diff --git a/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp b/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
index a8d52be1..a7eb3765 100644
--- a/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
+++ b/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
@@ -389,6 +389,14 @@ namespace Aurora
 
     };
 
+    struct LinuxConfig
+    {
+        bool bFIODisableBatching            { false };
+        bool bIOLinuxHasProcIpcPerms        { false };
+        AuUInt8 uSignalTerminate            { 27 };
+        AuUInt8 uSignalGAIOWorkerThreadDone { 28 };
+    };
+
     struct RuntimeStartInfo
     {
         ConsoleConfig console;
@@ -398,9 +406,8 @@ namespace Aurora
         AuAlignTo<32, FIOConfig> fio;
         AuAlignTo<64, DebugConfig> debug;
         AuAlignTo<32, ThreadingConfig> threadingConfig;
+        AuAlignTo<32, LinuxConfig> linuxConfig;
         AuAlignTo<32, DummyConfig> padding;
-        bool bFIODisableBatching { true };
-        bool bIOLinuxHasProcIpcPerms { false };
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
index f2a0dd00..cd639315 100644
--- a/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/AuIOHandle.Unix.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
     struct UnixIOHandle final : AFileHandle
     {
         bool InitFromPath(HandleCreate create) override;
-
-        bool IsFile() override;
-        bool IsTTY() override;
-        bool IsPipe() override;
     };
 
     bool UnixIOHandle::InitFromPath(HandleCreate create)
@@ -176,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
 
     AUKN_SYM bool IsHandleTTY(AuUInt uHandle)
     {
-        if ((AuInt)uHandle < 0)
+        if ((AuSInt)uHandle < 0)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
     {
         struct stat st;
 
-        if ((AuInt)uHandle < 0)
+        if ((AuSInt)uHandle < 0)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -206,7 +202,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO
     {
         struct stat st;
 
-        if ((AuInt)uHandle < 0)
+        if ((AuSInt)uHandle < 0)
         {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/Async.Linux.cpp b/Source/IO/FS/Async.Linux.cpp
index a6ccbe99..f826b4cf 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/Async.Linux.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/Async.Linux.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         }
         else
         {
-            if (gRuntimeConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
+            if (gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
             {
                 UNIX::SendIOBuffers(); 
             }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         }
         else
         {
-            if (gRuntimeConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
+            if (gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
             {
                 UNIX::SendIOBuffers(); 
             }
diff --git a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetResolver.Unix.cpp b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetResolver.Unix.cpp
index 53b1feb3..3d382430 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetResolver.Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetResolver.Unix.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace Aurora::IO::Net
 {
-    static const auto kMagicSignal = SIGRTMIN + 10 - 6 + 9;
     static AuList<AuWPtr<NetResolver>> tlsResolvers;
     
     struct ThreadLocalCaughtCompletion : Loop::LSSignalCatcher
@@ -35,8 +34,15 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
         NetResolver *pParent_;
     };
 
+    // this is beyond dumb and inefficient. i think glibc just creates a singular worker thread and resolves each request in a blocking manner with no mutliplexing
+    // TODO: we really need to make a general purpose AuAsync IO pool and generic resolver replacer/hooking interface for net services. 
+    static auto GetGAIAsyncIOSignal()
+    {
+        return SIGUSR1 + gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.uSignalGAIOWorkerThreadDone;
+    }
+
     ThreadLocalCaughtCompletion::ThreadLocalCaughtCompletion(NetResolver *pParent) :
-        LSSignalCatcher({kMagicSignal}),
+        LSSignalCatcher({GetGAIAsyncIOSignal()}),
         pParent_(pParent)
     {
         handles_ = {this->handle, AuStaticCast<AuLoop::LSEvent>(this->pParent_->pEvent)->GetHandle()};
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
 
         sigevent event {0};
         event.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
-        event.sigev_signo = kMagicSignal;
+        event.sigev_signo = GetGAIAsyncIOSignal();
         //event._sigev_un._tid = gettid();
 
         auto pQueue = AuMakeShared<ThreadLocalCaughtCompletion>(this);
@@ -353,6 +359,6 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
         };
 
