diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5b03fd069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system kernel slab ;
+
+UsePrivateHeaders kernel ;
+UseHeaders $(TARGET_PRIVATE_KERNEL_HEADERS) : true ;
+
+BinCommand test_slab
+	: Slab.cpp
+	;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8851dc6b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,533 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007, Hugo Santos. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *      Hugo Santos, hugosantos@gmail.com
+ */
+
+#include "Slab.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+
+// TODO this value should be dynamically tuned per cache.
+static const int kMagazineCapacity = 32;
+
+static const size_t kCacheColorPeriod = 8;
+
+
+template<typename Type> static Type *
+SListPop(Type* &head)
+{
+	Type *oldHead = head;
+	head = head->next;
+	return oldHead;
+}
+
+
+template<typename Type> static inline void
+SListPush(Type* &head, Type *object)
+{
+	object->next = head;
+	head = object;
+}
+
+
+status_t
+MallocBackend::AllocatePages(BaseCache *cache, AllocationID *id, void **pages,
+	size_t byteCount, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	size_t alignment = 16;
+
+	if (flags & CACHE_ALIGN_TO_PAGE_TOTAL)
+		alignment = byteCount;
+
+	*pages = memalign(alignment, byteCount);
+	if (*pages == NULL)
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+
+	*id = *pages;
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+void
+MallocBackend::FreePages(BaseCache *cache, void *pages)
+{
+	free(pages);
+}
+
+
+status_t
+AreaBackend::AllocatePages(BaseCache *cache, area_id *id, void **pages,
+	size_t byteCount, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	if (flags & CACHE_ALIGN_TO_PAGE_TOTAL)
+		; // panic()
+
+	area_id areaId = create_area(cache->Name(), pages, B_ANY_ADDRESS, //B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS,
+		byteCount, B_NO_LOCK, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA);
+	if (areaId < 0)
+		return areaId;
+
+	printf("AreaBackend::AllocatePages() = { %ld, %p }\n", areaId, *pages);
+
+	*id = areaId;
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+void
+AreaBackend::FreePages(BaseCache *cache, area_id area)
+{
+	printf("AreaBackend::DeletePages(%ld)\n", area);
+	delete_area(area);
+}
+
+
+BaseCache::BaseCache(const char *_name, size_t objectSize, size_t alignment,
+	Constructor _constructor, Destructor _destructor, void *_cookie)
+	: fConstructor(_constructor), fDestructor(_destructor), fCookie(_cookie)
+{
+	strncpy(fName, _name, sizeof(fName));
+	fName[sizeof(fName) - 1] = 0;
+
+	if (alignment > 0 && (objectSize & (alignment - 1)))
+		fObjectSize = objectSize + alignment - (objectSize & (alignment - 1));
+	else
+		fObjectSize = objectSize;
+
+	fCacheColorCycle = 0;
+}
+
+
+BaseCache::ObjectLink *BaseCache::AllocateObject()
+{
+	Slab *slab = fPartialSlabs.Head();
+
+	printf("BaseCache::AllocateObject() from %p, %lu remaining\n",
+		slab, slab->count);
+
+	ObjectLink *link = SListPop(slab->free);
+	slab->count--;
+	if (slab->count == 0) {
+		// move the partial slab to the full list
+		fPartialSlabs.Remove(slab);
+		fFullSlabs.Add(slab);
+	}
+
+	return link;
+}
+
+
+bool
+BaseCache::ReturnObject(const ObjectInfo &object)
+{
+	Slab *slab = object.first;
+	ObjectLink *link = object.second;
+
+	// We return true if the slab is completely unused.
