Merge branch 'master' into epoll_changes
diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 5b07e8c..bb492a5 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
@@ -691,6 +694,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -895,6 +899,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
@@ -1020,6 +1025,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -1796,6 +1802,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -2004,6 +2011,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h",
+    "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index da841af..040ebd4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 LDXX_tsan = clang++
 CPPFLAGS_tsan = -O0 -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -DGPR_NO_DIRECT_SYSCALLS
 LDFLAGS_tsan = -fsanitize=thread
+DEFINES_tsan = _GRPC_TSAN
 DEFINES_tsan += GRPC_TEST_SLOWDOWN_BUILD_FACTOR=5
 
 VALID_CONFIG_stapprof = 1
@@ -2517,6 +2518,7 @@
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
@@ -2783,6 +2785,7 @@
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
@@ -3118,6 +3121,7 @@
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 9b4ae5e..d9e6fd3 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
+        'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 3d1e9b1..0847232 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h
+  - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
+  - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -3264,6 +3266,7 @@
     CPPFLAGS: -O0 -fsanitize=thread -fno-omit-frame-pointer -Wno-unused-command-line-argument
       -DGPR_NO_DIRECT_SYSCALLS
     CXX: clang++
+    DEFINES: _GRPC_TSAN
     LD: clang
     LDFLAGS: -fsanitize=thread
     LDXX: clang++
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index cd653d31..ef7a9e8 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 10a836e..97168bd 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
+                      'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
diff --git a/grpc.def b/grpc.def
index 0046028..9f70ce6 100644
--- a/grpc.def
+++ b/grpc.def
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     grpc_call_error_to_string
     grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd
     grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd
+    grpc_use_signal
     grpc_auth_property_iterator_next
     grpc_auth_context_property_iterator
     grpc_auth_context_peer_identity
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 24d512d..401fd34 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h )
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c )
diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc_posix.h b/include/grpc/grpc_posix.h
index 9742b83..5e89ae3 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc_posix.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc_posix.h
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
                                                       grpc_completion_queue *cq,
                                                       int fd);
 
+/** GRPC Core POSIX library may internally use signals to optimize some work.
+   The library uses (SIGRTMIN + 2) signal by default. Use this API to instruct
+   the library to use a different signal i.e 'signum' instead.
+   Note:
+   - To prevent GRPC library from using any signals, pass a 'signum' of -1
+   - This API is optional but if called, it MUST be called before grpc_init() */
+GRPCAPI void grpc_use_signal(int signum);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index 7fff36c..52fc13a 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
 #ifdef __GLIBC_PREREQ
 #if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 9)
 #define GPR_LINUX_EVENTFD 1
+#define GPR_LINUX_EPOLL 1
 #endif
 #if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 10)
 #define GPR_LINUX_SOCKETUTILS 1
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 9fa63e3..ed4859d 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h" role="src" />
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a15e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1548 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <grpc/grpc_posix.h>
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
+
+#ifdef GPR_LINUX_EPOLL
+
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
+#include <grpc/support/tls.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr_internal.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/wakeup_fd_posix.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/support/block_annotate.h"
+
+static int grpc_wakeup_signal = -1;
+static bool is_grpc_wakeup_signal_initialized = false;
+
+/* Implements the function defined in grpc_posix.h. This function might be
+ * called before even calling grpc_init() to set either a different signal to
+ * use. If signum == -1, then the use of signals is disabled */
+void grpc_use_signal(int signum) {
+  grpc_wakeup_signal = signum;
+  is_grpc_wakeup_signal_initialized = true;
+
+  if (grpc_wakeup_signal < 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_INFO,
+            "Use of signals is disabled. Epoll engine will not be used");
+  } else {
+    gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "epoll engine will be using signal: %d",
+            grpc_wakeup_signal);
+  }
+}
+
+struct polling_island;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Fd Declarations
+ */
+struct grpc_fd {
+  int fd;
+  /* refst format:
+       bit 0    : 1=Active / 0=Orphaned
+       bits 1-n : refcount
+     Ref/Unref by two to avoid altering the orphaned bit */
+  gpr_atm refst;
+
+  gpr_mu mu;
+
+  /* Indicates that the fd is shutdown and that any pending read/write closures
+     should fail */
+  bool shutdown;
+
+  /* The fd is either closed or we relinquished control of it. In either cases,
+     this indicates that the 'fd' on this structure is no longer valid */
+  bool orphaned;
+
+  /* TODO: sreek - Move this to a lockfree implementation */
+  grpc_closure *read_closure;
+  grpc_closure *write_closure;
+
+  /* The polling island to which this fd belongs to and the mutex protecting the
+     the field */
+  gpr_mu pi_mu;
+  struct polling_island *polling_island;
+
+  struct grpc_fd *freelist_next;
+  grpc_closure *on_done_closure;
+
+  /* The pollset that last noticed that the fd is readable */
+  grpc_pollset *read_notifier_pollset;
+
+  grpc_iomgr_object iomgr_object;
+};
+
+/* Reference counting for fds */
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+static void fd_ref(grpc_fd *fd, const char *reason, const char *file, int line);
+static void fd_unref(grpc_fd *fd, const char *reason, const char *file,
+                     int line);
+#define GRPC_FD_REF(fd, reason) fd_ref(fd, reason, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, reason) fd_unref(fd, reason, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#else
+static void fd_ref(grpc_fd *fd);
+static void fd_unref(grpc_fd *fd);
+#define GRPC_FD_REF(fd, reason) fd_ref(fd)
+#define GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, reason) fd_unref(fd)
+#endif
+
+static void fd_global_init(void);
+static void fd_global_shutdown(void);
+
+#define CLOSURE_NOT_READY ((grpc_closure *)0)
+#define CLOSURE_READY ((grpc_closure *)1)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Polling-island Declarations
+ */
+/* TODO: sree: Consider making ref_cnt and merged_to to gpr_atm - This would
+ * significantly reduce the number of mutex acquisition calls. */
+typedef struct polling_island {
+  gpr_mu mu;
+  int ref_cnt;
+
+  /* Points to the polling_island this merged into.
