diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index 742aeb8..b3d29d2 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@
 
 ngx_int_t  ngx_process;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_inherited;
+
+ngx_int_t  ngx_signal;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_reap;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_terminate;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_quit;
-ngx_int_t  ngx_pause;
+ngx_int_t  ngx_noaccept;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_reconfigure;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_reopen;
 ngx_int_t  ngx_change_binary;
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@
     int             signo;
     ngx_msec_t      delay;
     struct timeval  tv;
-    ngx_uint_t      i, live, first;
+    ngx_uint_t      i, live, mark;
     sigset_t        set, wset;
 
     delay = 125;
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@
     sigaddset(&set, SIGCHLD);
     sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_RECONFIGURE_SIGNAL));
     sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_REOPEN_SIGNAL));
-    sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL));
+    sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL));
     sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL));
     sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL));
     sigaddset(&set, ngx_signal_value(NGX_CHANGEBIN_SIGNAL));
@@ -254,6 +256,10 @@
                       "sigprocmask() failed");
     }
 
+    ngx_signal = 0;
+    signo = 0;
+    mark = 1;
+
     for ( ;; ) {
         ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0, "new cycle");
 
@@ -278,96 +284,99 @@
 
         for ( ;; ) {
 
-            signo = 0;
-            first = 1;
-
             /* an event loop */
 
             for ( ;; ) {
 
                 if (ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_MASTER) {
-                    sigsuspend(&wset);
+                    if (signo) {
+                        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
+                                       "signal cycle");
 
-                    ngx_gettimeofday(&tv);
-                    ngx_time_update(tv.tv_sec);
+                        if (sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL) == -1) {
+                            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                                          "sigprocmask() failed");
+                            continue;
+                        }
 
+                        /*
+                         * there is very big chance that the pending signals
+                         * would be delivered right on the sigprocmask() return
+                         */
+
+                        if (!ngx_signal) {
+
+                            if (delay < 15000) {
+                                delay *= 2;
+                            }
+
+                            ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
+                                           "msleep %d", delay);
+
+                            ngx_msleep(delay);
+
+                            ngx_gettimeofday(&tv);
+                            ngx_time_update(tv.tv_sec);
+
+                            ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
+                                           "wake up");
+                        }
+
+                        if (sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL) == -1) {
+                            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                                          "sigprocmask() failed");
+                        }
+
+                        ngx_signal = 0;
+
+                    } else {
+                        sigsuspend(&wset);
+
+                        ngx_gettimeofday(&tv);
+                        ngx_time_update(tv.tv_sec);
+                    }
+
+                /* TODO: broken */
                 } else if (ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE) {
                     ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
                                    "worker cycle");
 
                     ngx_process_events(cycle->log);
+                }
 
-                } else if (ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_QUITING
-                           || ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED)
-                {
-                    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
-                                   "quit cycle");
-
-                    if (sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL) == -1) {
-                        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
-                                      "sigprocmask() failed");
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    if (ngx_reap == 0) {
-
-                        if (delay < 15000) {
-                            delay *= 2;
+                if (ngx_reap) {
+                    live = 0;
+                    for (i = 0; i < ngx_last_process; i++) {
+                        if (ngx_processes[i].exiting
+                            && !ngx_processes[i].exited)
+                        {
+                            live = 1;
+                            continue;
                         }
 
-                        ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
-                                       "msleep %d", delay);
-
-                        ngx_msleep(delay);
-
-                        ngx_gettimeofday(&tv);
-                        ngx_time_update(tv.tv_sec);
-
-                        ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, cycle->log, 0,
-                                       "wake up");
-                    }
-
-                    if (sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, NULL) == -1) {
-                        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
-                                      "sigprocmask() failed");
-                    }
-
-                    if (ngx_reap) {
-                        ngx_reap = 0;
-
-                        live = 0;
-                        for (i = 0; i < ngx_last_process; i++) {
-                            if (ngx_processes[i].exiting
-                                && !ngx_processes[i].exited)
-                            {
-                                live = 1;
-                                continue;
-                            }
-
-                            if (i != --ngx_last_process) {
-                                ngx_processes[i--] =
+                        if (i != --ngx_last_process) {
+                            ngx_processes[i--] =
                                                ngx_processes[ngx_last_process];
-                            }
                         }
+                    }
 
