--- libxcb-1.1/configure.ac.poll	2009-02-25 19:38:56.000000000 -0800
+++ libxcb-1.1/configure.ac	2009-02-25 19:38:56.000000000 -0800
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 ])])
 AM_CHECK_DOXYGEN()
 
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(poll, [AC_DEFINE(USE_POLL, 1, [poll() function is available])], )
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile tests/Makefile doc/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([xcb.pc xcb-xlib.pc xcb-composite.pc xcb-damage.pc xcb-dpms.pc xcb-glx.pc xcb-randr.pc xcb-record.pc xcb-render.pc xcb-res.pc xcb-screensaver.pc xcb-shape.pc xcb-shm.pc xcb-sync.pc xcb-xevie.pc xcb-xf86dri.pc xcb-xfixes.pc xcb-xinerama.pc xcb-xprint.pc xcb-xtest.pc xcb-xv.pc xcb-xvmc.pc])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([doc/xcb.doxygen])
--- libxcb-1.1/src/xcb_conn.c.poll	2009-02-25 19:38:56.000000000 -0800
+++ libxcb-1.1/src/xcb_conn.c	2009-02-25 19:41:11.000000000 -0800
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <sys/select.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "xcb.h"
 #include "xcbint.h"
+#if USE_POLL
+#include <poll.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#endif
 
 typedef struct {
     uint8_t  status;
@@ -309,7 +313,11 @@
 int _xcb_conn_wait(xcb_connection_t *c, pthread_cond_t *cond, struct iovec **vector, int *count)
 {
     int ret, xlib_locked;
+#if USE_POLL
+    struct pollfd fd;
+#else
     fd_set rfds, wfds;
+#endif
 
     /* If the thing I should be doing is already being done, wait for it. */
     if(count ? c->out.writing : c->in.reading)
@@ -318,16 +326,30 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
+#if USE_POLL
+    memset(&fd, 0, sizeof(fd));
+    fd.fd = c->fd;
+    fd.events = POLLIN;
+#else
     FD_ZERO(&rfds);
     FD_SET(c->fd, &rfds);
+#endif
     ++c->in.reading;
 
+#if USE_POLL
+    if(count)
+    {
+        fd.events |= POLLOUT;
+        ++c->out.writing;
+    }
+#else
     FD_ZERO(&wfds);
     if(count)
     {
         FD_SET(c->fd, &wfds);
         ++c->out.writing;
     }
+#endif
 
     xlib_locked = c->xlib.lock;
     if(xlib_locked)
@@ -337,7 +359,11 @@
     }
     _xcb_unlock_io(c);
     do {
+#if USE_POLL
+    ret = poll(&fd, 1, -1);
+#else
 	ret = select(c->fd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, 0, 0);
+#endif
     } while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
     if (ret < 0)
     {
@@ -353,10 +379,18 @@
 
     if(ret)
     {
+#if USE_POLL
+        if((fd.revents & POLLIN) == POLLIN)
+#else
         if(FD_ISSET(c->fd, &rfds))
+#endif
             ret = ret && _xcb_in_read(c);
 
+#if USE_POLL
+        if((fd.revents & POLLOUT) == POLLOUT)
+#else
         if(FD_ISSET(c->fd, &wfds))
+#endif
             ret = ret && write_vec(c, vector, count);
     }
 
--- libxcb-1.1/src/xcb_in.c.poll	2007-10-23 09:44:59.000000000 -0700
+++ libxcb-1.1/src/xcb_in.c	2009-02-26 10:03:25.000000000 -0800
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/select.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "xcb.h"
 #include "xcbext.h"
 #include "xcbint.h"
+#if USE_POLL
+#include <poll.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#endif
 
 #define XCB_ERROR 0
 #define XCB_REPLY 1
@@ -241,12 +245,22 @@
             done += ret;
         if(ret < 0 && errno == EAGAIN)
         {
+#if USE_POLL
+            struct pollfd pfd;
+            pfd.fd = fd;
+            pfd.events = POLLIN;
+            pfd.revents = 0;
+            do {
+                ret = poll(&pfd, 1, -1);
+            } while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+#else
             fd_set fds;
             FD_ZERO(&fds);
             FD_SET(fd, &fds);
 	    do {
 		ret = select(fd + 1, &fds, 0, 0, 0);
 	    } while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+#endif
         }
         if(ret <= 0)
             return ret;