+   * If merged_to is not NULL, all the remaining fields (except mu and ref_cnt)
+   * are invalid and must be ignored */
+  struct polling_island *merged_to;
+
+  /* The fd of the underlying epoll set */
+  int epoll_fd;
+
+  /* The file descriptors in the epoll set */
+  size_t fd_cnt;
+  size_t fd_capacity;
+  grpc_fd **fds;
+
+  /* Polling islands that are no longer needed are kept in a freelist so that
+     they can be reused. This field points to the next polling island in the
+     free list */
+  struct polling_island *next_free;
+} polling_island;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Pollset Declarations
+ */
+struct grpc_pollset_worker {
+  pthread_t pt_id; /* Thread id of this worker */
+  struct grpc_pollset_worker *next;
+  struct grpc_pollset_worker *prev;
+};
+
+struct grpc_pollset {
+  gpr_mu mu;
+  grpc_pollset_worker root_worker;
+  bool kicked_without_pollers;
+
+  bool shutting_down;          /* Is the pollset shutting down ? */
+  bool finish_shutdown_called; /* Is the 'finish_shutdown_locked()' called ? */
+  grpc_closure *shutdown_done; /* Called after after shutdown is complete */
+
+  /* The polling island to which this pollset belongs to and the mutex
+     protecting the field */
+  /* TODO: sreek: This lock might actually be adding more overhead to the
+     critical path (i.e pollset_work() function). Consider removing this lock
+     and just using the overall pollset lock */
+  gpr_mu pi_mu;
+  struct polling_island *polling_island;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Pollset-set Declarations
+ */
+/* TODO: sreek - Change the pollset_set implementation such that a pollset_set
+ * directly points to a polling_island (and adding an fd/pollset/pollset_set to
+ * the current pollset_set would result in polling island merges. This would
+ * remove the need to maintain fd_count here. This will also significantly
+ * simplify the grpc_fd structure since we would no longer need to explicitly
+ * maintain the orphaned state */
+struct grpc_pollset_set {
+  gpr_mu mu;
+
+  size_t pollset_count;
+  size_t pollset_capacity;
+  grpc_pollset **pollsets;
+
+  size_t pollset_set_count;
+  size_t pollset_set_capacity;
+  struct grpc_pollset_set **pollset_sets;
+
+  size_t fd_count;
+  size_t fd_capacity;
+  grpc_fd **fds;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Polling island Definitions
+ */
+
+/* The wakeup fd that is used to wake up all threads in a Polling island. This
+   is useful in the polling island merge operation where we need to wakeup all
+   the threads currently polling the smaller polling island (so that they can
+   start polling the new/merged polling island)
+
+   NOTE: This fd is initialized to be readable and MUST NOT be consumed i.e the
+   threads that woke up MUST NOT call grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup() */
+static grpc_wakeup_fd polling_island_wakeup_fd;
+
+/* Polling island freelist */
+static gpr_mu g_pi_freelist_mu;
+static polling_island *g_pi_freelist = NULL;
+
+#ifdef _GRPC_TSAN
+/* Currently TSAN may incorrectly flag data races between epoll_ctl and
+   epoll_wait for any grpc_fd structs that are added to the epoll set via
+   epoll_ctl and are returned (within a very short window) via epoll_wait().
+
+   To work-around this race, we establish a happens-before relation between
+   the code just-before epoll_ctl() and the code after epoll_wait() by using
+   this atomic */
+gpr_atm g_epoll_sync;
+#endif
+
+/* The caller is expected to hold pi->mu lock before calling this function */
+static void polling_island_add_fds_locked(polling_island *pi, grpc_fd **fds,
+                                          size_t fd_count, bool add_fd_refs) {
+  int err;
+  size_t i;
+  struct epoll_event ev;
+
+#ifdef _GRPC_TSAN
+  /* See the definition of g_epoll_sync for more context */
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&g_epoll_sync, 0);
+#endif
+
+  for (i = 0; i < fd_count; i++) {
+    ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET);
+    ev.data.ptr = fds[i];
+    err = epoll_ctl(pi->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fds[i]->fd, &ev);
+
+    if (err < 0) {
+      if (errno != EEXIST) {
+        /* TODO: sreek - We need a better way to bubble up this error instead of
+           just logging a message */
+        gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl add for fd: %d failed with error: %s",
+                fds[i]->fd, strerror(errno));
+      }
+
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (pi->fd_cnt == pi->fd_capacity) {
+      pi->fd_capacity = GPR_MAX(pi->fd_capacity + 8, pi->fd_cnt * 3 / 2);
+      pi->fds = gpr_realloc(pi->fds, sizeof(grpc_fd *) * pi->fd_capacity);
+    }
+
+    pi->fds[pi->fd_cnt++] = fds[i];
+    if (add_fd_refs) {
+      GRPC_FD_REF(fds[i], "polling_island");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/* The caller is expected to hold pi->mu before calling this */
+static void polling_island_add_wakeup_fd_locked(polling_island *pi,
+                                                grpc_wakeup_fd *wakeup_fd) {
+  struct epoll_event ev;
+  int err;
+
+  ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLET);
+  ev.data.ptr = wakeup_fd;
+  err = epoll_ctl(pi->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+                  GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(wakeup_fd), &ev);
+  if (err < 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+            "Failed to add grpc_wake_up_fd (%d) to the epoll set (epoll_fd: %d)"
+            ". Error: %s",
+            GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd), pi->epoll_fd,
+            strerror(errno));
+  }
+}
+
+/* The caller is expected to hold pi->mu lock before calling this function */
+static void polling_island_remove_all_fds_locked(polling_island *pi,
+                                                 bool remove_fd_refs) {
+  int err;
+  size_t i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < pi->fd_cnt; i++) {
+    err = epoll_ctl(pi->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, pi->fds[i]->fd, NULL);
+    if (err < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+      /* TODO: sreek - We need a better way to bubble up this error instead of
+      * just logging a message */
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl deleting fds[%d]: %d failed with error: %s",
+              i, pi->fds[i]->fd, strerror(errno));
+    }
+
+    if (remove_fd_refs) {
+      GRPC_FD_UNREF(pi->fds[i], "polling_island");
+    }
+  }
+
+  pi->fd_cnt = 0;
+}
+
+/* The caller is expected to hold pi->mu lock before calling this function */
+static void polling_island_remove_fd_locked(polling_island *pi, grpc_fd *fd,
+                                            bool is_fd_closed) {
+  int err;
+  size_t i;
+
+  /* If fd is already closed, then it would have been automatically been removed
+     from the epoll set */
+  if (!is_fd_closed) {
+    err = epoll_ctl(pi->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, fd->fd, NULL);
+    if (err < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl deleting fd: %d failed with error; %s",
+              fd->fd, strerror(errno));
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < pi->fd_cnt; i++) {
+    if (pi->fds[i] == fd) {
+      pi->fds[i] = pi->fds[--pi->fd_cnt];
+      GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, "polling_island");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static polling_island *polling_island_create(grpc_fd *initial_fd,
+                                             int initial_ref_cnt) {
+  polling_island *pi = NULL;
+
+  /* Try to get one from the polling island freelist */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  if (g_pi_freelist != NULL) {
+    pi = g_pi_freelist;
+    g_pi_freelist = g_pi_freelist->next_free;
+    pi->next_free = NULL;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+
+  /* Create new polling island if we could not get one from the free list */
+  if (pi == NULL) {
+    pi = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*pi));
+    gpr_mu_init(&pi->mu);
+    pi->fd_cnt = 0;
+    pi->fd_capacity = 0;
+    pi->fds = NULL;
+  }
+
+  pi->epoll_fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+
+  if (pi->epoll_fd < 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_create1() failed with error: %s",
+            strerror(errno));
+  }
+  GPR_ASSERT(pi->epoll_fd >= 0);
+
+  polling_island_add_wakeup_fd_locked(pi, &grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+
+  pi->ref_cnt = initial_ref_cnt;
+  pi->merged_to = NULL;
+  pi->next_free = NULL;
+
+  if (initial_fd != NULL) {
+    /* It is not really needed to get the pi->mu lock here. If this is a newly
+       created polling island (or one that we got from the freelist), no one
+       else would be holding a lock to it anyway */
+    gpr_mu_lock(&pi->mu);
+    polling_island_add_fds_locked(pi, &initial_fd, 1, true);
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&pi->mu);
+  }
+
+  return pi;
+}
+
+static void polling_island_delete(polling_island *pi) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(pi->ref_cnt == 0);
+  GPR_ASSERT(pi->fd_cnt == 0);
+
+  close(pi->epoll_fd);
+  pi->epoll_fd = -1;
+
+  pi->merged_to = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  pi->next_free = g_pi_freelist;
+  g_pi_freelist = pi;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+}
+
+void polling_island_unref_and_unlock(polling_island *pi, int unref_by) {
+  pi->ref_cnt -= unref_by;
+  int ref_cnt = pi->ref_cnt;
+  GPR_ASSERT(ref_cnt >= 0);
+
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pi->mu);
+
+  if (ref_cnt == 0) {
+    polling_island_delete(pi);
+  }
+}
+
+polling_island *polling_island_update_and_lock(polling_island *pi, int unref_by,
+                                               int add_ref_by) {
+  polling_island *next = NULL;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pi->mu);
+  while (pi->merged_to != NULL) {
+    next = pi->merged_to;
+    polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pi, unref_by);
+    pi = next;
+    gpr_mu_lock(&pi->mu);
+  }
+
+  pi->ref_cnt += add_ref_by;
+  return pi;
+}
+
+void polling_island_pair_update_and_lock(polling_island **p,
+                                         polling_island **q) {
+  polling_island *pi_1 = *p;
+  polling_island *pi_2 = *q;
+  polling_island *temp = NULL;
+  bool pi_1_locked = false;
+  bool pi_2_locked = false;
+  int num_swaps = 0;
+
+  /* Loop until either pi_1 == pi_2 or until we acquired locks on both pi_1
+     and pi_2 */
+  while (pi_1 != pi_2 && !(pi_1_locked && pi_2_locked)) {
+    /* The following assertions are true at this point:
+       - pi_1 != pi_2  (else, the while loop would have exited)
+       - pi_1 MAY be locked
+       - pi_2 is NOT locked */
+
+    /* To maintain lock order consistency, always lock polling_island node with
+       lower address first.
