diff --git a/kernel/amd64/bootmain.c b/kernel/amd64/bootmain.c
index 56c9bf6..d1ca37c 100644
--- a/kernel/amd64/bootmain.c
+++ b/kernel/amd64/bootmain.c
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ void bootmain (void) {
   ioapic_init ();
   hpet_init ();
 
+  proc_pid_alloc_init ();
+  procgroup_pgid_alloc_init ();
+
+  bsp_cpu->kproc = kproc_create ();
+
   devices_init ();
   vfs_init ();
 
@@ -66,9 +71,6 @@ void bootmain (void) {
   struct device* temp0 = device_find ("TEMP0");
   vfs_create_volume ("TEMP", FS_FAT16, temp0, true);
 
-  proc_pid_alloc_init ();
-  procgroup_pgid_alloc_init ();
-
   smp_init ();
 
   proc_init ();
diff --git a/kernel/amd64/smp.c b/kernel/amd64/smp.c
index eb47975..bb8d149 100644
--- a/kernel/amd64/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/amd64/smp.c
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ static void smp_bootstrap (struct limine_mp_info* mp_info) {
 
   atomic_fetch_sub (&cpu_counter, 1);
 
+  cpu->kproc = kproc_create ();
+
   struct reschedule_ctx rctx;
   memset (&rctx, 0, sizeof (rctx));
 
-  struct proc* spin_proc = proc_from_file (VFS_KERNEL, "RD", "/spin", &rctx);
+  struct proc* spin_proc = proc_from_file (thiscpu->kproc, "RD", "/spin", &rctx);
   proc_register (spin_proc, thiscpu, &rctx);
 
   spin_lock (&spin_proc->cpu->lock);
diff --git a/kernel/amd64/smp.h b/kernel/amd64/smp.h
index 1f45130..4b9770b 100644
--- a/kernel/amd64/smp.h
+++ b/kernel/amd64/smp.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct cpu {
   struct list_node_link* proc_run_q;
   struct proc* proc_current;
   int proc_run_q_count;
+  struct proc* kproc;
 };
 
 struct cpu* cpu_make (uint64_t lapic_id, uint64_t acpi_id);
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.c b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
index 657e08a..effae47 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.c
@@ -125,13 +125,8 @@ int vfs_volume_open (struct proc* proc, const char* volume_name, struct reschedu
     spin_unlock (&volume->lock);
     return ST_OK;
   } else {
-    if (proc == VFS_KERNEL) {
-      spin_unlock (&volume->lock);
-      return -ST_TRY_AGAIN;
-    } else {
-      proc_sq_suspend (proc, &volume->sq, &volume->lock, rctx);
-      return ST_OK;
-    }
+    proc_sq_suspend (proc, &volume->sq, &volume->lock, rctx);
+    return ST_OK;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/fs/vfs.h b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
index a39ab67..d640a6b 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/vfs.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <proc/suspension_q.h>
 #include <sync/spin_lock.h>
 
-#define VFS_KERNEL ((struct proc*)0x123)
-
 struct vfs_volume;
 
 struct vfs_volume {
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index b342dd7..68f320a 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -43,6 +43,27 @@ void proc_free_pid (int pid) { id_free (&pid_alloc, pid); }
 
 void proc_pid_alloc_init (void) { id_alloc_init (&pid_alloc, PIDS_MAX); }
 
+struct proc* kproc_create (void) {
+  struct proc* kproc = malloc (sizeof (*kproc));
+
+  memset (kproc, 0, sizeof (*kproc));
+
+  kproc->lock = SPIN_LOCK_INIT;
+  kproc->flags |= PROC_KPROC;
+  kproc->pid = proc_alloc_pid ();
+
+  kproc->procgroup = procgroup_create ();
+  procgroup_attach (kproc->procgroup, kproc);
+
+  kproc->exec_pid = -1;
+
+  struct reschedule_ctx rctx;
+  memset (&rctx, 0, sizeof (rctx));
+  proc_register (kproc, NULL, &rctx);
+
+  return kproc;
+}
+
 static bool proc_check_elf (uint8_t* elf) {
   if (!((elf[0] == 0x7F) && (elf[1] == 'E') && (elf[2] == 'L') && (elf[3] == 'F')))
     return false;
@@ -116,16 +137,35 @@ struct proc* proc_from_file (struct proc* proc1, const char* volume, const char*
   struct desc desc;
   int ret;
 
-  for (;;) {
-    ret = vfs_volume_open (proc1, volume, rctx);
+  spin_lock (&proc1->lock);
+  bool is_kproc = (proc1->flags & PROC_KPROC) != 0;
+  spin_unlock (&proc1->lock);
 
-    if (ret < 0) {
-      if (ret == -ST_TRY_AGAIN)
-        continue;
-      else
+  if (is_kproc) {
+    for (;;) {
+      ret = vfs_volume_open (proc1, volume, rctx);
+
+      if (ret < 0)
         return NULL;
-    } else
-      break;
+
+      spin_lock (&proc1->lock);
+
+      if (ret == ST_OK && proc1->state != PROC_SUSPENDED) {
+        spin_unlock (&proc1->lock);
+        break;
+      }
+
+      for (;;) {
+        spin_lock (&proc1->lock);
+
+        if (proc1->state != PROC_SUSPENDED) {
+          spin_unlock (&proc1->lock);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        spin_unlock (&proc1->lock);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   if ((ret = vfs_describe (proc1, volume, path, &desc)) < 0) {
@@ -221,7 +261,7 @@ static struct proc* proc_find_sched (struct cpu* cpu) {
 
     int state = proc->state;
 
