diff --git a/evport.c b/evport.c
index 1b78960f..f7f55974 100644
--- a/evport.c
+++ b/evport.c
@@ -73,20 +73,8 @@
 #include "evsignal-internal.h"
 #include "evmap-internal.h"
 
-/*
- * Default value for ed_nevents, which is the maximum file descriptor number we
- * can handle. If an event comes in for a file descriptor F > nevents, we will
- * grow the array of file descriptors, doubling its size.
- */
-#define DEFAULT_NFDS	16
-
-
-/*
- * EVENTS_PER_GETN is the maximum number of events to retrieve from port_getn on
- * any particular call. You can speed things up by increasing this, but it will
- * (obviously) require more memory.
- */
-#define EVENTS_PER_GETN 8
+#define INITIAL_EVENTS_PER_GETN 8
+#define MAX_EVENTS_PER_GETN 4096
 
 /*
  * Per-file-descriptor information about what events we're subscribed to. These
@@ -94,7 +82,12 @@
  */
 
 struct fd_info {
-	short fdi_what;		/* combinations of EV_READ and EV_WRITE */
+	/* combinations of EV_READ and EV_WRITE */
+	short fdi_what;
+	/* Index of this fd within ed_pending, plus 1.  Zero if this fd is
+	 * not in ed_pending.  (The +1 is a hack so that memset(0) will set
+	 * it to a nil index. */
+	int pending_idx_plus_1;
 };
 
 #define FDI_HAS_READ(fdi)  ((fdi)->fdi_what & EV_READ)
@@ -105,10 +98,15 @@ struct fd_info {
 
 struct evport_data {
 	int		ed_port;	/* event port for system events  */
-	int		ed_nevents;	/* number of allocated fdi's	 */
-	struct fd_info *ed_fds;		/* allocated fdi table		 */
+	/* How many elements of ed_pending should we look at? */
+	int ed_npending;
+	/* How many elements are allocated in ed_pending and pevtlist? */
+	int ed_maxevents;
 	/* fdi's that we need to reassoc */
-	int ed_pending[EVENTS_PER_GETN]; /* fd's with pending events */
+	int *ed_pending;
+	/* storage space for incoming events. */ 
+	port_event_t *ed_pevtlist;
+	
 };
 
 static void*	evport_init(struct event_base *);
@@ -116,6 +114,7 @@ static int evport_add(struct event_base *, int fd, short old, short events, void
 static int evport_del(struct event_base *, int fd, short old, short events, void *);
 static int	evport_dispatch(struct event_base *, struct timeval *);
 static void	evport_dealloc(struct event_base *);
+static int	grow(struct evport_data *, int min_events);
 
 const struct eventop evportops = {
 	"evport",
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ const struct eventop evportops = {
 	evport_dealloc,
 	1, /* need reinit */
 	0, /* features */
-	0, /* fdinfo length */
+	sizeof(struct fd_info), /* fdinfo length */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ static void*
 evport_init(struct event_base *base)
 {
 	struct evport_data *evpd;
-	int i;
 
 	if (!(evpd = mm_calloc(1, sizeof(struct evport_data))))
 		return (NULL);
@@ -147,24 +145,47 @@ evport_init(struct event_base *base)
 		return (NULL);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Initialize file descriptor structure
-	 */
-	evpd->ed_fds = mm_calloc(DEFAULT_NFDS, sizeof(struct fd_info));
-	if (evpd->ed_fds == NULL) {
+	if (grow(evpd, INITIAL_EVENTS_PER_GETN) < 0) {
 		close(evpd->ed_port);
 		mm_free(evpd);
-		return (NULL);
+		return NULL;
 	}
-	evpd->ed_nevents = DEFAULT_NFDS;
-	for (i = 0; i < EVENTS_PER_GETN; i++)
-		evpd->ed_pending[i] = -1;
+		
+	evpd->ed_npending = 0;
 
 	evsig_init(base);
 
