diff --git a/src/sync/barrier.rs b/src/sync/barrier.rs
index 6204a23..b5847b5 100644
--- a/src/sync/barrier.rs
+++ b/src/sync/barrier.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
-use core::num::NonZeroU32;
+use core::{
+    num::NonZeroU32,
+    sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering},
+};
 
 pub struct Barrier {
     original_count: NonZeroU32,
     // 4
     lock: crate::sync::Mutex<Inner>,
     // 16
-    cvar: crate::header::pthread::RlctCond,
+    cvar: FutexState,
     // 24
 }
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Inner {
-    count: u32,
-    // TODO: Overflows might be problematic... 64-bit?
-    gen_id: u32,
+    _unused0: u32,
+    _unused1: u32,
+}
+
+struct FutexState {
+    count: AtomicU32,
+    sense: AtomicU32,
+}
+
+impl FutexState {
+    const fn new(count: u32) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            count: AtomicU32::new(count),
+            sense: AtomicU32::new(0),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub enum WaitResult {
@@ -25,61 +41,36 @@ impl Barrier {
         Self {
             original_count: count,
             lock: crate::sync::Mutex::new(Inner {
-                count: 0,
-                gen_id: 0,
+                _unused0: 0,
+                _unused1: 0,
             }),
-            cvar: crate::header::pthread::RlctCond::new(),
+            cvar: FutexState::new(count.get()),
         }
     }
     pub fn wait(&self) -> WaitResult {
-        let mut guard = self.lock.lock();
-        let gen_id = guard.gen_id;
-
-        guard.count += 1;
-
-        if guard.count == self.original_count.get() {
-            guard.gen_id = guard.gen_id.wrapping_add(1);
-            guard.count = 0;
-            if let Ok(()) = self.cvar.broadcast() {}; // TODO handle error
+        let _ = &self.lock;
+        let sense = self.cvar.sense.load(Ordering::Acquire);
 
-            drop(guard);
+        if self.cvar.count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel) == 1 {
+            self.cvar
+                .count
+                .store(self.original_count.get(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.cvar
+                .sense
+                .store(sense.wrapping_add(1), Ordering::Release);
+            crate::sync::futex_wake(&self.cvar.sense, i32::MAX);
 
             WaitResult::NotifiedAll
         } else {
-            while guard.gen_id == gen_id {
-                guard = self.cvar.wait_inner_typedmutex(guard);
-            }
-
-            WaitResult::Waited
-        }
-        /*
-        let mut guard = self.lock.lock();
-        let Inner { count, gen_id } = *guard;
-
-        let last = self.original_count.get() - 1;
-
-        if count == last {
-            eprintln!("last {:?}", *guard);
-            guard.gen_id = guard.gen_id.wrapping_add(1);
-            guard.count = 0;
-
-            drop(guard);
-
-            self.cvar.broadcast();
-
-            WaitResult::NotifiedAll
-        } else {
-            guard.count += 1;
-
-            while guard.count != last && guard.gen_id == gen_id {
-                eprintln!("before {:?}", *guard);
-                guard = self.cvar.wait_inner_typedmutex(guard);
-                eprintln!("after {:?}", *guard);
+            // SMP fix: wait directly on the barrier generation word instead of routing through the
+            // condvar unlock->futex_wait path. If the last thread flips `sense` after we load it
+            // but before our futex wait starts, the futex observes a stale value and returns
+            // immediately instead of sleeping forever after a missed broadcast wakeup.
+            while self.cvar.sense.load(Ordering::Acquire) == sense {
+                let _ = crate::sync::futex_wait(&self.cvar.sense, sense, None);
             }
 
             WaitResult::Waited
         }
-        */
     }
 }
-static LOCK: crate::sync::Mutex<()> = crate::sync::Mutex::new(());