diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index 44278e7..70836aa 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Proc *proc_spawnkern(void (*ent)(void), char *name) {
   proc->platformdata.cr3 = hal_vmm_current_cr3();
   proc->state = PROC_READY;
   proc->pid = pids++;
-  spinlock_init(&proc->eventpipes_spinlock);
+  spinlock_init(&proc->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
 
   return proc;
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Proc *proc_spawnuser(char *mountpoint, char *path) {
   proc->platformdata.trapframe.rip = aux.entry;
   proc->state = PROC_READY;
   proc->pid = pids++;
-  spinlock_init(&proc->eventpipes_spinlock);
+  spinlock_init(&proc->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
 
   return proc;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.h b/kernel/proc/proc.h
index 4664783..f7841be 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.h
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.h
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ typedef struct Proc {
 
   VfsObj *vobjs[PROC_VFSHANDLES_MAX];
   uint64_t vobjcnt;
-
   IpcPipe *pipes[PROC_PIPEHANDLES_MAX];
-  IpcPipe *eventpipes;
-  SpinLock eventpipes_spinlock;
+  struct {
+    IpcPipe *list;
+    SpinLock spinlock;
+  } bcast_pipes;
 } Proc;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/kernel/proc/ps2kbproc/ps2kbproc.c b/kernel/proc/ps2kbproc/ps2kbproc.c
index bec3f86..9f853be 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/ps2kbproc/ps2kbproc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/ps2kbproc/ps2kbproc.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Ps2KbFastBuf PS2KB_BUF;
 void ps2kbproc_init(Proc *proc) {
   PS2KBPROC = proc;
 
-  PS2KBPROC->eventpipes = NULL;
+  PS2KBPROC->bcast_pipes.list = NULL;
 
   PS2KB_BUF.rbuf.buffer = dlmalloc(IPC_PIPE_MAX);
   PS2KB_BUF.rbuf.cap = IPC_PIPE_MAX;
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ void ps2kbproc_fn(void) {
     }
     spinlock_release(&PS2KB_BUF.spinlock);
     if (i > 0) {
-      spinlock_acquire(&PS2KBPROC->eventpipes_spinlock);
-      IpcPipe *head = PS2KBPROC->eventpipes;
+      spinlock_acquire(&PS2KBPROC->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
+      IpcPipe *head = PS2KBPROC->bcast_pipes.list;
       while (head != NULL) {
         ipc_pipewrite(head, (uint8_t *)&kbchr, sizeof(kbchr));
         head = head->next;
       }
-      spinlock_release(&PS2KBPROC->eventpipes_spinlock);
+      spinlock_release(&PS2KBPROC->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/ipcpipe.c b/kernel/syscall/ipcpipe.c
index 62fe8f9..2e55789 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/ipcpipe.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/ipcpipe.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int32_t SYSCALL5(sys_ipcpipe, pid1, pipenum1, cmd1, buffer1, len1) {
 
       ret = ipc_piperead(pipe, buffer, len1);
     } break;
-    case IPCPIPE_REG_EVT_PIPE: {
+    case IPCPIPE_ADD_BCAST: {
       if (pipenum >= PROC_PIPEHANDLES_MAX) {
         ret = E_NOMEMORY;
         goto done;
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ int32_t SYSCALL5(sys_ipcpipe, pid1, pipenum1, cmd1, buffer1, len1) {
         goto done;
       }
 
-      spinlock_acquire(&proc2->eventpipes_spinlock);
-      LL_APPEND(proc2->eventpipes, pipe);
-      spinlock_release(&proc2->eventpipes_spinlock);
+      spinlock_acquire(&proc2->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
+      LL_APPEND(proc2->bcast_pipes.list, pipe);
+      spinlock_release(&proc2->bcast_pipes.spinlock);
 
       ret = E_OK;
     } break;
diff --git a/share/sysdefs/ipcpipe.h b/share/sysdefs/ipcpipe.h
index 358f67e..6042bf4 100644
--- a/share/sysdefs/ipcpipe.h
+++ b/share/sysdefs/ipcpipe.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ enum {
   IPCPIPE_MAKE  = 0,
   IPCPIPE_READ  = 1,
   IPCPIPE_WRITE = 2,
-  IPCPIPE_REG_EVT_PIPE = 3,
+  IPCPIPE_ADD_BCAST = 3,
 };
 
 #endif // SHARE_SYSDEFS_IPCPIPE_H_
diff --git a/user/init/main.c b/user/init/main.c
index 9e9b19f..44f82c2 100644
--- a/user/init/main.c
+++ b/user/init/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void main(void) {
     uprintf("failed to create 10th pipe\n");
   }
 
-  int32_t r = ipcpipe(IPCPIPE_SELFPID, 10, IPCPIPE_REG_EVT_PIPE, NULL, 1);
+  int32_t r = ipcpipe(IPCPIPE_SELFPID, 10, IPCPIPE_ADD_BCAST, NULL, 1);
   uprintf("%d\n", r);
 
   while(1) {