diff --git a/xtoskrnl/ex/rundown.cc b/xtoskrnl/ex/rundown.cc
index 2582517..0515a3a 100644
--- a/xtoskrnl/ex/rundown.cc
+++ b/xtoskrnl/ex/rundown.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * FILE:            xtoskrnl/ex/rundown.cc
  * DESCRIPTION:     Rundown protection mechanism
  * DEVELOPERS:      Rafal Kupiec <belliash@codingworkshop.eu.org>
+ *                  Aiken Harris <harraiken91@gmail.com>
  */
 
 #include <xtos.hh>
@@ -57,6 +58,58 @@ EX::Rundown::AcquireProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Acquires the rundown protection for given descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param Descriptor
+ *        Supplies a pointer to the rundown block descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param Count
+ *        Supplies the number of times the protection should be acquired.
+ *
+ * @return This routine returns TRUE if protection acquired successfully, or FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * @since XT 1.0
+ */
+XTFASTCALL
+BOOLEAN
+EX::Rundown::AcquireProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor,
+                               IN ULONG Count)
+{
+    ULONG_PTR CurrentValue, NewValue;
+
+    /* Get current value */
+    CurrentValue = Descriptor->Count;
+
+    /* Main loop execution */
+    while(TRUE)
+    {
+        /* Make sure protection is not active yet */
+        if(CurrentValue & 0x1)
+        {
+            /* Already active, nothing to do */
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+
+        /* Attempt to increment the usage count */
+        NewValue = CurrentValue + 2 * Count;
+
+        /* Exchange the value */
+        NewValue = (ULONG_PTR)RTL::Atomic::CompareExchangePointer(&Descriptor->Ptr, (PVOID)NewValue,
+                                                                  (PVOID)CurrentValue);
+
+        /* Make sure protection acquired */
+        if(NewValue == CurrentValue)
+        {
+            /* Successfully acquired protection */
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+
+        /* Update value and try once again */
+        CurrentValue = NewValue;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Marks the rundown descriptor as completed.
  *
@@ -71,6 +124,7 @@ XTFASTCALL
 VOID
 EX::Rundown::CompleteProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor)
 {
+    /* Mark the descriptor as completely run down */
     RTL::Atomic::ExchangePointer(&Descriptor->Ptr, (PVOID)EX_RUNDOWN_ACTIVE);
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +160,7 @@ XTFASTCALL
 VOID
 EX::Rundown::ReInitializeProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor)
 {
+    /* Reset the descriptor to its initial state */
     RTL::Atomic::ExchangePointer(&Descriptor->Ptr, NULLPTR);
 }
 
@@ -126,19 +181,26 @@ EX::Rundown::ReleaseProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor)
     ULONG_PTR CurrentValue, NewValue;
     PEX_RUNDOWN_WAIT_BLOCK WaitBlock;
 
+    /* Read the current state of the rundown descriptor */
     CurrentValue = Descriptor->Count;
 
+    /* Enter a CAS loop */
     while(TRUE)
     {
+        /* Check if the rundown is currently active */
         if(CurrentValue & 0x1)
         {
+            /* Extract the pointer to the wait block */
             WaitBlock = (PEX_RUNDOWN_WAIT_BLOCK)(CurrentValue & ~0x1);
 
+            /* Decrement the pending reference count */
             if(!RTL::Atomic::Decrement64((PLONG_PTR)&WaitBlock->Count))
             {
+                /* Signal the event to wake up the teardown thread */
                 KE::Event::SetEvent(&WaitBlock->WakeEvent, 0, FALSE);
             }
 
+            /* Break the loop */
             break;
         }
         else
@@ -150,11 +212,79 @@ EX::Rundown::ReleaseProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor)
             NewValue = (ULONG_PTR)RTL::Atomic::CompareExchangePointer(&Descriptor->Ptr, (PVOID)NewValue,
                                                                       (PVOID)CurrentValue);
 
+            /* Check if the atomic swap succeeded without interference from other processors */
             if(NewValue == CurrentValue)
             {
+                /* Reference count is decremented, break the loop */
                 break;
             }
 
+            /* Collision detected, update current state and retry */
+            CurrentValue = NewValue;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Releases the rundown protection for given descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param Descriptor
+ *        Supplies a pointer to the descriptor to be initialized.
+ *
+ * @param Count
+ *        Supplies the number of references to release.
+ *
+ * @return This routine does not return any value.
+ *
+ * @since XT 1.0
+ */
+XTFASTCALL
+VOID
+EX::Rundown::ReleaseProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor,
+                               IN ULONG Count)
+{
+    ULONG_PTR CurrentValue, NewValue;
+    PEX_RUNDOWN_WAIT_BLOCK WaitBlock;
+
+    /* Read the current state of the rundown descriptor */
+    CurrentValue = Descriptor->Count;
+
+    /* Enter a CAS loop */
+    while(TRUE)
+    {
+        /* Check if the rundown is currently active */
+        if(CurrentValue & 0x1)
+        {
+            /* Extract the pointer to the wait block */
+            WaitBlock = (PEX_RUNDOWN_WAIT_BLOCK)(CurrentValue & ~0x1);
+
+            /* Decrement the pending reference count */
+            if(!RTL::Atomic::Decrement64((PLONG_PTR)&WaitBlock->Count))
+            {
+                /* Signal the event to wake up the teardown thread */
+                KE::Event::SetEvent(&WaitBlock->WakeEvent, 0, FALSE);
+            }
+
+            /* Break the loop */
+            break;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* Attempt to decrement the usage count */
+            NewValue = CurrentValue - 2 * Count;
+
+            /* Exchange the value */
+            NewValue = (ULONG_PTR)RTL::Atomic::CompareExchangePointer(&Descriptor->Ptr, (PVOID)NewValue,
+                                                                      (PVOID)CurrentValue);
+
+            /* Check if the atomic swap succeeded without interference from other processors */
+            if(NewValue == CurrentValue)
+            {
+                /* Reference count is decremented, break the loop */
+                break;
+            }
+
+            /* Collision detected, update current state and retry */
             CurrentValue = NewValue;
         }
     }
diff --git a/xtoskrnl/includes/ex/rundown.hh b/xtoskrnl/includes/ex/rundown.hh
index b7d617f..5bf6a22 100644
--- a/xtoskrnl/includes/ex/rundown.hh
+++ b/xtoskrnl/includes/ex/rundown.hh
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ namespace EX
     {
         public:
             STATIC XTFASTCALL BOOLEAN AcquireProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
+            STATIC XTFASTCALL BOOLEAN AcquireProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor,
+                                                        IN ULONG Count);
             STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID CompleteProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
             STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID InitializeProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
             STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID ReInitializeProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
             STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID ReleaseProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
+            STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID ReleaseProtection(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor,
+                                                     IN ULONG Count);
             STATIC XTFASTCALL VOID WaitForProtectionRelease(IN PEX_RUNDOWN_REFERENCE Descriptor);
     };
 }