diff --git a/src/core/ngx_config.h b/src/core/ngx_config.h
index 7e8c1b8..ccb653b 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_config.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_config.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 #endif
 
 
+/* STUB: ngx_mutex.h */
+#define ngx_mutex_lock(m)
+#define ngx_mutex_unlock(m)
+
+
 /* STUB: autoconf */
 typedef int    ngx_int_t;
 typedef u_int  ngx_uint_t;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_handler.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_handler.c
index e31bf3d..ad30624 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_handler.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_handler.c
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 
 typedef struct {
-    ngx_array_t  indices;
-    size_t       max_index_len;
+    ngx_array_t             indices;
+    size_t                  max_index_len;
+    ngx_http_cache_hash_t  *cache;
 } ngx_http_index_conf_t;
 
 
@@ -19,10 +20,10 @@
 #define NGX_HTTP_DEFAULT_INDEX   "index.html"
 
 
-static int ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request_t *r,
-                                   ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx);
-static int ngx_http_index_error(ngx_http_request_t *r,
-                                ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_err_t err);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+                                         ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_index_error(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+                                      ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_err_t err);
 
 static int ngx_http_index_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 static void *ngx_http_index_create_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf);
@@ -32,16 +33,23 @@
                                       void *conf);
 
 
-static ngx_command_t ngx_http_index_commands[] = {
+static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_index_commands[] = {
 
-    {ngx_string("index"),
-     NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_1MORE,
-     ngx_http_index_set_index,
-     NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
-     0,
-     NULL},
+    { ngx_string("index"),
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_1MORE,
+      ngx_http_index_set_index,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      0,
+      NULL },
 
-    ngx_null_command
+    { ngx_string("index_cache"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1234,
+      ngx_http_set_cache_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_index_conf_t, cache),
+      NULL },
+
+      ngx_null_command
 };
 
 
@@ -81,19 +89,48 @@
 
 int ngx_http_index_handler(ngx_http_request_t *r)
 {
-    int                        rc;
     char                      *name, *file;
+    uint32_t                   crc;
+    ngx_int_t                  rc;
     ngx_str_t                  redirect, *index;
     ngx_err_t                  err;
     ngx_fd_t                   fd;
+    ngx_http_cache_t          *cache;
     ngx_http_index_ctx_t      *ctx;
-    ngx_http_index_conf_t     *icf;
+    ngx_http_index_conf_t     *ilcf;
     ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
 
     if (r->uri.data[r->uri.len - 1] != '/') {
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
 
+    ilcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_index_module);
+
+    if (ilcf->cache) {
+        cache = ngx_http_cache_get(ilcf->cache, &r->uri, &crc);
+
+ngx_log_debug(r->connection->log, "index cache get: %x" _ cache);
+
+        if (cache && ilcf->cache->update >= ngx_cached_time - cache->updated) {
+
+            cache->accessed = ngx_cached_time;
+
+            redirect.len = cache->data.value.len;
+            if (!(redirect.data = ngx_palloc(r->pool, redirect.len + 1))) {
+                ngx_http_cache_unlock(ilcf->cache, cache);
+                return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            ngx_memcpy(redirect.data, cache->data.value.data, redirect.len + 1);
+            ngx_http_cache_unlock(ilcf->cache, cache);
+
+            return ngx_http_internal_redirect(r, &redirect, NULL);
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        cache = NULL;
+    }
+
     ctx = ngx_http_get_module_ctx(r, ngx_http_index_module);
     if (ctx == NULL) {
         ngx_http_create_ctx(r, ctx, ngx_http_index_module,
@@ -101,12 +138,11 @@
                             NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
     }
 
-    icf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_index_module);
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
 
     if (r->path.data == NULL) {
         r->path_allocated = clcf->doc_root.len + r->uri.len
-                                                          + icf->max_index_len;
+                                                         + ilcf->max_index_len;
         ngx_test_null(r->path.data,
                       ngx_palloc(r->pool, r->path_allocated),
                       NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
@@ -121,8 +157,8 @@
         file = redirect.data + r->uri.len;
     }
 
