--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_unix.cpp	

@@ -139,13 +139,6 @@ static void qt_sa_sigchld_handler(int signum)

         oldAction(signum);

 }

-static inline void add_fd(int &nfds, int fd, fd_set *fdset)

-{

-    FD_SET(fd, fdset);

-    if ((fd) > nfds)

-        nfds = fd;

-}

-

 struct QProcessInfo {

     QProcess *process;

     int deathPipe;

@@ -231,9 +224,9 @@ QProcessManager::~QProcessManager()

 void QProcessManager::run()

 {

     forever {

-        fd_set readset;

-        FD_ZERO(&readset);

-        FD_SET(qt_qprocess_deadChild_pipe[0], &readset);

+	pollfd fd;

+	fd.fd = qt_qprocess_deadChild_pipe[0];

+	fd.events = POLLIN;

 #if defined (QPROCESS_DEBUG)

         qDebug() << "QProcessManager::run() waiting for children to die";

@@ -242,8 +235,8 @@ void QProcessManager::run()

         // block forever, or until activity is detected on the dead child

         // pipe. the only other peers are the SIGCHLD signal handler, and the

         // QProcessManager destructor.

-        int nselect = select(qt_qprocess_deadChild_pipe[0] + 1, &readset, 0, 0, 0);

-        if (nselect < 0) {

+        int ret = qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, -1, /* retry_eintr */ false);

+        if (ret < 0) {

             if (errno == EINTR)

                 continue;

             break;

@@ -992,17 +985,6 @@ void QProcessPrivate::killProcess()

         ::kill(pid_t(pid), SIGKILL);

 }

-static int select_msecs(int nfds, fd_set *fdread, fd_set *fdwrite, int timeout)

-{

-    if (timeout < 0)

-        return qt_safe_select(nfds, fdread, fdwrite, 0, 0);

-

-    struct timeval tv;

-    tv.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;

-    tv.tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000;

-    return qt_safe_select(nfds, fdread, fdwrite, 0, &tv;;

-}

-

 /*

    Returns the difference between msecs and elapsed. If msecs is -1,

    however, -1 is returned.

@@ -1025,10 +1007,10 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForStarted(int msecs)

 	   childStartedPipe[0]);

 #endif

-    fd_set fds;

-    FD_ZERO(&fds);

-    FD_SET(childStartedPipe[0], &fds);

-    if (select_msecs(childStartedPipe[0] + 1, &fds, 0, msecs) == 0) {

+    pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = childStartedPipe[0];

+    fd.events = POLLIN;

+    if (qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, msecs) == 0) {

         processError = QProcess::Timedout;

         q->setErrorString(QProcess::tr("Process operation timed out"));

 #if defined (QPROCESS_DEBUG)

@@ -1044,6 +1026,47 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForStarted(int msecs)

     return startedEmitted;

 }

+class QProcessFDSet {

+    pollfd fds[5];

+

+    static size_t size()

+    {

+	return sizeof(fds)/sizeof(fds[0]);

+    }

+

+public:

+    QProcessFDSet(QProcessPrivate &proc)

+    {

+	for (size_t i = 0; i < size(); ++i) {

+	    fds[i].fd = -1;

+	    fds[i].events = POLLIN;

+	}

+	death().fd = proc.deathPipe[0];

+

+        if (proc.processState == QProcess::Starting)

+	    started().fd = proc.childStartedPipe[0];

+

+	stdout().fd = proc.stdoutChannel.pipe[0];

+	stderr().fd = proc.stderrChannel.pipe[0];

+

+        if (!proc.writeBuffer.isEmpty()) {

+	    stdin().fd = proc.stdinChannel.pipe[1];

+	    stdin().events = POLLOUT;

+	}

+    }

+

+    int poll(int timeout)

+    {

+	return qt_safe_poll(fds, size(), timeout);

+    }

+

+    pollfd &death() { return fds[0]; }

+    pollfd &started() { return fds[1]; }

+    pollfd &stdout() { return fds[2]; }

+    pollfd &stderr() { return fds[3]; }

+    pollfd &stdin() { return fds[4]; }

+};

+

 bool QProcessPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int msecs)

 {

     Q_Q(QProcess);

@@ -1055,28 +1078,9 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int msecs)

     stopWatch.start();

     forever {

-        fd_set fdread;

-        fd_set fdwrite;

-

-        FD_ZERO(&fdread);

-        FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);

-

-        int nfds = deathPipe[0];

-        FD_SET(deathPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (processState == QProcess::Starting)

-            add_fd(nfds, childStartedPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-        if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (!writeBuffer.isEmpty() && stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite);