+
+	SListPush(slab->free, link);
+	slab->count++;
+	if (slab->count == slab->size) {
+		fPartialSlabs.Remove(slab);
+		return true;
+	} else if (slab->count == 1) {
+		fFullSlabs.Remove(slab);
+		fPartialSlabs.Add(slab);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+BaseCache::Slab *
+BaseCache::ConstructSlab(Slab *slab, void *pages, size_t byteCount,
+	ObjectLink *(*getLink)(void *parent, void *object), void *parent)
+{
+	printf("BaseCache::ConstructSlab(%p, %p, %lu, %p, %p)\n", slab, pages,
+		byteCount, getLink, parent);
+
+	slab->pages = pages;
+	slab->count = slab->size = byteCount / fObjectSize;
+	slab->free = NULL;
+
+	size_t spareBytes = byteCount - (slab->size * fObjectSize);
+	size_t cycle = fCacheColorCycle;
+
+	if (cycle > spareBytes)
+		cycle = 0;
+	else
+		fCacheColorCycle += kCacheColorPeriod;
+
+	printf("  %lu objects, %lu spare bytes, cycle %lu\n",
+		slab->size, spareBytes, cycle);
+
+	uint8_t *data = ((uint8_t *)pages) + cycle;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < slab->size; i++) {
+		if (fConstructor)
+			fConstructor(fCookie, data);
+		SListPush(slab->free, getLink(parent, data));
+		data += fObjectSize;
+	}
+
+	return slab;
+}
+
+
+void
+BaseCache::DestructSlab(Slab *slab)
+{
+	if (fDestructor == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)slab->pages;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < slab->size; i++) {
+		fDestructor(fCookie, data);
+		data += fObjectSize;
+	}
+}
+
+
+static inline bool
+_IsMagazineEmpty(BaseDepot::Magazine *magazine)
+{
+	return magazine->current_round == 0;
+}
+
+
+static inline bool
+_IsMagazineFull(BaseDepot::Magazine *magazine)
+{
+	return magazine->current_round == magazine->round_count;
+}
+
+
+static inline void *
+_PopMagazine(BaseDepot::Magazine *magazine)
+{
+	return magazine->rounds[--magazine->current_round];
+}
+
+
+static inline bool
+_PushMagazine(BaseDepot::Magazine *magazine, void *object)
+{
+	if (_IsMagazineFull(magazine))
+		return false;
+	magazine->rounds[magazine->current_round++] = object;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+BaseDepot::BaseDepot()
+	: fFull(NULL), fEmpty(NULL), fFullCount(0), fEmptyCount(0)
+{
+	// benaphore_init(...)
+	fStores = new (std::nothrow) CPUStore[smp_get_num_cpus()];
+
+	if (fStores) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < smp_get_num_cpus(); i++) {
+			// benaphore_init(...)
+			fStores[i].loaded = fStores[i].previous = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+BaseDepot::~BaseDepot()
+{
+	// MakeEmpty may not be used here as ReturnObject is
+	// no longer available by then.
+
+	delete [] fStores;
+
+	// benaphore_destroy()
+}
+
+
+status_t
+BaseDepot::InitCheck() const
+{
+	return fStores ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+}
+
+
+void *
+BaseDepot::ObtainFromStore(CPUStore *store)
+{
+	BenaphoreLocker _(store->lock);
+
+	// To better understand both the Alloc() and Free() logic refer to
+	// Bonwick's ``Magazines and Vmem'' [in 2001 USENIX proceedings]
+
+	// In a nutshell, we try to get an object from the loaded magazine
+	// if it's not empty, or from the previous magazine if it's full
+	// and finally from the Slab if the magazine depot has no full magazines.
+
+	if (store->loaded == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	while (true) {
+		if (!_IsMagazineEmpty(store->loaded))
+			return _PopMagazine(store->loaded);
+
+		if (store->previous && (_IsMagazineFull(store->previous)
+			|| _ExchangeWithFull(store->previous)))
+			std::swap(store->previous, store->loaded);
+		else
+			return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+
+bool
+BaseDepot::ReturnToStore(CPUStore *store, void *object)
+{
+	BenaphoreLocker _(store->lock);
+
+	// We try to add the object to the loaded magazine if we have one
+	// and it's not full, or to the previous one if it is empty. If
+	// the magazine depot doesn't provide us with a new empty magazine
+	// we return the object directly to the slab.
