--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/Net.java	Mon Jan 20 09:20:13 2014 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/Net.java	Mon Jan 20 09:24:25 2014 +0100
@@ -581,9 +581,34 @@
 
     private static native void initIDs();
 
+    /**
+     * Event masks for the various poll system calls.
+     * They will be set platform dependant in the static initializer below.
+     */
+    public static final short POLLIN;
+    public static final short POLLOUT;
+    public static final short POLLERR;
+    public static final short POLLHUP;
+    public static final short POLLNVAL;
+    public static final short POLLCONN;
+
+    static native short pollinValue();
+    static native short polloutValue();
+    static native short pollerrValue();
+    static native short pollhupValue();
+    static native short pollnvalValue();
+    static native short pollconnValue();
+
     static {
         IOUtil.load();
         initIDs();
+
+        POLLIN     = pollinValue();
+        POLLOUT    = polloutValue();
+        POLLERR    = pollerrValue();
+        POLLHUP    = pollhupValue();
+        POLLNVAL   = pollnvalValue();
+        POLLCONN   = pollconnValue();
     }
 
 }