-

+	QProcessFDSet fdset(*this);

         int timeout = qt_timeout_value(msecs, stopWatch.elapsed());

-        int ret = select_msecs(nfds + 1, &fdread, &fdwrite, timeout);

+        int ret = fdset.poll(timeout);

         if (ret < 0) {

             break;

         }

@@ -1086,18 +1090,18 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int msecs)

 	    return false;

 	}

-	if (childStartedPipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(childStartedPipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.started())) {

             if (!_q_startupNotification())

                 return false;

 	}

         bool readyReadEmitted = false;

-	if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stdout())) {

 	    bool canRead = _q_canReadStandardOutput();

             if (processChannel == QProcess::StandardOutput && canRead)

                 readyReadEmitted = true;

 	}

-	if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stderr())) {

 	    bool canRead = _q_canReadStandardError();

             if (processChannel == QProcess::StandardError && canRead)

                 readyReadEmitted = true;

@@ -1105,13 +1109,13 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForReadyRead(int msecs)

         if (readyReadEmitted)

             return true;

-	if (stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite))

+	if (qt_writable(fdset.stdin()))

 	    _q_canWrite();

-	if (deathPipe[0] == -1 || FD_ISSET(deathPipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.death())) {

             if (_q_processDied())

                 return false;

-        }

+	}

     }

     return false;

 }

@@ -1127,29 +1131,9 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForBytesWritten(int msecs)

     stopWatch.start();

     while (!writeBuffer.isEmpty()) {

-        fd_set fdread;

-        fd_set fdwrite;

-

-        FD_ZERO(&fdread);

-        FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);

-

-        int nfds = deathPipe[0];

-        FD_SET(deathPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (processState == QProcess::Starting)

-            add_fd(nfds, childStartedPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-        if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-

-

-        if (!writeBuffer.isEmpty() && stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite);

-

+	QProcessFDSet fdset(*this);

 	int timeout = qt_timeout_value(msecs, stopWatch.elapsed());

-	int ret = select_msecs(nfds + 1, &fdread, &fdwrite, timeout);

+	int ret = fdset.poll(timeout);

         if (ret < 0) {

             break;

         }

@@ -1160,24 +1144,24 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForBytesWritten(int msecs)

 	    return false;

 	}

-	if (childStartedPipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(childStartedPipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.started())) {

 	    if (!_q_startupNotification())

 		return false;

 	}

-	if (stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite))

+	if (qt_writable(fdset.stdin()))

 	    return _q_canWrite();

-	if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread))

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stdout()))

 	    _q_canReadStandardOutput();

-	if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread))

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stderr()))

 	    _q_canReadStandardError();

-	if (deathPipe[0] == -1 || FD_ISSET(deathPipe[0], &fdread)) {

-            if (_q_processDied())

-                return false;

-        }

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.death())) {

+	    if (_q_processDied())

+		return false;

+	}

     }

     return false;

@@ -1194,29 +1178,9 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForFinished(int msecs)

     stopWatch.start();

     forever {

-        fd_set fdread;

-        fd_set fdwrite;

-        int nfds = -1;

-

-        FD_ZERO(&fdread);

-        FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);

-

-        if (processState == QProcess::Starting)

-            add_fd(nfds, childStartedPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-        if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (processState == QProcess::Running)

-            add_fd(nfds, deathPipe[0], &fdread);

-

-        if (!writeBuffer.isEmpty() && stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1)

-            add_fd(nfds, stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite);

-

+	QProcessFDSet fdset(*this);

 	int timeout = qt_timeout_value(msecs, stopWatch.elapsed());

-	int ret = select_msecs(nfds + 1, &fdread, &fdwrite, timeout);

+	int ret = fdset.poll(timeout);

         if (ret < 0) {

             break;

         }

@@ -1226,20 +1190,20 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForFinished(int msecs)

 	    return false;

 	}

-	if (childStartedPipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(childStartedPipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.started())) {

 	    if (!_q_startupNotification())

 		return false;

 	}

-	if (stdinChannel.pipe[1] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite))

+	if (qt_writable(fdset.stdin()))

 	    _q_canWrite();

-	if (stdoutChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stdoutChannel.pipe[0], &fdread))

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stdout()))

 	    _q_canReadStandardOutput();

-	if (stderrChannel.pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(stderrChannel.pipe[0], &fdread))

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.stderr()))

 	    _q_canReadStandardError();

-	if (deathPipe[0] == -1 || FD_ISSET(deathPipe[0], &fdread)) {

+	if (qt_readable(fdset.death())) {

             if (_q_processDied())

                 return true;

