Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/alarm.cfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/alarm.cfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/alarm.cfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -176,4 +176,18 @@
 }
 
+//=============================================================================================
+// Utilities
+//=============================================================================================
+
+void sleep( Duration duration ) {
+	alarm_node_t node = { active_thread(), __kernel_get_time() + duration, 0`s };
+
+	register_self( &node );
+	park( __cfaabi_dbg_ctx );
+
+	/* paranoid */ verify( !node.set );
+	/* paranoid */ verify( node.next == 0p );
+}
+
 // Local Variables: //
 // mode: c //
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/io.cfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/io.cfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/io.cfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -45,5 +45,7 @@
 		memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 
-		int fd = syscall(__NR_io_uring_setup, entries_per_cluster(), &params );
+		uint32_t nentries = entries_per_cluster();
+
+		int fd = syscall(__NR_io_uring_setup, nentries, &params );
 		if(fd < 0) {
 			abort("KERNEL ERROR: IO_URING SETUP - %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -52,10 +54,10 @@
 		// Step 2 : mmap result
 		memset(&this.io, 0, sizeof(struct io_ring));
-		struct io_uring_sq * sq = &this.io.submit_q;
-		struct io_uring_cq * cq = &this.io.completion_q;
+		struct io_uring_sq & sq = this.io.submit_q;
+		struct io_uring_cq & cq = this.io.completion_q;
 
 		// calculate the right ring size
-		sq->ring_sz = params.sq_off.array + (params.sq_entries * sizeof(unsigned)           );
-		cq->ring_sz = params.cq_off.cqes  + (params.cq_entries * sizeof(struct io_uring_cqe));
+		sq.ring_sz = params.sq_off.array + (params.sq_entries * sizeof(unsigned)           );
+		cq.ring_sz = params.cq_off.cqes  + (params.cq_entries * sizeof(struct io_uring_cqe));
 
 		// Requires features
@@ -66,6 +68,6 @@
 
 		// mmap the Submit Queue into existence
-		sq->ring_ptr = mmap(0, sq->ring_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_SQ_RING);
-		if (sq->ring_ptr == (void*)MAP_FAILED) {
+		sq.ring_ptr = mmap(0, sq.ring_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_SQ_RING);
+		if (sq.ring_ptr == (void*)MAP_FAILED) {
 			abort("KERNEL ERROR: IO_URING MMAP1 - %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		}
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
 		// else {
 			// We need multiple call to MMAP
-			cq->ring_ptr = mmap(0, cq->ring_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_CQ_RING);
-			if (cq->ring_ptr == (void*)MAP_FAILED) {
-				munmap(sq->ring_ptr, sq->ring_sz);
+			cq.ring_ptr = mmap(0, cq.ring_sz, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_CQ_RING);
+			if (cq.ring_ptr == (void*)MAP_FAILED) {
+				munmap(sq.ring_ptr, sq.ring_sz);
 				abort("KERNEL ERROR: IO_URING MMAP2 - %s\n", strerror(errno));
 			}
@@ -87,8 +89,8 @@
 		// mmap the submit queue entries
 		size_t size = params.sq_entries * sizeof(struct io_uring_sqe);
-		sq->sqes = (struct io_uring_sqe *)mmap(0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_SQES);
-		if (sq->sqes == (struct io_uring_sqe *)MAP_FAILED) {
-			munmap(sq->ring_ptr, sq->ring_sz);
-			if (cq->ring_ptr != sq->ring_ptr) munmap(cq->ring_ptr, cq->ring_sz);
+		sq.sqes = (struct io_uring_sqe *)mmap(0, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_POPULATE, fd, IORING_OFF_SQES);
+		if (sq.sqes == (struct io_uring_sqe *)MAP_FAILED) {
+			munmap(sq.ring_ptr, sq.ring_sz);
+			if (cq.ring_ptr != sq.ring_ptr) munmap(cq.ring_ptr, cq.ring_sz);
 			abort("KERNEL ERROR: IO_URING MMAP3 - %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		}
@@ -96,19 +98,31 @@
 		// Get the pointers from the kernel to fill the structure
 		// submit queue
-		sq->head    = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.head;
-		sq->tail    = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.tail;
-		sq->mask    = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.ring_mask;
-		sq->entries = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.ring_entries;
-		sq->flags   = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.flags;
-		sq->dropped = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.dropped;
-		sq->array   = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)sq->ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.array;
+		sq.head    = (volatile uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.head);
+		sq.tail    = (volatile uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.tail);
+		sq.mask    = (   const uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.ring_mask);
+		sq.num     = (   const uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.ring_entries);
+		sq.flags   = (         uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.flags);
+		sq.dropped = (         uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.dropped);
+		sq.array   = (         uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)sq.ring_ptr) + params.sq_off.array);
+		sq.alloc = *sq.tail;
 