-                        if (live == 0) {
-                            if (ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_QUITING) {
-                                if (ngx_delete_file(ctx->pid.name.data)
+                    if (!live) {
+                        if (ngx_terminate || ngx_quit) {
+                            if (ngx_delete_file(ctx->pid.name.data)
                                                              == NGX_FILE_ERROR)
-                                {
-                                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log,
-                                                  ngx_errno,
-                                                  ngx_delete_file_n
-                                                  " \"%s\" failed",
-                                                  ctx->pid.name.data);
-                                }
-
-                            } else { /* NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED */
-                                ngx_pause = 0;
+                            {
+                                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log,
+                                              ngx_errno,
+                                              ngx_delete_file_n
+                                              " \"%s\" failed",
+                                              ctx->pid.name.data);
                             }
 
                             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0, "exit");
                             exit(0);
+
+                        } else {
+                            signo = 0;
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -378,65 +387,72 @@
                     } else {
                         signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL);
                     }
-                    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_QUITING;
-                }
 
-                if (ngx_quit) {
+                } else if (ngx_quit) {
                     signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
-                    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_QUITING;
-                }
 
-                if (ngx_pause) {
-                    signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
-                    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED;
-                }
+                } else {
 
-                if (ngx_reap) {
-                    ngx_reap = 0;
-                    ngx_respawn_processes(cycle);
-                }
+                    if (ngx_reap) {
+                        ngx_respawn_processes(cycle);
+                    }
 
-                if (ngx_change_binary) {
-                    ngx_change_binary = 0;
-                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0,
-                                  "changing binary");
-                    ngx_exec_new_binary(cycle, ctx->argv);
-                }
+                    if (ngx_noaccept) {
+                        if (mark == 0) {
+                            mark = 1;
+                        }
+                        signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
+                    }
 
-                if (ngx_reconfigure) {
-                    signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
-                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0, "reconfiguring");
-                }
+                    if (ngx_change_binary) {
+                        ngx_change_binary = 0;
+                        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0,
+                                      "changing binary");
+                        ngx_exec_new_binary(cycle, ctx->argv);
+                    }
 
-                if (ngx_reopen) {
-                    signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
-                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0,
-                                  "reopening logs");
-                    ngx_reopen_files(cycle);
-                    ngx_reopen = 0;
+                    if (ngx_reconfigure) {
+                        mark = 1;
+                        signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
+                        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0,
+                                      "reconfiguring");
+                    }
+
+                    if (ngx_reopen) {
+                        mark = 1;
+                        ngx_reopen = 0;
+                        signo = ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL);
+                        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, cycle->log, 0,
+                                      "reopening logs");
+                        ngx_reopen_files(cycle);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (signo) {
-                    if (first) {
+                    if (mark == 1) {
                         for (i = 0; i < ngx_last_process; i++) {
                             if (!ngx_processes[i].detached) {
                                 ngx_processes[i].signal = 1;
                             }
                         }
-                        first = 0;
+                        mark = -1;
                         delay = 125;
                     }
 
                     ngx_signal_processes(cycle, signo);
                 }
 
+                if (ngx_reap) {
+                    ngx_reap = 0;
+                }
+
                 if (ngx_reconfigure) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
-            if (ngx_process == NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED) {
-                ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_MASTER;
+            if (ngx_noaccept) {
+                ngx_noaccept = 0;
 
