diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 0be8f27..a32352e 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_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@
     "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_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@
     "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_epoll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h",
@@ -669,6 +672,7 @@
     "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_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -1362,6 +1366,7 @@
     "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_epoll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c",
     "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c",
@@ -1567,6 +1572,7 @@
     "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_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 29ebc0e..063698d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@
     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_epoll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
@@ -2841,6 +2842,7 @@
     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_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 89774ea..41e1b5b 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_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 7ba6533..2f3d070 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
   - 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_epoll_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@
   - 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_epoll_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 6987c74..4308295 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_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 3b4dd52..de55880 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_epoll_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@
                       '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_epoll_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@
                               '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_epoll_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 71cccb6..54ae2eb 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_epoll_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h )
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@
   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_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/package.xml b/package.xml
index 0fc5d0d..d8e82a8 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_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" />
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@
     <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_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..f257ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1335 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * 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/support/port_platform.h>
+
+#ifdef GPR_POSIX_SOCKET
+
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_posix.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"
+
+struct polling_island;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * FD declarations
+ */
+
+struct grpc_fd {
+  int fd;
+  /* refst format:
+     bit0:   1=active/0=orphaned
+     bit1-n: refcount
+     meaning that mostly we ref by two to avoid altering the orphaned bit,
+     and just unref by 1 when we're ready to flag the object as orphaned */
+  gpr_atm refst;
+
+  gpr_mu mu;
+  int shutdown;
+  int closed;
+  int released;
+
+  grpc_closure *read_closure;
+  grpc_closure *write_closure;
+
+  /* Mutex protecting the 'polling_island' field */
+  gpr_mu pi_mu;
+
+  /* The polling island to which this fd belongs to. An fd belongs to exactly
+     one polling island */
+  struct polling_island *polling_island;
+
+  struct grpc_fd *freelist_next;
+
+  grpc_closure *on_done_closure;
+
+  grpc_iomgr_object iomgr_object;
+};
+
+/* Return 1 if this fd is orphaned, 0 otherwise */
+static bool fd_is_orphaned(grpc_fd *fd);
+
+/* Reference counting for fds */
+/*#define GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG*/
+#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
+ */
+typedef struct polling_island {
+  gpr_mu mu;
+  int ref_cnt;
+
+  /* Pointer to the polling_island this merged into. If this is not NULL, all
+     the remaining fields in this pollset (i.e all fields except mu and ref_cnt)
+     are considered 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. Note that this is only used if the polling island is in the
+     free list */
+  struct polling_island *next_free;
+} polling_island;
+
+/* Polling island freelist */
+static gpr_mu g_pi_freelist_mu;
+static polling_island *g_pi_freelist = NULL;
+
+/* TODO: sreek - Should we hold a lock on fd or add a ref to the fd ? */
+static void add_fd_to_polling_island_locked(polling_island *pi, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  int err;
+  struct epoll_event ev;
+
+  ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET);
+  ev.data.ptr = fd;
+  err = epoll_ctl(pi->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd->fd, &ev);
+
+  if (err < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl add for fd: %d failed with error: %s", fd->fd,
+            strerror(errno));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  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++] = fd;
+}
+
+static polling_island *polling_island_create(int initial_ref_cnt,
+                                             grpc_fd *initial_fd) {
+  polling_island *pi = NULL;
+  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);
+  }
+
+  pi->ref_cnt = initial_ref_cnt;
+  pi->merged_to = NULL;
+  pi->next_free = NULL;
+
+  if (initial_fd != NULL) {
+    /* add_fd_to_polling_island_locked() expects the caller to hold a pi->mu
+     * lock. However, since this is a new polling island (and no one has a
