--- /dev/null
+commit bb9970a9df95837e39d680021b1f73d231e85406
+Author: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
+Date: Tue May 3 09:52:43 2011 -0700
+
+ Check error returns from write to sysfs
+
+ Add helper function to check write to sysfs files.
+
+ Fix incorrect sysfs path in br_set.
+
+[Thomas De Schampheleire: update commit message only]
+Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de.schampheleire@gmail.com>
+
+diff --git a/libbridge/libbridge_devif.c b/libbridge/libbridge_devif.c
+index aa8bc36..1e83925 100644
+--- a/libbridge/libbridge_devif.c
++++ b/libbridge/libbridge_devif.c
+@@ -280,25 +280,38 @@ fallback:
+ return old_get_port_info(brname, port, info);
+ }
+
++static int set_sysfs(const char *path, unsigned long value)
++{
++ int fd, ret = 0, cc;
++ char buf[32];
++
++ fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
++ if (fd < 0)
++ return -1;
++
++ cc = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%lu\n", value);
++ if (write(fd, buf, cc) < 0)
++ ret = -1;
++ close(fd);
++
++ return ret;
++}
++
+
+ static int br_set(const char *bridge, const char *name,
+ unsigned long value, unsigned long oldcode)
+ {
+ int ret;
+ char path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
+- FILE *f;
+
+- snprintf(path, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, SYSFS_CLASS_NET "%s/%s", bridge, name);
++ snprintf(path, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, SYSFS_CLASS_NET "%s/bridge/%s",
++ bridge, name);
+
+- f = fopen(path, "w");
+- if (f) {
+- ret = fprintf(f, "%ld\n", value);
+- fclose(f);
+- } else {
++ if ((ret = set_sysfs(path, value)) < 0) {
+ /* fallback to old ioctl */
+ struct ifreq ifr;
+ unsigned long args[4] = { oldcode, value, 0, 0 };
+-
++
+ strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, bridge, IFNAMSIZ);
+ ifr.ifr_data = (char *) &args;
+ ret = ioctl(br_socket_fd, SIOCDEVPRIVATE, &ifr);
+@@ -348,14 +361,10 @@ static int port_set(const char *bridge, const char *ifname,
+ {
+ int ret;
+ char path[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
+- FILE *f;
+
+ snprintf(path, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, SYSFS_CLASS_NET "%s/brport/%s", ifname, name);
+- f = fopen(path, "w");
+- if (f) {
+- ret = fprintf(f, "%ld\n", value);
+- fclose(f);
+- } else {
++
++ if ((ret = set_sysfs(path, value)) < 0) {
+ int index = get_portno(bridge, ifname);
+
+ if (index < 0)