1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ev_epoll.c b/ev_epoll.c
index 40c320a..c4f1679 100644
--- a/ev_epoll.c
+++ b/ev_epoll.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * libev epoll fd activity backend
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2007,2008 Marc Alexander Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>
+ * Copyright (c) 2007,2008,2009 Marc Alexander Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modifica-
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ epoll_poll (EV_P_ ev_tstamp timeout)
 int inline_size
 epoll_init (EV_P_ int flags)
 {
-  backend_fd = epoll_create (256);
+#ifdef EPOLL_CLOEXEC
+  backend_fd = epoll_create1 (EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+
+  if (backend_fd <= 0)
+#endif
+    backend_fd = epoll_create (256);
 
   if (backend_fd < 0)
     return 0;