 	return (evpd);
 }
 
+static int
+grow(struct evport_data *data, int min_events)
+{
+	int newsize;
+	int *new_pending;
+	port_event_t *new_pevtlist;
+	if (data->ed_maxevents) {
+		newsize = data->ed_maxevents;
+		do {
+			newsize *= 2;
+		} while (newsize < min_events);
+	} else {
+		newsize = min_events;
+	}
+
+	new_pending = mm_realloc(data->ed_pending, sizeof(int)*newsize);
+	if (new_pending == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	data->ed_pending = new_pending;
+	new_pevtlist = mm_realloc(data->ed_pevtlist, sizeof(port_event_t)*newsize);
+	if (new_pevtlist == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	data->ed_pevtlist = new_pevtlist; 
+
+	data->ed_maxevents = newsize;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef CHECK_INVARIANTS
 /*
  * Checks some basic properties about the evport_data structure. Because it
@@ -176,9 +197,7 @@ static void
 check_evportop(struct evport_data *evpd)
 {
 	EVUTIL_ASSERT(evpd);
-	EVUTIL_ASSERT(evpd->ed_nevents > 0);
 	EVUTIL_ASSERT(evpd->ed_port > 0);
-	EVUTIL_ASSERT(evpd->ed_fds > 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -194,7 +213,6 @@ check_event(port_event_t* pevt)
 	 * PORT_SOURCE_FD.
 	 */
 	EVUTIL_ASSERT(pevt->portev_source == PORT_SOURCE_FD);
-	EVUTIL_ASSERT(pevt->portev_user == NULL);
 }
 
 #else
@@ -202,33 +220,6 @@ check_event(port_event_t* pevt)
 #define check_event(pevt)
 #endif /* CHECK_INVARIANTS */
 
-/*
- * Doubles the size of the allocated file descriptor array.
- */
-static int
-grow(struct evport_data *epdp, int factor)
-{
-	struct fd_info *tmp;
-	int oldsize = epdp->ed_nevents;
-	int newsize = factor * oldsize;
-	EVUTIL_ASSERT(factor > 1);
-
-	check_evportop(epdp);
-
-	tmp = mm_realloc(epdp->ed_fds, sizeof(struct fd_info) * newsize);
-	if (NULL == tmp)
-		return -1;
-	epdp->ed_fds = tmp;
-	memset((char*) (epdp->ed_fds + oldsize), 0,
-	    (newsize - oldsize)*sizeof(struct fd_info));
-	epdp->ed_nevents = newsize;
-
-	check_evportop(epdp);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /*
  * (Re)associates the given file descriptor with the event port. The OS events
  * are specified (implicitly) from the fd_info struct.
@@ -240,7 +231,7 @@ reassociate(struct evport_data *epdp, struct fd_info *fdip, int fd)
 
 	if (sysevents != 0) {
 		if (port_associate(epdp->ed_port, PORT_SOURCE_FD,
-				   fd, sysevents, NULL) == -1) {
+				   fd, sysevents, fdip) == -1) {
 			event_warn("port_associate");
 			return (-1);
 		}
@@ -261,12 +252,12 @@ evport_dispatch(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 {
 	int i, res;
 	struct evport_data *epdp = base->evbase;
-	port_event_t pevtlist[EVENTS_PER_GETN];
+	port_event_t *pevtlist = epdp->ed_pevtlist;
 
 	/*
 	 * port_getn will block until it has at least nevents events. It will
 	 * also return how many it's given us (which may be more than we asked
-	 * for, as long as it's less than our maximum (EVENTS_PER_GETN)) in
+	 * for, as long as it's less than our maximum (ed_maxevents)) in
 	 * nevents.
 	 */
 	int nevents = 1;
@@ -289,22 +280,25 @@ evport_dispatch(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 	 * last time which need reassociation. See comment at the end of the
 	 * loop below.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < EVENTS_PER_GETN; ++i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < epdp->ed_npending; ++i) {
 		struct fd_info *fdi = NULL;
-		if (epdp->ed_pending[i] != -1) {
-			fdi = &(epdp->ed_fds[epdp->ed_pending[i]]);
+		const int fd = epdp->ed_pending[i];
+		if (fd != -1) {
+			/* We might have cleared out this event; we need
+			 * to be sure that it's still set. */
+			fdi = evmap_io_get_fdinfo(&base->io, fd);
 		}
 
 		if (fdi != NULL && FDI_HAS_EVENTS(fdi)) {
-			int fd = epdp->ed_pending[i];
 			reassociate(epdp, fdi, fd);
-			epdp->ed_pending[i] = -1;
+//			epdp->ed_pending[i] = -1;
+			fdi->pending_idx_plus_1 = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	EVBASE_RELEASE_LOCK(base, th_base_lock);
 
-	res = port_getn(epdp->ed_port, pevtlist, EVENTS_PER_GETN,
+	res = port_getn(epdp->ed_port, pevtlist, epdp->ed_maxevents,
 	    (unsigned int *) &nevents, ts_p);
 
 	EVBASE_ACQUIRE_LOCK(base, th_base_lock);
@@ -324,13 +318,15 @@ evport_dispatch(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 	event_debug(("%s: port_getn reports %d events", __func__, nevents));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nevents; ++i) {
-		struct fd_info *fdi;
 		port_event_t *pevt = &pevtlist[i];
 		int fd = (int) pevt->portev_object;
+		struct fd_info *fdi = pevt->portev_user;
+		//EVUTIL_ASSERT(evmap_io_get_fdinfo(&base->io, fd) == fdi);
 
 		check_evportop(epdp);
 		check_event(pevt);
 		epdp->ed_pending[i] = fd;
+		fdi->pending_idx_plus_1 = i + 1;
 