+       First, make sure pi_1 < pi_2 before proceeding any further. If it turns
+       out that pi_1 > pi_2, unlock pi_1 if locked (because pi_2 is not locked
+       at this point and having pi_1 locked would violate the lock order) and
+       swap pi_1 and pi_2 so that pi_1 becomes less than pi_2 */
+    if (pi_1 > pi_2) {
+      if (pi_1_locked) {
+        gpr_mu_unlock(&pi_1->mu);
+        pi_1_locked = false;
+      }
+
+      GPR_SWAP(polling_island *, pi_1, pi_2);
+      num_swaps++;
+    }
+
+    /* The following assertions are true at this point:
+       - pi_1 != pi_2
+       - pi_1 < pi_2  (address of pi_1 is less than that of pi_2)
+       - pi_1 MAYBE locked
+       - pi_2 is NOT locked */
+
+    /* Lock pi_1 (if pi_1 is pointing to the terminal node in the list) */
+    if (!pi_1_locked) {
+      gpr_mu_lock(&pi_1->mu);
+      pi_1_locked = true;
+
+      /* If pi_1 is not terminal node (i.e pi_1->merged_to != NULL), we are not
+         done locking this polling_island yet. Release the lock on this node and
+         advance pi_1 to the next node in the list; and go to the beginning of
+         the loop (we can't proceed to locking pi_2 unless we locked pi_1 first)
+         */
+      if (pi_1->merged_to != NULL) {
+        temp = pi_1->merged_to;
+        polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pi_1, 1);
+        pi_1 = temp;
+        pi_1_locked = false;
+
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /* The following assertions are true at this point:
+       - pi_1 is locked
+       - pi_2 is unlocked
+       - pi_1 != pi_2 */
+
+    gpr_mu_lock(&pi_2->mu);
+    pi_2_locked = true;
+
+    /* If pi_2 is not terminal node, we are not done locking this polling_island
+       yet. Release the lock and update pi_2 to the next node in the list */
+    if (pi_2->merged_to != NULL) {
+      temp = pi_2->merged_to;
+      polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pi_2, 1);
+      pi_2 = temp;
+      pi_2_locked = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* At this point, either pi_1 == pi_2 AND/OR we got both locks */
+  if (pi_1 == pi_2) {
+    /* We may or may not have gotten the lock. If we didn't, walk the rest of
+      the polling_island list and get the lock */
+    GPR_ASSERT(pi_1_locked || (!pi_1_locked && !pi_2_locked));
+    if (!pi_1_locked) {
+      pi_1 = pi_2 = polling_island_update_and_lock(pi_1, 2, 0);
+    }
+  } else {
+    GPR_ASSERT(pi_1_locked && pi_2_locked);
+    /* If we swapped pi_1 and pi_2 odd number of times, do one more swap so that
+       pi_1 and pi_2 point to the same polling_island lists they started off
+       with at the beginning of this function (i.e *p and *q respectively) */
+    if (num_swaps % 2 > 0) {
+      GPR_SWAP(polling_island *, pi_1, pi_2);
+    }
+  }
+
+  *p = pi_1;
+  *q = pi_2;
+}
+
+polling_island *polling_island_merge(polling_island *p, polling_island *q) {
+  /* Get locks on both the polling islands */
+  polling_island_pair_update_and_lock(&p, &q);
+
+  if (p == q) {
+    /* Nothing needs to be done here */
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
+    return p;
+  }
+
+  /* Make sure that p points to the polling island with fewer fds than q */
+  if (p->fd_cnt > q->fd_cnt) {
+    GPR_SWAP(polling_island *, p, q);
+  }
+
+  /* "Merge" p with q i.e move all the fds from p (The one with fewer fds) to q
+      Note that the refcounts on the fds being moved will not change here. This
+      is why the last parameter in the following two functions is 'false') */
+  polling_island_add_fds_locked(q, p->fds, p->fd_cnt, false);
+  polling_island_remove_all_fds_locked(p, false);
+
+  /* Wakeup all the pollers (if any) on p so that they can pickup this change */
+  polling_island_add_wakeup_fd_locked(p, &polling_island_wakeup_fd);
+
+  p->merged_to = q;
+
+  /* - The merged polling island (i.e q) inherits all the ref counts of the
+       island merging with it (i.e p)
+     - The island p will lose a ref count */
+  q->ref_cnt += p->ref_cnt;
+  polling_island_unref_and_unlock(p, 1); /* Decrement refcount */
+  polling_island_unref_and_unlock(q, 0); /* Just Unlock. Don't decrement ref */
+
+  return q;
+}
+
+static void polling_island_global_init() {
+  gpr_mu_init(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  g_pi_freelist = NULL;
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_init(&polling_island_wakeup_fd);
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&polling_island_wakeup_fd);
+}
+
+static void polling_island_global_shutdown() {
+  polling_island *next;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  while (g_pi_freelist != NULL) {
+    next = g_pi_freelist->next_free;
+    gpr_mu_destroy(&g_pi_freelist->mu);
+    gpr_free(g_pi_freelist->fds);
+    gpr_free(g_pi_freelist);
+    g_pi_freelist = next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&polling_island_wakeup_fd);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Fd Definitions
+ */
+
+/* We need to keep a freelist not because of any concerns of malloc performance
+ * but instead so that implementations with multiple threads in (for example)
+ * epoll_wait deal with the race between pollset removal and incoming poll
+ * notifications.