+
+	while (true) {
+		if (store->loaded && _PushMagazine(store->loaded, object))
+			return true;
+
+		if ((store->previous && _IsMagazineEmpty(store->previous))
+			|| _ExchangeWithEmpty(store->previous))
+			std::swap(store->loaded, store->previous);
+		else
+			return false;
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+BaseDepot::MakeEmpty()
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < smp_get_num_cpus(); i++) {
+		if (fStores[i].loaded)
+			_EmptyMagazine(fStores[i].loaded);
+		if (fStores[i].previous)
+			_EmptyMagazine(fStores[i].previous);
+		fStores[i].loaded = fStores[i].previous = NULL;
+	}
+
+	while (fFull)
+		_EmptyMagazine(SListPop(fFull));
+
+	while (fEmpty)
+		_EmptyMagazine(SListPop(fEmpty));
+}
+
+
+bool
+BaseDepot::_ExchangeWithFull(Magazine* &magazine)
+{
+	BenaphoreLocker _(fLock);
+
+	if (fFull == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	fFullCount--;
+	fEmptyCount++;
+
+	SListPush(fEmpty, magazine);
+	magazine = SListPop(fFull);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+BaseDepot::_ExchangeWithEmpty(Magazine* &magazine)
+{
+	BenaphoreLocker _(fLock);
+
+	if (fEmpty == NULL) {
+		fEmpty = _AllocMagazine();
+		if (fEmpty == NULL)
+			return false;
+	} else {
+		fEmptyCount--;
+	}
+
+	if (magazine) {
+		SListPush(fFull, magazine);
+		fFullCount++;
+	}
+
+	magazine = SListPop(fEmpty);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+void
+BaseDepot::_EmptyMagazine(Magazine *magazine)
+{
+	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < magazine->current_round; i++)
+		ReturnObject(magazine->rounds[i]);
+	_FreeMagazine(magazine);
+}
+
+
+BaseDepot::Magazine *
+BaseDepot::_AllocMagazine()
+{
+	Magazine *magazine = (Magazine *)malloc(sizeof(Magazine)
+		+ kMagazineCapacity * sizeof(void *));
+	if (magazine) {
+		magazine->next = NULL;
+		magazine->current_round = 0;
+		magazine->round_count = kMagazineCapacity;
+	}
+
+	return magazine;
+}
+
+
+void
+BaseDepot::_FreeMagazine(Magazine *magazine)
+{
+	free(magazine);
+}
+
+
+
+typedef MergedLinkCacheStrategy<MallocBackend> MallocMergedCacheStrategy;
+typedef Cache<MallocMergedCacheStrategy> MallocMergedCache;
+typedef LocalCache<MallocMergedCache> MallocLocalCache;
+
+typedef HashCacheStrategy<MallocBackend> MallocHashCacheStrategy;
+typedef Cache<MallocHashCacheStrategy> MallocHashCache;
+
+object_cache_t
+object_cache_create(const char *name, size_t object_size, size_t alignment,
+	void (*_constructor)(void *, void *), void (*_destructor)(void *, void *),
+	void *cookie)
+{
+	return new (std::nothrow) MallocLocalCache(name, object_size, alignment,
+		_constructor, _destructor, cookie);
+}
+
+
+void *
+object_cache_alloc(object_cache_t cache)
+{
+	return ((MallocLocalCache *)cache)->Alloc(0);
+}
+
+
+void *
+object_cache_alloc_etc(object_cache_t cache, uint32_t flags)
+{
+	return ((MallocLocalCache *)cache)->Alloc(flags);
+}
+
+
+void
+object_cache_free(object_cache_t cache, void *object)
+{
+	((MallocLocalCache *)cache)->Free(object);
+}
+
+
+void
+object_cache_destroy(object_cache_t cache)
+{
+	delete (MallocLocalCache *)cache;
+}
+
+
+void test1()
+{
+	MallocLocalCache cache("foobar", sizeof(int), 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	static const int N = 4096;
+	void *buf[N];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		buf[i] = cache.Alloc(0);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		cache.Free(buf[i]);
+
+	cache.Destroy();
+}
+
+void test2()
+{
+	TypedCache<int, MallocBackend> cache("int cache", 0);
+
+	static const int N = 4096;
+	int *buf[N];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		buf[i] = cache.Alloc(0);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		cache.Free(buf[i]);
+}
+
+void test3()
+{
+	Cache<HashCacheStrategy<AreaBackend> > cache("512byte hash cache", 512, 0, NULL,
+		NULL, NULL);
+
+	static const int N = 128;
+	void *buf[N];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		buf[i] = cache.AllocateObject(0);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		cache.ReturnObject(buf[i]);
+}
+
+void test4()