+     * reference to it yet), it is okay to not acquire pi->mu here */
+    add_fd_to_polling_island_locked(pi, initial_fd);
+  }
+
+  return pi;
+}
+
+static void polling_island_global_init() {
+  polling_island_create(0, NULL); /* TODO(sreek): Delete this line */
+  gpr_mu_init(&g_pi_freelist_mu);
+  g_pi_freelist = NULL;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * pollset declarations
+ */
+
+typedef struct grpc_cached_wakeup_fd {
+  grpc_wakeup_fd fd;
+  struct grpc_cached_wakeup_fd *next;
+} grpc_cached_wakeup_fd;
+
+struct grpc_pollset_worker {
+  grpc_cached_wakeup_fd *wakeup_fd;
+  int reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup;
+  int kicked_specifically;
+  pthread_t pt_id;
+  struct grpc_pollset_worker *next;
+  struct grpc_pollset_worker *prev;
+};
+
+struct grpc_pollset {
+  gpr_mu mu;
+  grpc_pollset_worker root_worker;
+  int shutting_down;
+  int called_shutdown;
+  int kicked_without_pollers;
+  grpc_closure *shutdown_done;
+
+  int epoll_fd;
+
+   /* Mutex protecting the 'polling_island' field */
+  gpr_mu pi_mu;
+
+  /* The polling island to which this fd belongs to. An fd belongs to exactly
+     one polling island */
+  struct polling_island *polling_island;
+
+  /* Local cache of eventfds for workers */
+  grpc_cached_wakeup_fd *local_wakeup_cache;
+};
+
+/* Add an fd to a pollset */
+static void pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                           struct grpc_fd *fd);
+
+static void pollset_set_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                               grpc_pollset_set *pollset_set, grpc_fd *fd);
+
+/* 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);
+
+/* Allow kick to wakeup the currently polling worker */
+#define GRPC_POLLSET_CAN_KICK_SELF 1
+/* Force the wakee to repoll when awoken */
+#define GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP 2
+/* As per pollset_kick, with an extended set of flags (defined above)
+   -- mostly for fd_posix's use. */
+static void pollset_kick_ext(grpc_pollset *p,
+                             grpc_pollset_worker *specific_worker,
+                             uint32_t flags);
+
+/* turn a pollset into a multipoller: platform specific */
+typedef void (*platform_become_multipoller_type)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                                 grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                                                 struct grpc_fd **fds,
+                                                 size_t fd_count);
+
+/* Return 1 if the pollset has active threads in pollset_work (pollset must
+ * be locked) */
+static int pollset_has_workers(grpc_pollset *pollset);
+
+static void remove_fd_from_all_epoll_sets(int fd);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * pollset_set definitions
+ */
+
+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;
+};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * fd_posix.c
+ */
+
+/* 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.
+ */
+/* TODO(klempner): We could use some form of polling generation count to know
+ * when these are safe to free. */
+/* TODO(klempner): Consider disabling freelisting if we don't have multiple
+ * threads in poll on the same fd */
+/* TODO(klempner): Batch these allocations to reduce fragmentation */
+static grpc_fd *fd_freelist = NULL;
+static gpr_mu fd_freelist_mu;
+
+static void freelist_fd(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  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);
+}
+
+static grpc_fd *alloc_fd(int fd) {
+  grpc_fd *r = NULL;
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  if (fd_freelist != NULL) {
+    r = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd_freelist->freelist_next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+
+  if (r == NULL) {
+    r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_fd));
+    gpr_mu_init(&r->mu);
+    gpr_mu_init(&r->pi_mu);
+  }
+
+  /* TODO: sreek - check with ctiller on why we need to acquire a lock here */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&r->mu);
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->refst, 1);
+  r->shutdown = 0;
+  r->read_closure = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+  r->write_closure = CLOSURE_NOT_READY;
+  r->fd = fd;
+  r->polling_island = NULL;
+  r->freelist_next = NULL;
+  r->on_done_closure = NULL;
+  r->closed = 0;
+  r->released = 0;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&r->mu);
+  return r;
+}
+
+static void destroy(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&fd->mu);
+  gpr_free(fd);
+}
+
+#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) {
+    freelist_fd(fd);
+  } else {
+    GPR_ASSERT(old > n);
+  }
+}
+
+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;
+    destroy(fd);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&fd_freelist_mu);
+}
+
+static grpc_fd *fd_create(int fd, const char *name) {
+  grpc_fd *r = alloc_fd(fd);
+  char *name2;
+  gpr_asprintf(&name2, "%s fd=%d", name, fd);
+  grpc_iomgr_register_object(&r->iomgr_object, name2);
+  gpr_free(name2);
+#ifdef GRPC_FD_REF_COUNT_DEBUG
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "FD %d %p create %s", fd, r, name);
+#endif
+  return r;
+}
+
+static bool fd_is_orphaned(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  return (gpr_atm_acq_load(&fd->refst) & 1) == 0;
+}
+
+static void close_fd_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  fd->closed = 1;
+  if (!fd->released) {
+    close(fd->fd);
+  } else {
+    remove_fd_from_all_epoll_sets(fd->fd);
+  }
+  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, fd->on_done_closure, true, NULL);
+}
+
+static int fd_wrapped_fd(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  if (fd->released || fd->closed) {
+    return -1;
+  } else {
+    return fd->fd;
+  }
+}
+
+/* TODO: sreek - do something here with the pollset island link */
