diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bebe151..a16c96f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([compile-universal],
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([COMPILE_UNIVERSAL], [test x${compile_universal} = xyes])
 
-# option: compile-epoll
-# default: no
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([compile-epoll],
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-compile-epoll],
-[compile epoll@<:@default: no@:>@])],
-[compile_epoll=${enableval}], [compile_epoll=no])
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL([COMPILE_EPOLL], [test x${compile_epoll} = xyes])
-
 dnl - check if the macro WIN32 is defined on this compiler.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for WIN32)
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 6f6cfe3..adc5168 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ AM_CFLAGS += -arch x86_64 -arch arm64
 endif
 endif
 
-if COMPILE_EPOLL
-AM_CFLAGS += -DCOMPILE_EPOLL
-endif
-
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsearpc.la
 
 include_HEADERS = searpc-client.h searpc-server.h searpc-utils.h searpc.h searpc-named-pipe-transport.h
diff --git a/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.c b/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.c
index c3ac054..f9d0fb2 100644
--- a/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.c
+++ b/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   #include <sys/socket.h>
   #include <sys/un.h>
   #include <unistd.h>
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
+#ifdef __linux__
   #include <fcntl.h>
   #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #endif
@@ -158,24 +158,26 @@ int searpc_named_pipe_server_start(SearpcNamedPipeServer *server)
         goto failed;
     }
 
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
-    int epoll_fd;
-    struct epoll_event event;
+#ifdef __linux__
+    if (server->use_epoll) {
+        int epoll_fd;
+        struct epoll_event event;
 
-    epoll_fd = epoll_create1(0);
-    if (epoll_fd < 0) {
-        g_warning ("failed to open an epoll file descriptor: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        goto failed;
+        epoll_fd = epoll_create1(0);
+        if (epoll_fd < 0) {
+            g_warning ("failed to open an epoll file descriptor: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            goto failed;
+        }
+
+        event.events = EPOLLIN;
+        event.data.fd = pipe_fd;
+        if (epoll_ctl(epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, pipe_fd, &event) == -1) {
+            g_warning ("failed to add pipe fd to epoll list: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            goto failed;
+        }
+
+        server->epoll_fd = epoll_fd;
     }
-
-    event.events = EPOLLIN;
-    event.data.fd = pipe_fd;
-    if (epoll_ctl(epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, pipe_fd, &event) == -1) {
-        g_warning ("failed to add pipe fd to epoll list: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-        goto failed;
-    }
-
-    server->epoll_fd = epoll_fd;
 #endif
 
     server->pipe_fd = pipe_fd;
@@ -193,22 +195,119 @@ failed:
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
 typedef struct {
-    int connfd;
-    int len;
-} EpollAux;
+    SearpcNamedPipe connfd;
+    char *buffer;
+    guint32 len;
+    guint32 offset;
+    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server;
+    gboolean use_epoll;
+} ServerHandlerData;
+
+// EPOLL
+#ifdef __linux__
+
+// Since the socket fd is set to nonblocking, epoll_read_n supports returning read data.
+// When errno is set to EAGAIN, it means that the client did not continue to send data,
+// and it needs to continue to read when the socket is readable next time.
+gssize
+epoll_read_n(int fd, void *vptr, size_t n, int *err)
+{
+    size_t  nleft;
+    gssize nread;
+    char    *ptr;
+
+    ptr = vptr;
+    nleft = n;
+    while (nleft > 0) {
+        if ( (nread = read(fd, ptr, nleft)) < 0) {
+            *err = errno;
+            if (*err == EINTR)
+                nread = 0;      /* and call read() again */
+            else if (*err == EAGAIN)
+                return (n-nleft);
+            else
+                return(-1);
+        } else if (nread == 0)
+            break;              /* EOF */
+
+        nleft -= nread;
+        ptr   += nread;
+    }
+    return(n - nleft);      /* return >= 0 */
+}
+
+static void epoll_handler(void *data)
+{
+    ServerHandlerData *handler_data = data;
+    SearpcNamedPipe connfd = handler_data->connfd;
+    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server = handler_data->server;
+    const char *buf = handler_data->buffer;
+    guint32 len = handler_data->len;
+    char *ret_str = NULL;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    char *service, *body;
+    if (request_from_json (buf, len, &service, &body) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    gsize ret_len;
+    ret_str = searpc_server_call_function (service, body, strlen(body), &ret_len);
+    g_free (service);
+    g_free (body);
+
+    len = (guint32)ret_len;
+    if (pipe_write_n(connfd, &len, sizeof(guint32)) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    if (pipe_write_n(connfd, ret_str, ret_len) < 0) {
+        ret = -1;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    g_free (handler_data->buffer);
+    handler_data->buffer = NULL;
+    handler_data->len = 0;
+    handler_data->offset = 0;
+    struct epoll_event event;
+    event.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP;
+    event.data.ptr = (void *)handler_data;
+
+    if (epoll_ctl (server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, connfd, &event) == -1) {
+        ret = -1;
+        g_warning ("failed to add client fd to epoll list: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+out:
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        close (connfd);
+        g_free (handler_data->buffer);
+        g_free (handler_data);
+    }
+    g_free (ret_str);
+}
 
