Index: qemu/compatfd.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ qemu/compatfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * signalfd/eventfd compatibility
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2008
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "compatfd.h"
+
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+struct sigfd_compat_info
+{
+    sigset_t mask;
+    int fd;
+};
+
+static void *sigwait_compat(void *opaque)
+{
+    struct sigfd_compat_info *info = opaque;
+    int err;
+    sigset_t all;
+
+    sigfillset(&all);
+    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &all, NULL);
+
+    do {
+        siginfo_t siginfo;
+
+        err = sigwaitinfo(&info->mask, &siginfo);
+        if (err == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+            err = 0;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (err > 0) {
+            char buffer[128];
+            size_t offset = 0;
+
+            memcpy(buffer, &err, sizeof(err));
+            while (offset < sizeof(buffer)) {
+                ssize_t len;
+
+                len = write(info->fd, buffer + offset,
+                            sizeof(buffer) - offset);
+                if (len == -1 && errno == EINTR)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (len <= 0) {
+                    err = -1;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                offset += len;
+            }
+        }
+    } while (err >= 0);
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static int qemu_signalfd_compat(const sigset_t *mask)
+{
+    pthread_attr_t attr;
+    pthread_t tid;
+    struct sigfd_compat_info *info;
+    int fds[2];
+
+    info = malloc(sizeof(*info));
+    if (info == NULL) {
+        errno = ENOMEM;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (pipe(fds) == -1) {
+        free(info);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    qemu_set_cloexec(fds[0]);
+    qemu_set_cloexec(fds[1]);
+
+    memcpy(&info->mask, mask, sizeof(*mask));
+    info->fd = fds[1];
+
+    pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+    pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
+
+    pthread_create(&tid, &attr, sigwait_compat, info);
+
+    pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+
+    return fds[0];
+}
+
+int qemu_signalfd(const sigset_t *mask)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_SIGNALFD)
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = syscall(SYS_signalfd, -1, mask, _NSIG / 8);
+    if (ret != -1) {
+        qemu_set_cloexec(ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return qemu_signalfd_compat(mask);
+}
Index: qemu/compatfd.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ qemu/compatfd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * signalfd/eventfd compatibility
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2008
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_COMPATFD_H
+#define QEMU_COMPATFD_H
+
+#include <signal.h>
+
+struct qemu_signalfd_siginfo {
+    uint32_t ssi_signo;   /* Signal number */
+    int32_t  ssi_errno;   /* Error number (unused) */
+    int32_t  ssi_code;    /* Signal code */
+    uint32_t ssi_pid;     /* PID of sender */
+    uint32_t ssi_uid;     /* Real UID of sender */
+    int32_t  ssi_fd;      /* File descriptor (SIGIO) */
+    uint32_t ssi_tid;     /* Kernel timer ID (POSIX timers) */
+    uint32_t ssi_band;    /* Band event (SIGIO) */
+    uint32_t ssi_overrun; /* POSIX timer overrun count */
+    uint32_t ssi_trapno;  /* Trap number that caused signal */
+    int32_t  ssi_status;  /* Exit status or signal (SIGCHLD) */
+    int32_t  ssi_int;     /* Integer sent by sigqueue(2) */
+    uint64_t ssi_ptr;     /* Pointer sent by sigqueue(2) */
+    uint64_t ssi_utime;   /* User CPU time consumed (SIGCHLD) */
+    uint64_t ssi_stime;   /* System CPU time consumed (SIGCHLD) */
+    uint64_t ssi_addr;    /* Address that generated signal
+                             (for hardware-generated signals) */
+    uint8_t  pad[48];     /* Pad size to 128 bytes (allow for
+                             additional fields in the future) */
+};
+
+int qemu_signalfd(const sigset_t *mask);
+
+#endif
Index: qemu/Makefile.objs
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/Makefile.objs
+++ qemu/Makefile.objs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ common-obj-y += $(addprefix ui/, $(ui-ob
 
 common-obj-y += iov.o acl.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_THREAD) += qemu-thread.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_IOTHREAD) += compatfd.o
 common-obj-y += notify.o event_notifier.o
 common-obj-y += qemu-timer.o
 
Index: qemu/configure
===================================================================
--- qemu.orig/configure
+++ qemu/configure
@@ -1936,6 +1936,21 @@ if compile_prog "" "" ; then
   splice=yes
 fi
 
+##########################################
+# signalfd probe
+signalfd="no"
+cat > $TMPC << EOF
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+int main(void) { return syscall(SYS_signalfd, -1, NULL, _NSIG / 8); }
+EOF
+
+if compile_prog "" "" ; then
+  signalfd=yes
+fi
+
 # check if eventfd is supported
 eventfd=no
 cat > $TMPC << EOF
@@ -2509,6 +2524,9 @@ fi
 if test "$fdt" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_FDT=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$signalfd" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_SIGNALFD=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$need_offsetof" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_NEED_OFFSETOF=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