+static void fd_orphan(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
+                      grpc_closure *on_done, int *release_fd,
+                      const char *reason) {
+  fd->on_done_closure = on_done;
+  fd->released = release_fd != NULL;
+  if (!fd->released) {
+    shutdown(fd->fd, SHUT_RDWR);
+  } else {
+    *release_fd = fd->fd;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  REF_BY(fd, 1, reason); /* remove active status, but keep referenced */
+  close_fd_locked(exec_ctx, fd);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+  UNREF_BY(fd, 2, reason); /* drop the reference */
+}
+
+/* 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 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;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Do something here with the pollset island link (?) */
+static void fd_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  GPR_ASSERT(!fd->shutdown);
+  fd->shutdown = 1;
+  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_posix.c
+ */
+
+GPR_TLS_DECL(g_current_thread_poller);
+GPR_TLS_DECL(g_current_thread_worker);
+
+/** 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. */
+grpc_wakeup_fd grpc_global_wakeup_fd;
+
+static void remove_worker(grpc_pollset *p, grpc_pollset_worker *worker) {
+  worker->prev->next = worker->next;
+  worker->next->prev = worker->prev;
+}
+
+static int pollset_has_workers(grpc_pollset *p) {
+  return p->root_worker.next != &p->root_worker;
+}
+
+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;
+}
+
+static void pollset_kick_ext(grpc_pollset *p,
+                             grpc_pollset_worker *specific_worker,
+                             uint32_t flags) {
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_kick_ext", 0);
+
+  /* pollset->mu already held */
+  if (specific_worker != NULL) {
+    if (specific_worker == GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST) {
+      GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_kick_ext.broadcast", 0);
+      GPR_ASSERT((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP) == 0);
+      for (specific_worker = p->root_worker.next;
+           specific_worker != &p->root_worker;
+           specific_worker = specific_worker->next) {
+        grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&specific_worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+      }
+      p->kicked_without_pollers = 1;
+      GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_kick_ext.broadcast", 0);
+    } else if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_worker) !=
+               (intptr_t)specific_worker) {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("different_thread_worker", 0);
+      if ((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP) != 0) {
+        specific_worker->reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup = 1;
+      }
+      specific_worker->kicked_specifically = 1;
+      grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&specific_worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+      /* TODO (sreek): Refactor this into a separate file*/
+      pthread_kill(specific_worker->pt_id, SIGUSR1);
+    } else if ((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_CAN_KICK_SELF) != 0) {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("kick_yoself", 0);
+      if ((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP) != 0) {
+        specific_worker->reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup = 1;
+      }
+      specific_worker->kicked_specifically = 1;
+      grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&specific_worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+    }
+  } else if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_poller) != (intptr_t)p) {
+    GPR_ASSERT((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP) == 0);
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("kick_anonymous", 0);
+    specific_worker = pop_front_worker(p);
+    if (specific_worker != NULL) {
+      if (gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_worker) == (intptr_t)specific_worker) {
+        GPR_TIMER_MARK("kick_anonymous_not_self", 0);
+        push_back_worker(p, specific_worker);
+        specific_worker = pop_front_worker(p);
+        if ((flags & GRPC_POLLSET_CAN_KICK_SELF) == 0 &&
+            gpr_tls_get(&g_current_thread_worker) ==
+                (intptr_t)specific_worker) {
+          push_back_worker(p, specific_worker);
+          specific_worker = NULL;
+        }
+      }
+      if (specific_worker != NULL) {
+        GPR_TIMER_MARK("finally_kick", 0);
+        push_back_worker(p, specific_worker);
+        grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&specific_worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+      }
+    } else {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("kicked_no_pollers", 0);
+      p->kicked_without_pollers = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_kick_ext", 0);
+}
+
+static void pollset_kick(grpc_pollset *p,
+                         grpc_pollset_worker *specific_worker) {
+  pollset_kick_ext(p, specific_worker, 0);
+}
+
+/* global state management */
+
+static void sig_handler(int sig_num) {
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Received signal %d", sig_num);
+}
+
+static void pollset_global_init(void) {
+  gpr_tls_init(&g_current_thread_poller);
+  gpr_tls_init(&g_current_thread_worker);
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_init(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+  signal(SIGUSR1, sig_handler);
+}
+
+static void pollset_global_shutdown(void) {
+  grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+  gpr_tls_destroy(&g_current_thread_poller);
+  gpr_tls_destroy(&g_current_thread_worker);
+}
+
+static void kick_poller(void) { grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd); }
+
+/* TODO: sreek. Try to Remove this forward declaration*/