 		// completion queue
-		cq->head     = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.head;
-		cq->tail     = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.tail;
-		cq->mask     = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.ring_mask;
-		cq->entries  = (struct io_uring_cqe *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.ring_entries;
-		cq->overflow = (uint32_t *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.overflow;
-		cq->cqes = (struct io_uring_cqe *)((intptr_t)cq->ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.cqes;
+		cq.head     = (volatile uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.head);
+		cq.tail     = (volatile uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.tail);
+		cq.mask     = (   const uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.ring_mask);
+		cq.num      = (   const uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.ring_entries);
+		cq.overflow = (         uint32_t *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.overflow);
+		cq.cqes   = (struct io_uring_cqe *)(((intptr_t)cq.ring_ptr) + params.cq_off.cqes);
+
+		// some paranoid checks
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*cq.mask) == ((*cq.num) - 1ul32), "IO_URING Expected mask to be %u (%u entries), was %u", (*cq.num) - 1ul32, *cq.num, *cq.mask  );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*cq.num)  >= nentries, "IO_URING Expected %u entries, got %u", nentries, *cq.num );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*cq.head) == 0, "IO_URING Expected head to be 0, got %u", *cq.head );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*cq.tail) == 0, "IO_URING Expected tail to be 0, got %u", *cq.tail );
+
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*sq.mask) == ((*sq.num) - 1ul32), "IO_URING Expected mask to be %u (%u entries), was %u", (*sq.num) - 1ul32, *sq.num, *sq.mask );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*sq.num) >= nentries, "IO_URING Expected %u entries, got %u", nentries, *sq.num );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*sq.head) == 0, "IO_URING Expected head to be 0, got %u", *sq.head );
+		/* paranoid */ verifyf( (*sq.tail) == 0, "IO_URING Expected tail to be 0, got %u", *sq.tail );
 
 		// Update the global ring info
@@ -116,4 +130,5 @@
 		this.io.fd    = fd;
 		this.io.done  = false;
+		(this.io.submit){ min(*sq.num, *cq.num) };
 
 		// Create the poller thread
@@ -137,5 +152,5 @@
 
 		// unmap the submit queue entries
-		munmap(sq.sqes, *sq.entries * sizeof(struct io_uring_sqe));
+		munmap(sq.sqes, (*sq.num) * sizeof(struct io_uring_sqe));
 
 		// unmap the Submit Queue ring
@@ -173,10 +188,15 @@
 
 		struct io_user_data * data = (struct io_user_data *)cqe.user_data;
+		__cfaabi_bits_print_safe( STDERR_FILENO, "Performed reading io cqe %p, result %d for %p\n", data, cqe.res, data->thrd );
+
 		data->result = cqe.res;
-		unpark( data->thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx2 );
+		__unpark( data->thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx2 );
+
+		// Allow new submissions to happen
+		V(ring.submit);
 
 		// Mark to the kernel that the cqe has been seen
 		// Ensure that the kernel only sees the new value of the head index after the CQEs have been read.
-		__atomic_fetch_add( ring.completion_q.head, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE );
+		__atomic_fetch_add( ring.completion_q.head, 1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED );
 
 		return true;
@@ -200,4 +220,5 @@
 		LOOP: while(!__atomic_load_n(&ring.done, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)) {
 			int ret = syscall( __NR_io_uring_enter, ring.fd, 0, 1, IORING_ENTER_GETEVENTS, &mask, _NSIG / 8);
+			__cfaabi_bits_print_safe( STDERR_FILENO, "Performed io_wait, returned %d errmsg %s\n", ret, strerror(errno) );
 			if( ret < 0 ) {
 				switch((int)errno) {
@@ -221,6 +242,93 @@
 //=============================================================================================
 