+{
+	LocalCache<MallocHashCache> cache("foobar", 512, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	static const int N = 128;
+	void *buf[N];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		buf[i] = cache.Alloc(0);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		cache.Free(buf[i]);
+
+	cache.Destroy();
+}
+
+void test5()
+{
+	object_cache_t cache = object_cache_create("foobar", 16, 0,
+		NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	static const int N = 1024;
+	void *buf[N];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		buf[i] = object_cache_alloc(cache);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+		object_cache_free(cache, buf[i]);
+
+	object_cache_destroy(cache);
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+	//test1();
+	//test2();
+	test3();
+	//test4();
+	//test5();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.h b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bae1c55b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/kernel/slab/Slab.h
@@ -0,0 +1,518 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007, Hugo Santos. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *      Hugo Santos, hugosantos@gmail.com
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SLAB_H_
+#define _SLAB_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <algorithm> // for swap()
+#include <new>
+#include <utility> // for pair<>
+
+#include <util/AutoLock.h>
+#include <util/DoublyLinkedList.h>
+#include <util/OpenHashTable.h>
+
+#include <OS.h>
+
+
+#define smp_get_current_cpu() 0
+#define smp_get_num_cpus() 1
+
+
+// C interface
+extern "C" {
+	typedef void *object_cache_t;
+	object_cache_t
+	object_cache_create(const char *name, size_t object_size, size_t alignment,
+		void (*_constructor)(void *, void *), void (*_destructor)(void *, void *),
+		void *cookie);
+	void *object_cache_alloc(object_cache_t cache);
+	void *object_cache_alloc_etc(object_cache_t cache, uint32_t flags);
+	void object_cache_free(object_cache_t cache, void *object);
+	void object_cache_destroy(object_cache_t cache);
+}
+
+
+// TODO this values should be dynamically tuned per cache.
+static const int kMinimumSlabItems = 32;
+
+// base Slab implementation, opaque to the backend used.
+class BaseCache {
+public:
+	typedef void (*Constructor)(void *cookie, void *object);
+	typedef void (*Destructor)(void *cookie, void *object);
+
+	BaseCache(const char *_name, size_t objectSize, size_t alignment,
+		Constructor _constructor, Destructor _destructor, void *_cookie);
+
+	struct ObjectLink {
+		struct ObjectLink *next;
+	};
+
+	struct Slab : DoublyLinkedListLinkImpl<Slab> {
+		void *pages;
+		size_t count, size;
+		ObjectLink *free;
+	};
+
+	typedef std::pair<Slab *, ObjectLink *> ObjectInfo;
+
+	ObjectLink *AllocateObject();
+	bool ReturnObject(const ObjectInfo &object);
+
+	Slab *ConstructSlab(Slab *slab, void *pages, size_t byteCount,
+		ObjectLink *(*getLink)(void *parent, void *object), void *parent);
+	void DestructSlab(Slab *slab);
+
+	const char *Name() const { return fName; }
+	size_t ObjectSize() const { return fObjectSize; }
+
+protected:
+	typedef DoublyLinkedList<Slab> SlabList;
+
+	char fName[32];
+	size_t fObjectSize, fCacheColorCycle;
+	SlabList fPartialSlabs, fFullSlabs;
+
+	Constructor fConstructor;
+	Destructor fDestructor;
+	void *fCookie;
+};
+
+
+enum {
+	CACHE_ALIGN_TO_PAGE_TOTAL	= 1 << 0,
+};
+
+struct MallocBackend {
+	typedef void *AllocationID;
+
+	static int PageSize() { return 4096; }
+	static status_t AllocatePages(BaseCache *cache, AllocationID *id,
+		void **pages, size_t byteCount, uint32_t flags);
+	static void FreePages(BaseCache *cache, void *pages);
+};
+
+
+struct AreaBackend {
+	typedef area_id AllocationID;
+
+	static int PageSize() { return B_PAGE_SIZE; }
+	static status_t AllocatePages(BaseCache *cache, area_id *id, void **pages,
+		size_t byteCount, uint32_t flags);
+	static void FreePages(BaseCache *cache, area_id id);
+};
+
+
+// Slab implementation, glues together the frontend, backend as
+// well as the Slab strategy used.
