diff --git a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/main.c b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/main.c
index 41150e44..b38509db 100644
--- a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/main.c
+++ b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/main.c
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ void kernel_entry() {
 	logging_sethook(term_putchar);
 	arch_mmu_init();
 	vmm_init();
-	slab_init();
 	__assert(!"kernel entry end");
 }
diff --git a/kernel-src/include/kernel/slab.h b/kernel-src/include/kernel/slab.h
index d3534fe4..6f3a4fa3 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/kernel/slab.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/kernel/slab.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ typedef struct slab_t {
 	struct slab_t *prev;
 	size_t used;
 	void **free;
+	void *base;
 } slab_t;
 
 typedef struct scache_t {
diff --git a/kernel-src/mm/slab.c b/kernel-src/mm/slab.c
index 7532f524..34606f59 100644
--- a/kernel-src/mm/slab.c
+++ b/kernel-src/mm/slab.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #define SLAB_PAGE_OFFSET (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(slab_t))
 #define SLAB_DATA_SIZE SLAB_PAGE_OFFSET
+#define SLAB_INDIRECT_PTR_COUNT (SLAB_DATA_SIZE / sizeof(void **))
 
 #define GET_SLAB(x) (slab_t *)(ROUND_DOWN((uintptr_t)x, PAGE_SIZE) + SLAB_PAGE_OFFSET)
 
@@ -19,9 +20,7 @@ static scache_t selfcache = {
 	.slabobjcount = SLAB_DATA_SIZE / ROUND_UP(sizeof(scache_t) + sizeof(void **), 8)
 };
 
-static scache_t *slabcache;
-
-static void initsmall(scache_t *cache, slab_t *slab, void *base) {
+static void initdirect(scache_t *cache, slab_t *slab, void *base) {
 	slab->free = NULL;
 	slab->used = 0;
 
@@ -35,14 +34,38 @@ static void initsmall(scache_t *cache, slab_t *slab, void *base) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void initindirect(scache_t *cache, slab_t *slab, void **base, void *objbase) {
+	slab->free = NULL;
+	slab->used = 0;
+	slab->base = objbase;
+
+	for (uintmax_t offset = 0; offset < cache->truesize * cache->slabobjcount; offset += cache->truesize) {
+		if (cache->ctor)
+			cache->ctor(cache, (void *)((uintptr_t)objbase + offset));
+
+		void **freenext = &base[offset / cache->truesize];
+		*freenext =  slab->free;
+		slab->free = freenext;
+	}
+}
+
 static bool growcache(scache_t *cache) {
-	__assert(cache->size < SLAB_INDIRECT_CUTOFF); // TODO bigger than this allocation and support
 	void *_slab = vmm_map(NULL, PAGE_SIZE, VMM_FLAGS_ALLOCATE, ARCH_MMU_FLAG_READ | ARCH_MMU_FLAG_WRITE | ARCH_MMU_FLAG_NOEXEC, NULL);
 	if (_slab == NULL)
 		return false;
 	slab_t *slab = GET_SLAB(_slab);
 
-	initsmall(cache, slab, _slab);
+	if (cache->size < SLAB_INDIRECT_CUTOFF) {
+		initdirect(cache, slab, _slab);
+	} else {
+		void *base = vmm_map(NULL, cache->slabobjcount * cache->truesize, VMM_FLAGS_ALLOCATE, ARCH_MMU_FLAG_READ | ARCH_MMU_FLAG_WRITE | ARCH_MMU_FLAG_NOEXEC, NULL);
+		if (base == NULL) {
+			vmm_unmap(_slab, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+			return false;
+		}
+		initindirect(cache, slab, _slab, base);
+	}
+
 
 	slab->next = cache->empty;
 	cache->empty = slab;
@@ -56,7 +79,10 @@ static void *takeobject(scache_t *cache, slab_t *slab) {
 	void *objend = slab->free;
 	slab->free = *slab->free;
 	slab->used += 1;
-	return (void *)((uintptr_t)objend - cache->size);
+	if (cache->size < SLAB_INDIRECT_CUTOFF)
+		return (void *)((uintptr_t)objend - cache->size);
+	else
+		return (void *)((uintptr_t)slab->base + ((uintptr_t)objend - ROUND_DOWN((uintptr_t)slab, PAGE_SIZE)) / sizeof(void **) * cache->truesize);
 }
 
 void *slab_allocate(scache_t *cache) {
@@ -105,7 +131,8 @@ scache_t *slab_newcache(size_t size, size_t alignment, void (*ctor)(scache_t *,
 
 	cache->size = size;
 	cache->alignment = alignment;
-	cache->truesize = ROUND_UP(size + sizeof(void **), alignment);
+	size_t freeptrsize = size < SLAB_INDIRECT_CUTOFF ? sizeof(void **) : 0;
+	cache->truesize = ROUND_UP(size + freeptrsize, alignment);
 	cache->ctor = ctor;
 	cache->dtor = dtor;
 	cache->slabobjcount = size < SLAB_INDIRECT_CUTOFF ? SLAB_DATA_SIZE / cache->truesize : SLAB_INDIRECT_COUNT;
@@ -114,8 +141,3 @@ scache_t *slab_newcache(size_t size, size_t alignment, void (*ctor)(scache_t *,
 
 	return cache;
 }
-
-void slab_init() {
-	slabcache = slab_newcache(sizeof(slab_t), 0, NULL, NULL);
-	__assert(slabcache);
-}