Index: gwlib/conn.h
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RCS file: /home/cvs/gateway/gwlib/conn.h,v
retrieving revision 1.36
diff -u -r1.36 conn.h
--- gwlib/conn.h	12 Jan 2009 16:46:53 -0000	1.36
+++ gwlib/conn.h	2 Aug 2010 14:26:08 -0000
@@ -346,3 +346,6 @@
 #endif /* HAVE_LIBSSL */
 
 int conn_get_id(Connection *conn);
+
+#define HAVE_SHUTDOWN_CONNECTION
+void shutdown_connection(Connection *conn);
Index: gwlib/conn.c
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RCS file: /home/cvs/gateway/gwlib/conn.c,v
retrieving revision 1.88
diff -u -r1.88 conn.c
--- gwlib/conn.c	12 Jan 2009 16:46:54 -0000	1.88
+++ gwlib/conn.c	2 Aug 2010 14:26:08 -0000
@@ -1474,3 +1474,12 @@
     else
 	return conn->fd;
 }
+
+/* Shut down connection conn */
+/* This is useful when you want to terminate a thread that is reading on the particular fd */
+void shutdown_connection(Connection *conn) {
+    if (conn == NULL) {
+	return;
+    }
+    shutdown(conn->fd, SHUT_RDWR);
+}