+template<typename Strategy>
+class Cache : protected BaseCache {
+public:
+	Cache(const char *_name, size_t objectSize, size_t alignment,
+		Constructor _constructor, Destructor _destructor, void *_cookie)
+		: BaseCache(_name, Strategy::RequiredSpace(objectSize), alignment,
+			_constructor, _destructor, _cookie), fStrategy(this) {}
+
+	void *AllocateObject(uint32_t flags)
+	{
+		if (fPartialSlabs.IsEmpty()) {
+			Slab *newSlab = fStrategy.NewSlab(flags);
+			if (newSlab == NULL)
+				return NULL;
+			fPartialSlabs.Add(newSlab);
+		}
+
+		return fStrategy.Object(BaseCache::AllocateObject());
+	}
+
+	void ReturnObject(void *object)
+	{
+		ObjectInfo location = fStrategy.ObjectInformation(object);
+
+		if (BaseCache::ReturnObject(location))
+			fStrategy.ReturnSlab(location.first);
+	}
+
+private:
+	Strategy fStrategy;
+};
+
+
+static inline const void *
+LowerBoundary(void *object, size_t byteCount)
+{
+	const uint8_t *null = (uint8_t *)NULL;
+	return null + ((((uint8_t *)object) - null) & ~(byteCount - 1));
+}
+
+
+template<typename Backend>
+class BaseCacheStrategy {
+protected:
+	typedef BaseCache::ObjectLink ObjectLink;
+
+	BaseCacheStrategy(BaseCache *parent)
+		: fParent(parent) {}
+
+	size_t SlabSize(size_t tailSpace) const
+	{
+		size_t pageCount = (kMinimumSlabItems * fParent->ObjectSize()
+			+ tailSpace) / Backend::PageSize();
+		if (pageCount < 1)
+			pageCount = 1;
+		return pageCount * Backend::PageSize();
+	}
+
+	struct Slab : BaseCache::Slab {
+		typename Backend::AllocationID id;
+	};
+
+	BaseCache::Slab *_ConstructSlab(Slab *slab, void *pages, size_t tailSpace,
+		ObjectLink *(*getLink)(void *parent, void *object), void *parent)
+	{
+		return fParent->ConstructSlab(slab, pages, SlabSize(tailSpace)
+			- tailSpace, getLink, parent);
+	}
+
+	void _DestructSlab(BaseCache::Slab *slab)
+	{
+		fParent->DestructSlab(slab);
+		Backend::FreePages(fParent, ((Slab *)slab)->id);
+	}
+
+	BaseCache *fParent;
+};
+
+
+// This slab strategy includes the ObjectLink at the end of each object and the
+// slab at the end of the allocated pages. It uses aligned allocations to
+// provide object to slab mapping with zero storage, thus there is only one
+// word of overhead per object. This is optimized for small objects.
+template<typename Backend>
+class MergedLinkCacheStrategy : public BaseCacheStrategy<Backend> {
+public:
+	typedef typename BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::Slab Slab;
+	typedef BaseCache::ObjectLink Link;
+	typedef BaseCache::ObjectInfo ObjectInfo;
+
+	MergedLinkCacheStrategy(BaseCache *parent)
+		: BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>(parent) {}
+
+	static size_t RequiredSpace(size_t objectSize)
+	{
+		return objectSize + sizeof(Link);
+	}
+
+	void *Object(Link *link) const
+	{
+		return ((uint8_t *)link) - (fParent->ObjectSize() - sizeof(Link));
+	}
+
+	ObjectInfo ObjectInformation(void *object) const
+	{
+		Slab *slab = _SlabInPages(LowerBoundary(object, _SlabSize()));
+		return ObjectInfo(slab, _Linkage(object));
+	}
+
+	BaseCache::Slab *NewSlab(uint32_t flags)
+	{
+		typename Backend::AllocationID id;
+		void *pages;
+
+		// in order to save a pointer per object or a hash table to
+		// map objects to slabs we required this set of pages to be
+		// aligned in a (pageCount * PAGE_SIZE) boundary.