-    index = icf->indices.elts;
-    for (/* void */; ctx->index < icf->indices.nelts; ctx->index++) {
+    index = ilcf->indices.elts;
+    for (/* void */; ctx->index < ilcf->indices.nelts; ctx->index++) {
 
         if (index[ctx->index].data[0] == '/') {
             name = index[ctx->index].data;
@@ -185,6 +221,58 @@
                                                        + index[ctx->index].len;
         }
 
+        if (ilcf->cache) {
+
+            if (cache) {
+                if (redirect.len == cache->data.value.len
+                    && ngx_memcmp(cache->data.value.data, redirect.data,
+                                                            redirect.len) == 0)
+                {
+                    cache->accessed = ngx_cached_time;
+                    cache->updated = ngx_cached_time;
+                    ngx_http_cache_unlock(ilcf->cache, cache);
+
+                    return ngx_http_internal_redirect(r, &redirect, NULL);
+
+                } else {
+                    if (redirect.len > cache->data.value.len) {
+                         ngx_free(cache->data.value.data);
+                         cache->data.value.data = NULL;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (cache == NULL) {
+                cache = ngx_http_cache_alloc(ilcf->cache, &r->uri, crc,
+                                             r->connection->log);
+            }
+
+ngx_log_debug(r->connection->log, "index cache alloc: %x" _ cache);
+
+            if (cache) {
+                cache->fd = NGX_INVALID_FILE;
+                cache->accessed = ngx_cached_time;
+                cache->last_modified = 0;
+                cache->updated = ngx_cached_time;
+
+                cache->data.value.len = redirect.len;
+                if (cache->data.value.data == NULL) {
+                    cache->data.value.data = ngx_alloc(redirect.len + 1,
+                                                       r->connection->log);
+                    if (cache->data.value.data == NULL) {
+                        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ngx_memcpy(cache->data.value.data, redirect.data,
+                           redirect.len + 1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (cache) {
+            ngx_http_cache_unlock(ilcf->cache, cache);
+        }
+
         return ngx_http_internal_redirect(r, &redirect, NULL);
     }
 
@@ -192,8 +280,8 @@
 }
 
 
-static int ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request_t *r,
-                                   ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx)
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_index_test_dir(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+                                         ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
     ngx_err_t  err;
 
@@ -228,8 +316,8 @@
 }
 
 
-static int ngx_http_index_error(ngx_http_request_t *r,
-                                ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_err_t err)
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_index_error(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+                                      ngx_http_index_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_err_t err)
 {
     if (err == NGX_EACCES) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, err,
@@ -273,6 +361,8 @@
                    NGX_CONF_ERROR);
     conf->max_index_len = 0;
 
+    conf->cache = NULL;
+
     return conf;
 }
 
@@ -317,6 +407,10 @@
         conf->max_index_len = prev->max_index_len;
     }
 
+    if (conf->cache == NULL) {
+        conf->cache = prev->cache;
+    }
+
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
 
@@ -326,14 +420,14 @@
 static char *ngx_http_index_set_index(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd,
                                       void *conf)
 {
-    ngx_http_index_conf_t *icf = conf;
+    ngx_http_index_conf_t *ilcf = conf;
 
     int         i;
     ngx_str_t  *index, *value;
 
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
-    if (value[1].data[0] == '/' && icf->indices.nelts == 0) {
+    if (value[1].data[0] == '/' && ilcf->indices.nelts == 0) {
         ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
                            "first index \"%s\" in \"%s\" directive "
                            "must not be absolute",
@@ -349,12 +443,12 @@
             return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
         }
 
-        ngx_test_null(index, ngx_push_array(&icf->indices), NGX_CONF_ERROR);
+        ngx_test_null(index, ngx_push_array(&ilcf->indices), NGX_CONF_ERROR);
         index->len = value[i].len;
         index->data = value[i].data;
 
