diff --git a/lib/sysutil/asynsend.c b/lib/sysutil/asynsend.c
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+
+#define _MINIX 1
+#define _SYSTEM 1
+
+#include <minix/config.h>
+#include <ansi.h> 
+#include <assert.h> 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <minix/const.h>
+#include <minix/type.h>
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <minix/syslib.h>
+#include <minix/sysutil.h>
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#define ASYN_NR	100
+PRIVATE asynmsg_t msgtable[ASYN_NR];
+PRIVATE int first_slot= 0, next_slot= 0;
+
+PUBLIC int asynsend(dst, mp)
+endpoint_t dst;
+message *mp;
+{
+	int r, src_ind, dst_ind;
+	unsigned flags;
+	static int first = 1;
+	static int inside = 0;
+	int len;
+
+	/* printf() causes asynsend? */
+	if(inside) {
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	inside = 1;
+
+	if(first) {
+		int i;
+		for(i = 0; i < ASYN_NR; i++) {
+			msgtable[i].flags = AMF_EMPTY;
+		}
+		first = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Update first_slot */
+	for (; first_slot < next_slot; first_slot++)
+	{
+		flags= msgtable[first_slot].flags;
+		if ((flags & (AMF_VALID|AMF_DONE)) == (AMF_VALID|AMF_DONE))
+		{
+			if (msgtable[first_slot].result != OK)
+			{
+#if 0
+				printf(
+			"asynsend: found completed entry %d with error %d\n",
+					first_slot,
+					msgtable[first_slot].result);
+#endif
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (flags != AMF_EMPTY)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (first_slot >= next_slot)
+	{
+		/* Reset first_slot and next_slot */
+		next_slot= first_slot= 0;
+	}
+
+	if (next_slot >= ASYN_NR)
+	{
+		/* Tell the kernel to stop processing */
+		r= senda(NULL, 0);
+		if (r != OK)
+			panic(__FILE__, "asynsend: senda failed", r);
+
+		dst_ind= 0;
+		for (src_ind= first_slot; src_ind<next_slot; src_ind++)
+		{
+			flags= msgtable[src_ind].flags;
+			if ((flags & (AMF_VALID|AMF_DONE)) ==
+				(AMF_VALID|AMF_DONE))
+			{
+				if (msgtable[src_ind].result != OK)
+				{
+#if 0
+					printf(
+			"asynsend: found completed entry %d with error %d\n",
+						src_ind,
+						msgtable[src_ind].result);
+#endif
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (flags == AMF_EMPTY)
+				continue;
+#if 0
+			printf("asynsend: copying entry %d to %d\n",
+				src_ind, dst_ind);
+#endif
+			if (src_ind != dst_ind)
+				msgtable[dst_ind]= msgtable[src_ind];
+			dst_ind++;
+		}
+		first_slot= 0;
+		next_slot= dst_ind;
+		if (next_slot >= ASYN_NR)
+			panic(__FILE__, "asynsend: msgtable full", NO_NUM);
+	}
+
+	msgtable[next_slot].dst= dst;
+	msgtable[next_slot].msg= *mp;
+	msgtable[next_slot].flags= AMF_VALID;	/* Has to be last. The kernel 
+					 	 * scans this table while we
+						 * are sleeping.
+					 	 */
+	next_slot++;
+
+	assert(first_slot < ASYN_NR);
+	assert(next_slot >= first_slot);
+	len = next_slot-first_slot;
+	assert(first_slot + len <= ASYN_NR);
+
+	/* Tell the kernel to rescan the table */
+	r = senda(msgtable+first_slot, len);
+
+	inside = 0;
+
+	return r;
+}
+