--- watchdog-5.9.old/src/shutdown.c	2010-03-06 21:06:51.000000000 +0000
+++ watchdog-5.9.cleanups/src/shutdown.c	2011-01-17 13:41:57.623877045 +0000
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 void do_shutdown(int errorcode)
 {
     int i = 0, fd;
+    size_t write_len;
     char *seedbck = RANDOM_SEED;
 
     /* soft-boot the system */
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@
 	wtmp.ut_pid = 0;
 	wtmp.ut_type = RUN_LVL;
 	wtmp.ut_time = t;
-	write(fd, (char *) &wtmp, sizeof(wtmp));
+	write_len = write(fd, (char *) &wtmp, sizeof(wtmp));
 	close(fd);
     }
     
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@
 		char buf[512];
 
 		if (read(fd_seed, buf, 512) == 512)
-		    write(fd_bck, buf, 512);
+		    write_len = write(fd_bck, buf, 512);
 		close(fd_bck);
 	    }
 	    close(fd_seed);