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_create_efd(grpc_pollset *pollset);
+
+/* main interface */
+
+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;
+  gpr_mu_init(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  pollset->polling_island = NULL;
+  pollset->shutting_down = 0;
+  pollset->called_shutdown = 0;
+  pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+  pollset->local_wakeup_cache = NULL;
+  pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+
+  multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_create_efd(pollset);
+}
+
+/* TODO(sreek): Maybe merge multipoll_*_destroy() with pollset_destroy()
+ * function */
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset);
+
+static void pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset_has_workers(pollset));
+
+  multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_destroy(pollset);
+
+  while (pollset->local_wakeup_cache) {
+    grpc_cached_wakeup_fd *next = pollset->local_wakeup_cache->next;
+    grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&pollset->local_wakeup_cache->fd);
+    gpr_free(pollset->local_wakeup_cache);
+    pollset->local_wakeup_cache = next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&pollset->pi_mu);
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&pollset->mu);
+}
+
+/* TODO(sreek) - Do something with the pollset island link (??) */
+static void pollset_reset(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(pollset->shutting_down);
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset_has_workers(pollset));
+  pollset->shutting_down = 0;
+  pollset->called_shutdown = 0;
+  pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+}
+
+/* TODO (sreek): Remove multipoll_with_epoll_finish_shutdown() declaration */
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_finish_shutdown(grpc_pollset *pollset);
+
+static void finish_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_finish_shutdown(pollset);
+  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, pollset->shutdown_done, true, NULL);
+}
+
+/* TODO(sreek): Remove multipoll_with_epoll_*_maybe_work_and_unlock declaration
+ */
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_maybe_work_and_unlock(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_pollset_worker *worker,
+    gpr_timespec deadline, gpr_timespec now);
+
+static void pollset_work(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                         grpc_pollset_worker **worker_hdl, gpr_timespec now,
+                         gpr_timespec deadline) {
+  grpc_pollset_worker worker;
+  *worker_hdl = &worker;
+
+  /* pollset->mu already held */
+  int added_worker = 0;
+  int locked = 1;
+  int queued_work = 0;
+  int keep_polling = 0;
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("pollset_work", 0);
+  /* this must happen before we (potentially) drop pollset->mu */
+  worker.next = worker.prev = NULL;
+  worker.reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup = 0;
+  if (pollset->local_wakeup_cache != NULL) {
+    worker.wakeup_fd = pollset->local_wakeup_cache;
+    pollset->local_wakeup_cache = worker.wakeup_fd->next;
+  } else {
+    worker.wakeup_fd = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*worker.wakeup_fd));
+    grpc_wakeup_fd_init(&worker.wakeup_fd->fd);
+  }
+  worker.kicked_specifically = 0;
+
+  /* TODO(sreek): Abstract this thread id stuff out into a separate file */
+  worker.pt_id = pthread_self();
+  /* If we're shutting down then we don't execute any extended work */
+  if (pollset->shutting_down) {
+    GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_work.shutting_down", 0);
+    goto done;
+  }
+  /* Start polling, and keep doing so while we're being asked to
+     re-evaluate our pollers (this allows poll() based pollers to
+     ensure they don't miss wakeups) */
+  keep_polling = 1;
+  while (keep_polling) {
+    keep_polling = 0;
+    if (!pollset->kicked_without_pollers) {
+      if (!added_worker) {
+        push_front_worker(pollset, &worker);
+        added_worker = 1;
+        gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_worker, (intptr_t)&worker);
+      }
+      gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_poller, (intptr_t)pollset);
+      GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("maybe_work_and_unlock", 0);
+
+      multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_maybe_work_and_unlock(
+          exec_ctx, pollset, &worker, deadline, now);
+
+      GPR_TIMER_END("maybe_work_and_unlock", 0);
+      locked = 0;
+      gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_poller, 0);
+    } else {
+      GPR_TIMER_MARK("pollset_work.kicked_without_pollers", 0);
+      pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+    }
+  /* Finished execution - start cleaning up.
+     Note that we may arrive here from outside the enclosing while() loop.
+     In that case we won't loop though as we haven't added worker to the
+     worker list, which means nobody could ask us to re-evaluate polling). */
+  done:
+    if (!locked) {
+      queued_work |= grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
+      gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
+      locked = 1;
+    }
+    /* If we're forced to re-evaluate polling (via pollset_kick with
+       GRPC_POLLSET_REEVALUATE_POLLING_ON_WAKEUP) then we land here and force
+       a loop */
+    if (worker.reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup) {
+      worker.reevaluate_polling_on_wakeup = 0;
+      pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
+      if (queued_work || worker.kicked_specifically) {
+        /* If there's queued work on the list, then set the deadline to be
+           immediate so we get back out of the polling loop quickly */
+        deadline = gpr_inf_past(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+      }
+      keep_polling = 1;
+    }
+  }
+  if (added_worker) {
+    remove_worker(pollset, &worker);