-[* struct io_uring_sqe, uint32_t] io_submit_prelude( struct io_ring & ring ) {
-	return [0p, 0];
+// Submition steps :
+// 1 - We need to make sure we don't overflow any of the buffer, P(ring.submit) to make sure
+//     entries are available. The semaphore make sure that there is no more operations in
+//     progress then the number of entries in the buffer. This probably limits concurrency
+//     more than necessary since submitted but not completed operations don't need any
+//     entries in user space. However, I don't know what happens if we overflow the buffers
+//     because too many requests completed at once. This is a safe approach in all cases.
+//     Furthermore, with hundreds of entries, this may be okay.
+//
+// 2 - Allocate a queue entry. The ring already has memory for all entries but only the ones
+//     listed in sq.array are visible by the kernel. For those not listed, the kernel does not
+//     offer any assurance that an entry is not being filled by multiple flags. Therefore, we
+//     need to write an allocator that allows allocating concurrently.
+//
+// 3 - Actually fill the submit entry, this is the only simple and straightforward step.
+//
+// 4 - Append the entry index to the array and adjust the tail accordingly. This operation
+//     needs to arrive to two concensus at the same time:
+//     A - The order in which entries are listed in the array: no two threads must pick the
+//         same index for their entries
+//     B - When can the tail be update for the kernel. EVERY entries in the array between
+//         head and tail must be fully filled and shouldn't ever be touched again.
+//
+
+static inline [* struct io_uring_sqe, uint32_t] __submit_alloc( struct io_ring & ring ) {
+	// Wait for a spot to be available
+	P(ring.submit);
+
+	// Allocate the sqe
+	uint32_t idx = __atomic_fetch_add(&ring.submit_q.alloc, 1ul32, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+
+	// Validate that we didn't overflow anything
+	// Check that nothing overflowed
+	/* paranoid */ verify( true );
+
+	// Check that it goes head -> tail -> alloc and never head -> alloc -> tail
+	/* paranoid */ verify( true );
+
+	// Return the sqe
+	return [&ring.submit_q.sqes[ idx & (*ring.submit_q.mask)], idx];
+}
+
+static inline void __submit( struct io_ring & ring, uint32_t idx ) {
+	// get mutual exclusion
+	lock(ring.submit_q.lock __cfaabi_dbg_ctx2);
+
+	// Append to the list of ready entries
+	uint32_t * tail = ring.submit_q.tail;
+	const uint32_t mask = *ring.submit_q.mask;
+
+	ring.submit_q.array[ (*tail) & mask ] = idx & mask;
+	__atomic_fetch_add(tail, 1ul32, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+
+	// Submit however, many entries need to be submitted
+	int ret = syscall( __NR_io_uring_enter, ring.fd, 1, 0, 0, 0p, 0);
+	__cfaabi_bits_print_safe( STDERR_FILENO, "Performed io_submit, returned %d\n", ret );
+	if( ret < 0 ) {
+		switch((int)errno) {
+		default:
+			abort( "KERNEL ERROR: IO_URING SUBMIT - %s\n", strerror(errno) );
+		}
+	}
+
+	unlock(ring.submit_q.lock);
+	// Make sure that idx was submitted
+	// Be careful to not get false positive if we cycled the entire list or that someone else submitted for us
+}
+
+static inline void ?{}(struct io_uring_sqe & this, uint8_t opcode, int fd) {
+	this.opcode = opcode;
+	#if !defined(IOSQE_ASYNC)
+		this.flags = 0;
+	#else
+		this.flags = IOSQE_ASYNC;
+	#endif
+	this.ioprio = 0;
+	this.fd = fd;
+	this.off = 0;
+	this.addr = 0;
+	this.len = 0;
+	this.rw_flags = 0;
+	this.__pad2[0] = this.__pad2[1] = this.__pad2[2] = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void ?{}(struct io_uring_sqe & this, uint8_t opcode, int fd, void * addr, uint32_t len, uint64_t off ) {
+	(this){ opcode, fd };
+	this.off = off;
+	this.addr = (uint64_t)addr;
+	this.len = len;
 }
 
