+static void
+vsctl_fatal(const char *format, ...)
+{
+ char *message;
+ va_list args;
+
+ va_start(args, format);
+ message = xvasprintf(format, args);
+ va_end(args);
+
+ vlog_set_levels(VLM_vsctl, VLF_CONSOLE, VLL_EMER);
+ VLOG_ERR("%s", message);
+ ovs_fatal(0, "%s", message);
+}
+