--- EV/EV.xs	2007/12/20 09:26:40	1.93
+++ EV/EV.xs	2007/12/20 09:32:19	1.94
@@ -1123,3 +1123,19 @@
         if (loop != evapi.default_loop) /* global destruction sucks */
           ev_loop_destroy (loop);
 
+ev_io *io (struct ev_loop *loop, SV *fh, int events, SV *cb)
+	ALIAS:
+        io_ns = 1
+	CODE:
+{
+	int fd = sv_fileno (fh);
+        CHECK_FD (fh, fd);
+
+        RETVAL = e_new (sizeof (ev_io), cb, ST (0));
+        RETVAL->fh = newSVsv (fh);
+        ev_io_set (RETVAL, fd, events);
+        if (!ix) START (io, RETVAL);
+}
+	OUTPUT:
+        RETVAL
+