@@ -228,25 +336,38 @@
 // I/O Interface
 //=============================================================================================
-
-/*
 	extern "C" {
 		#define __USE_GNU
+		#define _GNU_SOURCE
+		#include <fcntl.h>
 		#include <sys/uio.h>
-	}
-
+		#include <sys/socket.h>
+		#include <sys/stat.h>
+	}
+
+	#define __submit_prelude \
+		struct io_ring & ring = active_cluster()->io; \
+		struct io_uring_sqe * sqe; \
+		uint32_t idx; \
+		[sqe, idx] = __submit_alloc( ring );
+
+	#define __submit_wait \
+		io_user_data data = { 0, active_thread() }; \
+		__cfaabi_bits_print_safe( STDERR_FILENO, "Preparing user data %p for %p\n", &data, data.thrd ); \
+		sqe->user_data = (uint64_t)&data; \
+		__submit( ring, idx ); \
+		park( __cfaabi_dbg_ctx ); \
+		return data.result;
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Asynchronous operations
 	ssize_t async_preadv2(int fd, const struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt, off_t offset, int flags) {
 		#if !defined(IORING_OP_READV)
 			return preadv2(fd, iov, iovcnt, offset, flags);
 		#else
-			sqe->opcode = IORING_OP_READV;
-			sqe->flags = 0;
-			sqe->ioprio = 0;
-			sqe->fd = fd;
-			sqe->off = offset;
-			sqe->addr = (unsigned long) iov;
-			sqe->len = iovcnt;
-			sqe->rw_flags = 0;
-			sqe->user_data = 0;
-			sqe->__pad2[0] = sqe->__pad2[1] = sqe->__pad2[2] = 0;
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_READV, fd, iov, iovcnt, offset };
+
+			__submit_wait
 		#endif
 	}
@@ -256,22 +377,345 @@
 			return pwritev2(fd, iov, iovcnt, offset, flags);
 		#else
-			#warning not implemented
-		#endif
-	}
-
-	bool is_async( void (*func)() ) {
-		switch((uintptr_t)func) {
-		case (uintptr_t)preadv2:
-		case (uintptr_t)async_preadv2:
-			#if defined(IORING_OP_READV)
-				return true;
-			#else
-				return false;
-			#endif
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-*/
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_WRITEV, fd, iov, iovcnt, offset };
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_fsync(int fd) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_FSYNC)
+			return fsync(fd);
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_FSYNC, fd };
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_sync_file_range(int fd, int64_t offset, int64_t nbytes, unsigned int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_SYNC_FILE_RANGE)
+			return sync_file_range(fd, offset, nbytes, flags);
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_SYNC_FILE_RANGE, fd };
+			sqe->off = offset;
+			sqe->len = nbytes;
+			sqe->sync_range_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+
+	ssize_t async_sendmsg(int sockfd, const struct msghdr *msg, int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_SENDMSG)
+			return recv(sockfd, msg, flags);
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_SENDMSG, sockfd, msg, 1, 0 };
+			sqe->msg_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	ssize_t async_recvmsg(int sockfd, struct msghdr *msg, int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_RECVMSG)
+			return recv(sockfd, msg, flags);
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_RECVMSG, sockfd, msg, 1, 0 };
+			sqe->msg_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	ssize_t async_send(int sockfd, const void *buf, size_t len, int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_SEND)
+			return send( sockfd, buf, len, flags );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_SEND, sockfd };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)buf;
+			sqe->len = len;
+			sqe->msg_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	ssize_t async_recv(int sockfd, void *buf, size_t len, int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_RECV)
+			return recv( sockfd, buf, len, flags );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_RECV, sockfd };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)buf;
+			sqe->len = len;
+			sqe->msg_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_accept4(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen, int flags) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_ACCEPT)
+			__SOCKADDR_ARG _addr;
+			_addr.__sockaddr__ = addr;
+			return accept4( sockfd, _addr, addrlen, flags );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_ACCEPT, sockfd };
+			sqe->addr = addr;
+			sqe->addr2 = addrlen;
+			sqe->accept_flags = flags;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_connect(int sockfd, const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t addrlen) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_CONNECT)
+			__CONST_SOCKADDR_ARG _addr;
+			_addr.__sockaddr__ = addr;
+			return connect( sockfd, _addr, addrlen );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_CONNECT, sockfd };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)addr;
+			sqe->off = addrlen;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_fallocate(int fd, int mode, uint64_t offset, uint64_t len) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_FALLOCATE)
+			return fallocate( fd, mode, offset, len );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_FALLOCATE, fd };
+			sqe->off = offset;
+			sqe->len = length;
+			sqe->mode = mode;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_fadvise(int fd, uint64_t offset, uint64_t len, int advice) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_FADVISE)
+			return posix_fadvise( fd, offset, len, advice );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_FADVISE, fd };
+			sqe->off = (uint64_t)offset;
+			sqe->len = length;
+			sqe->fadvise_advice = advice;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_madvise(void *addr, size_t length, int advice) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_MADVISE)
+			return madvise( addr, length, advice );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_MADVISE, 0 };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)addr;
+			sqe->len = length;
+			sqe->fadvise_advice = advice;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_openat(int dirfd, const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_OPENAT)
