Index: epoll_reactor.ipp
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--- epoll_reactor.ipp	(revision 67128)
+++ epoll_reactor.ipp	(working copy)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
   io_service_.post_deferred_completions(ops);
 }
 
-void epoll_reactor::close_descriptor(socket_type,
+void epoll_reactor::close_descriptor(socket_type descriptor,
     epoll_reactor::per_descriptor_data& descriptor_data)
 {
   if (!descriptor_data)
@@ -196,9 +196,13 @@
 
   if (!descriptor_data->shutdown_)
   {
-    // Remove the descriptor from the set of known descriptors. The descriptor
-    // will be automatically removed from the epoll set when it is closed.
+    // Remove the descriptor from the set of known descriptors.
 
+    //because ZERO as last argument work only at kernels >= 2.6.9 use fake event
+    epoll_event ev = { 0, { 0 } };
+    //ignore all possible errors
+    epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, descriptor, &ev);
+
     op_queue<operation> ops;
     for (int i = 0; i < max_ops; ++i)
     {