nginx-0.1.11-RELEASE import

    *) Feature: the worker_priority directive.

    *) Change: both tcp_nopush and tcp_nodelay directives affect the
       transferred response.

    *) Bugfix: nginx did not call initgroups().
       Thanks to Andrew Sitnikov and Andrei Nigmatulin.

    *) Change: now the ngx_http_autoindex_module shows the file size in the
       bytes.

    *) Bugfix: the ngx_http_autoindex_module returned the 500 error if the
       broken symlink was in a directory.

    *) Bugfix: the files bigger than 4G could not be transferred using
       sendfile.

    *) Bugfix: if the backend was resolved to several backends and there
       was an error while the response waiting then process may got caught
       in an endless loop.

    *) Bugfix: the worker process may exit with the "unknown cycle" message
       when the /dev/poll method was used.

    *) Bugfix: "close() channel failed" errors.

    *) Bugfix: the autodetection of the "nobody" and "nogroup" groups.

    *) Bugfix: the send_lowat directive did not work on Linux.

    *) Bugfix: the segmentation fault occurred if there was no events
       section in configuration.

    *) Bugfix: nginx could not be built on OpenBSD.

    *) Bugfix: the double slashes in "://" in the URI were converted to
       ":/".
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_aio_write_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_aio_write_chain.c
index 4d45f07..c1109dc 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_aio_write_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_aio_write_chain.c
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
     ngx_err_t     err;
     ngx_chain_t  *cl;
 
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum size_t value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
     send = 0;
     sent = 0;
     cl = in;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_files.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_files.h
index 03de946..be9cebe 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_files.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_files.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 #else
 #define ngx_de_namelen(dir)      ngx_strlen((dir)->de->d_name)
 #endif
-#define ngx_de_info(name, dir)   stat((const char *) name, &(dir)->info)
+#define ngx_de_info(name, dir)   lstat((const char *) name, &(dir)->info)
 #define ngx_de_info_n            "stat()"
 #define ngx_de_is_dir(dir)       (S_ISDIR((dir)->info.st_mode))
 #define ngx_de_is_file(dir)      (S_ISREG((dir)->info.st_mode))
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
index b76dc0c..044d9d5 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_init.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@
     }
 
 
+    ngx_tcp_nodelay_and_tcp_nopush = 1;
+
+
     return ngx_posix_init(log);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
index f86e1c0..187365c 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@
 {
     int              rc;
     u_char          *prev;
-    off_t            fprev, sent, send, sprev, aligned;
-    size_t           hsize, fsize;
-    ssize_t          size;
+    off_t            size, send, prev_send, aligned, sent, fprev;
+    size_t           header_size, file_size;
     ngx_uint_t       eintr, eagain, complete;
     ngx_err_t        err;
     ngx_buf_t       *file;
@@ -67,6 +66,12 @@
 
 #endif
 
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum size_t value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
     send = 0;
     eagain = 0;
 
@@ -82,11 +87,11 @@
 
     for ( ;; ) {
         file = NULL;
-        fsize = 0;
-        hsize = 0;
+        file_size = 0;
+        header_size = 0;
         eintr = 0;
         complete = 0;
-        sprev = send;
+        prev_send = send;
 
         header.nelts = 0;
         trailer.nelts = 0;
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@
             }
 
             if (prev == cl->buf->pos) {
-                iov->iov_len += size;
+                iov->iov_len += (size_t) size;
 
             } else {
                 if (!(iov = ngx_array_push(&header))) {
@@ -123,11 +128,11 @@
                 }
 
                 iov->iov_base = (void *) cl->buf->pos;
-                iov->iov_len = size;
+                iov->iov_len = (size_t) size;
             }
 
-            prev = cl->buf->pos + size;
-            hsize += size;
+            prev = cl->buf->pos + (size_t) size;
+            header_size += (size_t) size;
             send += size;
         }
 