+ *
+ * The problem is that the poller ultimately holds a reference to this
+ * object, so it is very difficult to know when is safe to free it, at least
+ * without some expensive synchronization.
+ *
+ * If we keep the object freelisted, in the worst case losing this race just
+ * becomes a spurious read notification on a reused fd.
+ */
+
+/* The alarm system needs to be able to wakeup 'some poller' sometimes
+ * (specifically when a new alarm needs to be triggered earlier than the next
+ * alarm 'epoch'). This wakeup_fd gives us something to alert on when such a
+ * case occurs. */
+
+/* TODO: sreek: Right now, this wakes up all pollers. In future we should make
+ * sure to wake up one polling thread (which can wake up other threads if
+ * needed) */
+grpc_wakeup_fd grpc_global_wakeup_fd;
+
+static grpc_fd *fd_freelist = NULL;
+static gpr_mu fd_freelist_mu;
+
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+#define REF_BY(fd, n, reason) ref_by(fd, n, reason, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define UNREF_BY(fd, n, reason) unref_by(fd, n, reason, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+static void ref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n, const char *reason, const char *file,
+                   int line) {
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "FD %d %p   ref %d %d -> %d [%s; %s:%d]", fd->fd, fd, n,
+          gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&fd->refst),
+          gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&fd->refst) + n, reason, file, line);
+#else
+#define REF_BY(fd, n, reason) ref_by(fd, n)
+#define UNREF_BY(fd, n, reason) unref_by(fd, n)
+static void ref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n) {
+#endif
+  GPR_ASSERT(gpr_atm_no_barrier_fetch_add(&fd->refst, n) > 0);
+}
+
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+static void unref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n, const char *reason, const char *file,
+                     int line) {
+  gpr_atm old;
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "FD %d %p unref %d %d -> %d [%s; %s:%d]", fd->fd, fd, n,
+          gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&fd->refst),
+          gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&fd->refst) - n, reason, file, line);
+#else
+static void unref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n) {
+  gpr_atm old;
+#endif
+  old = gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&fd->refst, -n);
+  if (old == n) {
+    /* Add the fd to the freelist */
+    gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+    fd->freelist_next = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd;
+    grpc_iomgr_unregister_object(&fd->iomgr_object);
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  } else {
+    GPR_ASSERT(old > n);
+  }
+}
+
+/* Increment refcount by two to avoid changing the orphan bit */
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+static void fd_ref(grpc_fd *fd, const char *reason, const char *file,
+                   int line) {
+  ref_by(fd, 2, reason, file, line);
+}
+
+static void fd_unref(grpc_fd *fd, const char *reason, const char *file,
+                     int line) {
+  unref_by(fd, 2, reason, file, line);
+}
+#else
+static void fd_ref(grpc_fd *fd) { ref_by(fd, 2); }
+static void fd_unref(grpc_fd *fd) { unref_by(fd, 2); }
+#endif
+
+static void fd_global_init(void) { gpr_mu_init(&fd_freelist_mu); }
+
+static void fd_global_shutdown(void) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  while (fd_freelist != NULL) {
+    grpc_fd *fd = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd_freelist->freelist_next;
+    gpr_mu_destroy(&fd->mu);
+    gpr_free(fd);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&fd_freelist_mu);
+}
+
+static grpc_fd *fd_create(int fd, const char *name) {
+  grpc_fd *new_fd = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  if (fd_freelist != NULL) {
+    new_fd = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd_freelist->freelist_next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+
+  if (new_fd == NULL) {
+    new_fd = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_fd));
+    gpr_mu_init(&new_fd->mu);
+    gpr_mu_init(&new_fd->pi_mu);
+  }
+
+  /* Note: It is not really needed to get the new_fd->mu lock here. If this is a
+     newly created fd (or an fd we got from the freelist), no one else would be
+     holding a lock to it anyway. */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&new_fd->mu);
+
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&new_fd->refst, 1);
+  new_fd->fd = fd;
+  new_fd->shutdown = false;
+  new_fd->orphaned = false;
+  new_fd->read_closure = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+  new_fd->write_closure = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+  new_fd->polling_island = NULL;
+  new_fd->freelist_next = NULL;
+  new_fd->on_done_closure = NULL;
+  new_fd->read_notifier_pollset = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&new_fd->mu);
+
+  char *fd_name;
+  gpr_asprintf(&fd_name, "%s fd=%d", name, fd);
+  grpc_iomgr_register_object(&new_fd->iomgr_object, fd_name);
+  gpr_free(fd_name);
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "FD %d %p create %s", fd, r, fd_name);
+#endif
+  return new_fd;
+}
+
+static bool fd_is_orphaned(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  return (gpr_atm_acq_load(&fd->refst) & 1) == 0;
+}
+
+static int fd_wrapped_fd(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  int ret_fd = -1;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  if (!fd->orphaned) {
+    ret_fd = fd->fd;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+
+  return ret_fd;
+}
+
+static void fd_orphan(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                      grpc_closure *on_done, int *release_fd,
+                      const char *reason) {
+  bool is_fd_closed = false;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  fd->on_done_closure = on_done;
+
+  /* If release_fd is not NULL, we should be relinquishing control of the file
+     descriptor fd->fd (but we still own the grpc_fd structure). */
+  if (release_fd != NULL) {
+    *release_fd = fd->fd;
+  } else {
+    close(fd->fd);
+    is_fd_closed = true;
+  }
+
+  fd->orphaned = true;
+
+  /* Remove the active status but keep referenced. We want this grpc_fd struct
+     to be alive (and not added to freelist) until the end of this function */
+  REF_BY(fd, 1, reason);
+
+  /* Remove the fd from the polling island:
+     - Update the fd->polling_island to point to the latest polling island
+     - Remove the fd from the polling island.
