diff --git a/auto/sources b/auto/sources
index fea74c2..e402b1c 100644
--- a/auto/sources
+++ b/auto/sources
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
             src/os/unix/ngx_errno.h \
             src/os/unix/ngx_alloc.h \
             src/os/unix/ngx_files.h \
+            src/os/unix/ngx_channel.h \
             src/os/unix/ngx_shared.h \
             src/os/unix/ngx_process.h \
             src/os/unix/ngx_thread.h \
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@
             src/os/unix/ngx_recv.c \
             src/os/unix/ngx_readv_chain.c \
             src/os/unix/ngx_writev_chain.c \
+            src/os/unix/ngx_channel.c \
             src/os/unix/ngx_shared.c \
             src/os/unix/ngx_process.c \
             src/os/unix/ngx_daemon.c \
diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index cef3434..f657efb 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
 
 ngx_uint_t  ngx_max_module;
 
-ngx_uint_t  ngx_inherited;
-
 
 int main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
@@ -162,6 +160,9 @@
 #if (WIN32)
 
 #if 0
+
+    TODO:
+
     if (ccf->run_as_service) {
         if (ngx_service(cycle->log) == NGX_ERROR) {
             return 1;
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@
         if (ngx_daemon(cycle->log) == NGX_ERROR) {
             return 1;
         }
+
+        ngx_daemonized = 1;
     }
 
     if (ngx_create_pidfile(cycle, NULL) == NGX_ERROR) {
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff0aecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_channel.h>
+
+
+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;
+}
+
+
+ngx_int_t ngx_add_channel_event(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_fd_t fd,
+                                ngx_int_t event, ngx_event_handler_pt handler)
+{
+    ngx_event_t       *ev, *rev, *wev;
+    ngx_connection_t  *c;
+
+    c = &cycle->connections[fd];
+    rev = &cycle->read_events[fd];
+    wev = &cycle->write_events[fd];
+
+    ngx_memzero(c, sizeof(ngx_connection_t));
+    ngx_memzero(rev, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
+    ngx_memzero(wev, sizeof(ngx_event_t));
+
+    c->fd = fd;
+    c->pool = cycle->pool;
+
+    c->read = rev;
+    c->write = wev;
+
+    c->log = cycle->log;
+    rev->log = cycle->log;
+    wev->log = cycle->log;
+    rev->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
+    wev->index = NGX_INVALID_INDEX;
+    rev->data = c;
+    wev->data = c;
+
+    ev = (event == NGX_READ_EVENT) ? rev : wev;
+
+    ev->event_handler = handler;
+
+    if (ngx_add_conn) {
+        if (ngx_add_conn(c) == NGX_ERROR) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    
+    } else { 
+        if (ngx_add_event(ev, event, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffa2ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_channel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef _NGX_CHANNEL_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NGX_CHANNEL_H_INCLUDED_
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include <ngx_event.h>
+
+
+typedef struct {
+     ngx_uint_t  command;
+     ngx_pid_t   pid;
+     ngx_int_t   slot;
+     ngx_fd_t    fd;
+} ngx_channel_t;
+
+
+ngx_int_t ngx_write_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
+                            ngx_log_t *log);
+ngx_int_t ngx_read_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
+                           ngx_log_t *log);
+ngx_int_t ngx_add_channel_event(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_fd_t fd,
+                                ngx_int_t event, ngx_event_handler_pt handler);
+
+
+#endif /* _NGX_CHANNEL_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
index 799eabe..d6e2d39 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process.c
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@
             return NGX_ERROR;
         }
 
+        if (fcntl(ngx_processes[s].channel[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                          "fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC) failed while spawning \"%s\"",
+                           name);
+            ngx_close_channel(ngx_processes[s].channel, cycle->log);
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (fcntl(ngx_processes[s].channel[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                          "fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC) failed while spawning \"%s\"",
+                           name);
+            ngx_close_channel(ngx_processes[s].channel, cycle->log);
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
         ngx_channel = ngx_processes[s].channel[1];
 
     } else {
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
index 547f88c..21966f2 100644
--- 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_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 @@
     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 @@
 }
 
 #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;
-}
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
index 7d0053a..b0a7d62 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 
 
 typedef struct {
-     ngx_uint_t  command;
-     ngx_pid_t   pid;
-     ngx_int_t   slot;
-     ngx_fd_t    fd;
-} ngx_channel_t;
-
-
-typedef struct {
      int           argc;
      char *const  *argv;
 } ngx_master_ctx_t;
@@ -36,16 +28,11 @@
 void ngx_single_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_master_ctx_t *ctx);
 
 
-ngx_int_t ngx_write_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
-                            ngx_log_t *log);
-ngx_int_t ngx_read_channel(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_channel_t *ch, size_t size,
-                           ngx_log_t *log);
-
-
 extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_process;
 extern ngx_pid_t       ngx_pid;
 extern ngx_pid_t       ngx_new_binary;
 extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_inherited;
+extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_daemonized;
 extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_threaded;
 extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_exiting;