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@
             /* coalesce the neighbouring file bufs */
 
             do {
-                size = (size_t) (cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos);
+                size = cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos;
 
                 if (send + size > limit) {
                     size = limit - send;
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                fsize += size;
+                file_size += (size_t) size;
                 send += size;
                 fprev = cl->buf->file_pos + size;
                 cl = cl->next;
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@
                 }
 
                 if (prev == cl->buf->pos) {
-                    iov->iov_len += size;
+                    iov->iov_len += (size_t) size;
 
                 } else {
                     if (!(iov = ngx_array_push(&trailer))) {
@@ -197,10 +202,10 @@
                     }
 
                     iov->iov_base = (void *) cl->buf->pos;
-                    iov->iov_len = size;
+                    iov->iov_len = (size_t) size;
                 }
 
-                prev = cl->buf->pos + size;
+                prev = cl->buf->pos + (size_t) size;
                 send += size;
                 cl = cl->next;
             }
@@ -245,13 +250,13 @@
              */
 
             if (ngx_freebsd_sendfile_nbytes_bug == 0) {
-                hsize = 0;
+                header_size = 0;
             }
 
             sent = 0;
 
             rc = sendfile(file->file->fd, c->fd, file->file_pos,
-                          fsize + hsize, &hdtr, &sent, 0);
+                          file_size + header_size, &hdtr, &sent, 0);
 
             if (rc == -1) {
                 err = ngx_errno;
@@ -265,8 +270,7 @@
                     }
 
                     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, err,
-                                   "sendfile() sent only %O bytes",
-                                   sent);
+                                   "sendfile() sent only %O bytes", sent);
 
                 } else {
                     wev->error = 1;
@@ -291,13 +295,13 @@
 
             ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                            "sendfile: %d, @%O %O:%uz",
-                           rc, file->file_pos, sent, fsize + hsize);
+                           rc, file->file_pos, sent, file_size + header_size);
 
         } else {
             rc = writev(c->fd, header.elts, header.nelts);
 
             ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
-                           "writev: %d of %uz", rc, hsize);
+                           "writev: %d of %uz", rc, header_size);
 
             if (rc == -1) {
                 err = ngx_errno;
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@
             sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
         }
 
-        if (send - sprev == sent) {
+        if (send - prev_send == sent) {
             complete = 1;
         }
 
@@ -353,7 +357,7 @@
             }
 
             if (ngx_buf_in_memory(cl->buf)) {
-                cl->buf->pos += sent;
+                cl->buf->pos += (size_t) sent;
             }
 
             if (cl->buf->in_file) {
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
index bcf9d4c..c09d036 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 ngx_chain_t *ngx_linux_sendfile_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in,
                                       off_t limit)
 {
-    int              rc;
+    int              rc, tcp_nodelay;
     u_char          *prev;
-    off_t            fprev, send, sprev, aligned;
-    size_t           fsize;
-    ssize_t          size, sent;
+    off_t            size, send, prev_send, aligned, sent, fprev;
+    size_t           file_size;
     ngx_uint_t       eintr, complete;
     ngx_err_t        err;
     ngx_buf_t       *file;
@@ -49,6 +48,14 @@
         return in;
     }
 
+
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum size_t value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
+
     send = 0;
 
     header.elts = headers;
@@ -58,10 +65,10 @@
 
     for ( ;; ) {
         file = NULL;
-        fsize = 0;
+        file_size = 0;
         eintr = 0;
         complete = 0;
-        sprev = send;
+        prev_send = send;
 
         header.nelts = 0;
 
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@
             }
 
             if (prev == cl->buf->pos) {
-                iov->iov_len += size;
+                iov->iov_len += (size_t) size;
 
             } else {
                 if (!(iov = ngx_array_push(&header))) {
@@ -97,10 +104,10 @@
                 }
 
                 iov->iov_base = (void *) cl->buf->pos;
-                iov->iov_len = size;
+                iov->iov_len = (size_t) size;
             }
 
-            prev = cl->buf->pos + size;
+            prev = cl->buf->pos + (size_t) size;
             send += size;
         }
 