+     - Remove a ref to the polling island and set fd->polling_island to NULL */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->pi_mu);
+  if (fd->polling_island != NULL) {
+    fd->polling_island =
+        polling_island_update_and_lock(fd->polling_island, 1, 0);
+    polling_island_remove_fd_locked(fd->polling_island, fd, is_fd_closed);
+
+    polling_island_unref_and_unlock(fd->polling_island, 1);
+    fd->polling_island = NULL;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->pi_mu);
+
+  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, true, NULL);
+
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+  UNREF_BY(fd, 2, reason); /* Drop the reference */
+}
+
+static void notify_on_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                             grpc_closure **st, grpc_closure *closure) {
+  if (*st == CLOSURE_NOT_READY) {
+    /* not ready ==> switch to a waiting state by setting the closure */
+    *st = closure;
+  } else if (*st == CLOSURE_READY) {
+    /* already ready ==> queue the closure to run immediately */
+    *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, closure, !fd->shutdown, NULL);
+  } else {
+    /* upcallptr was set to a different closure.  This is an error! */
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+            "User called a notify_on function with a previous callback still "
+            "pending");
+    abort();
+  }
+}
+
+/* returns 1 if state becomes not ready */
+static int set_ready_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                            grpc_closure **st) {
+  if (*st == CLOSURE_READY) {
+    /* duplicate ready ==> ignore */
+    return 0;
+  } else if (*st == CLOSURE_NOT_READY) {
+    /* not ready, and not waiting ==> flag ready */
+    *st = CLOSURE_READY;
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    /* waiting ==> queue closure */
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, *st, !fd->shutdown, NULL);
+    *st = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+static grpc_pollset *fd_get_read_notifier_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                                  grpc_fd *fd) {
+  grpc_pollset *notifier = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  notifier = fd->read_notifier_pollset;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+
+  return notifier;
+}
+
+static void fd_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  GPR_ASSERT(!fd->shutdown);
+  fd->shutdown = true;
+
+  /* Flush any pending read and write closures. Since fd->shutdown is 'true' at
+     this point, the closures would be called with 'success = false' */
+  set_ready_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->read_closure);
+  set_ready_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->write_closure);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+static void fd_notify_on_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                              grpc_closure *closure) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  notify_on_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->read_closure, closure);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+static void fd_notify_on_write(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                               grpc_closure *closure) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  notify_on_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->write_closure, closure);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Pollset Definitions
+ */
+GPR_TLS_DECL(g_current_thread_pollset);
+GPR_TLS_DECL(g_current_thread_worker);
+
+static void sig_handler(int sig_num) {
+#ifdef GRPC_EPOLL_DEBUG
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Received signal %d", sig_num);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void poller_kick_init() { signal(grpc_wakeup_signal, sig_handler); }
+
+/* Global state management */
+static void pollset_global_init(void) {
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_init(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+  gpr_tls_init(&g_current_thread_pollset);
+  gpr_tls_init(&g_current_thread_worker);
+  poller_kick_init();
+}
+
+static void pollset_global_shutdown(void) {
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+  gpr_tls_destroy(&g_current_thread_pollset);
+  gpr_tls_destroy(&g_current_thread_worker);
+}
+
+static void pollset_worker_kick(grpc_pollset_worker *worker) {
+  pthread_kill(worker->pt_id, grpc_wakeup_signal);
+}
+
+/* Return 1 if the pollset has active threads in pollset_work (pollset must
+ * be locked) */
+static int pollset_has_workers(grpc_pollset *p) {
+  return p->root_worker.next != &p->root_worker;
+}
+
+static void remove_worker(grpc_pollset *p, grpc_pollset_worker *worker) {
+  worker->prev->next = worker->next;
+  worker->next->prev = worker->prev;
+}
+
+static grpc_pollset_worker *pop_front_worker(grpc_pollset *p) {
+  if (pollset_has_workers(p)) {
+    grpc_pollset_worker *w = p->root_worker.next;
+    remove_worker(p, w);
+    return w;
+  } else {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+}
+
+static void push_back_worker(grpc_pollset *p, grpc_pollset_worker *worker) {
+  worker->next = &p->root_worker;
+  worker->prev = worker->next->prev;
+  worker->prev->next = worker->next->prev = worker;
+}
+
+static void push_front_worker(grpc_pollset *p, grpc_pollset_worker *worker) {
+  worker->prev = &p->root_worker;
+  worker->next = worker->prev->next;
+  worker->prev->next = worker->next->prev = worker;
+}
+
+/* p->mu must be held before calling this function */
+static void pollset_kick(grpc_pollset *p,
+                         grpc_pollset_worker *specific_worker) {
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_kick", 0);
+
+  grpc_pollset_worker *worker = specific_worker;
+  if (worker != NULL) {
+    if (worker == GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST) {
+      if (pollset_has_workers(p)) {
+        GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_kick.broadcast", 0);
+        for (worker = p->root_worker.next; worker != &p->root_worker;
+             worker = worker->next) {
+          if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_worker) != (intptr_t)worker) {
+            pollset_worker_kick(worker);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        p->kicked_without_pollers = true;
+      }
+      GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_kick.broadcast", 0);
+    } else {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("kicked_specifically", 0);
+      if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_worker) != (intptr_t)worker) {
+        pollset_worker_kick(worker);
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_pollset) != (intptr_t)p) {
+    /* Since worker == NULL, it means that we can kick "any" worker on this
+       pollset 'p'. If 'p' happens to be the same pollset this thread is
+       currently polling (i.e in pollset_work() function), then there is no need
+       to kick any other worker since the current thread can just absorb the
+       kick. This is the reason why we enter this case only when
+       g_current_thread_pollset is != p */
+
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("kick_anonymous", 0);
+    worker = pop_front_worker(p);
+    if (worker != NULL) {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("finally_kick", 0);
+      push_back_worker(p, worker);
+      pollset_worker_kick(worker);
+    } else {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("kicked_no_pollers", 0);
+      p->kicked_without_pollers = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_kick", 0);
+}
+
+static void kick_poller(void) { grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd); }
+
+static void pollset_init(grpc_pollset *pollset, gpr_mu **mu) {
+  gpr_mu_init(&pollset->mu);
+  *mu = &pollset->mu;
+
+  pollset->root_worker.next = pollset->root_worker.prev = &pollset->root_worker;
+  pollset->kicked_without_pollers = false;
+
+  pollset->shutting_down = false;
+  pollset->finish_shutdown_called = false;
+  pollset->shutdown_done = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_init(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  pollset->polling_island = NULL;
+}
+
+/* Convert a timespec to milliseconds:
+   - Very small or negative poll times are clamped to zero to do a non-blocking
+     poll (which becomes spin polling)
+   - Other small values are rounded up to one millisecond
+   - Longer than a millisecond polls are rounded up to the next nearest
+     millisecond to avoid spinning
+   - Infinite timeouts are converted to -1 */
+static int poll_deadline_to_millis_timeout(gpr_timespec deadline,
+                                           gpr_timespec now) {
+  gpr_timespec timeout;
+  static const int64_t max_spin_polling_us = 10;
+  if (gpr_time_cmp(deadline, gpr_inf_future(deadline.clock_type)) == 0) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (gpr_time_cmp(deadline, gpr_time_add(now, gpr_time_from_micros(
+                                                   max_spin_polling_us,
+                                                   GPR_TIMESPAN))) <= 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  timeout = gpr_time_sub(deadline, now);
+  return gpr_time_to_millis(gpr_time_add(
+      timeout, gpr_time_from_nanos(GPR_NS_PER_MS - 1, GPR_TIMESPAN)));
+}
+
+static void fd_become_readable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                               grpc_pollset *notifier) {
+  /* Need the fd->mu since we might be racing with fd_notify_on_read */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  set_ready_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->read_closure);
+  fd->read_notifier_pollset = notifier;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+static void fd_become_writable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  /* Need the fd->mu since we might be racing with fd_notify_on_write */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  set_ready_locked(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->write_closure);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+/* Release the reference to pollset->polling_island and set it to NULL.