+		if (Backend::AllocatePages(fParent, &id, &pages, _SlabSize(),
+				CACHE_ALIGN_TO_PAGE_TOTAL | flags) < B_OK)
+			return NULL;
+
+		_SlabInPages(pages)->id = id;
+
+		return BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::_ConstructSlab(_SlabInPages(pages),
+			pages, sizeof(Slab), _Linkage, this);
+	}
+
+	void ReturnSlab(BaseCache::Slab *slab)
+	{
+		BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::_DestructSlab(slab);
+	}
+
+private:
+	size_t _SlabSize() const
+	{
+		return BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::SlabSize(sizeof(Slab));
+	}
+
+	Link *_Linkage(void *object) const
+	{
+		return (Link *)(((uint8_t *)object)
+			+ (fParent->ObjectSize() - sizeof(Link)));
+	}
+
+	Slab *_SlabInPages(const void *pages) const
+	{
+		return (Slab *)(((uint8_t *)pages) + _SlabSize() - sizeof(Slab));
+	}
+
+	static Link *_Linkage(void *_this, void *object)
+	{
+		return ((MergedLinkCacheStrategy *)_this)->_Linkage(object);
+	}
+};
+
+
+template<typename Type, typename Backend>
+class TypedCache : public Cache<MergedLinkCacheStrategy<Backend> > {
+public:
+	typedef MergedLinkCacheStrategy<Backend> Strategy;
+	typedef Cache<Strategy> BaseType;
+
+	TypedCache(const char *name, size_t alignment)
+		: BaseType(name, sizeof(Type), alignment, _ConstructObject,
+			_DestructObject, this) {}
+	virtual ~TypedCache() {}
+
+	Type *Alloc(uint32_t flags) { return (Type *)BaseType::AllocateObject(flags); }
+	void Free(Type *object) { BaseType::ReturnObject(object); }
+
+private:
+	static void _ConstructObject(void *cookie, void *object)
+	{
+		((TypedCache *)cookie)->ConstructObject((Type *)object);
+	}
+
+	static void _DestructObject(void *cookie, void *object)
+	{
+		((TypedCache *)cookie)->DestructObject((Type *)object);
+	}
+
+	virtual void ConstructObject(Type *object) {}
+	virtual void DestructObject(Type *object) {}
+};
+
+
+static inline int
+Fls(size_t value)
+{
+	for (int i = 31; i >= 0; i--) {
+		if ((value >> i) & 1)
+			return i + 1;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+
+template<typename Backend>
+struct HashCacheStrategy : BaseCacheStrategy<Backend> {
+	typedef typename BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::Slab Slab;
+	typedef HashCacheStrategy<Backend> Strategy;
+	typedef BaseCache::ObjectLink ObjectLink;
+	typedef BaseCache::ObjectInfo ObjectInfo;
+
+	struct Link : ObjectLink {
+		Slab *slab;
+		void *buffer;
+	};
+
+	struct HashTableDefinition {
+		typedef Strategy *	ParentType;
+		typedef void *		KeyType;
+		typedef Link		ValueType;
+
+		static size_t HashKey(Strategy *parent, void *key)
+		{
+			return (((uint8_t *)key) - ((uint8_t *)0)) >> parent->fLowerBoundary;
+		}
+
+		static size_t Hash(Strategy *parent, Link *value)
+		{
+			return HashKey(parent, value->buffer);
+		}
+
+		static bool Compare(Strategy *parent, void *key, Link *value)
+		{
+			return value->buffer == key;
+		}
+	};
+
+	// for g++ 2.95
+	friend class HashTableDefinition;
+
+	typedef OpenHashTable<HashTableDefinition> HashTable;
+
+	HashCacheStrategy(BaseCache *parent)
+		: BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>(parent), fHashTable(this),
+			fSlabCache("slab cache", 0), fLinkCache("link cache", 0),
+			fLowerBoundary(Fls(parent->ObjectSize()) - 1) {}
+
+	static size_t RequiredSpace(size_t objectSize)
+	{
+		return objectSize;
+	}
+
+	void *Object(ObjectLink *link) const
+	{
+		return ((Link *)link)->buffer;
+	}
+
+	ObjectInfo ObjectInformation(void *object) const
+	{