         ::sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);
-        ::sigaction(kMagicSignal, &action, nullptr);
+        ::sigaction(GetGAIAsyncIOSignal(), &action, nullptr);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.Linux.cpp b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.Linux.cpp
index a553e637..5dae07b2 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.Linux.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.Linux.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
             }
             else
             {
-                if (gRuntimeConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
+                if (gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
                 {
                     UNIX::SendIOBuffers(); 
                 }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
             }
             else
             {
-                if (gRuntimeConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
+                if (gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.bFIODisableBatching)
                 {
                     UNIX::SendIOBuffers(); 
                 }
diff --git a/Source/IO/UNIX/FDIpcServer.cpp b/Source/IO/UNIX/FDIpcServer.cpp
index ca5da10b..5f948342 100644
--- a/Source/IO/UNIX/FDIpcServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/UNIX/FDIpcServer.cpp
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::UNIX
         if ((platform.uKernelMajor > 5) ||
             ((platform.uKernelMajor == 5) && (platform.uKernelMinor >= 6)))
         {
-            gHasProcSyscall = gRuntimeConfig.bIOLinuxHasProcIpcPerms;
+            gHasProcSyscall = gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.bIOLinuxHasProcIpcPerms;
         }
     #endif
     }
diff --git a/Source/Threading/Threads/AuOSThread.cpp b/Source/Threading/Threads/AuOSThread.cpp
index 7cb48a08..b9fce36b 100644
--- a/Source/Threading/Threads/AuOSThread.cpp
+++ b/Source/Threading/Threads/AuOSThread.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
     static ThreadInfo gDummyThreadInfo;
 
 #if defined(AURORA_IS_POSIX_DERIVED)
-    static const auto kSignalAbort = SIGUSR1 + 69;
 
     static void HandleSigAbortThread(int a)
     {
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
             Exit(true);
             return;
         }
-        AttachSignalKiller();
+
         this->bSupportsAltKill = true;
     #endif
 
@@ -747,11 +746,11 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
     #if defined(AURORA_IS_POSIX_DERIVED)
         struct sigaction action =
         {
-            .sa_handler = HandleSigAbortThread
-
+            .sa_handler = HandleSigAbortThread,
+            .sa_flags = 0
         };
         ::sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);
-        ::sigaction(kSignalAbort, &action, nullptr);
+        ::sigaction(SIGRTMIN + gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.uSignalTerminate, &action, nullptr);
     #endif
     }
 
@@ -796,11 +795,6 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
         SetAffinity(this->mask_);
         AffinityPrioThrottleTickAmendECores();
         UpdateName();
-
-        if (!this->bNotOwned)
-        {
-            AttachSignalKiller();
-        }
     }
 
     static AuHashMap<EThreadPriority, int> kNiceMap 
@@ -1282,12 +1276,13 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
     void OSThread::OSDeatach()
     {
     #if defined(AURORA_IS_POSIX_DERIVED)
-        struct sigaction action =
-        {
-            .sa_handler = SIG_DFL
-        };
-        ::sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);
-        ::sigaction(kSignalAbort, &action, nullptr);
+        this->bSupportsAltKill = false;
+        //struct sigaction action =
+        //{
+        //    .sa_handler = SIG_DFL
+        //};
+        //::sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);
+        //::sigaction(SIGRTMIN + gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.uSignalTerminate, &action, nullptr);
     #endif
     }
 
@@ -1417,7 +1412,7 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
             
             if (this->bSupportsAltKill)
             {
-                ::pthread_kill(this->handle_, kSignalAbort);
+                ::pthread_kill(this->handle_, SIGRTMIN + gRuntimeConfig.linuxConfig.uSignalTerminate);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -1464,6 +1459,8 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Threads
         AuxUlibInitialize();
     #endif
 
+        AttachSignalKiller();
+        
         if (auto pThread = GetThread())
         {
             AuStaticCast<OSThread>(pThread)->MakeMain();