 		/*
 		 * Figure out what kind of event it was
@@ -352,11 +348,16 @@ evport_dispatch(struct event_base *base, struct timeval *tv)
 		if (pevt->portev_events & (POLLERR|POLLHUP|POLLNVAL))
 			res |= EV_READ|EV_WRITE;
 
-		EVUTIL_ASSERT(epdp->ed_nevents > fd);
-		fdi = &(epdp->ed_fds[fd]);
-
 		evmap_io_active(base, fd, res);
 	} /* end of all events gotten */
+	epdp->ed_npending = nevents;
+
+	if (nevents == epdp->ed_maxevents &&
+	    epdp->ed_maxevents < MAX_EVENTS_PER_GETN) {
+		/* we used all the space this time.  We should be ready
+		 * for more events next time around. */
+		grow(epdp, epdp->ed_maxevents * 2);
+	}
 
 	check_evportop(epdp);
 
@@ -373,27 +374,10 @@ static int
 evport_add(struct event_base *base, int fd, short old, short events, void *p)
 {
 	struct evport_data *evpd = base->evbase;
-	struct fd_info *fdi;
-	int factor;
-	(void)p;
+	struct fd_info *fdi = p;
 
 	check_evportop(evpd);
 
-	/*
-	 * If necessary, grow the file descriptor info table
-	 */
-
-	factor = 1;
-	while (fd >= factor * evpd->ed_nevents)
-		factor *= 2;
-
-	if (factor > 1) {
-		if (-1 == grow(evpd, factor)) {
-			return (-1);
-		}
-	}
-
-	fdi = &evpd->ed_fds[fd];
 	fdi->fdi_what |= events;
 
 	return reassociate(evpd, fdi, fd);
@@ -407,29 +391,12 @@ static int
 evport_del(struct event_base *base, int fd, short old, short events, void *p)
 {
 	struct evport_data *evpd = base->evbase;
-	struct fd_info *fdi;
-	int i;
-	int associated = 1;
-	(void)p;
+	struct fd_info *fdi = p;
+	int associated = ! fdi->pending_idx_plus_1;
 
 	check_evportop(evpd);
 
-	if (evpd->ed_nevents < fd) {
-		return (-1);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < EVENTS_PER_GETN; ++i) {
-		if (evpd->ed_pending[i] == fd) {
-			associated = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	fdi = &evpd->ed_fds[fd];
-	if (events & EV_READ)
-		fdi->fdi_what &= ~EV_READ;
-	if (events & EV_WRITE)
-		fdi->fdi_what &= ~EV_WRITE;
+	fdi->fdi_what &= ~(events &(EV_READ|EV_WRITE));
 
 	if (associated) {
 		if (!FDI_HAS_EVENTS(fdi) &&
@@ -449,7 +416,10 @@ evport_del(struct event_base *base, int fd, short old, short events, void *p)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if ((fdi->fdi_what & (EV_READ|EV_WRITE)) == 0) {
+			const int i = fdi->pending_idx_plus_1 - 1;
+			EVUTIL_ASSERT(evpd->ed_pending[i] == fd);
 			evpd->ed_pending[i] = -1;
+			fdi->pending_idx_plus_1 = 0;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -465,7 +435,10 @@ evport_dealloc(struct event_base *base)
 
 	close(evpd->ed_port);
 
-	if (evpd->ed_fds)
-		mm_free(evpd->ed_fds);
+	if (evpd->ed_pending)
+		mm_free(evpd->ed_pending);
+	if (evpd->ed_pevtlist)
+		mm_free(evpd->ed_pevtlist);
+
 	mm_free(evpd);
 }
diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index 96bc8c84..5d408dc9 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -2218,7 +2218,6 @@ test_many_events(void *arg)
 	int called[MANY];
 	int i;
 	int loopflags = EVLOOP_NONBLOCK, evflags=0;
-	const int is_evport = !strcmp(event_base_get_method(base),"evport");
 	if (one_at_a_time) {
 		loopflags |= EVLOOP_ONCE;
 		evflags = EV_PERSIST;
@@ -2227,10 +2226,6 @@ test_many_events(void *arg)
 	memset(sock, 0xff, sizeof(sock));
 	memset(ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
 	memset(called, 0, sizeof(called));
-	if (is_evport && one_at_a_time) {
-		TT_DECLARE("NOTE", ("evport can't pass this in 2.0; skipping\n"));
-		tt_skip();
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MANY; ++i) {
 		/* We need an event that will hit the backend, and that will