diff --git a/armhf-ld-so.patch b/armhf-ld-so.patch
index ce66dfb..c616b53 100644
--- a/armhf-ld-so.patch
+++ b/armhf-ld-so.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-For backward compatibility with armhf binaries built with the
-old linker SONAME, we need to fake out the linker to believe
-the new is the old, until such a point as everything is rebuilt.
-
-Patch for elf/dl-load.c taken from Debian.
-
 diff --git a/sysdeps/arm/shlib-versions b/sysdeps/arm/shlib-versions
 index 491dd0a..5464959 100644
 --- a/glibc-ports-2.15/sysdeps/arm/shlib-versions
@@ -15,20 +9,3 @@ index 491dd0a..5464959 100644
 +arm.*-.*-linux-gnueabi.*	ld=ld-linux-armhf.so.3
  arm.*-.*-linux.*	ld=ld-linux.so.2
 
---- glibc-2.15/elf/dl-load.c.~1~	2011-12-30 23:13:56.000000000 +0100
-+++ glibc-2.15/elf/dl-load.c	2012-04-18 15:05:33.203485389 +0200
-@@ -2082,10 +2082,13 @@
- 	  soname = ((const char *) D_PTR (l, l_info[DT_STRTAB])
- 		    + l->l_info[DT_SONAME]->d_un.d_val);
- 	  if (strcmp (name, soname) != 0)
-+#ifdef __arm__
-+            if (strcmp(name, "ld-linux.so.3") || strcmp(soname, "ld-linux-armhf.so.3"))
-+#endif
- 	    continue;
- 
- 	  /* We have a match on a new name -- cache it.  */
--	  add_name_to_object (l, soname);
-+	  add_name_to_object (l, name);
- 	  l->l_soname_added = 1;
- 	}
- 
diff --git a/glibc-armhf-compat.patch b/glibc-armhf-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01e656f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glibc-armhf-compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Patch for elf/dl-load.c taken from Debian:
+For backward compatibility with armhf binaries built with the
+old linker SONAME, we need to fake out the linker to believe
+the new is the old, until such a point as everything is rebuilt.
+
+--- glibc-2.15/elf/dl-load.c.~1~	2011-12-30 23:13:56.000000000 +0100
++++ glibc-2.15/elf/dl-load.c	2012-04-18 15:05:33.203485389 +0200
+@@ -2082,10 +2082,13 @@
+ 	  soname = ((const char *) D_PTR (l, l_info[DT_STRTAB])
+ 		    + l->l_info[DT_SONAME]->d_un.d_val);
+ 	  if (strcmp (name, soname) != 0)
++#ifdef __arm__
++            if (strcmp(name, "ld-linux.so.3") || strcmp(soname, "ld-linux-armhf.so.3"))
++#endif
+ 	    continue;
+ 
+ 	  /* We have a match on a new name -- cache it.  */
+-	  add_name_to_object (l, soname);
++	  add_name_to_object (l, name);
+ 	  l->l_soname_added = 1;
+ 	}
+ 
diff --git a/glibc-nscd-foreground.patch b/glibc-nscd-foreground.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ab742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glibc-nscd-foreground.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+diff -rup a/nscd/nscd.c b/nscd/nscd.c
+--- a/nscd/nscd.c	2012-01-01 05:16:32.000000000 -0700
++++ b/nscd/nscd.c	2012-02-03 13:07:50.509740586 -0700
+@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ thread_info_t thread_info;
+ int do_shutdown;
+ int disabled_passwd;
+ int disabled_group;
+-int go_background = 1;
++
++/* Default is to daemonize.  Set to 1 to run in foreground in
++   debugging mode, or negative to run in foreground but otherwise
++   behave like a daemon, i.e., detach from terminal and use
++   syslog.  */
++static int run_in_foreground = 0;
+ 
+ static const char *conffile = _PATH_NSCDCONF;
+ 
+@@ -104,6 +109,8 @@ static const struct argp_option options[
+     N_("Read configuration data from NAME") },
+   { "debug", 'd', NULL, 0,
+     N_("Do not fork and display messages on the current tty") },
++  { "foreground", 'F', NULL, 0,
++    N_("Do not fork, but otherwise behave like a deamon") },
+   { "nthreads", 't', N_("NUMBER"), 0, N_("Start NUMBER threads") },
+   { "shutdown", 'K', NULL, 0, N_("Shut the server down") },
+   { "statistics", 'g', NULL, 0, N_("Print current configuration statistics") },
+@@ -174,16 +181,22 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+   /* Determine page size.  */
+   pagesize_m1 = getpagesize () - 1;
+ 
+-  /* Behave like a daemon.  */
+-  if (go_background)
++  if (run_in_foreground <= 0)
+     {
+       int i;
++      pid_t pid;
+ 
+-      pid_t pid = fork ();
+-      if (pid == -1)
+-	error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot fork"));
+-      if (pid != 0)
+-	exit (0);
++      /* Behave like a daemon.  */
++      if (!run_in_foreground)
++	{
++	  pid = fork ();
++	  if (pid == -1)
++	    error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot fork"));
++	  if (pid != 0)
++	    exit (0);
++	}
++      else
++	fprintf (stderr, _("further output sent to syslog\n"));
+ 
+       int nullfd = open (_PATH_DEVNULL, O_RDWR);
+       if (nullfd != -1)
+@@ -234,11 +247,14 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 	for (i = min_close_fd; i < getdtablesize (); i++)
+ 	  close (i);
+ 
+-      pid = fork ();
+-      if (pid == -1)
+-	error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot fork"));
+-      if (pid != 0)
+-	exit (0);
++      if (!run_in_foreground)
++	{
++	  pid = fork ();
++	  if (pid == -1)
++	    error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("cannot fork"));
++	  if (pid != 0)
++	    exit (0);
++	}
+ 
+       setsid ();
+ 
+@@ -260,7 +276,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+       signal (SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN);
+     }
+   else
+-    /* In foreground mode we are not paranoid.  */
++    /* In debug mode we are not paranoid.  */
+     paranoia = 0;
+ 
+   signal (SIGINT, termination_handler);
+@@ -309,7 +325,11 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct ar
+     {
+     case 'd':
+       ++debug_level;
+-      go_background = 0;
++      run_in_foreground = 1;
++      break;
++
++    case 'F':
++      run_in_foreground = -1;
+       break;
+ 
+     case 'f':
diff --git a/glibc.changes b/glibc.changes
index 26fb8f7..d68494b 100644
--- a/glibc.changes
+++ b/glibc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  9 07:30:36 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Split out glibc-armhf-compat.patch from armhf-ld-so.patch.
+- Run nscd in the foreground with systemd (glibc-nscd-foreground-patch)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  8 14:00:52 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index c917b47..6067293 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ Patch18:        glibc-cpusetsize.diff
 # According the the Debian bug report, this is fixed in valgrind now, so disable
 # this patch.
 Patch19:        x86-cpuid-level2.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE Allow ARM binaries with old linker path to run - aj@suse.de
+Patch20:        glibc-armhf-compat.patch
 
