diff --git a/kernel-src/include/ringbuffer.h b/kernel-src/include/ringbuffer.h
index f53a3f63..9164f8d5 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/ringbuffer.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/ringbuffer.h
@@ -11,13 +11,36 @@ typedef struct {
 	void *data;
 } ringbuffer_t;
 
+// initializes a ring buffer with a specific size
+// returns an errno or 0 if successful
 int ringbuffer_init(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, size_t size);
+
+// destroys the ring buffer and frees the memory
 void ringbuffer_destroy(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer);
+
+// reads count bytes from ring buffer into buffer
+// returns -1 if it was unable to read (due to EFAULT when copying a user page)
+// otherwise returns the number of bytes read
 size_t ringbuffer_read(ringbuffer_t* ringbuffer, void *buffer, size_t count);
+
+// writes count bytes from buffer into ring buffer
+// returns -1 if it was unable to write (due to EFAULT when copying a user page)
+// otherwise returns the number of bytes read
 size_t ringbuffer_write(ringbuffer_t* ringbuffer, void *buffer, size_t count);
+
+// removes count bytes from the read end (read goes forward)
+// returns the number of bytes truncated
 size_t ringbuffer_truncate(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, size_t count);
+
+// same as ringbuffer_read, but accepts an offset and does not update the read pointer
+// returns -1 if it was unable to read (due to EFAULT when copying a user page)
+// otherwise returns the number of bytes read
 size_t ringbuffer_peek(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, void *buffer, uintmax_t offset, size_t count);
 
+// removes count bytes from the write end (write goes backwards)
+// returns the number of bytes removed
+size_t ringbuffer_remove(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, size_t count);
+
 #define RINGBUFFER_DATACOUNT(x) ((x)->write - (x)->read)
 #define RINGBUFFER_SIZE(x) (x)->size
 #define RINGBUFFER_FREESPACE(x) (RINGBUFFER_SIZE(x) - RINGBUFFER_DATACOUNT(x))
diff --git a/kernel-src/lib/ringbuffer.c b/kernel-src/lib/ringbuffer.c
index d8d870c6..c81e1bfc 100644
--- a/kernel-src/lib/ringbuffer.c
+++ b/kernel-src/lib/ringbuffer.c
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ size_t ringbuffer_write(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, void *buffer, size_t count) {
 	ringbuffer->write += count;
 	return count;
 }
+
+size_t ringbuffer_remove(ringbuffer_t *ringbuffer, size_t count) {
+	size_t true_count = min(RINGBUFFER_DATACOUNT(ringbuffer), count);
+	ringbuffer->write -= true_count;
+	return true_count;
+}