 static int
-read_client_request (int connfd, EpollAux *aux, char **req, guint32 *req_len)
+read_client_request (int connfd, ServerHandlerData *data)
 {
-    guint32 len = aux->len;
+    guint32 len = data->len;
     char *buf;
+    int err = 0;
+    int n;
 
     // read length of request.
     if (len == 0) {
-        if (pipe_read_n(connfd, &len, sizeof(guint32)) < 0) {
-            g_warning("failed to read rpc request size: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        n = epoll_read_n(connfd, &len, sizeof(guint32), &err);
+        if (err == EAGAIN) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (n < 0) {
+            g_warning("failed to read rpc request size: %s\n", strerror(err));
             return -1;
         }
         if (len == 0) {
@@ -216,41 +315,37 @@ read_client_request (int connfd, EpollAux *aux, char **req, guint32 *req_len)
         }
     }
 
-    buf = g_malloc (len);
+    data->len = len;
+    if (!data->buffer) {
+        data->buffer = g_new0 (char, len);
+    }
 
     // read content of request.
-    if (pipe_read_n(connfd, buf, len) < 0) {
-        g_free (buf);
-        if (errno == EAGAIN) {
-            aux->len = len;
-            return 0;
-        }
+    n = epoll_read_n(connfd, data->buffer + data->offset, len - data->offset, &err);
+    if (err == EAGAIN) {
+        data->offset += n;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (n < 0) {
         g_warning ("failed to read rpc request: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }
-
-    *req = buf;
-    *req_len = len;
-    aux->len = 0;
+    data->offset += n;
 
     return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
-typedef struct {
-    SearpcNamedPipe connfd;
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
-    char *req;
-    guint32 len;
-    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server;
-#endif
-} ServerHandlerData;
+int set_nonblocking(int fd) {
+    int flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0);
+    if (flags < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK);
+}
 
-static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
+static void
+epoll_listen (SearpcNamedPipeServer *server)
 {
-    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server = arg;
-
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
 #define MAX_EVENTS 1000
     struct epoll_event event;
     struct epoll_event events[MAX_EVENTS];
@@ -261,6 +356,9 @@ static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
     while (1) {
         n_events = epoll_wait (server->epoll_fd, events, MAX_EVENTS, 1000);
         if (n_events <= 0) {
+            if (n_events < 0) {
+                g_warning ("Failed to call waits for events on the epoll: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            }
             continue;
         }
         for (i = 0; i < n_events; i++) {
@@ -271,48 +369,58 @@ static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
                 // new client connection
                 connfd = accept (server->pipe_fd, NULL, 0);
                 if (connfd < 0) {
-                    g_warning ("failed to accept new client connection: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                    g_warning ("Failed to accept new client connection: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (set_nonblocking(connfd) < 0) {
+                    close(connfd);
+                    g_warning ("Failed to set connection to noblocking.\n");
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 event.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP;
-                EpollAux *aux = g_new0 (EpollAux, 1);
-                aux->connfd = connfd;
-                event.data.ptr = (void *)aux;
+                ServerHandlerData *data = g_new0(ServerHandlerData, 1);
+                data->use_epoll = TRUE;
+                data->connfd = connfd;
+                data->server = server;
+                event.data.ptr = (void *)data;
                 if (epoll_ctl (server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, connfd, &event) == -1) {
-                    g_warning ("failed to add client fd to epoll list: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                    g_warning ("Failed to add client fd to epoll list: %s\n", strerror(errno));
                     epoll_ctl(server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, connfd, NULL);
                     close (connfd);
-                    g_free (aux);
+                    g_free (data);
                     continue;
                 }
                 g_message ("start to serve on pipe client\n");
             } else {
-                EpollAux *aux = (EpollAux *)events[i].data.ptr;
-                connfd = aux->connfd;
+                ServerHandlerData *data = (ServerHandlerData *)events[i].data.ptr;
+                connfd = data->connfd;
                 if (events[i].events & (EPOLLHUP | EPOLLRDHUP)) {
-                    g_free (aux);
+                    if (data->len > 0)
+                        g_free (data->buffer);
+                    g_free (data);
                     epoll_ctl(server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, connfd, NULL);
                     close (connfd);
                     continue;
                 }
-                int req_len = 0;
-                char *req = NULL;
-                int rc = read_client_request (connfd, aux, &req, &req_len);
+                int rc = read_client_request (connfd, data);
                 if (rc < 0) {
-                    g_free (aux);
+                    if (data->len)
+                        g_free (data->buffer);
+                    g_free (data);
                     epoll_ctl(server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, connfd, NULL);
                     close (connfd);
                     continue;
-                } else if (req_len == 0) {
+                } else if (data->len == 0) {
+                    // Continue reading request length.
+                    continue;
+                } else if (data->len != data->offset) {
+                    // Continue reading request content.
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                ServerHandlerData *data = g_malloc(sizeof(ServerHandlerData));
-                data->connfd = connfd;
-                data->req = req;
-                data->len = req_len;
-                data->server = server;
+                epoll_ctl(server->epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, connfd, NULL);
                 if (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool) {
                     if (g_thread_pool_get_num_threads (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool) >= server->pool_size) {
                         g_warning("The rpc server thread pool is full, the maximum number of threads is %d\n", server->pool_size);
@@ -328,12 +436,25 @@ static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
             }
         }
     }
-#else
+}
+#endif
+
+static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
+{
+    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server = arg;
+
 #if !defined(WIN32)
+#ifdef __linux__
+    if (server->use_epoll) {
+        epoll_listen (server);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
     while (1) {
         int connfd = accept (server->pipe_fd, NULL, 0);
         ServerHandlerData *data = g_malloc(sizeof(ServerHandlerData));
         data->connfd = connfd;
+        data->use_epoll = FALSE;
         if (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool) {
             if (g_thread_pool_get_num_threads (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool) >= server->pool_size) {
                 g_warning("The rpc server thread pool is full, the maximum number of threads is %d\n", server->pool_size);
@@ -383,6 +504,7 @@ static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
 
