diff --git a/src/internal/task/futex-cooperative.go b/src/internal/task/futex-cooperative.go
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+package task
+
+// A futex is a way for userspace to wait with the pointer as the key, and for
+// another thread to wake one or all waiting threads keyed on the same pointer.
+//
+// A futex does not change the underlying value, it only reads it before to prevent
+// lost wake-ups.
+type Futex struct {
+	Uint32
+	waiters Stack
+}
+
+// Atomically check for cmp to still be equal to the futex value and if so, go
+// to sleep. Return true if we were definitely awoken by a call to Wake or
+// WakeAll, and false if we can't be sure of that.
+func (f *Futex) Wait(cmp uint32) (awoken bool) {
+	if f.Uint32.v != cmp {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Push the current goroutine onto the waiter stack.
+	f.waiters.Push(Current())
+
+	// Pause until the waiters are awoken by Wake/WakeAll.
+	Pause()
+
+	// We were awoken by a call to Wake or WakeAll. There is no chance for
+	// spurious wakeups.
+	return true
+}
+
+// Wake a single waiter.
+func (f *Futex) Wake() {
+	if t := f.waiters.Pop(); t != nil {
+		scheduleTask(t)
+	}
+}
+
+// Wake all waiters.
+func (f *Futex) WakeAll() {
+	for t := f.waiters.Pop(); t != nil; t = f.waiters.Pop() {
+		scheduleTask(t)
+	}
+}