 	}

@@ -1249,10 +1213,10 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForFinished(int msecs)

 bool QProcessPrivate::waitForWrite(int msecs)

 {

-    fd_set fdwrite;

-    FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);

-    FD_SET(stdinChannel.pipe[1], &fdwrite);

-    return select_msecs(stdinChannel.pipe[1] + 1, 0, &fdwrite, msecs < 0 ? 0 : msecs) == 1;

+    pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = stdinChannel.pipe[1];

+    fd.events = POLLIN;

+    return qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, msecs);

 }

 void QProcessPrivate::findExitCode()

--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_unix.cpp	

@@ -103,4 +103,165 @@ int qt_safe_select(int nfds, fd_set *fdread, fd_set *fdwrite, fd_set *fdexcept,

     }

 }

+#ifndef Q_OS_VXWORKS

+

+int qt_safe_poll(struct pollfd *fds, int nfds, int timeout_ms, bool retry_eintr)

+{

+    if (nfds == 0)

+	return 0;

+    if (nfds < 0) {

+	errno = EINVAL;

+	return -1;

+    }

+

+    // Retry on ret == 0 if the deadline has not yet passed because

+    // Linux can return early from the syscall, without setting EINTR.

+    if (timeout_ms < 0) {

+	forever {

+	    int ret = ::poll(fds, nfds, -1);

+	    if (ret > 0)

+		return ret;

+	    if (retry_eintr) {

+		if (ret == 0 || ret == -1 && errno == EINTR) {

+		    continue;

+		} else {

+		    return -1;

+		}

+	    }

+	    if (ret == 0) {

+		errno = EINTR;

+		return -1;

+	    }

+	    return ret;

+	}

+    }

+

+    timeval previous = qt_gettime();

+    timeval deadline = previous;

+    deadline.tv_sec += timeout_ms / 1000;

+    deadline.tv_usec += (timeout_ms % 1000) * 1000;

+    if (deadline.tv_usec >= 1000000) {

+	++deadline.tv_sec;

+	deadline.tv_usec -= 1000000;

+    }

+    int remaining = timeout_ms;

+

+    forever {

+	int ret = ::poll(fds, nfds, remaining);

+	if (ret > 0)

+	    return ret;

+	timeval now = qt_gettime();

+	if ((now.tv_sec > deadline.tv_sec // past deadline

+	     || (now.tv_sec == deadline.tv_sec

+		 && now.tv_usec >= deadline.tv_usec))

+	    || (now.tv_sec < previous.tv_sec // time warp

+		|| (now.tv_sec == previous.tv_sec

+		    && now.tv_usec < previous.tv_usec))

+	    || (ret < 0 && (errno != EINTR || !retry_eintr))) // other error

+	    return ret;

+	if (ret == 0 && !retry_eintr) {

+	    errno = EINTR;

+	    return -1;

+	}

+        remaining = (deadline.tv_sec - now.tv_sec) * 1000

+		     + (deadline.tv_usec - now.tv_usec) / 1000;

+	previous = now;

+    }

+}

+

+#else

+

+// Poll emulation for VxWorks.

+

+static int mark_bad_descriptors(pollfd *fds, int nfds)

+{

+    fd_set r;

+    FD_ZERO(&r);

+    struct timeval tv;

+    tv.tv_sec = 0;

+    tv.tv_usec = 0;

+    int ret = 0;

+

+    // Check each descriptor invidually for badness.

+    for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {

+        pollfd &fd(fds[i]);

+        if (fd.fd >= 0) {

+            FD_SET(fd.fd, &r);

+            int ret = qt_safe_select(fd.fd + 1, &r, NULL, NULL, &tv;;

+            FD_CLR(fd.fd, &r);

+            if (ret < 0 && errno == EBADF) {

+                fd.revents = POLLNVAL;

+                ++ret;

+            }

+        }

+    }

+    Q_ASSERT(ret > 0);

+    return ret;

+}

+

+int qt_safe_poll(pollfd *fds, int nfds, int timeout, bool retry_eintr)

+{

+    fd_set r, w;

+    FD_ZERO(&r);

+    FD_ZERO(&w);

+    int maxfd = -1;

+

+    // Extract the watched descriptors.

+    for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {

+        pollfd &fd(fds[i]);

+        if (fd.fd >= 0 && fd.fd < FD_SETSIZE) {

+            if (fd.events & POLLIN) {

+                FD_SET(fd.fd, &r);

+                if (fd.fd > maxfd)

+                    maxfd = fd.fd;

+            }

+            if (fd.events & POLLOUT) {

+                FD_SET(fd.fd, &w);

+                if (fd.fd > maxfd)

+                    maxfd = fd.fd;

+            }

+        }

+    }

+

+    // If timeout is negative, wait indefinitely for activity.

