diff --git a/include/log/log.h b/include/log/log.h
index 0b17574..1cdf7bc 100644
--- a/include/log/log.h
+++ b/include/log/log.h
@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@
 #define android_btWriteLog(tag, type, payload, len) \
     __android_log_btwrite(tag, type, payload, len)
 
+#define android_errorWriteLog(tag, subTag) \
+    __android_log_error_write(tag, subTag, -1, NULL, 0)
+
+#define android_errorWriteWithInfoLog(tag, subTag, uid, data, dataLen) \
+    __android_log_error_write(tag, subTag, uid, data, dataLen)
+
 /*
  *    IF_ALOG uses android_testLog, but IF_ALOG can be overridden.
  *    android_testLog will remain constant in its purpose as a wrapper
@@ -612,6 +618,9 @@
  */
 int __android_log_is_loggable(int prio, const char *tag, int def);
 
+int __android_log_error_write(int tag, const char *subTag, int32_t uid, const char *data,
+                              uint32_t dataLen);
+
 /*
  * Send a simple string to the log.
  */
diff --git a/liblog/Android.mk b/liblog/Android.mk
index d7766f5..115dd79 100644
--- a/liblog/Android.mk
+++ b/liblog/Android.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 liblog_cflags := -DLIBLOG_LOG_TAG=1005
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_USES_LOGD),false)
-liblog_sources := logd_write.c
+liblog_sources := logd_write.c log_event_write.c
 else
 liblog_sources := logd_write_kern.c
 endif
diff --git a/liblog/log_event_write.c b/liblog/log_event_write.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc42d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblog/log_event_write.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+#include <log/logger.h>
+
+#define MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD 512
+#define MAX_SUBTAG_LEN 32
+
+static inline void copy4LE(uint8_t *buf, size_t pos, int val)
+{
+    buf[pos] = val & 0xFF;
+    buf[pos+1] = (val >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    buf[pos+2] = (val >> 16) & 0xFF;
+    buf[pos+3] = (val >> 24) & 0xFF;
+}
+
+int __android_log_error_write(int tag, const char *subTag, int32_t uid, const char *data,
+                              uint32_t dataLen)
+{
+    uint8_t buf[MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD];
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    uint32_t subTagLen = 0;
+    uint32_t roomLeftForData = 0;
+
+    if ((subTag == NULL) || ((data == NULL) && (dataLen != 0))) return -EINVAL;
+
+    subTagLen = strlen(subTag);
+
+    // Truncate subtags that are too long.
+    subTagLen = subTagLen > MAX_SUBTAG_LEN ? MAX_SUBTAG_LEN : subTagLen;
+
+    // Truncate dataLen if it is too long.
+    roomLeftForData = MAX_EVENT_PAYLOAD -
+            (1 + // EVENT_TYPE_LIST
+             1 + // Number of elements in list
+             1 + // EVENT_TYPE_STRING
+             sizeof(subTagLen) +
+             subTagLen +
+             1 + // EVENT_TYPE_INT
+             sizeof(uid) +
+             1 + // EVENT_TYPE_STRING
+             sizeof(dataLen));
+    dataLen = dataLen > roomLeftForData ? roomLeftForData : dataLen;
+
+    buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_LIST;
+    buf[pos++] = 3; // Number of elements in the list (subTag, uid, data)
+
+    // Write sub tag.
+    buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
+    copy4LE(buf, pos, subTagLen);
+    pos += 4;
+    memcpy(&buf[pos], subTag, subTagLen);
+    pos += subTagLen;
+
+    // Write UID.
+    buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_INT;
+    copy4LE(buf, pos, uid);
+    pos += 4;
+
+    // Write data.
