        fd = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(log_channels[log_id].path, O_WRONLY));
+        int fd = open(log_channels[log_id].path, O_WRONLY);
 
         log_channels[log_id].logger =
             (fd < 0) ? __write_to_log_null : __write_to_log_kernel;
@@ -139,9 +130,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-/* Important: see technical note at start of source file */
-__LIBC_HIDDEN__
-int __libc_android_log_write(int prio, const char *tag, const char *msg)
+static int __android_log_write(int prio, const char *tag, const char *msg)
 {
     struct iovec vec[3];
     log_id_t log_id = LOG_ID_MAIN;
@@ -162,11 +151,7 @@
     return log_channels[log_id].logger(log_id, vec);
 }
 
-/* The functions below are not designed to be called from a heap panic
- * function or from a signal handler. As such, they are free to use complex
- * C library functions like vsnprintf()
- */
-__LIBC_HIDDEN__
+
 int __libc_android_log_vprint(int prio, const char *tag, const char *fmt,
                               va_list ap)
 {
@@ -174,10 +159,9 @@
 
     vsnprintf(buf, LOG_BUF_SIZE, fmt, ap);
 
-    return __libc_android_log_write(prio, tag, buf);
+    return __android_log_write(prio, tag, buf);
 }
 
-__LIBC_HIDDEN__
 int __libc_android_log_print(int prio, const char *tag, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
@@ -187,21 +171,20 @@
     vsnprintf(buf, LOG_BUF_SIZE, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 
-    return __libc_android_log_write(prio, tag, buf);
+    return __android_log_write(prio, tag, buf);
 }
 
-__LIBC_HIDDEN__
 int __libc_android_log_assert(const char *cond, const char *tag,
 			      const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
-    char buf[LOG_BUF_SIZE];
+    char buf[LOG_BUF_SIZE];    
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
     vsnprintf(buf, LOG_BUF_SIZE, fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 
-    __libc_android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, tag, buf);
+    __android_log_write(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, tag, buf);
 
     exit(1);
 
diff --git a/libc/private/logd.h b/libc/private/logd.h
index 4a9b62e..43fa742 100644
--- a/libc/private/logd.h
+++ b/libc/private/logd.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     ANDROID_LOG_SILENT,     /* only for SetMinPriority(); must be last */
 };
 
-int __libc_android_log_write(int prio, const char* tag, const char* buffer);
 int __libc_android_log_print(int prio, const char *tag, const char *fmt, ...);
 int __libc_android_log_vprint(int prio, const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap);