--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #include <ngx_config.h>
 #include <ngx_core.h>
 #include <ngx_event.h>
-
-#include <nginx.h>
+#include <ngx_channel.h>
 
 
 static void ngx_start_worker_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_int_t n,
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ sig_atomic_t  ngx_reopen;
 sig_atomic_t  ngx_change_binary;
 ngx_pid_t     ngx_new_binary;
 ngx_uint_t    ngx_inherited;
+ngx_uint_t    ngx_daemonized;
 
 sig_atomic_t  ngx_noaccept;
 ngx_uint_t    ngx_noaccepting;
@@ -609,37 +609,11 @@ static void ngx_worker_process_cycle(ngx
     ngx_last_process = 0;
 #endif
 
-    c = &cycle->connections[ngx_channel];
-    ngx_memzero(c, sizeof(ngx_connection_t));
-
-    c->fd = ngx_channel;
-    c->pool = cycle->pool;
-    c->read = &cycle->read_events[ngx_channel];
-    c->write = &cycle->write_events[ngx_channel];
-
-    ngx_memzero(c->read, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
-    ngx_memzero(c->write, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
-
-    c->log = cycle->log;
-    c->read->log = cycle->log;
-    c->write->log = cycle->log;
-    c->read->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
-    c->write->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
-    c->read->data = c;
-    c->write->data = c;
-    c->read->event_handler = ngx_channel_handler;
-
-    if (ngx_add_conn) {
-        if (ngx_add_conn(c) == NGX_ERROR) {
-            /* fatal */
-            exit(2);
-        }
-
-    } else {
-        if (ngx_add_event(c->read, NGX_READ_EVENT, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
-            /* fatal */
-            exit(2);
-        }
+    if (ngx_add_channel_event(cycle, ngx_channel, NGX_READ_EVENT,
+                                             ngx_channel_handler) == NGX_ERROR)
+    {
+        /* fatal */
+        exit(2);
     }
 
     ngx_setproctitle("worker process");
@@ -813,165 +787,3 @@ int ngx_worker_thread_cycle(void *data)
 }
 
 #endif
-
-
-ngx_int_t ngx_write_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
-                            ngx_log_t *log) 
-{
-    ssize_t             n;
-    ngx_err_t           err;
-    struct iovec        iov[1];
-    struct msghdr       msg;
-
-#if (HAVE_MSGHDR_MSG_CONTROL)
-
-    union {
-        struct cmsghdr  cm;
-        char            space[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
-    } cmsg;
-
-    if (ch->fd == -1) {
-        msg.msg_control = NULL;
-        msg.msg_controllen = 0;
-
-    } else {
-        msg.msg_control = (caddr_t) &cmsg;
-        msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsg);
-
-        cmsg.cm.cmsg_len = sizeof(cmsg);
-        cmsg.cm.cmsg_level = SOL_SOCKET; 
-        cmsg.cm.cmsg_type = SCM_RIGHTS;
-        *(int *) CMSG_DATA(&cmsg.cm) = ch->fd;
-    }
-
-#else
-
-    if (ch->fd == -1) {
-        msg.msg_accrights = NULL;
-        msg.msg_accrightslen = 0;
-
-    } else {
-        msg.msg_accrights = (caddr_t) &ch->fd;
-        msg.msg_accrightslen = sizeof(int);
-    }
-
-#endif
-
-    iov[0].iov_base = (char *) ch;
-    iov[0].iov_len = size;
-
-    msg.msg_name = NULL;
-    msg.msg_namelen = 0;
-    msg.msg_iov = iov;
-    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-
-    n = sendmsg(s, &msg, 0);
-
-    if (n == -1) {
-        err = ngx_errno;
-        if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
-            return NGX_AGAIN;
-        }
-
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, err, "sendmsg() failed");
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    return NGX_OK;
-}
-
-
-ngx_int_t ngx_read_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
-                           ngx_log_t *log)
-{   
-    ssize_t             n;
-    ngx_err_t           err;
-    struct iovec        iov[1];
-    struct msghdr       msg;
-
-#if (HAVE_MSGHDR_MSG_CONTROL)
-    union {
-        struct cmsghdr  cm;
-        char            space[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))];
-    } cmsg;
-#else
-    int                 fd;
-#endif
-
-    iov[0].iov_base = (char *) ch;
-    iov[0].iov_len = size;
-
-    msg.msg_name = NULL;
-    msg.msg_namelen = 0;
-    msg.msg_iov = iov;
-    msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-
-#if (HAVE_MSGHDR_MSG_CONTROL)
-    msg.msg_control = (caddr_t) &cmsg;
-    msg.msg_controllen = sizeof(cmsg);
-#else
-    msg.msg_accrights = (caddr_t) &fd;
-    msg.msg_accrightslen = sizeof(int);
-#endif
-
-    n = recvmsg(s, &msg, 0);
-
-    if (n == -1) {
-        err = ngx_errno;
-        if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
-            return NGX_AGAIN;
-        }
-
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, err, "recvmsg() failed");
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    if ((size_t) n < sizeof(ngx_channel_t)) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                      "recvmsg() returned not enough data");
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-#if (HAVE_MSGHDR_MSG_CONTROL)
-
-    if (ch->command == NGX_CMD_OPEN_CHANNEL) {
-
-        if (cmsg.cm.cmsg_len < sizeof(cmsg)) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                          "recvmsg() returned too small ancillary data");
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        if (cmsg.cm.cmsg_level != SOL_SOCKET || cmsg.cm.cmsg_type != SCM_RIGHTS)
-        {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                          "recvmsg() returned invalid ancillary data "
-                          "level %d or type %d",
-                          cmsg.cm.cmsg_level, cmsg.cm.cmsg_type);
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        ch->fd = *(int *) CMSG_DATA(&cmsg.cm);
-    }
-
-    if (msg.msg_flags & (MSG_TRUNC|MSG_CTRUNC)) {
-        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
-                      "recvmsg() truncated data");
-    }
-
-#else
-
-    if (ch->command == NGX_CMD_OPEN_CHANNEL) {
-        if (msg.msg_accrightslen != sizeof(int)) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0, 
-                          "recvmsg() returned no ancillary data");
-            return NGX_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        ch->fd = fd;
-    }
-
-#endif
-
-    return n;
-}