+    timeval tv;

+    timeval *ptv;

+    if (timeout >= 0) {

+        tv.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;

+        tv.tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000;

+        ptv = &tv;

+    } else

+        ptv = NULL;

+

+    int ret;

+    if (retry_eintr)

+        ret = qt_safe_select(maxfd + 1, &r, &w, NULL, ptv);

+    else

+        ret = ::select(maxfd + 1, &r, &w, NULL, ptv);

+    if (ret < 0 && errno == EBADF) {

+        return mark_bad_descriptors(fds, nfds);

+    }

+    if (ret <= 0)

+        return ret;

+

+    // Set the revents flags.

+    ret = 0;

+    for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i) {

+        pollfd &fd(fds[i]);

+        fd.revents = 0;

+        if (fd.fd >= 0 && fd.fd < FD_SETSIZE) {

+            if ((fd.events & POLLIN) && FD_ISSET(fd.fd, &r))

+                fd.revents |= POLLIN;

+            if ((fd.events & POLLOUT) && FD_ISSET(fd.fd, &w))

+                fd.revents |= POLLOUT;

+            if (fd.revents)

+                ++ret;

+        }

+    }

+    Q_ASSERT(ret > 0);

+    return ret;

+}

+

+#endif

+

 QT_END_NAMESPACE

--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_unix_p.h	

+++ a/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_unix_p.h	

@@ -316,9 +316,42 @@ static inline pid_t qt_safe_waitpid(pid_t pid, int *status, int options)

 timeval qt_gettime(); // in qelapsedtimer_mac.cpp or qtimestamp_unix.cpp

+// Deprecated due to FD_SETSIZE limitation, use qt_safe_poll instead.

 Q_CORE_EXPORT int qt_safe_select(int nfds, fd_set *fdread, fd_set *fdwrite, fd_set *fdexcept,

                                  const struct timeval *tv);

+#ifndef Q_OS_VXWORKS

+#include <poll.h>

+#else

+

+// Poll emulation for VxWorks.

+

+struct pollfd {

+  int fd;

+  short events;

+  short revents;

+};

+

+#define POLLIN 1

+#define POLLOUT 2

+#define POLLERR 4

+#define POLLHUP 8

+#define POLLNVAL 16

+#endif

+

+inline bool qt_readable(const pollfd &fd)

+{

+  return fd.fd >= 0 && (fd.revents & (POLLIN | POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLNVAL)) != 0;

+}

+

+inline bool qt_writable(const pollfd &fd)

+{

+  return fd.fd >= 0 && (fd.revents & (POLLOUT | POLLHUP | POLLERR | POLLNVAL)) != 0;

+}

+

+Q_CORE_EXPORT int qt_safe_poll(pollfd *fds, int nfds, int timeout,

+                               bool retry_eintr = true);

+

 // according to X/OPEN we have to define semun ourselves

 // we use prefix as on some systems sem.h will have it

 struct semid_ds;

--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalserver_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/network/socket/qlocalserver_unix.cpp	

@@ -208,16 +208,11 @@ void QLocalServerPrivate::_q_onNewConnection()

 void QLocalServerPrivate::waitForNewConnection(int msec, bool *timedOut)

 {

-    fd_set readfds;

-    FD_ZERO(&readfds);

-    FD_SET(listenSocket, &readfds);

+    struct pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = listenSocket;

+    fd.events = POLLIN;

-    timeval timeout;

-    timeout.tv_sec = msec / 1000;

-    timeout.tv_usec = (msec % 1000) * 1000;

-

-    int result = -1;

-    result = qt_safe_select(listenSocket + 1, &readfds, 0, 0, (msec == -1) ? 0 : &timeout);

+    int result = qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, msec);

     if (-1 == result) {

         setError(QLatin1String("QLocalServer::waitForNewConnection"));

         closeServer();

--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp	

@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ 

 #include <qdebug.h>

 #include <qelapsedtimer.h>

-#ifdef Q_OS_VXWORKS

-#  include <selectLib.h>

-#endif

-

 #define QT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT 30000

 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

@@ -520,32 +516,17 @@ bool QLocalSocket::waitForConnected(int msec)

     if (state() != ConnectingState)

         return (state() == ConnectedState);

-    fd_set fds;

-    FD_ZERO(&fds);

-    FD_SET(d->connectingSocket, &fds);

-

-    timeval timeout;

-    timeout.tv_sec = msec / 1000;

-    timeout.tv_usec = (msec % 1000) * 1000;

-

-    // timeout can not be 0 or else select will return an error.