+		Link *link = _Linkage(object);
+		return ObjectInfo(link->slab, link);
+	}
+
+	BaseCache::Slab *NewSlab(uint32_t flags)
+	{
+		size_t byteCount = _SlabSize();
+
+		Slab *slab = fSlabCache.Alloc(flags);
+		if (slab == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+
+		void *pages;
+		if (Backend::AllocatePages(fParent, &slab->id, &pages, byteCount,
+				flags) < B_OK) {
+			fSlabCache.Free(slab);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)pages;
+		for (uint8_t *it = data;
+				it < (data + byteCount); it += fParent->ObjectSize()) {
+			Link *link = fLinkCache.Alloc(flags);
+			link->slab = slab;
+			link->buffer = it;
+			fHashTable.Insert(link);
+		}
+
+		return BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::_ConstructSlab(slab, pages, 0,
+			_Linkage, this);
+	}
+
+	void ReturnSlab(BaseCache::Slab *slab)
+	{
+		uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)slab->pages;
+		size_t byteCount = _SlabSize();
+
+		for (uint8_t *it = data;
+				it < (data + byteCount); it += fParent->ObjectSize()) {
+			Link *link = fHashTable.Lookup(it);
+			fHashTable.Remove(link);
+			fLinkCache.Free(link);
+		}
+
+		BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::_DestructSlab(slab);
+		fSlabCache.Free((Slab *)slab);
+	}
+
+private:
+	size_t _SlabSize() const
+	{
+		return BaseCacheStrategy<Backend>::SlabSize(0);
+	}
+
+	Link *_Linkage(void *object) const
+	{
+		return fHashTable.Lookup(object);
+	}
+
+	static ObjectLink *_Linkage(void *_this, void *object)
+	{
+		return ((Strategy *)_this)->_Linkage(object);
+	}
+
+	HashTable fHashTable;
+	TypedCache<Slab, Backend> fSlabCache;
+	TypedCache<Link, Backend> fLinkCache;
+	const size_t fLowerBoundary;
+};
+
+
+class BaseDepot {
+public:
+	struct Magazine {
+		Magazine *next;
+		uint16_t current_round, round_count;
+		void *rounds[0];
+	};
+
+	struct CPUStore {
+		benaphore lock;
+		Magazine *loaded, *previous;
+	};
+
+protected:
+	BaseDepot();
+	virtual ~BaseDepot();
+
+	status_t InitCheck() const;
+
+	CPUStore *CPU() const { return &fStores[smp_get_current_cpu()]; }
+
+	void *ObtainFromStore(CPUStore *store);
+	bool ReturnToStore(CPUStore *store, void *object);
+	void MakeEmpty();
+
+	virtual void ReturnObject(void *object) = 0;
+
+	bool _ExchangeWithFull(Magazine* &magazine);
+	bool _ExchangeWithEmpty(Magazine* &magazine);
+	void _EmptyMagazine(Magazine *magazine);
+
+	Magazine *_AllocMagazine();
+	void _FreeMagazine(Magazine *magazine);
+
+	benaphore fLock;
+	Magazine *fFull, *fEmpty;
+	size_t fFullCount, fEmptyCount;
+	CPUStore *fStores;
+};
+
+
+template<typename CacheType>
+class LocalCache : public CacheType, protected BaseDepot {
+public:
+	typedef typename CacheType::Constructor Constructor;
+	typedef typename CacheType::Destructor Destructor;
+
+	LocalCache(const char *name, size_t objectSize, size_t alignment,
+		Constructor _constructor, Destructor _destructor, void *_cookie)
+		: CacheType(name, objectSize, alignment, _constructor, _destructor,
+			_cookie) {}
+
+	~LocalCache() { Destroy(); }
+
+	void *Alloc(uint32_t flags)
+	{
+		void *object = BaseDepot::ObtainFromStore(CPU());
+		if (object == NULL)
+			object = CacheType::AllocateObject(flags);
+		return object;
+	}
+
+	void Free(void *object)
+	{
+		if (!BaseDepot::ReturnToStore(CPU(), object))
+			CacheType::ReturnObject(object);
+	}
+
+	void Destroy() { BaseDepot::MakeEmpty(); }
+
+private:
+	void ReturnObject(void *object)
+	{
+		CacheType::ReturnObject(object);
+	}
+};
+
+#endif