diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AbstractSelectableConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AbstractSelectableConnection.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc1a189f6f..00000000000
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AbstractSelectableConnection.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-package org.eclipse.jetty.io;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
-
-import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Logger;
-
-
-public abstract class AbstractSelectableConnection implements SelectableConnection
-{
-    private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger(AbstractSelectableConnection.class);
-
-    protected final SelectableEndPoint _endp;
-    private final long _createdTimeStamp;
-    private final Lock _lock=new ReentrantLock();
-    private final Condition _readable=_lock.newCondition();
-    private final Condition _writeable=_lock.newCondition();
-    private boolean _readBlocked;
-    private boolean _writeBlocked;
-
-    private final Runnable _reader=new Runnable()
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void run() 
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                doRead();
-            }
-            catch(Throwable th)
-            {
-                LOG.warn(th);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    private final Runnable _writer=new Runnable()
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void run()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                doWrite();
-            }
-            catch(Throwable th)
-            {
-                LOG.warn(th);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-    
-    private volatile int _maxIdleTime=-1;
-
-    public AbstractSelectableConnection(SelectableEndPoint endp)
-    {
-        _endp=endp;
-        _createdTimeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public EndPoint getEndPoint()
-    {
-        return _endp;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public SelectableEndPoint getSelectableEndPoint()
-    {
-        return _endp;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long getCreatedTimeStamp()
-    {
-        return _createdTimeStamp;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public Runnable onReadable()
-    {
-        _lock.lock();
-        try
-        {
-            if (_readBlocked)
-                _readable.signalAll();
-            else 
-                return _reader;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            _lock.unlock();
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Runnable onWriteable()
-    {
-        _lock.lock();
-        try
-        {
-            if (_writeBlocked)
-                _writeable.signalAll();
-            else 
-                return _writer;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            _lock.unlock();
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean blockReadable()
-    {
-        _lock.lock();
-        boolean readable=false;
-        try
-        {
-            if (_readBlocked)
-                throw new IllegalStateException();
-            _readBlocked=true;
-            _endp.setReadInterested(true);
-            readable=_readable.await(getMaxIdleTime(),TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-        }
-        catch(InterruptedException e)
-        {
-            LOG.ignore(e);
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (!readable)
-                _endp.setReadInterested(false);
-            _readBlocked=false;
-            _lock.unlock();
-        }
-        return readable;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public boolean blockWriteable()
-    {
-        _lock.lock();
-        boolean writeable=false;
-        try
-        {
-            if (_writeBlocked)
-                throw new IllegalStateException();
-            _writeBlocked=true;
-            _endp.setWriteInterested(true);
-            writeable=_writeable.await(getMaxIdleTime(),TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-        }
-        catch(InterruptedException e)
-        {
-            LOG.ignore(e);
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (!writeable)
-                _endp.setWriteInterested(false);
-            _writeBlocked=false;
-            _lock.unlock();
-        }
-        return writeable;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public void onIdleExpired(long idleForMs)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            LOG.debug("onIdleExpired {}ms {} {}",idleForMs,this,_endp);
-            if (_endp.isInputShutdown() || _endp.isOutputShutdown())
-                _endp.close();
-            else
-                _endp.shutdownOutput();
-        }
-        catch(IOException e)
-        {
-            LOG.ignore(e);
-
-            try
-            {
-                _endp.close();
-            }
-            catch(IOException e2)
-            {
-                LOG.ignore(e2);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    protected void doRead()
-    {
-        throw new IllegalStateException();
-    }
-    
-    protected void doWrite()
-    {
-        throw new IllegalStateException();
-    }
-    
-
-    @Override
-    public int getMaxIdleTime()
-    {
-        int max=_maxIdleTime;
-        return (max==-1)?_endp.getMaxIdleTime():max;
-    }
-    
-    public void setMaxIdleTime(int max)
-    {
-        _maxIdleTime=max;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public String toString()
-    {
-        return String.format("%s@%x", getClass().getSimpleName(), hashCode());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPoint.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
index 9dd159a0c71..86d832cdea8 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class SelectChannelEndPoint extends ChannelEndPoint implements Selectable
     /** Called by selectSet to schedule handling
      *
      */
-    public void selected()
+    public void selected() throws IOException
     {
         _lock.lock();
         _selected=true;
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectableConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectableConnection.java
index 26362565db2..c1b1a5ed895 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectableConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectableConnection.java
@@ -1,28 +1,227 @@
 package org.eclipse.jetty.io;
 
