diff --git a/kernel-src/include/event.h b/kernel-src/include/event.h
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+++ b/kernel-src/include/event.h
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+#ifndef _EVENT_H
+#define _EVENT_H
+
+#include <semaphore.h>
+typedef semaphore_t event_t;
+
+int event_wait(event_t *event, bool interruptible);
+void event_signal(event_t *event);
+
+#define EVENT_INIT(x) SEMAPHORE_INIT(x, 0);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel-src/lib/event.c b/kernel-src/lib/event.c
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+++ b/kernel-src/lib/event.c
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+#include <event.h>
+
+// TODO while this works, it is built upon semaphores and might have some race conditions
+
+int event_wait(event_t *event, bool interruptible) {
+	int e = semaphore_wait(event, interruptible);
+	if (e)
+		return e;
+
+	if (semaphore_haswaiters(event))
+		semaphore_signal(event);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void event_signal(event_t *event) {
+	if (semaphore_haswaiters(event))
+		semaphore_signal(event);
+}