+   pollset->mu must be held */
+static void pollset_release_polling_island_locked(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  if (pollset->polling_island) {
+    pollset->polling_island =
+        polling_island_update_and_lock(pollset->polling_island, 1, 0);
+    polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pollset->polling_island, 1);
+    pollset->polling_island = NULL;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+}
+
+static void finish_shutdown_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                   grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  /* The pollset cannot have any workers if we are at this stage */
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset_has_workers(pollset));
+
+  pollset->finish_shutdown_called = true;
+  pollset_release_polling_island_locked(pollset);
+
+  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, true, NULL);
+}
+
+/* pollset->mu lock must be held by the caller before calling this */
+static void pollset_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                             grpc_closure *closure) {
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_shutdown", 0);
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset->shutting_down);
+  pollset->shutting_down = true;
+  pollset->shutdown_done = closure;
+  pollset_kick(pollset, GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST);
+
+  /* If the pollset has any workers, we cannot call finish_shutdown_locked()
+     because it would release the underlying polling island. In such a case, we
+     let the last worker call finish_shutdown_locked() from pollset_work() */
+  if (!pollset_has_workers(pollset)) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(!pollset->finish_shutdown_called);
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_shutdown.finish_shutdown_locked", 0);
+    finish_shutdown_locked(exec_ctx, pollset);
+  }
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_shutdown", 0);
+}
+
+/* pollset_shutdown is guaranteed to be called before pollset_destroy. So other
+ * than destroying the mutexes, there is nothing special that needs to be done
+ * here */
+static void pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset_has_workers(pollset));
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&pollset->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_reset(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(pollset->shutting_down);
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset_has_workers(pollset));
+  pollset->shutting_down = false;
+  pollset->finish_shutdown_called = false;
+  pollset->kicked_without_pollers = false;
+  pollset->shutdown_done = NULL;
+  pollset_release_polling_island_locked(pollset);
+}
+
+#define GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS 1000
+static void pollset_work_and_unlock(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                    grpc_pollset *pollset, int timeout_ms,
+                                    sigset_t *sig_mask) {
+  struct epoll_event ep_ev[GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS];
+  int epoll_fd = -1;
+  int ep_rv;
+  polling_island *pi = NULL;
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_work_and_unlock", 0);
+
+  /* We need to get the epoll_fd to wait on. The epoll_fd is in inside the
+     polling island pointed by pollset->polling_island.
+     Acquire the following locks:
+     - pollset->mu (which we already have)
+     - pollset->pi_mu
+     - pollset->polling_island->mu (call polling_island_update_and_lock())*/
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+
+  pi = pollset->polling_island;
+  if (pi == NULL) {
+    pi = polling_island_create(NULL, 1);
+  }
+
+  /* In addition to locking the polling island, add a ref so that the island
+     does not get destroyed (which means the epoll_fd won't be closed) while
+     we are are doing an epoll_wait() on the epoll_fd */
+  pi = polling_island_update_and_lock(pi, 1, 1);
+  epoll_fd = pi->epoll_fd;
+
+  /* Update the pollset->polling_island */
+  pollset->polling_island = pi;
+
+  polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pollset->polling_island, 0); /* Keep the ref*/
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
+
+  do {
+    ep_rv = epoll_pwait(epoll_fd, ep_ev, GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS, timeout_ms,
+                        sig_mask);
+    if (ep_rv < 0) {
+      if (errno != EINTR) {
+        gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_pwait() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+      } else {
+        /* We were interrupted. Save an interation by doing a zero timeout
+           epoll_wait to see if there are any other events of interest */
+        ep_rv = epoll_wait(epoll_fd, ep_ev, GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS, 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+#ifdef _GRPC_TSAN
+    /* See the definition of g_poll_sync for more details */
+    gpr_atm_acq_load(&g_epoll_sync);
+#endif
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < ep_rv; ++i) {
+      void *data_ptr = ep_ev[i].data.ptr;
+      if (data_ptr == &grpc_global_wakeup_fd) {
+        grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+      } else if (data_ptr == &polling_island_wakeup_fd) {
+        /* This means that our polling island is merged with a different
+           island. We do not have to do anything here since the subsequent call
+           to the function pollset_work_and_unlock() will pick up the correct
+           epoll_fd */
+      } else {
+        grpc_fd *fd = data_ptr;
+        int cancel = ep_ev[i].events & (EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP);
+        int read_ev = ep_ev[i].events & (EPOLLIN | EPOLLPRI);
+        int write_ev = ep_ev[i].events & EPOLLOUT;
+        if (read_ev || cancel) {
+          fd_become_readable(exec_ctx, fd, pollset);
+        }
+        if (write_ev || cancel) {
+          fd_become_writable(exec_ctx, fd);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } while (ep_rv == GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(pi != NULL);
+
+  /* Before leaving, release the extra ref we added to the polling island */
+  /* It is important to note that at this point 'pi' may not be the same as
+   * pollset->polling_island. This is because pollset->polling_island pointer
+   * gets updated whenever the underlying polling island is merged with another
+   * island and while we are doing epoll_wait() above, the polling island may
+   * have been merged */
+  pi = polling_island_update_and_lock(pi, 1, 0); /* No new ref added */
+  polling_island_unref_and_unlock(pi, 1);
+
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_work_and_unlock", 0);
+}
+
+/* pollset->mu lock must be held by the caller before calling this.
+   The function pollset_work() may temporarily release the lock (pollset->mu)
+   during the course of its execution but it will always re-acquire the lock and
+   ensure that it is held by the time the function returns */
+static void pollset_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                         grpc_pollset_worker **worker_hdl, gpr_timespec now,
+                         gpr_timespec deadline) {
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_work", 0);
+  int timeout_ms = poll_deadline_to_millis_timeout(deadline, now);
+
+  sigset_t new_mask;
+  sigset_t orig_mask;
+
+  grpc_pollset_worker worker;
+  worker.next = worker.prev = NULL;
+  worker.pt_id = pthread_self();
+
+  *worker_hdl = &worker;
+  gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_pollset, (intptr_t)pollset);
+  gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_worker, (intptr_t)&worker);
+
+  if (pollset->kicked_without_pollers) {
+    /* If the pollset was kicked without pollers, pretend that the current
+       worker got the kick and skip polling. A kick indicates that there is some
+       work that needs attention like an event on the completion queue or an
+       alarm */
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_work.kicked_without_pollers", 0);
+    pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+  } else if (!pollset->shutting_down) {
+    sigemptyset(&new_mask);
+    sigaddset(&new_mask, grpc_wakeup_signal);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &new_mask, &orig_mask);
+    sigdelset(&orig_mask, grpc_wakeup_signal);
+
+    push_front_worker(pollset, &worker);
+
+    pollset_work_and_unlock(exec_ctx, pollset, timeout_ms, &orig_mask);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
+
+    gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
+    remove_worker(pollset, &worker);
+  }
+
+  /* If we are the last worker on the pollset (i.e pollset_has_workers() is
+     false at this point) and the pollset is shutting down, we may have to
+     finish the shutdown process by calling finish_shutdown_locked().
+     See pollset_shutdown() for more details.
+
+     Note: Continuing to access pollset here is safe; it is the caller's
+     responsibility to not destroy a pollset when it has outstanding calls to
+     pollset_work() */
+  if (pollset->shutting_down && !pollset_has_workers(pollset) &&
+      !pollset->finish_shutdown_called) {
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_work.finish_shutdown_locked", 0);
+    finish_shutdown_locked(exec_ctx, pollset);
+
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
+    gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
+  }
+
+  *worker_hdl = NULL;
+  gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_pollset, (intptr_t)0);
+  gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_worker, (intptr_t)0);
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_work", 0);
+}
+
+static void pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                           grpc_fd *fd) {
+  /* TODO sreek - Double check if we need to get a pollset->mu lock here */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->pi_mu);
+
+  polling_island *pi_new = NULL;
+
+  /* 1) If fd->polling_island and pollset->polling_island are both non-NULL and
+   *    equal, do nothing.
