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+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_event.h>
+
+
+#define NGX_MAX_PENDING_CONN  10
+
+
+static CRITICAL_SECTION  connect_lock;
+static int               nconnects;
+static ngx_connection_t  pending_connects[NGX_MAX_PENDING_CONN];
+
+static HANDLE            pending_connect_event;
+
+__declspec(thread) int                nevents = 0;
+__declspec(thread) WSAEVENT           events[WSA_MAXIMUM_WAIT_EVENTS];
+__declspec(thread) ngx_connection_t  *conn[WSA_MAXIMUM_WAIT_EVENTS];
+
+
+
+int ngx_iocp_wait_connect(ngx_connection_t *c)
+{
+    for ( ;; ) {
+        EnterCriticalSection(&connect_lock);
+
+        if (nconnects < NGX_MAX_PENDING_CONN) {
+            pending_connects[--nconnects] = c;
+            LeaveCriticalSection(&connect_lock);
+
+            if (SetEvent(pending_connect_event) == 0) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                              "SetEvent() failed");
+                return NGX_ERROR;
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        LeaveCriticalSection(&connect_lock);
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_NOTICE, c->log, 0,
+                      "max number of pending connect()s is %d",
+                      NGX_MAX_PENDING_CONN);
+        msleep(100);
+    }
+
+    if (!started) {
+        if (ngx_iocp_new_thread(1) == NGX_ERROR) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+        started = 1;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+int ngx_iocp_new_thread(int main)
+{
+    u_int  id;
+
+    if (main) {
+        pending_connect_event = CreateEvent(NULL, 0, 1, NULL);
+        if (pending_connect_event == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                          "CreateThread() failed");
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (CreateThread(NULL, 0, ngx_iocp_wait_events, main, 0, &id)
+                                                       == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                      "CreateThread() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    SetEvent(event) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_errno,
+                      "SetEvent() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+int ngx_iocp_new_connect()
+{
+    EnterCriticalSection(&connect_lock);
+    c = pending_connects[--nconnects];
+    LeaveCriticalSection(&connect_lock);
+
+    conn[nevents] = c;
+
+    events[nevents] = WSACreateEvent();
+    if (events[nevents] == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+                      "WSACreateEvent() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (WSAEventSelect(c->fd, events[nevents], FD_CONNECT) == -1)
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, ngx_socket_errno,
+                      "WSAEventSelect() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    nevents++;
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+void ngx_iocp_wait_events(int main)
+{
+    WSANETWORKEVENTS  ne;
+
+    nevents = 1;
+    events[0] = pending_connect_event;
+    conn[0] = NULL;
+
+    for ( ;; ) {
+        offset = (nevents == WSA_MAXIMUM_WAIT_EVENTS) ? 1: 0;
+        timeout = (nevents == 1 && !first) ? 60000: INFINITE;
+
+        n = WSAWaitForMultipleEvents(nevents - offset, events[offset],
+                                     0, timeout, 0);
+        if (n == WAIT_FAILED) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, ngx_socket_errno,
+                          "WSAWaitForMultipleEvents() failed");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (n == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
+            if (nevents == 1 && !main) {
+                ExitThread(0);
+            }
+
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
+                          "WSAWaitForMultipleEvents() "
+                          "returned unexpected WAIT_TIMEOUT");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        n -= WSA_WAIT_EVENT_0;
+
+        if (n == 0) {
+
+            /* the first event is pending_connect_event */
+
+            if (nevents == WSA_MAXIMUM_WAIT_EVENTS) {
+                ngx_iocp_new_thread(0);
+            } else {
+                ngx_iocp_new_connect();
+            }
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (WSAEnumNetworkEvents(c[n].fd, events[n], &ne) == -1) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, ngx_socket_errno,
+                          "WSAEnumNetworkEvents() failed");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ne.lNetworkEvents & FD_CONNECT) {
+            conn[n].write->ovlp.error = ne.iErrorCode[FD_CONNECT_BIT];
+
+            if (PostQueuedCompletionStatus(iocp, 0, NGX_IOCP_CONNECT,
+                                           &conn[n].write->ovlp) == 0)
+            {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, ngx_socket_errno,
+                              "PostQueuedCompletionStatus() failed");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (n < nevents) {
+                conn[n] = conn[nevents];
+                events[n] = events[nevents];
+            }
+
+            nevents--;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ne.lNetworkEvents & FD_ACCEPT) {
+
+            /* CHECK ERROR ??? */
+
+            ngx_event_post_acceptex(conn[n].listening, 1);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c[n].log, 0,
+                      "WSAWaitForMultipleEvents() "
+                      "returned unexpected network event %lu",
+                      ne.lNetworkEvents);
+    }
+}