+    buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_STRING;
+    copy4LE(buf, pos, dataLen);
+    pos += 4;
+    if (dataLen != 0)
+    {
+        memcpy(&buf[pos], data, dataLen);
+        pos += dataLen;
+    }
+
+    return __android_log_bwrite(tag, buf, pos);
+}
diff --git a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
index abe0239..c987041 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/liblog_test.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -876,3 +877,398 @@
     property_set(key, hold[2]);
     property_set(key + base_offset, hold[3]);
 }
+
+static inline int32_t get4LE(const char* src)
+{
+    return src[0] | (src[1] << 8) | (src[2] << 16) | (src[3] << 24);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog__android_logger_list_read__typical) {
+    const int TAG = 123456781;
+    const char SUBTAG[] = "test-subtag";
+    const int UID = -1;
+    const int DATA_LEN = 200;
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_LT(0, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog(
+            TAG, SUBTAG, UID, max_payload_buf, DATA_LEN));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag != TAG) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // List type
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_LIST, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Number of elements in list
+        ASSERT_EQ(3, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Element #1: string type for subtag
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ((int) strlen(SUBTAG), get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData +=4;
+
+        if (memcmp(SUBTAG, eventData, strlen(SUBTAG))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        eventData += strlen(SUBTAG);
+
+        // Element #2: int type for uid
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_INT, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(UID, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        // Element #3: string type for data
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(DATA_LEN, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (memcmp(max_payload_buf, eventData, DATA_LEN)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ++count;
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog__android_logger_list_read__data_too_large) {
+    const int TAG = 123456782;
+    const char SUBTAG[] = "test-subtag";
+    const int UID = -1;
+    const int DATA_LEN = sizeof(max_payload_buf);
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_LT(0, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog(
+            TAG, SUBTAG, UID, max_payload_buf, DATA_LEN));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+        char *original = eventData;
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag != TAG) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // List type
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_LIST, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Number of elements in list
+        ASSERT_EQ(3, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Element #1: string type for subtag
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ((int) strlen(SUBTAG), get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData +=4;
+
+        if (memcmp(SUBTAG, eventData, strlen(SUBTAG))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        eventData += strlen(SUBTAG);
+
+        // Element #2: int type for uid
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_INT, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(UID, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        // Element #3: string type for data
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        size_t dataLen = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (memcmp(max_payload_buf, eventData, dataLen)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        eventData += dataLen;
+
+        // 4 bytes for the tag, and 512 bytes for the log since the max_payload_buf should be
+        // truncated.
+        ASSERT_EQ(4 + 512, eventData - original);
+
+        ++count;
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog__android_logger_list_read__null_data) {
+    const int TAG = 123456783;
+    const char SUBTAG[] = "test-subtag";
+    const int UID = -1;
+    const int DATA_LEN = 200;
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_GT(0, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog(
+            TAG, SUBTAG, UID, NULL, DATA_LEN));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag == TAG) {
+            // This tag should not have been written because the data was null
+            count++;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog__android_logger_list_read__subtag_too_long) {
+    const int TAG = 123456784;
+    const char SUBTAG[] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz now i know my abc";
+    const int UID = -1;
+    const int DATA_LEN = 200;
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_LT(0, android_errorWriteWithInfoLog(
+            TAG, SUBTAG, UID, max_payload_buf, DATA_LEN));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag != TAG) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // List type
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_LIST, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Number of elements in list
+        ASSERT_EQ(3, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Element #1: string type for subtag
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // The subtag is longer than 32 and should be truncated to that.
+        ASSERT_EQ(32, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData +=4;
+
+        if (memcmp(SUBTAG, eventData, 32)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        eventData += 32;
+
+        // Element #2: int type for uid
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_INT, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(UID, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        // Element #3: string type for data
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(DATA_LEN, get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (memcmp(max_payload_buf, eventData, DATA_LEN)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ++count;
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteLog__android_logger_list_read__success) {
+    const int TAG = 123456785;
+    const char SUBTAG[] = "test-subtag";
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_LT(0, android_errorWriteLog(TAG, SUBTAG));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag != TAG) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // List type
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_LIST, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Number of elements in list
+        ASSERT_EQ(3, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        // Element #1: string type for subtag
+        ASSERT_EQ(EVENT_TYPE_STRING, eventData[0]);
+        eventData++;
+
+        ASSERT_EQ((int) strlen(SUBTAG), get4LE(eventData));
+        eventData +=4;
+
+        if (memcmp(SUBTAG, eventData, strlen(SUBTAG))) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        ++count;
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}
+
+TEST(liblog, android_errorWriteLog__android_logger_list_read__null_subtag) {
+    const int TAG = 123456786;
+    struct logger_list *logger_list;
+
+    pid_t pid = getpid();
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(NULL != (logger_list = android_logger_list_open(
+        LOG_ID_EVENTS, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid)));
+
+    ASSERT_GT(0, android_errorWriteLog(TAG, NULL));
+
+    sleep(2);
+
+    int count = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        log_msg log_msg;
+        if (android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg) <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        char *eventData = log_msg.msg();
+
+        // Tag
+        int tag = get4LE(eventData);
+        eventData += 4;
+
+        if (tag == TAG) {
+            // This tag should not have been written because the data was null
+            count++;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, count);
+
+    android_logger_list_close(logger_list);
+}