+    gpr_tls_set(&g_current_thread_worker, 0);
+  }
+  /* release wakeup fd to the local pool */
+  worker.wakeup_fd->next = pollset->local_wakeup_cache;
+  pollset->local_wakeup_cache = worker.wakeup_fd;
+  /* check shutdown conditions */
+  if (pollset->shutting_down) {
+    if (pollset_has_workers(pollset)) {
+      pollset_kick(pollset, NULL);
+    } else if (!pollset->called_shutdown) {
+      pollset->called_shutdown = 1;
+      gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
+      finish_shutdown(exec_ctx, pollset);
+      grpc_exec_ctx_flush(exec_ctx);
+      /* Continuing to access pollset here is safe -- it is the caller's
+       * responsibility to not destroy when it has outstanding calls to
+       * pollset_work.
+       * TODO(dklempner): Can we refactor the shutdown logic to avoid this? */
+      gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
+    }
+  }
+  *worker_hdl = NULL;
+  GPR_TIMER_END("pollset_work", 0);
+}
+
+/* TODO: (sreek) Do something with the pollset island link */
+static void pollset_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                             grpc_closure *closure) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!pollset->shutting_down);
+  pollset->shutting_down = 1;
+  pollset->shutdown_done = closure;
+  pollset_kick(pollset, GRPC_POLLSET_KICK_BROADCAST);
+
+  if (!pollset->called_shutdown && !pollset_has_workers(pollset)) {
+    pollset->called_shutdown = 1;
+    finish_shutdown(exec_ctx, pollset);
+  }
+}
+
+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)));
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * pollset_multipoller_with_epoll_posix.c
+ */
+
+static void set_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd, grpc_closure **st) {
+  /* only one set_ready can be active at once (but there may be a racing
+     notify_on) */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  set_ready_locked(exec_ctx, fd, st);
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+}
+
+static void fd_become_readable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  set_ready(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->read_closure);
+}
+
+static void fd_become_writable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd) {
+  set_ready(exec_ctx, fd, &fd->write_closure);
+}
+
+/* TODO (sreek): Maybe this global list is not required. Double check*/
+struct epoll_fd_list {
+  int *epoll_fds;
+  size_t count;
+  size_t capacity;
+};
+
+static struct epoll_fd_list epoll_fd_global_list;
+static gpr_once init_epoll_fd_list_mu = GPR_ONCE_INIT;
+static gpr_mu epoll_fd_list_mu;
+
+static void init_mu(void) { gpr_mu_init(&epoll_fd_list_mu); }
+
+static void add_epoll_fd_to_global_list(int epoll_fd) {
+  gpr_once_init(&init_epoll_fd_list_mu, init_mu);
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+  if (epoll_fd_global_list.count == epoll_fd_global_list.capacity) {
+    epoll_fd_global_list.capacity =
+        GPR_MAX((size_t)8, epoll_fd_global_list.capacity * 2);
+    epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds =
+        gpr_realloc(epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds,
+                    epoll_fd_global_list.capacity * sizeof(int));
+  }
+  epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds[epoll_fd_global_list.count++] = epoll_fd;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+}
+
+static void remove_epoll_fd_from_global_list(int epoll_fd) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+  GPR_ASSERT(epoll_fd_global_list.count > 0);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < epoll_fd_global_list.count; i++) {
+    if (epoll_fd == epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds[i]) {
+      epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds[i] =
+          epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds[--(epoll_fd_global_list.count)];
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+}
+
+static void remove_fd_from_all_epoll_sets(int fd) {
+  int err;
+  gpr_once_init(&init_epoll_fd_list_mu, init_mu);
+  gpr_mu_lock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+  if (epoll_fd_global_list.count == 0) {
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+    return;
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < epoll_fd_global_list.count; i++) {
+    err = epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_global_list.epoll_fds[i], EPOLL_CTL_DEL, fd, NULL);
+    if (err < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl del for %d failed: %s", fd,
+              strerror(errno));
+    }
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
+}
+
+/* TODO: sreek - This function multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_add_fd() and
+ * finally_add_fd() in ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c */
+static void pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+                           grpc_fd *fd) {
+
+  /* TODO sreek - Check if we need to get a pollset->mu lock here */
+
+  struct epoll_event ev;
+  int err;
+
+  /* Hold a ref to the fd to keep it from being closed during the add. This may
+     result in a spurious wakeup being assigned to this pollset whilst adding,
+     but that should be benign. */
+  /* TODO: (sreek): Understand how a spurious wake up migh be assinged to this
+   * pollset..and how holding a reference will prevent the fd from being closed
+   * (and perhaps more importantly, see how can an fd be closed while being
+   * added to the epollset */
+  GRPC_FD_REF(fd, "add fd");
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  if (fd->shutdown) {
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+    GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, "add fd");
+    return;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+
+  ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET);
+  ev.data.ptr = fd;
+  err = epoll_ctl(pollset->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd->fd, &ev);