-public interface SelectableConnection extends Connection
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Logger;
+
+
+public abstract class SelectableConnection implements Connection
 {
-    SelectableEndPoint getSelectableEndPoint();
+    private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger(SelectableConnection.class);
 
-    Runnable onReadable();
-    Runnable onWriteable();
-    
-    public boolean blockReadable();
-    
-    public boolean blockWriteable();
+    protected final SelectableEndPoint _endp;
+    private final long _createdTimeStamp;
+    private final Lock _lock=new ReentrantLock();
+    private final Condition _readable=_lock.newCondition();
+    private final Condition _writeable=_lock.newCondition();
+    private boolean _readBlocked;
+    private boolean _writeBlocked;
 
-    /**
-     * Called when the connection idle timeout expires
-     * @param idleForMs TODO
-     */
-    void onIdleExpired(long idleForMs);
+    private final Runnable _reader=new Runnable()
+    {
+        @Override
+        public void run() 
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                doRead();
+            }
+            catch(Throwable th)
+            {
+                LOG.warn(th);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    private final Runnable _writer=new Runnable()
+    {
+        @Override
+        public void run()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                doWrite();
+            }
+            catch(Throwable th)
+            {
+                LOG.warn(th);
+            }
+        }
+    };
     
-    void onInputShutdown();
+    private volatile int _maxIdleTime=-1;
+
+    public SelectableConnection(SelectableEndPoint endp)
+    {
+        _endp=endp;
+        _createdTimeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
     
-    /**
-     * Called when the connection is closed
-     */
-    void onClose();
+    @Override
+    public EndPoint getEndPoint()
+    {
+        return _endp;
+    }
     
+    public SelectableEndPoint getSelectableEndPoint()
+    {
+        return _endp;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getCreatedTimeStamp()
+    {
+        return _createdTimeStamp;
+    }
     
+    public Runnable onReadable()
+    {
+        _lock.lock();
+        try
+        {
+            if (_readBlocked)
+                _readable.signalAll();
+            else 
+                return _reader;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _lock.unlock();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public Runnable onWriteable()
+    {
+        _lock.lock();
+        try
+        {
+            if (_writeBlocked)
+                _writeable.signalAll();
+            else 
+                return _writer;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _lock.unlock();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public boolean blockReadable()
+    {
+        _lock.lock();
+        boolean readable=false;
+        try
+        {
+            if (_readBlocked)
+                throw new IllegalStateException();
+            _readBlocked=true;
+            _endp.setReadInterested(true);
+            readable=_readable.await(getMaxIdleTime(),TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        }
+        catch(InterruptedException e)
+        {
+            LOG.ignore(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (!readable)
+                _endp.setReadInterested(false);
+            _readBlocked=false;
+            _lock.unlock();
+        }
+        return readable;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean blockWriteable()
+    {
+        _lock.lock();
+        boolean writeable=false;
+        try
+        {
+            if (_writeBlocked)
+                throw new IllegalStateException();
+            _writeBlocked=true;
+            _endp.setWriteInterested(true);
+            writeable=_writeable.await(getMaxIdleTime(),TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        }
+        catch(InterruptedException e)
+        {
+            LOG.ignore(e);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (!writeable)
+                _endp.setWriteInterested(false);
+            _writeBlocked=false;
+            _lock.unlock();
+        }
+        return writeable;
+    }
+    
+    public void onIdleExpired(long idleForMs)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            LOG.debug("onIdleExpired {}ms {} {}",idleForMs,this,_endp);
+            if (_endp.isInputShutdown() || _endp.isOutputShutdown())
+                _endp.close();
+            else
+                _endp.shutdownOutput();
+        }
+        catch(IOException e)
+        {
+            LOG.ignore(e);
+
+            try
+            {
+                _endp.close();
+            }
+            catch(IOException e2)
+            {
+                LOG.ignore(e2);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    protected void doRead()
+    {
+        throw new IllegalStateException();
+    }
+    
+    protected void doWrite()
+    {
+        throw new IllegalStateException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMaxIdleTime()
+    {
+        int max=_maxIdleTime;
+        return (max==-1)?_endp.getMaxIdleTime():max;
+    }
+    
+    public void setMaxIdleTime(int max)
+    {
+        _maxIdleTime=max;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return String.format("%s@%x", getClass().getSimpleName(), hashCode());
+    }
+
+    public void onInputShutdown() throws IOException
+    {        
+    }
+
+    public void onClose()
+    {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SslConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SslConnection.java
index 61aadcb5ac1..968519d7f15 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SslConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SslConnection.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Logger;
  * it's source/sink of encrypted data.   It then provides {@link #getAppEndPoint()} to
  * expose a source/sink of unencrypted data to another connection (eg HttpConnection).
  */
-public class SslConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
+public class SslConnection extends SelectableConnection
 {
     private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger("org.eclipse.jetty.io.nio.ssl");
 