+   * 2) If fd->polling_island and pollset->polling_island are both NULL, create
+   *    a new polling island (with a refcount of 2) and make the polling_island
+   *    fields in both fd and pollset to point to the new island
+   * 3) If one of fd->polling_island or pollset->polling_island is NULL, update
+   *    the NULL polling_island field to point to the non-NULL polling_island
+   *    field (ensure that the refcount on the polling island is incremented by
+   *    1 to account for the newly added reference)
+   * 4) Finally, if fd->polling_island and pollset->polling_island are non-NULL
+   *    and different, merge both the polling islands and update the
+   *    polling_island fields in both fd and pollset to point to the merged
+   *    polling island.
+   */
+  if (fd->polling_island == pollset->polling_island) {
+    pi_new = fd->polling_island;
+    if (pi_new == NULL) {
+      pi_new = polling_island_create(fd, 2);
+    }
+  } else if (fd->polling_island == NULL) {
+    pi_new = polling_island_update_and_lock(pollset->polling_island, 1, 1);
+    polling_island_add_fds_locked(pollset->polling_island, &fd, 1, true);
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&pi_new->mu);
+  } else if (pollset->polling_island == NULL) {
+    pi_new = polling_island_update_and_lock(fd->polling_island, 1, 1);
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&pi_new->mu);
+  } else {
+    pi_new = polling_island_merge(fd->polling_island, pollset->polling_island);
+  }
+
+  fd->polling_island = pollset->polling_island = pi_new;
+
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->pi_mu);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->pi_mu);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Pollset-set Definitions
+ */
+
+static grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set_create(void) {
+  grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*pollset_set));
+  memset(pollset_set, 0, sizeof(*pollset_set));
+  gpr_mu_init(&pollset_set->mu);
+  return pollset_set;
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_destroy(grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set) {
+  size_t i;
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&pollset_set->mu);
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->fd_count; i++) {
+    GRPC_FD_UNREF(pollset_set->fds[i], "pollset_set");
+  }
+  gpr_free(pollset_set->pollsets);
+  gpr_free(pollset_set->pollset_sets);
+  gpr_free(pollset_set->fds);
+  gpr_free(pollset_set);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                               grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  size_t i;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset_set->mu);
+  if (pollset_set->fd_count == pollset_set->fd_capacity) {
+    pollset_set->fd_capacity = GPR_MAX(8, 2 * pollset_set->fd_capacity);
+    pollset_set->fds = gpr_realloc(
+        pollset_set->fds, pollset_set->fd_capacity * sizeof(*pollset_set->fds));
+  }
+  GRPC_FD_REF(fd, "pollset_set");
+  pollset_set->fds[pollset_set->fd_count++] = fd;
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->pollset_count; i++) {
+    pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset_set->pollsets[i], fd);
+  }
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->pollset_set_count; i++) {
+    pollset_set_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset_set->pollset_sets[i], fd);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset_set->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_del_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                               grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  size_t i;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset_set->mu);
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->fd_count; i++) {
+    if (pollset_set->fds[i] == fd) {
+      pollset_set->fd_count--;
+      GPR_SWAP(grpc_fd *, pollset_set->fds[i],
+               pollset_set->fds[pollset_set->fd_count]);
+      GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, "pollset_set");
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->pollset_set_count; i++) {
+    pollset_set_del_fd(exec_ctx, pollset_set->pollset_sets[i], fd);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset_set->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_add_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                    grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set,
+                                    grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  size_t i, j;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset_set->mu);
+  if (pollset_set->pollset_count == pollset_set->pollset_capacity) {
+    pollset_set->pollset_capacity =
+        GPR_MAX(8, 2 * pollset_set->pollset_capacity);
+    pollset_set->pollsets =
+        gpr_realloc(pollset_set->pollsets, pollset_set->pollset_capacity *
+                                               sizeof(*pollset_set->pollsets));
+  }
+  pollset_set->pollsets[pollset_set->pollset_count++] = pollset;
+  for (i = 0, j = 0; i < pollset_set->fd_count; i++) {
+    if (fd_is_orphaned(pollset_set->fds[i])) {
+      GRPC_FD_UNREF(pollset_set->fds[i], "pollset_set");
+    } else {
+      pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset, pollset_set->fds[i]);
+      pollset_set->fds[j++] = pollset_set->fds[i];
+    }
+  }
+  pollset_set->fd_count = j;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset_set->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_del_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                    grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set,
+                                    grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  size_t i;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset_set->mu);
+  for (i = 0; i < pollset_set->pollset_count; i++) {
+    if (pollset_set->pollsets[i] == pollset) {
+      pollset_set->pollset_count--;
+      GPR_SWAP(grpc_pollset *, pollset_set->pollsets[i],
+               pollset_set->pollsets[pollset_set->pollset_count]);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset_set->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_add_pollset_set(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                        grpc_pollset_set *bag,
+                                        grpc_pollset_set *item) {
+  size_t i, j;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&bag->mu);
+  if (bag->pollset_set_count == bag->pollset_set_capacity) {
+    bag->pollset_set_capacity = GPR_MAX(8, 2 * bag->pollset_set_capacity);
+    bag->pollset_sets =
+        gpr_realloc(bag->pollset_sets,
+                    bag->pollset_set_capacity * sizeof(*bag->pollset_sets));
+  }
+  bag->pollset_sets[bag->pollset_set_count++] = item;
+  for (i = 0, j = 0; i < bag->fd_count; i++) {
+    if (fd_is_orphaned(bag->fds[i])) {
+      GRPC_FD_UNREF(bag->fds[i], "pollset_set");
+    } else {
+      pollset_set_add_fd(exec_ctx, item, bag->fds[i]);
+      bag->fds[j++] = bag->fds[i];
+    }
+  }
+  bag->fd_count = j;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&bag->mu);
+}
+
+static void pollset_set_del_pollset_set(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                        grpc_pollset_set *bag,
+                                        grpc_pollset_set *item) {
+  size_t i;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&bag->mu);
+  for (i = 0; i < bag->pollset_set_count; i++) {
+    if (bag->pollset_sets[i] == item) {
+      bag->pollset_set_count--;
+      GPR_SWAP(grpc_pollset_set *, bag->pollset_sets[i],
+               bag->pollset_sets[bag->pollset_set_count]);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&bag->mu);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Event engine binding
+ */
+
+static void shutdown_engine(void) {
+  fd_global_shutdown();
+  pollset_global_shutdown();
+  polling_island_global_shutdown();
+}
+
+static const grpc_event_engine_vtable vtable = {
+    .pollset_size = sizeof(grpc_pollset),
+
+    .fd_create = fd_create,
+    .fd_wrapped_fd = fd_wrapped_fd,
+    .fd_orphan = fd_orphan,
+    .fd_shutdown = fd_shutdown,
+    .fd_notify_on_read = fd_notify_on_read,
+    .fd_notify_on_write = fd_notify_on_write,
+    .fd_get_read_notifier_pollset = fd_get_read_notifier_pollset,
+
+    .pollset_init = pollset_init,
+    .pollset_shutdown = pollset_shutdown,
+    .pollset_reset = pollset_reset,
+    .pollset_destroy = pollset_destroy,
+    .pollset_work = pollset_work,
+    .pollset_kick = pollset_kick,
+    .pollset_add_fd = pollset_add_fd,
+
+    .pollset_set_create = pollset_set_create,
+    .pollset_set_destroy = pollset_set_destroy,
+    .pollset_set_add_pollset = pollset_set_add_pollset,
+    .pollset_set_del_pollset = pollset_set_del_pollset,
+    .pollset_set_add_pollset_set = pollset_set_add_pollset_set,
+    .pollset_set_del_pollset_set = pollset_set_del_pollset_set,
+    .pollset_set_add_fd = pollset_set_add_fd,
+    .pollset_set_del_fd = pollset_set_del_fd,
+
+    .kick_poller = kick_poller,
+
+    .shutdown_engine = shutdown_engine,
+};
+
+/* It is possible that GLIBC has epoll but the underlying kernel doesn't.