+			return openat( dirfd, pathname, flags, mode );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_OPENAT, dirfd };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)pathname;
+			sqe->open_flags = flags;
+			sqe->mode = mode;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_close(int fd) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_CLOSE)
+			return close( fd );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_CLOSE, fd };
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	int async_statx(int dirfd, const char *pathname, int flags, unsigned int mask, struct statx *statxbuf) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_STATX)
+			return statx( dirfd, pathname, flags, mask, statxbuf );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_STATX, dirfd };
+			sqe->addr = (uint64_t)pathname;
+			sqe->statx_flags = flags;
+			sqe->len = mask;
+			sqe->off = (uint64_t)statxbuf;
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+
+	ssize_t async_read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_READ)
+			return read( fd, buf, count );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_READ, fd, buf, count, 0 };
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+	ssize_t async_write(int fd, void *buf, size_t count) {
+		#if !defined(IORING_OP_WRITE)
+			return read( fd, buf, count );
+		#else
+			__submit_prelude
+
+			(*sqe){ IORING_OP_WRITE, fd, buf, count, 0 };
+
+			__submit_wait
+		#endif
+	}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Check if a function is asynchronous
+
+// Macro magic to reduce the size of the following switch case
+	#define IS_DEFINED_APPLY(f, ...) f(__VA_ARGS__)
+	#define IS_DEFINED_SECOND(first, second, ...) second
+	#define IS_DEFINED_TEST(expansion) _CFA_IO_FEATURE_##expansion
+	#define IS_DEFINED(macro) IS_DEFINED_APPLY( IS_DEFINED_SECOND,IS_DEFINED_TEST(macro) false, true)
+
+	bool is_async( fptr_t func ) {
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)preadv2 || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_preadv2 )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_READV ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_READV);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)pwritev2 || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_pwritev2 )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_WRITEV ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_WRITEV);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)fsync || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_fsync )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_FSYNC ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_FSYNC);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)ync_file_range || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_sync_file_range )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_SYNC_FILE_RANGE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_SYNC_FILE_RANGE);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)sendmsg || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_sendmsg )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_SENDMSG ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_SENDMSG);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)recvmsg || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_recvmsg )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_RECVMSG ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_RECVMSG);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)send || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_send )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_SEND ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_SEND);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)recv || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_recv )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_RECV ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_RECV);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)accept4 || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_accept4 )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_ACCEPT ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_ACCEPT);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)connect || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_connect )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_CONNECT ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_CONNECT);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)fallocate || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_fallocate )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_FALLOCATE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_FALLOCATE);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)fadvise || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_fadvise )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_FADVISE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_FADVISE);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)madvise || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_madvise )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_MADVISE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_MADVISE);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)openat || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_openat )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_OPENAT ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_OPENAT);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)close || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_close )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_CLOSE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_CLOSE);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)statx || */
+			func == (fptr_t)async_statx )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_STATX ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_STATX);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)read || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_read )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_READ ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_READ);
+
+		if( /*func == (fptr_t)write || */
+		      func == (fptr_t)async_write )
+			#define _CFA_IO_FEATURE_IORING_OP_WRITE ,
+			return IS_DEFINED(IORING_OP_WRITE);
+
+		return false;
+	}
 