@@ -111,25 +118,62 @@
             && cl
             && cl->buf->in_file)
         {
-            if (ngx_tcp_nopush(c->fd) == NGX_ERROR) {
-                err = ngx_errno;
 
-                /*
-                 * there is a tiny chance to be interrupted, however
-                 * we continue a processing without the TCP_CORK
-                 */
+            /* the TCP_CORK and TCP_NODELAY are mutually exclusive */
 
-                if (err != NGX_EINTR) { 
-                    wev->error = 1;
-                    ngx_connection_error(c, err, ngx_tcp_nopush_n " failed");
-                    return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+            if (c->tcp_nodelay) {
+
+                tcp_nodelay = 0;
+
+                if (setsockopt(c->fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
+                               (const void *) &tcp_nodelay, sizeof(int)) == -1)
+                {
+                    err = ngx_errno;
+
+                    /*
+                     * there is a tiny chance to be interrupted, however
+                     * we continue a processing with the TCP_NODELAY
+                     * and without the TCP_CORK
+                     */
+
+                    if (err != NGX_EINTR) { 
+                        wev->error = 1;
+                        ngx_connection_error(c, ngx_socket_errno,
+                                             "setsockopt(TCP_NODELAY) failed");
+                        return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    c->tcp_nodelay = 0;
+
+                    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_HTTP, c->log, 0,
+                                   "no tcp_nodelay");
                 }
+            }
 
-            } else {
-                c->tcp_nopush = NGX_TCP_NOPUSH_SET;
+            if (!c->tcp_nodelay) {
 
-                ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
-                               "tcp_nopush");
+                if (ngx_tcp_nopush(c->fd) == NGX_ERROR) {
+                    err = ngx_errno;
+
+                    /*
+                     * there is a tiny chance to be interrupted, however
+                     * we continue a processing without the TCP_CORK
+                     */
+
+                    if (err != NGX_EINTR) { 
+                        wev->error = 1;
+                        ngx_connection_error(c, err,
+                                             ngx_tcp_nopush_n " failed");
+                        return NGX_CHAIN_ERROR;
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    c->tcp_nopush = NGX_TCP_NOPUSH_SET;
+    
+                    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                                   "tcp_nopush");
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -141,7 +185,7 @@
             /* coalesce the neighbouring file bufs */
 
             do {
-                size = (size_t) (cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos);
+                size = cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos;
 
                 if (send + size > limit) {
                     size = limit - send;
@@ -154,7 +198,7 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                fsize += size;
+                file_size += (size_t) size;
                 send += size;
                 fprev = cl->buf->file_pos + size;
                 cl = cl->next;
@@ -172,7 +216,7 @@
 #else
             offset = (int32_t) file->file_pos;
 #endif
-            rc = sendfile(c->fd, file->file->fd, &offset, fsize);
+            rc = sendfile(c->fd, file->file->fd, &offset, file_size);
 
             if (rc == -1) {
                 err = ngx_errno;
@@ -195,8 +239,8 @@
             sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
 
             ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
-                           "sendfile: %d, @%O %z:%uz",
-                           rc, file->file_pos, sent, fsize);
+                           "sendfile: %d, @%O %O:%uz",
+                           rc, file->file_pos, sent, file_size);
 
         } else {
             rc = writev(c->fd, header.elts, header.nelts);
@@ -221,10 +265,10 @@
 
             sent = rc > 0 ? rc : 0;
 
-            ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0, "writev: %z", sent);
+            ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0, "writev: %O", sent);
         }
 
-        if (send - sprev == sent) {
+        if (send - prev_send == sent) {
             complete = 1;
         }
 
@@ -257,7 +301,7 @@
             }
 
             if (ngx_buf_in_memory(cl->buf)) {
-                cl->buf->pos += sent;
+                cl->buf->pos += (size_t) sent;
             }
 
             if (cl->buf->in_file) {
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
index ee91df3..42fc886 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 extern ngx_os_io_t  ngx_os_io;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_ncpu;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_max_sockets;
-extern ngx_int_t    ngx_inherited_nonblocking;
+extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_inherited_nonblocking;
+extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_tcp_nodelay_and_tcp_nopush;
 
