private void processPending() {
      synchronized (pending) {
        while (pending.size() > 0) {
          SocketEntry entry = (SocketEntry) pending.removeFirst();
          try {
            // Register the channel with the selector, indicating
            // interest in connection completion and attaching the
            // target object so that we can get the target back
            // after the key is added to the selector's
            // selected-key set
            if (entry.getSocket().isConnected()) {
              entry.getSocket().getChannel().register(selector, SelectionKey.OP_WRITE, entry);
            } else {
              entry.getSocket().getChannel().register(selector, SelectionKey.OP_CONNECT, entry);
            }

          } catch (IOException iox) {
            logger.error(iox);
            // Something went wrong, so close the channel and
            // record the failure
            try {
              entry.getSocket().getChannel().close();
              TransportStateEvent e =
                  new TransportStateEvent(
                      DefaultTcpTransportMapping.this,
                      entry.getPeerAddress(),
                      TransportStateEvent.STATE_CLOSED,
                      iox);
              fireConnectionStateChanged(e);
            } catch (IOException ex) {
              logger.error(ex);
            }
            lastError = iox;
          }
        }
      }
    }