 ### Locale related patches
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE Add additional locales
@@ -275,14 +277,16 @@ Patch1008:      glibc-2.16-fix-check-localplt.patch
 Patch1009:      glibc-uio-cell.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM - do not use initfini anymore
 Patch1010:      glibc-2.16-powerpc-initfini.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Use new common path for ARMv7 hardware float linker - aj@suse.de
+Patch1011:      armhf-ld-so.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Add --foreground for nscd (from Fedora)  - aj@suse.de
+Patch1012:      glibc-nscd-foreground.patch
 
 ### 
 # Patches awaiting upstream approval
 ###
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Fix assertion error in res_query.c (bso#13013)
 Patch2001:      glibc-resolv-assert.diff
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Use new common path for ARMv7 hardware float linker - aj@suse.de
-Patch2002:      armhf-ld-so.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Fix crash when nscd is not running (bso#135949) - aj@suse.de
 Patch2003:      glibc-nscd-crash-bso13594.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE Fix crash (access-after-free) in dl_lookup_x bnc#703140, bso#13579 matz@suse.de
@@ -546,11 +550,13 @@ rm nscd/s-stamp
 # to support further architectures, some more changes are needed
 %patch1010 -p1
 %endif
+%ifarch armv7l armv7hl
+%patch1011 -p1
+%patch20 -p1
+%endif
+%patch1012 -p1
 
 %patch2001 -p1
-%ifarch armv7l armv7hl
-%patch2002 -p1
-%endif
 %patch2003 -p1
 %patch2004 -p1
 # XXX: Does not pass testsuite, still there's no better solution yet
diff --git a/nscd.service b/nscd.service
index 80e7626..a4a25d0 100644
--- a/nscd.service
+++ b/nscd.service
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ Description=Name Service Cache Daemon
 After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=forking
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nscd
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nscd --foreground
 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/nscd --shutdown
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i passwd
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i group
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i services
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nscd -i netgroup
 Restart=always
-PIDFile=/var/run/nscd/nscd.pid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target