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
 
         public void setSelectableConnection(SelectableConnection connection)
         {
-            _appConnection=(AbstractSelectableConnection)connection;
+            _appConnection=(SelectableConnection)connection;
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java b/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
index a4672478860..095be5c5e7f 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.Connection;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractSelectableConnection;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectableConnection;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.EndPoint;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectChannelEndPoint;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectorManager;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class SelectChannelEndPointTest
         return new TestConnection(endpoint);
     }
 
-    public class TestConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
+    public class TestConnection extends SelectableConnection
     {
         ByteBuffer _in = BufferUtil.allocate(32*1024);
         ByteBuffer _out = BufferUtil.allocate(32*1024);
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index 54b011aef79..e157a4665e5 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -27,17 +27,18 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpGenerator;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpGenerator.Action;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpParser;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractSelectableConnection;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectableConnection;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.Connection;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.EndPoint;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.io.EofException;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.io.SelectableEndPoint;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.BufferUtil;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Logger;
 
 /**
  */
-public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
+public abstract class HttpConnection extends SelectableConnection
 {
 
     private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger(HttpConnection.class);
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
     /** Constructor
      *
      */
-    public HttpConnection(Connector connector, EndPoint endpoint, Server server)
+    public HttpConnection(Connector connector, SelectableEndPoint endpoint, Server server)
     {
         super(endpoint);
         _connector = connector;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public boolean isIdle()
     {
         return _parser.isIdle() && _generator.isIdle();
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public int getMaxIdleTime()
     {
         if (_connector.isLowResources() && _endp.getMaxIdleTime()==_connector.getMaxIdleTime())
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public String toString()
     {
         return String.format("%s,g=%s,p=%s",
@@ -179,21 +183,6 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
                 _parser);
     }
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    @Override
-    public void canRead()
-    {
-    
-    
-    }
-    
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    @Override
-    public void canWrite()
-    {
-    
-    
-    }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     public void processInput()
@@ -206,7 +195,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
             setCurrentConnection(this);
 
             // don't check for idle while dispatched (unless blocking IO is done).
-            getEndPoint().setCheckForIdle(false);
+            getSelectableEndPoint().setCheckForIdle(false);
 
 
             // While progress and the connection has not changed
@@ -277,7 +266,7 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
             if (!_processor.getRequest().getAsyncContinuation().isAsyncStarted())
             {
                 // reenable idle checking unless request is suspended
-                getEndPoint().setCheckForIdle(true);
+                getSelectableEndPoint().setCheckForIdle(true);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -416,18 +405,20 @@ public abstract class HttpConnection extends AbstractSelectableConnection
                 break;
             
             if (_toFlush>0)
-                _endp.blockWritable(getMaxIdleTime());
+                blockWriteable();
 
         }
     }
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public void onClose()
     {
         _processor.onClose();
     }
     
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
     public void onInputShutdown() throws IOException
     {
         // If we don't have a committed response and we are not suspended