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+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_event.h>
+
+
+ngx_thread_volatile ngx_event_t  *ngx_posted_events;
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+ngx_mutex_t                      *ngx_posted_events_mutex;
+#endif
+
+
+void ngx_event_process_posted(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+{
+    ngx_event_t  *ev;
+
+    for ( ;; ) {
+
+        ev = (ngx_event_t *) ngx_posted_events;
+
+        ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
+                      "posted event " PTR_FMT, ev);
+
+        if (ev == NULL) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ngx_posted_events = ev->next;
+
+        if ((!ev->posted && !ev->active)
+            || (ev->use_instance && ev->instance != ev->returned_instance))
+        {
+            /*
+             * the stale event from a file descriptor
+             * that was just closed in this iteration
+             */
+
+            ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
+                          "stale posted event " PTR_FMT, ev);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ev->posted) {
+            ev->posted = 0;
+        }
+
+        ev->event_handler(ev);
+    }
+}
+
+
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+
+void ngx_event_thread_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
+{
+    if ((!ev->posted && !ev->active)
+        || (ev->use_instance && ev->instance != ev->returned_instance))
+    {
+        /*
+         * the stale event from a file descriptor
+         * that was just closed in this iteration
+         */
+
+        ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, ev->log, 0,
+                       "kevent: stale event " PTR_FMT, ev);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (ev->posted) {
+        ev->posted = 0;
+    }
+
+    ev->event_handler(ev);
+}
+
+#endif