diff --git a/sysstat-8.0.4-write.patch b/sysstat-8.0.4-write.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd47b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysstat-8.0.4-write.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+diff -up sysstat-8.0.4/sadc.c.pom sysstat-8.0.4/sadc.c
+--- sysstat-8.0.4/sadc.c.pom	2008-01-01 10:26:31.000000000 +0100
++++ sysstat-8.0.4/sadc.c	2008-02-28 10:25:20.000000000 +0100
+@@ -99,6 +99,32 @@ void alarm_handler(int sig)
+    alarm(interval);
+ }
+ 
++ 
++/* 
++ *************************************************************************** 
++ * write 'count' bytes from buffer to file fd 
++ *************************************************************************** 
++ */ 
++int write_all(int fd, const char *buffer, int count) 
++{ 
++       int block, offset = 0; 
++ 
++       while (count > 0) { 
++               block = write(fd, &buffer[offset], count); 
++ 
++               if (block < 0) { 
++                       if (errno == EINTR) continue; 
++                       return block; 
++               } 
++               if (block == 0) return offset; 
++ 
++               offset += block; 
++               count -= block; 
++       } 
++ 
++       return offset; 
++} 
++ 
+ 
+ /*
+  ***************************************************************************
+@@ -357,7 +383,7 @@ void setup_file_hdr(int fd, size_t *file
+    file_hdr.sa_release[UTSNAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+ 
+    /* Write file header */
+-   if ((nb = write(fd, &file_hdr, FILE_HDR_SIZE)) != FILE_HDR_SIZE) {
++   if ((nb = write_all(fd, &file_hdr, FILE_HDR_SIZE)) != FILE_HDR_SIZE) {
+       fprintf(stderr, _("Cannot write system activity file header: %s\n"),
+ 	      strerror(errno));
+       exit(2);
+@@ -404,7 +430,7 @@ void write_special_record(int ofd, size_
+    }
+ 
+    /* Write record now */
+-   if ((nb = write(ofd, &file_stats, file_stats_size)) != file_stats_size)
++   if ((nb = write_all(ofd, &file_stats, file_stats_size)) != file_stats_size)
+       p_write_error();
+ }
+ 
+@@ -432,32 +458,32 @@ void write_stats(int ofd, size_t file_st
+ 	 /* Unable to lock file: wait for next iteration to try again to save data */
+ 	 return;
+    }
+-   if ((nb = write(ofd, &file_stats, file_stats_size)) != file_stats_size)
++   if ((nb = write_all(ofd, &file_stats, file_stats_size)) != file_stats_size)
+       p_write_error();
+    if (cpu_nr) {
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, st_cpu, STATS_ONE_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr)) != (STATS_ONE_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr))
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, st_cpu, STATS_ONE_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr)) != (STATS_ONE_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr))
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+    if (GET_ONE_IRQ(sadc_actflag)) {
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, interrupts, STATS_ONE_IRQ_SIZE)) != STATS_ONE_IRQ_SIZE)
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, interrupts, STATS_ONE_IRQ_SIZE)) != STATS_ONE_IRQ_SIZE)
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+    if (serial_nr) {
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, st_serial, STATS_SERIAL_SIZE * serial_nr)) != (STATS_SERIAL_SIZE * serial_nr))
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, st_serial, STATS_SERIAL_SIZE * serial_nr)) != (STATS_SERIAL_SIZE * serial_nr))
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+    if (irqcpu_nr) {
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, st_irq_cpu, STATS_IRQ_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr * irqcpu_nr))
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, st_irq_cpu, STATS_IRQ_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr * irqcpu_nr))
+ 	  != (STATS_IRQ_CPU_SIZE * cpu_nr * irqcpu_nr))
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+    if (iface_nr) {
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, st_net_dev, STATS_NET_DEV_SIZE * iface_nr)) != (STATS_NET_DEV_SIZE * iface_nr))
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, st_net_dev, STATS_NET_DEV_SIZE * iface_nr)) != (STATS_NET_DEV_SIZE * iface_nr))
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+    if (disk_nr && GET_DISK(sadc_actflag)) {
+       /* Disk stats written only if -d option used */
+-      if ((nb = write(ofd, st_disk, DISK_STATS_SIZE * disk_nr)) != (DISK_STATS_SIZE * disk_nr))
++      if ((nb = write_all(ofd, st_disk, DISK_STATS_SIZE * disk_nr)) != (DISK_STATS_SIZE * disk_nr))
+ 	 p_write_error();
+    }
+ }
diff --git a/sysstat.spec b/sysstat.spec
index 91de803..424ca5c 100644
--- a/sysstat.spec
+++ b/sysstat.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Name: sysstat
 Version: 8.0.4
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: The sar and iostat system monitoring commands
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Applications/System
 URL: 	http://perso.orange.fr/sebastien.godard/
 Source: http://perso.orange.fr/sebastien.godard/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch0: sysstat-8.0.4-write.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n) 
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ activity.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch -p1 -b .ret
 iconv -f windows-1252 -t utf8 CREDITS > CREDITS.aux
 mv CREDITS.aux CREDITS
 
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_localstatedir}/log/sa
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 28 2008 Ivana Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 8.0.4-2
+- retry write functuon in sadc command - thanks Tomas Mraz
+
 * Fri Feb  8 2008 Ivana Varekova <varekova@redhat.com> - 8.0.4-1
 - updated to 8.0.4