 #endif
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.cfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.cfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.cfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -615,8 +615,6 @@
 }
 
-void unpark( $thread * thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx_param2 ) {
-	if( !thrd ) return;
-
-	disable_interrupts();
+// KERNEL ONLY unpark with out disabling interrupts
+void __unpark( $thread * thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx_param2 ) {
 	static_assert(sizeof(thrd->state) == sizeof(int));
 
@@ -647,4 +645,11 @@
 			abort();
 	}
+}
+
+void unpark( $thread * thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx_param2 ) {
+	if( !thrd ) return;
+
+	disable_interrupts();
+	__unpark( thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx_fwd2 );
 	enable_interrupts( __cfaabi_dbg_ctx );
 }
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.hfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.hfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel.hfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -115,30 +115,53 @@
 #if defined(HAVE_LINUX_IO_URING_H)
 struct io_uring_sq {
-	uint32_t * head;
-	uint32_t * tail;
-	uint32_t * mask;
-	uint32_t * entries;
-	uint32_t * flags;
-	uint32_t * dropped;
-	uint32_t * array;
-	struct io_uring_sqe * sqes;
-
-	uint32_t sqe_head;
-	uint32_t sqe_tail;
-
-	size_t ring_sz;
-	void * ring_ptr;
-};
-
-struct io_uring_cq {
+	// Head and tail of the ring (associated with array)
 	volatile uint32_t * head;
 	volatile uint32_t * tail;
-	uint32_t * mask;
-	struct io_uring_cqe * entries;
+
+	// The actual kernel ring which uses head/tail
+	// indexes into the sqes arrays
+	uint32_t * array;
+
+	// number of entries and mask to go with it
+	const uint32_t * num;
+	const uint32_t * mask;
+
+	// Submission flags (Not sure what for)
+	uint32_t * flags;
+
+	// number of sqes not submitted (whatever that means)
+	uint32_t * dropped;
+
+	// Like head/tail but not seen by the kernel
+	volatile uint32_t alloc;
+
+	__spinlock_t lock;
+
+	// A buffer of sqes (not the actual ring)
+	struct io_uring_sqe * sqes;
+
+	// The location and size of the mmaped area
+	void * ring_ptr;
+	size_t ring_sz;
+};
+
+struct io_uring_cq {
+	// Head and tail of the ring
+	volatile uint32_t * head;
+	volatile uint32_t * tail;
+
+	// number of entries and mask to go with it
+	const uint32_t * mask;
+	const uint32_t * num;
+
+	// number of cqes not submitted (whatever that means)
 	uint32_t * overflow;
+
+	// the kernel ring
 	struct io_uring_cqe * cqes;
 
+	// The location and size of the mmaped area
+	void * ring_ptr;
 	size_t ring_sz;
-	void * ring_ptr;
 };
 
@@ -151,4 +174,5 @@
 	void * stack;
 	volatile bool done;
+	semaphore submit;
 };
 #endif
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel_private.hfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel_private.hfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/kernel_private.hfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@
 )
 
+// KERNEL ONLY unpark with out disabling interrupts
+void __unpark( $thread * thrd __cfaabi_dbg_ctx_param2 );
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // I/O
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/preemption.cfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/preemption.cfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/preemption.cfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -268,5 +268,5 @@
 // reserved for future use
 static void timeout( $thread * this ) {
-	//TODO : implement waking threads
+	__unpark( this __cfaabi_dbg_ctx2 );
 }
 
Index: libcfa/src/concurrency/thread.hfa
===================================================================
--- libcfa/src/concurrency/thread.hfa	(revision 92976d95c1f6c8e40dc04d8a5960b056a5f6def8)
+++ libcfa/src/concurrency/thread.hfa	(revision 2d8f7b0a2facd4932b22d3d03d8138e922c42fe8)
@@ -117,4 +117,8 @@
 }
 
+//----------
+// sleep: force thread to block and be rescheduled after Duration duration
+void sleep( Duration duration );
+
 // Local Variables: //
 // mode: c //
