diff --git a/Source/IO/IPC/AuIPCPipe.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/IPC/AuIPCPipe.NT.cpp
index e91b8002..487ab5ae 100644
--- a/Source/IO/IPC/AuIPCPipe.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/IPC/AuIPCPipe.NT.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::IPC
     {
         if (serverHandle != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
         {
-            this->hasClient_ = Loop::NewLSEvent(false, false, true);
+            this->hasClient_ = Loop::NewLSEventSlow(false, false, true);
             if (!this->hasClient_)
             {
                 this->bDead = true;
diff --git a/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.cpp b/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.cpp
index 968cfaa0..b223b693 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Loop
         return true;
     }
 
+    void LSLocalSemaphore::DoParanoia()
+    {
+        if (auto uCount = AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicSemaphore))
+        {
+            AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uCount);
+            LSSemaphore::AddMany(uCount);
+        }
+    }
+
     bool LSLocalSemaphore::OnTrigger(AuUInt handle)
     {
         auto bRet = this->TryTakeNoSpin();
@@ -41,10 +50,11 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Loop
 
         while (true)
         {
-            auto uOld = this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore;
+            auto uOld = AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore);
 
             if (uOld == 0)
             {
+                DoParanoia();
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -54,11 +64,25 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Loop
 
                 if (uOld - 1 == 0)
                 {
+                #if defined(AURORA_PLATFORM_LINUX)
+                    if (uCount == 1)
+                    {
+                        // Don't acknowledge?
+                        // Don't write into?
+                        // saves two syscalls for nothang
+                    }
+                    else if (uCount)
+                    {
+                        AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uCount - 1);
+                        LSSemaphore::AddMany(uCount - 1);
+                    }
+                #else
                     if (uCount)
                     {
                         AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uCount);
                         LSSemaphore::AddMany(uCount);
                     }
+                #endif
                     else
                     {
                         (void)LSSemaphore::OnTrigger(0);
@@ -89,26 +113,100 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Loop
     {
         auto uNext = AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicSemaphore, 1u);
 
+    #if 0
         if (AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore) >= uNext)
         {
             return true;
         }
 
         AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, 1u);
+    #else
+        while (true)
+        {
+            auto uCurrentValue = AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore);
+            auto uNextValue    = uCurrentValue;
+            bool bCanReturn    = false;
+
+            if (uCurrentValue < uNext)
+            {
+                uNextValue = uNext;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                bCanReturn = true;
+            }
+
+            if (AuAtomicCompareExchange(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uNextValue, uCurrentValue) == uCurrentValue)
+            {
+                if (bCanReturn)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    #endif
+
         LSSemaphore::AddOne();
         return true;
     }
 
     bool LSLocalSemaphore::AddMany(AuUInt32 uCount)
     {
-        auto uNext = AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicSemaphore, 1u);
+        auto uNext = AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicSemaphore, uCount);
 
+    #if 0
         if (AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore) >= uNext)
         {
             return true;
         }
+        else
+        {
+            /* if AddMany add/load/kernel-wake race condition, it's the next AddMany persons problem. */
+            /* uAtomicKernelSemaphore cannot be lower than uAtomicSemaphore, at the epilogue of the last unlock/adds tick. */
 
+            /* If it somehow is, ::OnTrigger will check that the final kernel negative increment does not occur just before (linux) after (win32) (bool(this->uAtomicSemaphore)). */
+            /* Remember: this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore should only be decremented after uAtomicSemaphore and uAtomicKernelSemaphore have already been incremented together... */
+            /* ...therefore, the last kernel waker should always see bool(this->uAtomicSemaphore), unless stolen by another thread. */
+            /*  if stolen, it's a race condition we dont care about; we avoided the kernel object and state entirely. We have to wait for another AddMany to wake us up. */
+            /*  if not stolen, uAtomicSemaphore is read as non-zero, and is readded to the kernel semaphore */
+
+            /* Most users just use the IO event objects LSAsync and LSLocalEvent. These are known good. */
+        }
         AuAtomicAdd(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uCount);
+    #else
+        while (true)
+        {
+            auto uCurrentValue = AuAtomicLoad(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore);
+            auto uNextValue    = uCurrentValue;
+            bool bCanReturn    = false;
+
+            if (uCurrentValue < uNext)
+            {
+                uNextValue = uNext;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                bCanReturn = true;
+            }
+
+            if (AuAtomicCompareExchange(&this->uAtomicKernelSemaphore, uNextValue, uCurrentValue) == uCurrentValue)
+            {
+                if (bCanReturn)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    uCount = uNext - uCurrentValue;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    #endif
         LSSemaphore::AddMany(uCount);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.hpp b/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.hpp
index 7553b794..229957f3 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.hpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Loop/LSLocalSemaphore.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Loop
         void OnPresleep() override;
         void OnFinishSleep() override;
 
+        void DoParanoia();
+
         AuAUInt32 uAtomicSemaphore {};
         AuAUInt32 uAtomicKernelSemaphore {};
     };
diff --git a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.NT.cpp
index 368de1f7..8f250e34 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.NT.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
     SocketOverlappedOperation::SocketOverlappedOperation(bool bMultipleTrigger) :
         bMultipleTrigger(bMultipleTrigger)
     {
-        this->pEvent = AuLoop::NewLSEvent(false, true);
+        this->pEvent = AuLoop::NewLSEventSlow(false, true);
         if (!this->pEvent)
         {
             return;
diff --git a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.Unix.cpp b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.Unix.cpp
index 510dbd0b..a9766a19 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.Unix.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetSocketOverlappedOperation.Unix.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
     SocketOverlappedOperation::SocketOverlappedOperation(bool bMultipleTrigger) :
         bMultipleTrigger(bMultipleTrigger)
     {
-        this->pEvent = AuLoop::NewLSEvent(false, true);
+        this->pEvent = AuLoop::NewLSEventSlow(false, true);
         if (!this->pEvent)
         {
             return;
diff --git a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.NT.cpp
index adcd8288..a0a29341 100644
--- a/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/Net/AuNetStream.NT.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::Net
 
     void NtAsyncNetworkTransaction::MakeSyncable()
     {
-        this->pWaitable = AuLoop::NewLSEvent(false, true);
+        this->pWaitable = AuLoop::NewLSEventSlow(false, true);
         SysAssert(this->pWaitable);
         this->overlap.hEvent = (HANDLE)AuStaticCast<Loop::LSEvent>(this->pWaitable)->GetHandle();
     }