+ * Create a dummy epoll_fd to make sure epoll support is available */
+static bool is_epoll_available() {
+  int fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    gpr_log(
+        GPR_ERROR,
+        "epoll_create1 failed with error: %d. Not using epoll polling engine",
+        fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+  close(fd);
+  return true;
+}
+
+const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll_linux(void) {
+  /* If use of signals is disabled, we cannot use epoll engine*/
+  if (is_grpc_wakeup_signal_initialized && grpc_wakeup_signal < 0) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (!is_epoll_available()) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (!is_grpc_wakeup_signal_initialized) {
+    grpc_use_signal(SIGRTMIN + 2);
+  }
+
+  fd_global_init();
+  pollset_global_init();
+  polling_island_global_init();
+  return &vtable;
+}
+
+#else /* defined(GPR_LINUX_EPOLL) */
+#if defined(GPR_POSIX_SOCKET)
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
+/* If GPR_LINUX_EPOLL is not defined, it means epoll is not available. Return
+ * NULL */
+const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll_linux(void) { return NULL; }
+#endif /* defined(GPR_POSIX_SOCKET) */
+
+void grpc_use_signal(int signum) {}
+#endif /* !defined(GPR_LINUX_EPOLL) */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c81997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_EV_EPOLL_LINUX_H
+#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_EV_EPOLL_LINUX_H
+
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
+
+const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll_linux(void);
+
+#endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_EV_EPOLL_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
index 6477b05..2b15967 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 #include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/env.h"
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@
 } event_engine_factory;
 
 static const event_engine_factory g_factories[] = {
-    {"poll", grpc_init_poll_posix}, {"legacy", grpc_init_poll_and_epoll_posix},
+    {"epoll", grpc_init_epoll_linux},
+    {"poll", grpc_init_poll_posix},
+    {"legacy", grpc_init_poll_and_epoll_posix},
 };
 
 static void add(const char *beg, const char *end, char ***ss, size_t *ns) {
@@ -163,11 +166,6 @@
   g_event_engine->fd_notify_on_write(exec_ctx, fd, closure);
 }
 
-grpc_pollset *grpc_fd_get_read_notifier_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                                grpc_fd *fd) {
-  return g_event_engine->fd_get_read_notifier_pollset(exec_ctx, fd);
-}
-
 size_t grpc_pollset_size(void) { return g_event_engine->pollset_size; }
 
 void grpc_pollset_init(grpc_pollset *pollset, gpr_mu **mu) {
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.c b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.c
index 5c49f6c..a025b99 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.c
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 grpc_call_error_to_string_type grpc_call_error_to_string_import;
 grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_type grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_import;
 grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import;
+grpc_use_signal_type grpc_use_signal_import;
 grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import;
 grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_type grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_import;
 grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_type grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_import;
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@
   grpc_call_error_to_string_import = (grpc_call_error_to_string_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_error_to_string");
   grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_import = (grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd");
   grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import = (grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd");
+  grpc_use_signal_import = (grpc_use_signal_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_use_signal");
   grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import = (grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_property_iterator_next");
   grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_import = (grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_context_property_iterator");
   grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_import = (grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_context_peer_identity");
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
index 16bb5cd..5bdbbce 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@
 typedef void(*grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_completion_queue *cq, int fd);
 extern grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import;
 #define grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import
+typedef void(*grpc_use_signal_type)(int signum);
+extern grpc_use_signal_type grpc_use_signal_import;
+#define grpc_use_signal grpc_use_signal_import
 typedef const grpc_auth_property *(*grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type)(grpc_auth_property_iterator *it);
 extern grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import;
 #define grpc_auth_property_iterator_next grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 1a04021..4fbfd65 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
+  'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
index c13d1a0..8e24ef3 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 grpc_call_error_to_string_type grpc_call_error_to_string_import;
 grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_type grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_import;
 grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import;
+grpc_use_signal_type grpc_use_signal_import;
 grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import;
 grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_type grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_import;
 grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_type grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_import;
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@
   grpc_call_error_to_string_import = (grpc_call_error_to_string_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_error_to_string");
   grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_import = (grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_insecure_channel_create_from_fd");
   grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import = (grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd");
+  grpc_use_signal_import = (grpc_use_signal_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_use_signal");
   grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import = (grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_property_iterator_next");
   grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_import = (grpc_auth_context_property_iterator_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_context_property_iterator");
   grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_import = (grpc_auth_context_peer_identity_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_auth_context_peer_identity");
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
index 9c86a36..d6e2a36 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@
 typedef void(*grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_completion_queue *cq, int fd);
 extern grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_type grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import;
 #define grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd grpc_server_add_insecure_channel_from_fd_import
+typedef void(*grpc_use_signal_type)(int signum);
+extern grpc_use_signal_type grpc_use_signal_import;
+#define grpc_use_signal grpc_use_signal_import
 typedef const grpc_auth_property *(*grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type)(grpc_auth_property_iterator *it);
 extern grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_type grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import;
 #define grpc_auth_property_iterator_next grpc_auth_property_iterator_next_import
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 10c8cbd..3a73b4b 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@
 src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h \
@@ -958,6 +959,7 @@
 src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 3080d19..89782ae 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
       'windows': ['all'],
       'mac': ['all'],
       'posix': ['all'],
-      'linux': ['poll', 'legacy']
+      'linux': ['poll', 'epoll', 'legacy'],
     }
     for target in binaries:
       polling_strategies = (POLLING_STRATEGIES[self.platform]
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@
 
 language_make_options=[]
 if any(language.make_options() for language in languages):
-  if not 'gcov' in args.config and len(languages) != 1:
+  if len(languages) != 1:
     print 'languages with custom make options cannot be built simultaneously with other languages'
     sys.exit(1)
   else:
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index 4cd5a81..cc7ab4c 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -5698,6 +5698,7 @@
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h", 
@@ -5800,6 +5801,8 @@
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_posix.c", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
index 1824b92..4915103 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\closure.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.h" />
@@ -487,6 +488,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair_windows.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
index e77b79e..3efac5f 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair_windows.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -686,6 +689,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
index bc5b153..3248d19 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\closure.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.h" />
@@ -455,6 +456,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair_windows.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
index 792a2db..ac45c5d 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair_windows.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -596,6 +599,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\endpoint_pair.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>