diff --git a/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
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+++ b/kernel-src/include/hashtable.h
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+#ifndef _HASHTABLE_H
+#define _HASHTABLE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+typedef struct hashentry_t {
+	struct hashentry_t *next;
+	struct hashentry_t *prev;
+	uintmax_t hash;
+	size_t keysize;
+	void *key;
+	void *value;
+} hashentry_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	size_t capacity;
+	hashentry_t **entries;
+} hashtable_t;
+
+int hashtable_init(hashtable_t *table, size_t size);
+int hashtable_set(hashtable_t *table, void *value, void *key, size_t keysize, bool allocate);
+int hashtable_get(hashtable_t *table, void **value, void *key, size_t keysize);
+int hashtable_remove(hashtable_t *table, void *key, size_t keysize);
+int hashtable_destroy(hashtable_t *table);
+
+#define HASHTABLE_FOREACH(table) \
+	for (uintmax_t toffset = 0; toffset < table->capacity; ++toffset) \
+		for (hashentry_t *entry = table->entries[toffset]; entry != NULL; entry = entry->next)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c b/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c
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+++ b/kernel-src/lib/hashtable.c
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+#include <hashtable.h>
+#include <kernel/alloc.h>
+#include <kernel/slab.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define FNV1PRIME  0x100000001b3ull
+#define FNV1OFFSET 0xcbf29ce484222325ull
+
+static scache_t *hashentrycache;
+
+// FNV-1a hash implementation
+static uint64_t hashbuffer(void *buffer, size_t size) {
+	uint8_t *ptr = buffer;
+	uint8_t *top = ptr + size;
+	uint64_t h = FNV1OFFSET;
+
+	while (ptr < top) {
+		h ^= *ptr++;
+		h *= FNV1PRIME;
+	}
+
+	return h;
+}
+static hashentry_t *getentry(hashtable_t *table, void *key, size_t keysize, uintmax_t hash) {
+	uintmax_t tableoffset = hash % table->capacity;
+
+	hashentry_t *entry = table->entries[tableoffset];
+
+	while (entry) {
+		if (entry->keysize == keysize && entry->hash == hash && memcmp(entry->key, key, keysize) == 0)
+			break;
+		entry = entry->next;
+	}
+
+	return entry;
+}
+
+int hashtable_set(hashtable_t *table, void *value, void *key, size_t keysize, bool allocate) {
+	uintmax_t hash = hashbuffer(key, keysize);
+
+	hashentry_t *entry = getentry(table, key, keysize, hash);
+
+	if (entry) {
+		entry->value = value;
+		return 0;
+	} else if (allocate) {
+		uintmax_t tableoffset = hash % table->capacity;
+
+		entry = slab_allocate(hashentrycache);
+		if (entry == NULL)
+			return ENOMEM;
+		entry->key = alloc(keysize);
+		if (entry->key == NULL) {
+			slab_free(hashentrycache, entry);
+			return ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		memcpy(entry->key, key, keysize);
+		entry->prev = NULL;
+		entry->next = table->entries[tableoffset];
+		entry->value = value;
+		entry->keysize = keysize;
+		entry->hash = hash;
+		table->entries[tableoffset] = entry;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return ENOENT;
+}
+
+int hashtable_get(hashtable_t *table, void **value, void *key, size_t keysize) {
+	uintmax_t hash = hashbuffer(key, keysize);
+
+	hashentry_t *entry = getentry(table, key, keysize, hash);
+
+	if (entry == NULL)
+		return ENOENT;
+
+	*value = entry->value;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int hashtable_remove(hashtable_t *table, void *key, size_t keysize) {
+	uintmax_t hash = hashbuffer(key, keysize);
+
+	hashentry_t *entry = getentry(table, key, keysize, hash);
+
+	if (entry == NULL)
+		return ENOENT;
+
+	if (entry->prev)
+		entry->prev->next = entry->next;
+
+	if (entry->next)
+		entry->next->prev = entry->prev;
+
+	free(entry->key);
+	slab_free(hashentrycache, entry);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int hashtable_destroy(hashtable_t *table) {
+	// as to avoid using freed data, keep a copy of the entry
+	hashentry_t entrysave;
+	HASHTABLE_FOREACH(table) {
+		entrysave = *entry;
+		free(entry->key);
+		slab_free(hashentrycache, entry);
+		entry = &entrysave;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int hashtable_init(hashtable_t *table, size_t size) {
+	// make sure the cache is initialised
+	if (hashentrycache == NULL) {
+		hashentrycache = slab_newcache(sizeof(hashentry_t), 0, NULL, NULL);
+		if (hashentrycache == NULL)
+			return ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	table->capacity = size;
+	table->entries = alloc(size * sizeof(hashentry_t *));
+	if (table->entries == NULL)
+		return ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}