+  if (err < 0) {
+    /* FDs may be added to a pollset multiple times, so EEXIST is normal. */
+    if (errno != EEXIST) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl add for %d failed: %s", fd->fd,
+              strerror(errno));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* The fd might have been orphaned while we were adding it to the epoll set.
+     Close the fd in such a case (which will also take care of removing it from
+     the epoll set */
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd->mu);
+  if (fd_is_orphaned(fd) && !fd->closed) {
+    close_fd_locked(exec_ctx, fd);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd->mu);
+
+  GRPC_FD_UNREF(fd, "add fd");
+}
+
+/* Creates an epoll fd and initializes the pollset */
+/* TODO: This has to be called ONLY from pollset_init function. and hence it
+ * does not acquire any lock */
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_create_efd(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  struct epoll_event ev;
+  int err;
+
+  pollset->epoll_fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+  if (pollset->epoll_fd < 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_create1 failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+    abort();
+  }
+  add_epoll_fd_to_global_list(pollset->epoll_fd);
+
+  ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLET);
+  ev.data.ptr = NULL;
+
+  err = epoll_ctl(pollset->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+                  GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd), &ev);
+  if (err < 0) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl add for %d failed: %s",
+            GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd),
+            strerror(errno));
+  }
+}
+
+/* TODO(klempner): We probably want to turn this down a bit */
+#define GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS 1000
+
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_maybe_work_and_unlock(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_pollset_worker *worker,
+    gpr_timespec deadline, gpr_timespec now) {
+  struct epoll_event ep_ev[GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS];
+  int epoll_fd = pollset->epoll_fd;
+  int ep_rv;
+  int poll_rv;
+  int timeout_ms;
+  struct pollfd pfds[2];
+
+  /* If you want to ignore epoll's ability to sanely handle parallel pollers,
+   * for a more apples-to-apples performance comparison with poll, add a
+   * if (pollset->counter != 0) { return 0; }
+   * here.
+   */
+
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
+
+  timeout_ms = poll_deadline_to_millis_timeout(deadline, now);
+
+  pfds[0].fd = GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+  pfds[0].events = POLLIN;
+  pfds[0].revents = 0;
+  pfds[1].fd = epoll_fd;
+  pfds[1].events = POLLIN;
+  pfds[1].revents = 0;
+
+  /* TODO(vpai): Consider first doing a 0 timeout poll here to avoid
+     even going into the blocking annotation if possible */
+  GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("poll", 0);
+  GRPC_SCHEDULING_START_BLOCKING_REGION;
+  poll_rv = grpc_poll_function(pfds, 2, timeout_ms);
+  GRPC_SCHEDULING_END_BLOCKING_REGION;
+  GPR_TIMER_END("poll", 0);
+
+  if (poll_rv < 0) {
+    if (errno != EINTR) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "poll() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+    }
+  } else if (poll_rv == 0) {
+    /* do nothing */
+  } else {
+    if (pfds[0].revents) {
+      grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
+    }
+    if (pfds[1].revents) {
+      do {
+        /* The following epoll_wait never blocks; it has a timeout of 0 */
+        ep_rv = epoll_wait(epoll_fd, ep_ev, GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS, 0);
+        if (ep_rv < 0) {
+          if (errno != EINTR) {
+            gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_wait() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+          }
+        } else {
+          int i;
+          for (i = 0; i < ep_rv; ++i) {
+            grpc_fd *fd = ep_ev[i].data.ptr;
+            /* TODO(klempner): We might want to consider making err and pri
+             * separate events */
+            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 (fd == NULL) {
+              grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd);
+            } else {
+              if (read_ev || cancel) {
+                fd_become_readable(exec_ctx, fd);
+              }
+              if (write_ev || cancel) {
+                fd_become_writable(exec_ctx, fd);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } while (ep_rv == GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_finish_shutdown(
+    grpc_pollset *pollset) {}
+
+static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
+  close(pollset->epoll_fd);
+  remove_epoll_fd_from_global_list(pollset->epoll_fd);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * pollset_set_posix.c
+ */
+
+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_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);
+}
+
+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);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * event engine binding
+ */
+
+static void shutdown_engine(void) {
+  fd_global_shutdown();
+  pollset_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,
+
+    .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,
+};
+
+const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll_linux(void) {
+  fd_global_init();
+  pollset_global_init();
+  polling_island_global_init();
+  return &vtable;
+}
+
+#endif
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_epoll_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_posix.c
index 4481bab..5abd5b2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_posix.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -51,11 +52,13 @@
 #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"
 