-    if (state == PROC_READY) {
+    if (state == PROC_READY && !(proc->flags & PROC_KPROC)) {
       spin_unlock (&proc->lock);
       return proc;
     }
@@ -256,6 +296,12 @@ void proc_sched (void) {
 
 void proc_kill (struct proc* proc, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
   spin_lock (&proc->lock);
+
+  if ((proc->flags & PROC_KPROC)) {
+    spin_unlock (&proc->lock);
+    return;
+  }
+
   struct cpu* cpu = proc->cpu;
   spin_unlock (&proc->lock);
 
@@ -313,10 +359,10 @@ void proc_init (void) {
   struct reschedule_ctx rctx;
   memset (&rctx, 0, sizeof (rctx));
 
-  struct proc* spin_proc = proc_from_file (VFS_KERNEL, "RD", "/spin", &rctx);
+  struct proc* spin_proc = proc_from_file (thiscpu->kproc, "RD", "/spin", &rctx);
   proc_register (spin_proc, thiscpu, &rctx);
 
-  struct proc* init = proc_from_file (VFS_KERNEL, "RD", "/init", &rctx);
+  struct proc* init = proc_from_file (thiscpu->kproc, "RD", "/init", &rctx);
   init->procgroup->capabilities |= (PROC_CAP_TERMINAL | PROC_CAP_KB);
   proc_register (init, thiscpu, &rctx);
 
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.h b/kernel/proc/proc.h
index 9992388..20cfd13 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.h
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /* process flags */
 #define PROC_USTK_PREALLOC (1 << 0)
+#define PROC_KPROC         (1 << 1)
 
 struct cpu;
 struct reschedule_ctx;
@@ -72,4 +73,6 @@ void proc_wait_for (struct proc* proc, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx, struct proc*
 
 void proc_init (void);
 
+struct proc* kproc_create (void);
+
 #endif // _KERNEL_PROC_PROC_H
diff --git a/kernel/proc/suspension_q.c b/kernel/proc/suspension_q.c
index 758de21..86ce64d 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/suspension_q.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/suspension_q.c
@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@
 #include <proc/reschedule.h>
 #include <proc/resource.h>
 #include <proc/suspension_q.h>
+#include <status.h>
 #include <sync/spin_lock.h>
 #include <sys/smp.h>
 #include <sys/spin_lock.h>
 
-void proc_sq_suspend (struct proc* proc, struct proc_suspension_q* sq, spin_lock_t* resource_lock,
-                      struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
+int proc_sq_suspend (struct proc* proc, struct proc_suspension_q* sq, spin_lock_t* resource_lock,
+                     struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
   struct cpu* cpu = proc->cpu;
 
   struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry = malloc (sizeof (*sq_entry));
   if (!sq_entry) {
     if (resource_lock != NULL)
       spin_unlock (resource_lock);
-    return;
+    return -ST_OOM_ERROR;
   }
 
   sq_entry->proc = proc;
@@ -45,16 +46,19 @@ void proc_sq_suspend (struct proc* proc, struct proc_suspension_q* sq, spin_lock
     cpu->proc_current = NULL;
 
   proc->cpu = NULL;
+  int state = proc->state;
 
   spin_unlock (&sq->lock);
   spin_unlock (&proc->lock);
   spin_unlock (&cpu->lock);
 
   rctx_insert_cpu (rctx, cpu);
+
+  return state;
 }
 
-void proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry,
-                     struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
+int proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry,
+                    struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
   struct cpu* cpu = cpu_find_lightest ();
   struct proc_suspension_q* sq = sq_entry->sq;
 
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ void proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry,
   list_append (cpu->proc_run_q, &proc->cpu_run_q_link);
   cpu->proc_run_q_count++;
 
+  int state = proc->state;
+
   spin_unlock (&sq->lock);
   spin_unlock (&proc->lock);
   spin_unlock (&cpu->lock);
@@ -83,6 +89,8 @@ void proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry,
   free (sq_entry);
 
   rctx_insert_cpu (rctx, cpu);
+
+  return state;
 }
 
 void proc_sqs_cleanup (struct proc* proc) {
diff --git a/kernel/proc/suspension_q.h b/kernel/proc/suspension_q.h
index 3a29e67..465c0b7 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/suspension_q.h
+++ b/kernel/proc/suspension_q.h
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ struct proc_sq_entry {
 
 void proc_sqs_cleanup (struct proc* proc);
 
-void proc_sq_suspend (struct proc* proc, struct proc_suspension_q* sq, spin_lock_t* resource_lock,
-                      struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
-
-void proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry,
+int proc_sq_suspend (struct proc* proc, struct proc_suspension_q* sq, spin_lock_t* resource_lock,
                      struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
 
+int proc_sq_resume (struct proc* proc, struct proc_sq_entry* sq_entry, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx);
+
 #endif // _KERNEL_PROC_SUSPENTION_Q_H
diff --git a/libdebugconsole/debugconsole.h b/libdebugconsole/debugconsole.h
index 9279baf..715d528 100644
--- a/libdebugconsole/debugconsole.h
+++ b/libdebugconsole/debugconsole.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _LIBDEBUGCONSOLE_DEBUGCONSOLE_H
 #define _LIBDEBUGCONSOLE_DEBUGCONSOLE_H
 
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 #define DEBUG_PRINTF_MAX (16 * 1024)
 
 int debugconsole_print (const char* string, size_t len);