diff --git a/trunk/etc/init.d/srs b/trunk/etc/init.d/srs
index 9cfb7abda..3efcda350 100755
--- a/trunk/etc/init.d/srs
+++ b/trunk/etc/init.d/srs
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ stop() {
     ok_msg "Stopping SRS(pid ${srs_pid})..."
     
     # process exists, try to kill to stop normally
-    for((i=0;i<30;i++)); do
+    for((i=0;i<100;i++)); do
         load_process_info
         if [[ 0 -eq $? ]]; then
             kill -s SIGTERM ${srs_pid} 2>/dev/null
             ret=$?; if [[ 0 -ne $ret ]]; then failed_msg "send signal SIGTERM failed ret=$ret"; return $ret; fi
-            sleep 0.1
+            sleep 0.3
         else
             ok_msg "SRS stopped by SIGTERM"
             # delete the pid file when stop success.
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
index 92dda2197..53b24f06f 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ using namespace std;
 SrsFFMPEG::SrsFFMPEG(std::string ffmpeg_bin)
 {
     started            = false;
+    fast_stopped       = false;
     pid                = -1;
     ffmpeg             = ffmpeg_bin;
     
@@ -484,6 +485,11 @@ int SrsFFMPEG::cycle()
         return ret;
     }
     
+    // ffmpeg is prepare to stop, donot cycle.
+    if (fast_stopped) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+    
     int status = 0;
     pid_t p = waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);
     
@@ -524,6 +530,27 @@ void SrsFFMPEG::stop()
     started = false;
 }
 
+void SrsFFMPEG::fast_stop()
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    if (!started) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (pid <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    if (kill(pid, SIGTERM) < 0) {
+        ret = ERROR_SYSTEM_KILL;
+        srs_warn("ignore fast stop ffmpeg failed, pid=%d. ret=%d", pid, ret);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    return;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
index 7c075c477..f96af8638 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class SrsFFMPEG
 {
 private:
     bool started;
+    // whether SIGINT send but need to wait or SIGKILL.
+    bool fast_stopped;
     pid_t pid;
 private:
     std::string log_file;
@@ -83,7 +85,25 @@ public:
     virtual int initialize_copy();
     virtual int start();
     virtual int cycle();
+    /**
+     * send SIGTERM then SIGKILL to ensure the process stopped.
+     * the stop will wait [0, SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS] depends on the 
+     * process quit timeout.
+     * @remark use fast_stop before stop one by one, when got lots of process to quit.
+     */
     virtual void stop();
+public:
+    /**
+     * the fast stop is to send a SIGTERM.
+     * for example, the ingesters owner lots of FFMPEG, it will take a long time
+     * to stop one by one, instead the ingesters can fast_stop all FFMPEG, then
+     * wait one by one to stop, it's more faster.
+     * @remark user must use stop() to ensure the ffmpeg to stopped.
+     * @remark we got N processes to stop, compare the time we spend,
+     *      when use stop without fast_stop, we spend maybe [0, SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS * N]
+     *      but use fast_stop then stop, the time is almost [0, SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS].
+     */
+    virtual void fast_stop();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
index 986d5af23..2a5293e95 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ SrsIngesterFFMPEG::~SrsIngesterFFMPEG()
     srs_freep(ffmpeg);
 }
 
+void SrsIngesterFFMPEG::fast_stop()
+{
+    ffmpeg->fast_stop();
+}
+
 SrsIngester::SrsIngester()
 {
     _srs_config->subscribe(this);
@@ -161,6 +166,18 @@ int SrsIngester::parse_engines(SrsConfDirective* vhost, SrsConfDirective* ingest
 
 void SrsIngester::dispose()
 {
+    // first, use fast stop to notice all FFMPEG to quit gracefully.
+    std::vector<SrsIngesterFFMPEG*>::iterator it;
+    for (it = ingesters.begin(); it != ingesters.end(); ++it) {
+        SrsIngesterFFMPEG* ingester = *it;
+        ingester->fast_stop();
+    }
+    
+    if (!ingesters.empty()) {
+        srs_trace("fast stop all ingesters ok.");
+    }
+    
+    // then, use stop to wait FFMPEG quit one by one and send SIGKILL if needed.
     stop();
 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
index d10e1e414..ede1e5211 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public:
     
     SrsIngesterFFMPEG(SrsFFMPEG* _ffmpeg, std::string _vhost, std::string _id);
     virtual ~SrsIngesterFFMPEG();
+    
+    // @see SrsFFMPEG.fast_stop().
+    virtual void fast_stop();
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_utility.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_utility.cpp
index ba64e8723..2f8b1248e 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_utility.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_utility.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <srs_app_json.hpp>
 #include <srs_kernel_stream.hpp>
 
+// the longest time to wait for a process to quit.
+#define SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS 1000
+
 int srs_socket_connect(string server, int port, int64_t timeout, st_netfd_t* pstfd)
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
@@ -223,7 +226,6 @@ void srs_parse_endpoint(string ip_port, string& ip, int& port)
     port = ::atoi(the_port.c_str());
 }
 
-#define SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS 1000
 int srs_kill_forced(int& pid)
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
@@ -232,13 +234,13 @@ int srs_kill_forced(int& pid)
         return ret;
     }
     
-    // first, try kill by SIGINT.
-    if (kill(pid, SIGINT) < 0) {
+    // first, try kill by SIGTERM.
+    if (kill(pid, SIGTERM) < 0) {
         return ERROR_SYSTEM_KILL;
     }
     
     // wait to quit.
-    srs_trace("send SIGINT to pid=%d", pid);
+    srs_trace("send SIGTERM to pid=%d", pid);
     for (int i = 0; i < SRS_PROCESS_QUIT_TIMEOUT_MS / 10; i++) {
         int status = 0;
         pid_t qpid = -1;
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ int srs_kill_forced(int& pid)
         }
         
         // killed, set pid to -1.
-        srs_trace("SIGINT stop process pid=%d ok.", pid);
+        srs_trace("SIGTERM stop process pid=%d ok.", pid);
         pid = -1;
         
         return ret;