-    if (0 == msec)

-        timeout.tv_usec = 1000;

+    pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = d->connectingSocket;

+    fd.events = POLLIN | POLLOUT;

     int result = -1;

     // on Linux timeout will be updated by select, but _not_ on other systems.

     QElapsedTimer timer;

+    int remaining = msec;

     timer.start();

-    while (state() == ConnectingState

-           && (-1 == msec || timer.elapsed() < msec)) {

-#ifdef Q_OS_SYMBIAN

-        // On Symbian, ready-to-write is signaled when non-blocking socket

-        // connect is finised. Is ready-to-read really used on other

-        // UNIX paltforms when using non-blocking AF_UNIX socket?

-        result = ::select(d->connectingSocket + 1, 0, &fds, 0, &timeout);

-#else

-        result = ::select(d->connectingSocket + 1, &fds, 0, 0, &timeout);

-#endif

+    while (state() == ConnectingState) {

+        result = qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, remaining, /* retry_eintr */ false);

         if (-1 == result && errno != EINTR) {

             d->errorOccurred( QLocalSocket::UnknownSocketError,

                     QLatin1String("QLocalSocket::waitForConnected"));

@@ -553,6 +534,11 @@ bool QLocalSocket::waitForConnected(int msec)

         }

         if (result > 0)

             d->_q_connectToSocket();

+        if (msec >= 0) {

+            remaining = timer.elapsed() - msec;

+            if (remaining < 0)

+                break;

+        }

     }

     return (state() == ConnectedState);

--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_unix.cpp	

@@ -1090,48 +1090,40 @@ qint64 QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::nativeRead(char *data, qint64 maxSize)

 int QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::nativeSelect(int timeout, bool selectForRead) const

 {

-    fd_set fds;

-    FD_ZERO(&fds);

-    FD_SET(socketDescriptor, &fds);

-

-    struct timeval tv;

-    tv.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;

-    tv.tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000;

-

-    int retval;

-    if (selectForRead)

-        retval = qt_safe_select(socketDescriptor + 1, &fds, 0, 0, timeout < 0 ? 0 : &tv;;

-    else

-        retval = qt_safe_select(socketDescriptor + 1, 0, &fds, 0, timeout < 0 ? 0 : &tv;;

-

-    return retval;

+    struct pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = socketDescriptor;

+    if (selectForRead) {

+	fd.events = POLLIN;

+    } else {

+	fd.events = POLLOUT;

+    }

+    return qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, timeout);

 }

 int QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::nativeSelect(int timeout, bool checkRead, bool checkWrite,

                        bool *selectForRead, bool *selectForWrite) const

 {

-    fd_set fdread;

-    FD_ZERO(&fdread);

+    struct pollfd fd;

+    fd.fd = socketDescriptor;

     if (checkRead)

-        FD_SET(socketDescriptor, &fdread);

-

-    fd_set fdwrite;

-    FD_ZERO(&fdwrite);

+	fd.events =  POLLIN;

+    else

+	fd.events = 0;

     if (checkWrite)

-        FD_SET(socketDescriptor, &fdwrite);

-

-    struct timeval tv;

-    tv.tv_sec = timeout / 1000;

-    tv.tv_usec = (timeout % 1000) * 1000;

-

-    int ret;

-    ret = qt_safe_select(socketDescriptor + 1, &fdread, &fdwrite, 0, timeout < 0 ? 0 : &tv;;

-

+	fd.events |= POLLOUT;

+    int ret = qt_safe_poll(&fd, 1, timeout);

     if (ret <= 0)

-        return ret;

-    *selectForRead = FD_ISSET(socketDescriptor, &fdread);

-    *selectForWrite = FD_ISSET(socketDescriptor, &fdwrite);

-

+	return ret;

+    bool r = (fd.revents & (POLLIN | POLLHUP | POLLERR)) != 0;

+    bool w = (fd.revents & (POLLOUT | POLLHUP | POLLERR)) != 0;

+    // Emulate the return value from select(2).

+    ret = 0;

+    if (r)

+	++ret;

+    if (w)

+	++ret;

+    *selectForRead = r;

+    *selectForWrite = w;

     return ret;

 }

--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3socketdevice_unix.cpp	

+++ a/src/qt3support/network/q3socketdevice_unix.cpp	

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static inline int qt_socket_socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)

 #endif

 #include "q3socketdevice.h"

+#include "private/qcore_unix_p.h"

 #ifndef QT_NO_NETWORK

@@ -588,19 +589,10 @@ Q_LONG Q3SocketDevice::waitForMore( int msecs, bool *timeout ) const

 {

     if ( !isValid() )