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * FD declarations
  */
@@ -133,10 +136,9 @@
   int called_shutdown;
   int kicked_without_pollers;
   grpc_closure *shutdown_done;
-  union {
-    int fd;
-    void *ptr;
-  } data;
+
+  int epoll_fd;
+
   /* Local cache of eventfds for workers */
   grpc_cached_wakeup_fd *local_wakeup_cache;
 };
@@ -589,7 +591,6 @@
   pollset->local_wakeup_cache = NULL;
   pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
 
-  pollset->data.ptr = NULL;
   multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_create_efd(pollset);
 }
 
@@ -619,22 +620,6 @@
   pollset->kicked_without_pollers = 0;
 }
 
-/* TODO (sreek): Remove multipoll_with_epoll_add_fd declaration*/
-static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                                grpc_pollset *pollset,
-                                                grpc_fd *fd);
-
-static void pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
-                           grpc_fd *fd) {
-  /* TODO (sreek) - Does reading pollset->data.ptr need pollset->mu lock ?
-   * because finally_add_fd() also reads it but without the lock! */
-  gpr_mu_lock(&pollset->mu);
-  GPR_ASSERT(pollset->data.ptr != NULL);
-  gpr_mu_unlock(&pollset->mu);
-
-  multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset, fd);
-}
-
 /* TODO (sreek): Remove multipoll_with_epoll_finish_shutdown() declaration */
 static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_finish_shutdown(grpc_pollset *pollset);
 
@@ -790,20 +775,6 @@
  * pollset_multipoller_with_epoll_posix.c
  */
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <poll.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
-#include <grpc/support/log.h>
-#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
-
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/support/block_annotate.h"
-
 static void set_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd, grpc_closure **st) {
   /* only one set_ready can be active at once (but there may be a racing
      notify_on) */
@@ -879,13 +850,13 @@
   gpr_mu_unlock(&epoll_fd_list_mu);
 }
 
-typedef struct { int epoll_fd; } epoll_hdr;
-
-static void finally_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
+/* TODO: sreek - This function multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_add_fd() and
+ * finally_add_fd() in ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c */
+static void pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset,
                            grpc_fd *fd) {
-  /*TODO: (sree) Shouldn't this read (pollset->data.ptr) be done under a
-    pollset lock - i.e pollset->mu ? */
-  epoll_hdr *h = pollset->data.ptr;
+
+  /* TODO sreek - Check if we need to get a pollset->mu lock here */
+
   struct epoll_event ev;
   int err;
 