 #define ngx_stderr_fileno  STDERR_FILENO
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
index 56be0ce..626d821 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #include <ngx_core.h>
 
 
-ngx_int_t  ngx_ncpu;
-ngx_int_t  ngx_max_sockets;
-ngx_int_t  ngx_inherited_nonblocking;
+ngx_int_t   ngx_ncpu;
+ngx_int_t   ngx_max_sockets;
+ngx_uint_t  ngx_inherited_nonblocking;
+ngx_uint_t  ngx_tcp_nodelay_and_tcp_nopush;
 
 
 struct rlimit  rlmt;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
index 3d1c51b..c3b9905 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 static ngx_uint_t ngx_reap_childs(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 static void ngx_master_exit(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 static void ngx_worker_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data);
-static void ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
+static void ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uint_t priority);
 static void ngx_channel_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
 #if (NGX_THREADS)
 static void ngx_wakeup_worker_threads(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
@@ -564,6 +564,33 @@
                     continue;
                 }
 
+
+                ch.command = NGX_CMD_OPEN_CHANNEL;
+                ch.pid = ngx_processes[ngx_process_slot].pid;
+                ch.slot = ngx_process_slot;
+                ch.fd = ngx_processes[ngx_process_slot].channel[0];
+
+                for (n = 0; n < ngx_last_process; n++) {
+
+                    if (n == ngx_process_slot
+                        || ngx_processes[n].pid == -1
+                        || ngx_processes[n].channel[0] == -1)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    ngx_log_debug6(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CORE, cycle->log, 0,
+                          "pass channel s:%d pid:%P fd:%d to s:%i pid:%P fd:%d",
+                          ch.slot, ch.pid, ch.fd,
+                          n, ngx_processes[n].pid,
+                          ngx_processes[n].channel[0]);
+
+                    /* TODO: NGX_AGAIN */
+
+                    ngx_write_channel(ngx_processes[n].channel[0],
+                                      &ch, sizeof(ngx_channel_t), cycle->log);
+                }
+
                 live = 1;
 
                 continue;
@@ -611,7 +638,7 @@
     ngx_err_t          err;
     ngx_core_conf_t   *ccf;
 
-    ngx_worker_process_init(cycle);
+    ngx_worker_process_init(cycle, 1);
 
     ngx_setproctitle("worker process");
 
@@ -718,7 +745,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static void ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+static void ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uint_t priority)
 {
     sigset_t           set;
     ngx_int_t          n;
@@ -739,6 +766,13 @@
     ccf = (ngx_core_conf_t *) ngx_get_conf(cycle->conf_ctx, ngx_core_module);
 
     if (geteuid() == 0) {
+        if (priority && ccf->priority != 0) {
+            if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, ccf->priority) == -1) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                              "setpriority(%d) failed", ccf->priority);
+            }
+        }
+
         if (setgid(ccf->group) == -1) {
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
                           "setgid(%d) failed", ccf->group);
@@ -746,6 +780,12 @@
             exit(2);
         }
 
+        if (initgroups(ccf->username, ccf->group) == -1) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                          "initgroups(%s, %d) failed",
+                          ccf->username, ccf->group);
+        }
+
         if (setuid(ccf->user) == -1) {
             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
                           "setuid(%d) failed", ccf->user);
@@ -1041,7 +1081,7 @@
     ngx_path_t       **path;
     ngx_event_t       *ev;
 
-    ngx_worker_process_init(cycle);
+    ngx_worker_process_init(cycle, 0);
 
     ev = &cycle->read_events[ngx_channel];
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_solaris_sendfilev_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_solaris_sendfilev_chain.c
index 21f8b8f..4c873aa 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_solaris_sendfilev_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_solaris_sendfilev_chain.c
@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@
 #include <ngx_event.h>
 