         ServerHandlerData *data = g_malloc(sizeof(ServerHandlerData));
         data->connfd = connfd;
+        data->use_epoll = FALSE;
         if (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool)
             g_thread_pool_push (server->named_pipe_server_thread_pool, data, NULL);
         else {
@@ -394,12 +516,18 @@ static void* named_pipe_listen(void *arg)
         }
     }
 #endif // !defined(WIN32)
-#endif // !defined(COMPILE_EPOLL)
     return NULL;
 }
 
 static void* handle_named_pipe_client_with_thread(void *arg)
 {
+#ifdef __linux__
+    ServerHandlerData *handler_data = arg;
+    if (handler_data->use_epoll) {
+        epoll_handler (arg);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
     named_pipe_client_handler(arg);
 
     return NULL;
@@ -407,44 +535,16 @@ static void* handle_named_pipe_client_with_thread(void *arg)
 
 static void handle_named_pipe_client_with_threadpool(void *data, void *user_data)
 {
+#ifdef __linux__
+    ServerHandlerData *handler_data = data;
+    if (handler_data->use_epoll) {
+        epoll_handler (data);
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
     named_pipe_client_handler(data);
 }
 
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
-static void named_pipe_client_handler(void *data)
-{
-    ServerHandlerData *handler_data = data;
-    SearpcNamedPipe connfd = handler_data->connfd;
-    SearpcNamedPipeServer *server = handler_data->server;
-    const char *buf = handler_data->req;
-    guint32 len = handler_data->len;
-    char *ret_str = NULL;
-
-    char *service, *body;
-    if (request_from_json (buf, len, &service, &body) < 0) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    gsize ret_len;
-    ret_str = searpc_server_call_function (service, body, strlen(body), &ret_len);
-    g_free (service);
-    g_free (body);
-
-    len = (guint32)ret_len;
-    if (pipe_write_n(connfd, &len, sizeof(guint32)) < 0) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    if (pipe_write_n(connfd, ret_str, ret_len) < 0) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-out:
-    g_free (ret_str);
-    g_free (handler_data->req);
-    g_free (data);
-}
-#else
 static void named_pipe_client_handler(void *data)
 {
     ServerHandlerData *handler_data = data;
@@ -513,7 +613,6 @@ static void named_pipe_client_handler(void *data)
     g_free (data);
     g_free (buf);
 }
-#endif
 
 int searpc_named_pipe_client_connect(SearpcNamedPipeClient *client)
 {
diff --git a/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.h b/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.h
index 89c73fd..2bd085f 100644
--- a/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.h
+++ b/lib/searpc-named-pipe-transport.h
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ struct _SearpcNamedPipeServer {
     char path[4096];
     pthread_t listener_thread;
     SearpcNamedPipe pipe_fd;
-#ifdef COMPILE_EPOLL
+    gboolean use_epoll;
     int epoll_fd;
-#endif
     GThreadPool *named_pipe_server_thread_pool;
     int pool_size;
 };