--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -12,6 +12,64 @@
 ngx_os_io_t  ngx_io;
 
 
+ngx_listening_t *
+ngx_create_listening(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *sockaddr, socklen_t socklen)
+{
+    ngx_listening_t  *ls;
+    struct sockaddr  *sa;
+    u_char            text[NGX_SOCKADDR_STRLEN];
+
+    ls = ngx_array_push(&cf->cycle->listening);
+    if (ls == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ngx_memzero(ls, sizeof(ngx_listening_t));
+
+    sa = ngx_palloc(cf->pool, socklen);
+    if (sa == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ngx_memcpy(sa, sockaddr, socklen);
+
+    ls->sockaddr = sa;
+    ls->socklen = socklen;
+
+    ls->addr_text.len = ngx_sock_ntop(sa, text, NGX_SOCKADDR_STRLEN, 1);
+
+    ls->addr_text.data = ngx_pnalloc(cf->pool, ls->addr_text.len);
+    if (ls->addr_text.data == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    ngx_memcpy(ls->addr_text.data, text, ls->addr_text.len);
+
+    ls->fd = (ngx_socket_t) -1;
+    ls->type = SOCK_STREAM;
+
+    switch (ls->sockaddr->sa_family) {
+#if (NGX_HAVE_INET6)
+    case AF_INET6:
+         ls->addr_text_max_len = NGX_INET6_ADDRSTRLEN;
+         break;
+#endif
+    case AF_INET:
+         ls->addr_text_max_len = NGX_INET_ADDRSTRLEN;
+         break;
+    default:
+         ls->addr_text_max_len = NGX_SOCKADDR_STRLEN;
+         break;
+    }
+
+    ls->backlog = NGX_LISTEN_BACKLOG;
+    ls->rcvbuf = -1;
+    ls->sndbuf = -1;
+
+    return ls;
+}
+
+
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_set_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
 {