 
+#if (NGX_TEST_BUILD_SOLARIS_SENDFILEV)
+
+/* Solaris declarations */
+
+typedef struct sendfilevec {
+    int     sfv_fd;
+    u_int   sfv_flag;
+    off_t   sfv_off;
+    size_t  sfv_len;
+} sendfilevec_t;
+
+#define SFV_FD_SELF  -2
+
+static ssize_t sendfilev(int fd, const struct sendfilevec *vec,
+                         int sfvcnt, size_t *xferred)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 #define NGX_SENDFILEVECS   16
 
 
@@ -17,8 +39,9 @@
 {
     int             fd;
     u_char         *prev;
-    off_t           fprev, sprev, send, aligned;
-    ssize_t         size, sent, n;
+    off_t           size, send, prev_send, aligned, fprev;
+    size_t          sent;
+    ssize_t         n;
     ngx_int_t       eintr, complete;
     ngx_err_t       err;
     sendfilevec_t  *sfv, sfvs[NGX_SENDFILEVECS];
@@ -36,6 +59,14 @@
         return ngx_writev_chain(c, in, limit);
     }
 
+
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum size_t value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
+
     send = 0;
     complete = 0;
 
@@ -51,7 +82,7 @@
         sfv = NULL;
         eintr = 0;
         sent = 0;
-        sprev = send;
+        prev_send = send;
 
         vec.nelts = 0;
 
@@ -73,7 +104,7 @@
                 }
 
                 if (prev == cl->buf->pos) {
-                    sfv->sfv_len += size;
+                    sfv->sfv_len += (size_t) size;
 
                 } else {
                     if (!(sfv = ngx_array_push(&vec))) {
@@ -83,16 +114,16 @@
                     sfv->sfv_fd = SFV_FD_SELF;
                     sfv->sfv_flag = 0;
                     sfv->sfv_off = (off_t) (uintptr_t) cl->buf->pos;
-                    sfv->sfv_len = size;
+                    sfv->sfv_len = (size_t) size;
                 }
 
-                prev = cl->buf->pos + size;
+                prev = cl->buf->pos + (size_t) size;
                 send += size;
 
             } else {
                 prev = NULL;
 
-                size = (size_t) (cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos);
+                size = cl->buf->file_last - cl->buf->file_pos;
 
                 if (send + size > limit) {
                     size = limit - send;
@@ -106,7 +137,7 @@
                 }
 
                 if (fd == cl->buf->file->fd && fprev == cl->buf->file_pos) {
-                    sfv->sfv_len += size;
+                    sfv->sfv_len += (size_t) size;
 
                 } else {
                     if (!(sfv = ngx_array_push(&vec))) {
@@ -117,7 +148,7 @@
                     sfv->sfv_fd = fd;
                     sfv->sfv_flag = 0;
                     sfv->sfv_off = cl->buf->file_pos;
-                    sfv->sfv_len = size;
+                    sfv->sfv_len = (size_t) size;
                 }
 
                 fprev = cl->buf->file_pos + size;
@@ -136,7 +167,7 @@
                 }
 
                 ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, err,
-                              "sendfilev() sent only %z bytes", sent);
+                              "sendfilev() sent only %uz bytes", sent);
 
             } else {
                 wev->error = 1;
@@ -148,7 +179,7 @@
         ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                        "sendfilev: %z %z", n, sent);
 
-        if (send - sprev == sent) {
+        if (send - prev_send == (off_t) sent) {
             complete = 1;
         }
 
@@ -166,8 +197,8 @@
 
             size = ngx_buf_size(cl->buf);
 
-            if (sent >= size) {
-                sent -= size;
+            if ((off_t) sent >= size) {
+                sent = (size_t) ((off_t) sent - size);
 
                 if (ngx_buf_in_memory(cl->buf)) {
                     cl->buf->pos = cl->buf->last;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_writev_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_writev_chain.c
index 2af6469..8f1087b 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_writev_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_writev_chain.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 {
     u_char        *prev;
     ssize_t        n, size, sent;
-    off_t          send, sprev;
+    off_t          send, prev_send;
     ngx_uint_t     eintr, complete;
     ngx_err_t      err;
     ngx_array_t    vec;
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 
 #endif
 