@@ -908,7 +879,7 @@
 
   ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET);
   ev.data.ptr = fd;
-  err = epoll_ctl(h->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd->fd, &ev);
+  err = epoll_ctl(pollset->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd->fd, &ev);
   if (err < 0) {
     /* FDs may be added to a pollset multiple times, so EEXIST is normal. */
     if (errno != EEXIST) {
@@ -933,26 +904,20 @@
 /* TODO: This has to be called ONLY from pollset_init function. and hence it
  * does not acquire any lock */
 static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_create_efd(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
-  epoll_hdr *h = gpr_malloc(sizeof(epoll_hdr));
   struct epoll_event ev;
   int err;
 
-  /* TODO (sreek). remove this assert. Currently added this just to ensure that
-   * we do not overwrite h->epoll_fd without freeing the older one*/
-  GPR_ASSERT(pollset->data.ptr == NULL);
-
-  pollset->data.ptr = h;
-  h->epoll_fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
-  if (h->epoll_fd < 0) {
+  pollset->epoll_fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+  if (pollset->epoll_fd < 0) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_create1 failed: %s", strerror(errno));
     abort();
   }
-  add_epoll_fd_to_global_list(h->epoll_fd);
+  add_epoll_fd_to_global_list(pollset->epoll_fd);
 
   ev.events = (uint32_t)(EPOLLIN | EPOLLET);
   ev.data.ptr = NULL;
 
-  err = epoll_ctl(h->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
+  err = epoll_ctl(pollset->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD,
                   GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&grpc_global_wakeup_fd), &ev);
   if (err < 0) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_ctl add for %d failed: %s",
@@ -961,12 +926,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_add_fd(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                                grpc_pollset *pollset,
-                                                grpc_fd *fd) {
-  finally_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset, fd);
-}
-
 /* TODO(klempner): We probably want to turn this down a bit */
 #define GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS 1000
 
@@ -974,9 +933,9 @@
     grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_pollset_worker *worker,
     gpr_timespec deadline, gpr_timespec now) {
   struct epoll_event ep_ev[GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS];
+  int epoll_fd = pollset->epoll_fd;
   int ep_rv;
   int poll_rv;
-  epoll_hdr *h = pollset->data.ptr;
   int timeout_ms;
   struct pollfd pfds[2];
 
@@ -993,7 +952,7 @@
   pfds[0].fd = GRPC_WAKEUP_FD_GET_READ_FD(&worker->wakeup_fd->fd);
   pfds[0].events = POLLIN;
   pfds[0].revents = 0;
-  pfds[1].fd = h->epoll_fd;
+  pfds[1].fd = epoll_fd;
   pfds[1].events = POLLIN;
   pfds[1].revents = 0;
 
@@ -1018,7 +977,7 @@
     if (pfds[1].revents) {
       do {
         /* The following epoll_wait never blocks; it has a timeout of 0 */
-        ep_rv = epoll_wait(h->epoll_fd, ep_ev, GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS, 0);
+        ep_rv = epoll_wait(epoll_fd, ep_ev, GRPC_EPOLL_MAX_EVENTS, 0);
         if (ep_rv < 0) {
           if (errno != EINTR) {
             gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "epoll_wait() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
@@ -1053,10 +1012,8 @@
     grpc_pollset *pollset) {}
 
 static void multipoll_with_epoll_pollset_destroy(grpc_pollset *pollset) {
-  epoll_hdr *h = pollset->data.ptr;
-  close(h->epoll_fd);
-  remove_epoll_fd_from_global_list(h->epoll_fd);
-  gpr_free(h);
+  close(pollset->epoll_fd);
+  remove_epoll_fd_from_global_list(pollset->epoll_fd);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
index baa3b98..404ef2a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 #include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_posix.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/env.h"
 
@@ -163,11 +163,6 @@
   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_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 49b4ddc..13bc688 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_epoll_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 36b25cc..d968278 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_epoll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h \
@@ -955,6 +956,7 @@
 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_epoll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index 4394049..97cc55d 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -5530,6 +5530,7 @@
       "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_epoll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h", 
@@ -5630,6 +5631,8 @@
       "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_epoll_posix.c", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_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 55304af..a67e4d1 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="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.h" />
@@ -484,6 +485,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(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_epoll_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
index 7d1c90f..bf9b7dc 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(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_epoll_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -677,6 +680,9 @@
     <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="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_posix.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
index 3d0cdfc..afc9a2c 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(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_epoll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.h" />
@@ -450,6 +451,8 @@
     </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="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(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 d2ff4c6..b7507f9 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="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -575,6 +578,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(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_epoll_posix.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>