             } else {
                 cycle = ngx_init_cycle(cycle);
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_config.h b/src/core/ngx_config.h
index 33cf769..522c645 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_config.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_config.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /* TODO: #ifndef */
 #define NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL      QUIT
 #define NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL     TERM
-#define NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL         INT
+#define NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL      ABRT
 #define NGX_RECONFIGURE_SIGNAL   HUP
 #define NGX_REOPEN_SIGNAL        USR1
 #define NGX_CHANGEBIN_SIGNAL     USR2
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
index 4f59137..8d9a6de 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_os.h
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@
 
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_process;
 
+extern ngx_int_t    ngx_signal;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_reap;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_quit;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_terminate;
-extern ngx_int_t    ngx_pause;
+extern ngx_int_t    ngx_noaccept;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_reconfigure;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_reopen;
 extern ngx_int_t    ngx_change_binary;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
index 374f60b..d5f28d0 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
       "SIG" ngx_value(NGX_REOPEN_SIGNAL),
       ngx_signal_handler },
 
-    { ngx_signal_value(NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL),
-      "SIG" ngx_value(NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL),
+    { ngx_signal_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL),
+      "SIG" ngx_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL),
       ngx_signal_handler },
 
     { ngx_signal_value(NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL),
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
     ngx_err_t        err;
     ngx_signal_t    *sig;
 
+    ngx_signal = 1;
+
     err = ngx_errno;
 
     for (sig = signals; sig->signo != 0; sig++) {
@@ -112,8 +114,6 @@
     switch (ngx_process) {
 
     case NGX_PROCESS_MASTER:
-    case NGX_PROCESS_QUITING:
-    case NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED:
         switch (signo) {
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL):
@@ -122,13 +122,14 @@
             break;
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL):
+        case SIGINT:
             ngx_terminate = 1;
             action = ", exiting";
             break;
 
-        case ngx_signal_value(NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL):
-            ngx_pause = 1;
-            action = ", pausing";
+        case ngx_signal_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL):
+            ngx_noaccept = 1;
+            action = ", stop the accepting connections";
             break;
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_RECONFIGURE_SIGNAL):
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
             break;
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL):
+        case SIGINT:
             ngx_terminate = 1;
             action = ", exiting";
             break;
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@
 
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_RECONFIGURE_SIGNAL):
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_REOPEN_SIGNAL):
-        case ngx_signal_value(NGX_PAUSE_SIGNAL):
+        case ngx_signal_value(NGX_NOACCEPT_SIGNAL):
         case ngx_signal_value(NGX_CHANGEBIN_SIGNAL):
             action = ", ignoring";
             break;
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
index b660d8b..4a80257 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ngx_process_t  ngx_processes[NGX_MAX_PROCESSES];
 
 
-ngx_int_t ngx_spawn_process(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
+ngx_pid_t ngx_spawn_process(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
                             ngx_spawn_proc_pt proc, void *data,
                             char *name, ngx_int_t respawn)
 {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     if (respawn >= 0) {
         ngx_processes[respawn].pid = pid;
         ngx_processes[respawn].exited = 0;
-        return NGX_OK;
+        return pid;
     }
 
     ngx_processes[ngx_last_process].pid = pid;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    return NGX_OK;
+    return pid;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.h
index a71f682..1eb545b 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.h
@@ -33,19 +33,17 @@
 #define NGX_PROCESS_SINGLE   0
 #define NGX_PROCESS_MASTER   1
 #define NGX_PROCESS_WORKER   2
-#define NGX_PROCESS_QUITING  3
-#define NGX_PROCESS_PAUSED   4
 
 #define NGX_MAX_PROCESSES  1024
 
-#define NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN    -1
-#define NGX_PROCESS_NORESPAWN  -2
+#define NGX_PROCESS_NORESPAWN  -1
+#define NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN    -2
 #define NGX_PROCESS_DETACHED   -3
 
 
 #define ngx_getpid  getpid
 
-ngx_int_t ngx_spawn_process(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
+ngx_pid_t ngx_spawn_process(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
                             ngx_spawn_proc_pt proc, void *data,
                             char *name, ngx_int_t respawn);
 ngx_int_t ngx_exec(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_exec_ctx_t *ctx);