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum size_t value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = MAX_SIZE_T_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
     send = 0;
     complete = 0;
 
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@
         prev = NULL;
         iov = NULL;
         eintr = 0;
-        sprev = send;
+        prev_send = send;
 
         vec.nelts = 0;
 
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@
 
         ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0, "writev: %z", sent);
 
-        if (send - sprev == sent) {
+        if (send - prev_send == sent) {
             complete = 1;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_errno.c b/src/os/win32/ngx_errno.c
index 8e9280d..268ed52 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_errno.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_errno.c
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10039 */
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10040 */
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10041 */
-    ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10042 */
+
+    /* WSAENOPROTOOPT 10042 */
+    ngx_string("An unknown, invalid, or unsupported option or level was "
+               "specified in a getsockopt or setsockopt call"),
+
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10043 */
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10044 */
     ngx_null_string,                                               /* 10045 */
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_os.h b/src/os/win32/ngx_os.h
index 6d720fa..611f7ef 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_os.h
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_os.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_max_wsabufs;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_max_sockets;
 extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_inherited_nonblocking;
+extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_tcp_nodelay_and_tcp_nopush;
 extern ngx_uint_t   ngx_win32_version;
 extern ngx_fd_t     ngx_stderr_fileno;
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
index c7703c2..79cea3f 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
@@ -141,5 +141,10 @@
 #define NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE  1
 #endif
 
+#ifndef NGX_HAVE_SO_SNDLOWAT
+/* setsockopt(SO_SNDLOWAT) returns error WSAENOPROTOOPT */
+#define NGX_HAVE_SO_SNDLOWAT         0
+#endif
+
 
 #endif /* _NGX_WIN32_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_init.c b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_init.c
index cb8c931..2b88913 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_init.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_init.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 ngx_uint_t  ngx_max_wsabufs;
 ngx_int_t   ngx_max_sockets;
 ngx_uint_t  ngx_inherited_nonblocking = 1;
+ngx_uint_t  ngx_tcp_nodelay_and_tcp_nopush;
+
 ngx_fd_t    ngx_stderr_fileno;
 
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_wsasend_chain.c b/src/os/win32/ngx_wsasend_chain.c
index 1d75e09..d5b1334 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_wsasend_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_wsasend_chain.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 {
     int           rc;
     u_char       *prev;
-    u_long        size, sent, send, sprev;
+    u_long        size, sent, send, prev_send;
     ngx_uint_t    complete;
     ngx_err_t     err;
     ngx_event_t  *wev;
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
         return in;
     }
 
+    /* the maximum limit size is the maximum u_long value - the page size */
+
+    if (limit == 0 || limit > NGX_MAX_UINT32_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+        limit = NGX_MAX_UINT32_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+    }
+
     send = 0;
     complete = 0;
 
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@
     for ( ;; ) {
         prev = NULL;
         wsabuf = NULL;
-        sprev = send;
+        prev_send = send;
 
         vec.nelts = 0;
 
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@
         ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                        "WSASend: fd:%d, s:%ul", c->fd, sent);
 
-        if (send - sprev == sent) {
+        if (send - prev_send == sent) {
             complete = 1;
         }
 
@@ -153,8 +159,7 @@
 {
     int               rc;
     u_char           *prev;
-    size_t            size;
-    u_long            send, sent;
+    u_long            size, send, sent;
     LPWSABUF          wsabuf;
     ngx_err_t         err;
     ngx_event_t      *wev;
@@ -175,6 +180,12 @@
     if (!wev->complete) {
 
         /* post the overlapped WSASend() */
+
+        /* the maximum limit size is the maximum u_long value - the page size */
+
+        if (limit == 0 || limit > NGX_MAX_UINT32_VALUE - ngx_pagesize) {
+            limit = NGX_MAX_UINT32_VALUE - ngx_pagesize;
+        }
  
         /*
          * WSABUFs must be 4-byte aligned otherwise