-        if (icf->max_index_len < index->len + 1) {
-            icf->max_index_len = index->len + 1;
+        if (ilcf->max_index_len < index->len + 1) {
+            ilcf->max_index_len = index->len + 1;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_handler.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_handler.c
index 42dd14a..651f6d7 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_handler.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_handler.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
         if (cache
             && ((ngx_event_flags & NGX_HAVE_KQUEUE_EVENT)
-                || ccf->open_files->check_time >= ngx_time() - cache->updated))
+                || ccf->open_files->update >= ngx_cached_time - cache->updated))
         {
             cache->refs++;
             r->file.fd = cache->fd;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_cache.c b/src/http/ngx_http_cache.c
index b1cd52c..f5ef920 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_cache.c
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@
 
     *crc = ngx_crc(key->data, key->len);
 
-    c = cache->elts
-                + *crc % cache->hash * cache->nelts * sizeof(ngx_http_cache_t);
+    c = cache->elts + *crc % cache->hash * cache->nelts;
+
+    ngx_mutex_lock(&cache->mutex);
 
     for (i = 0; i < cache->nelts; i++) {
         if (c[i].crc == *crc
@@ -97,10 +98,13 @@
             && ngx_rstrncmp(c[i].key.data, key->data, key->len) == 0)
         {
             c[i].refs++;
+            ngx_mutex_unlock(&cache->mutex);
             return &c[i];
         }
     }
 
+    ngx_mutex_unlock(&cache->mutex);
+
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -113,24 +117,28 @@
     ngx_uint_t         i;
     ngx_http_cache_t  *c, *found;
 
-    old = ngx_time() + 1;
+    old = ngx_cached_time + 1;
     found = NULL;
 
-    c = cache->elts
-                 + crc % cache->hash * cache->nelts * sizeof(ngx_http_cache_t);
+    c = cache->elts + crc % cache->hash * cache->nelts;
+
+    ngx_mutex_lock(&cache->mutex);
 
     for (i = 0; i < cache->nelts; i++) {
+        if (c[i].refs > 0) {
+            /* a busy entry */
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (c[i].key.data == NULL) {
-
             /* a free entry is found */
-
             found = &c[i];
             break;
         }
 
-        /* looking for the oldest cache entry that is not been using */
+        /* looking for the oldest cache entry */
 
-        if (c[i].refs == 0 && old > c[i].accessed) {
+        if (old > c[i].accessed) {
 
             old = c[i].accessed;
             found = &c[i];
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@
         if (found->key.data == NULL) {
             found->key.data = ngx_alloc(key->len, log);
             if (found->key.data == NULL) {
+                ngx_mutex_unlock(&cache->mutex);
                 return NULL;
             }
         }
@@ -157,9 +166,12 @@
         found->crc = crc;
         found->key.len = key->len;
         found->refs = 1;
+        found->count = 0;
         found->deleted = 0;
     }
 
+    ngx_mutex_unlock(&cache->mutex);
+
     return found;
 }
 
@@ -380,6 +392,11 @@
     ngx_http_cache_conf_t *conf = child;
 
     if (conf->open_files == NULL) {
+        conf->open_files = prev->open_files;
+    }
+
+#if 0
+    if (conf->open_files == NULL) {
         if (prev->open_files) {
             conf->open_files = prev->open_files;
 
@@ -402,6 +419,129 @@
             }
         }
     }
+#endif
+
+    return NGX_CONF_OK;
+}
+
+
+char *ngx_http_set_cache_slot(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
+{
+    char  *p = conf;
+
+    ngx_int_t              i, dup, invalid;
+    ngx_str_t              *value, line;
+    ngx_http_cache_hash_t  *ch, **chp;
+
+    chp = (ngx_http_cache_hash_t **) (p + cmd->offset);
+    if (*chp) {
+        return "is duplicate";
+    }
+
+    if (!(ch = ngx_pcalloc(cf->pool, sizeof(ngx_http_cache_hash_t)))) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+    *chp = ch;
+
+    dup = 0;
+    invalid = 0;
+
+    value = cf->args->elts;
+
+    for (i = 1; i < cf->args->nelts; i++) {
+
+        if (value[i].data[1] != '=') {
+            ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                           "invalid value \"%s\"", value[i].data);
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        switch (value[i].data[0]) {
+
+        case 'h':
+            if (ch->hash) {
+                dup = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ch->hash = ngx_atoi(value[i].data + 2, value[i].len - 2);
+            if (ch->hash == (size_t)  NGX_ERROR || ch->hash == 0) {
+                invalid = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+
+        case 'n':
+            if (ch->nelts) {
+                dup = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            ch->nelts = ngx_atoi(value[i].data + 2, value[i].len - 2);
+            if (ch->nelts == (size_t) NGX_ERROR || ch->nelts == 0) {
+                invalid = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+
+        case 'l':
+            if (ch->life) {
+                dup = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            line.len = value[i].len - 2;
+            line.data = value[i].data + 2;
+
+            ch->life = ngx_parse_time(&line, 1);
+            if (ch->life == NGX_ERROR || ch->life == 0) {
+                invalid = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+
+        case 'u':
+            if (ch->update) {
+                dup = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            line.len = value[i].len - 2;
+            line.data = value[i].data + 2;
+
+            ch->update = ngx_parse_time(&line, 1);
+            if (ch->update == NGX_ERROR || ch->update == 0) {
+                invalid = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+
+        default:
+            invalid = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (dup) {
+            ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                               "duplicate value \"%s\"", value[i].data);
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (invalid) {
+            ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                               "invalid value \"%s\"", value[i].data);
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ch->elts = ngx_pcalloc(cf->pool,
+                           ch->hash * ch->nelts * sizeof(ngx_http_cache_t));
+    if (ch->elts == NULL) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
 
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_cache.h b/src/http/ngx_http_cache.h
index 768ab0f..aa9d289 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_cache.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_cache.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     ngx_http_cache_t         *elts;
     size_t                    hash;
     size_t                    nelts;
-    time_t                    life_time;
-    time_t                    check_time;
+    time_t                    life;
+    time_t                    update;
     ngx_pool_t               *pool;
 } ngx_http_cache_hash_t;
 
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@
 } ngx_http_cache_conf_t;
 
 
+#define ngx_http_cache_unlock(ch, ce)                                        \
+            ngx_mutex_lock(&ch->mutex);                                      \
+            ce->refs--;                                                      \
+            ngx_mutex_unlock(&ch->mutex);
+
+
+
 #define NGX_HTTP_CACHE_STALE     1
 #define NGX_HTTP_CACHE_AGED      2
 #define NGX_HTTP_CACHE_THE_SAME  3
@@ -93,6 +100,9 @@
 int ngx_garbage_collector_http_cache_handler(ngx_gc_t *gc, ngx_str_t *name,
                                              ngx_dir_t *dir);
 
+char *ngx_http_set_cache_slot(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf);
+
+
 extern ngx_module_t  ngx_http_cache_module;
 
 
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
index 9b311b2..d96d93d 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_linux_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 #include <ngx_event.h>
 
 
+/*
+ * On Linux up to 2.4.21 sendfile() (syscall #187) works with 32-bit
+ * offsets only and the including <sys/sendfile.h> breaks building
+ * if off_t is 64 bit wide.  So we use own sendfile() definition where
+ * offset paramter is int32_t.  It allows to use sendfile() with
+ * the file parts below 2G.
+ *
+ * Linux 2.4.21 has a new sendfile64() syscall #239.
+ */
+
+
 ngx_chain_t *ngx_linux_sendfile_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in)
 {
     int              rc;