diff --git a/arch/wasm/Kconfig b/arch/wasm/Kconfig
index 827f7574609f6a..b7c1109900da4e 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/wasm/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config WASM
 	select GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_MIGRATION
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select OF
diff --git a/arch/wasm/configs/defconfig b/arch/wasm/configs/defconfig
index 2f438ab0d72d54..f72d8d549b34f1 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/wasm/configs/defconfig
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_WASM=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_32BIT_TIME is not set
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_SCRIPT is not set
 # CONFIG_COREDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_SLOB=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER is not set
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
 # CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING is not set
 # CONFIG_DNOTIFY is not set
 # CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER is not set
-# CONFIG_PROC_FS is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSFS is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_MISC is not set
 # CONFIG_RCU_TRACE is not set
 # CONFIG_RUNTIME_TESTING_MENU is not set
diff --git a/arch/wasm/include/asm/globals.h b/arch/wasm/include/asm/globals.h
index 3327f5399c8751..9df1217fe7dc63 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/include/asm/globals.h
+++ b/arch/wasm/include/asm/globals.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static inline void *get_stack_pointer(void)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
+
 void set_current_cpu(int cpu);
 int get_current_cpu(void);
 
@@ -29,4 +30,7 @@ struct task_struct *get_current_task_on(int cpu);
 void set_irq_enabled(u32 flags);
 u32 get_irq_enabled(void);
 
+void wasm_set_thread_done(int done);
+int wasm_get_thread_done(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/wasm/include/asm/wasm_imports.h b/arch/wasm/include/asm/wasm_imports.h
index e7ae580cac8b20..fdbeaafe5d36d2 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/include/asm/wasm_imports.h
+++ b/arch/wasm/include/asm/wasm_imports.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ void wasm_import(boot, get_devicetree)(char *buf, size_t size);
 int wasm_import(boot, get_initramfs)(char *buf, size_t size);
 
 void wasm_import(kernel, breakpoint)(void);
-void wasm_import(kernel, halt)(void);
-void wasm_import(kernel, restart)(void);
+void wasm_import(kernel, halt_worker)(void);
 
 void wasm_import(kernel, boot_console_write)(const char *msg, size_t len);
 void wasm_import(kernel, boot_console_close)(void);
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ int wasm_import(user, compile)(u8 *bytes, u32 len);
 void wasm_import(user, instantiate)(void);
 void wasm_import(user, call)(void);
 void wasm_import(user, switch_entry)(u32 fn, u32 arg);
+void wasm_import(user, call_signal_handler)(u32 fn, u32 sig);
+void wasm_import(user, halt_signal_handler)(void);
 
 int wasm_import(user, read)(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n);
 int wasm_import(user, write)(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n);
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/globals.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/globals.c
index 398da95f41c3e3..98e8e8c0d97a94 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/globals.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/globals.c
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ struct task_struct *current_tasks[NR_CPUS] = { 0 };
 struct screen_info screen_info = {};
 
 __asm__(".globaltype current_cpu, i32\ncurrent_cpu:\n"
-	".globaltype current_task, i32\ncurrent_task:\n");
+	".globaltype current_task, i32\ncurrent_task:\n"
+	".globaltype thread_done, i32\nthread_done:\n");
 
 void set_current_cpu(int cpu)
 {
@@ -45,3 +46,17 @@ struct task_struct *get_current_task_on(int cpu)
 {
 	return current_tasks[cpu];
 }
+
+void wasm_set_thread_done(int done)
+{
+	__asm__ volatile("local.get %0\n"
+			 "global.set thread_done" ::"r"(done));
+}
+int wasm_get_thread_done(void)
+{
+	int done;
+	__asm__ volatile("global.get thread_done\n"
+			 "local.set %0"
+			 : "=r"(done));
+	return done;
+}
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/process.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/process.c
index 903a0cd8f56ead..d4c6e0ada1f12c 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/process.c
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *from,
 
 	// pr_info("waiting cpu=%i task=%p in switch\n", cpu, from);
 
+	// this is set to true in do_task_dead:
+	if (wasm_get_thread_done())
+		wasm_kernel_halt_worker();
+
 	// sleep this worker:
 	/* memory.atomic.wait32 returns:
 	 * 0 -> the thread blocked and was woken
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/setup.c
index 7f89aaaa003735..86493d8f71ea27 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 void machine_restart(char *cmd)
 {
 	pr_info("restart %s\n", cmd);
-	wasm_kernel_restart();
+	BUG();
 }
 
 void machine_halt(void)
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/signal.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/signal.c
index 3d5e57da22b2f8..1ac1d96f43c133 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/signal.c
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#include <asm/wasm_imports.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE0(rt_sigreturn)
-{
-	current->restart_block.fn = do_no_restart_syscall;
+void arch_do_signal_or_restart(struct pt_regs *regs) {
+	struct ksignal ksig;
 
-	// this will likely require sjlj or some other exception based control flow
+	if (get_signal(&ksig)) {
+		struct sigaction* sa = &ksig.ka.sa;
+		if (sa->sa_flags&SA_SIGINFO)
+			pr_warn("TODO: SA_SIGINFO in signal handler\n");
+		wasm_user_call_signal_handler((uintptr_t)sa->sa_handler, ksig.sig);
+	}
+}
 
-	BUG();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/smp.c
index b50b9ada40479f..56959a45373907 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static irqreturn_t handle_ipi(int irq, void *dev)
 
 		if (ops & (1 << IPI_CPU_STOP)) {
 			stats[IPI_CPU_STOP]++;
-			wasm_kernel_halt();
+			wasm_kernel_halt_worker();
 		}
 
 		if (ops & (1 << IPI_CALL_FUNC)) {
diff --git a/arch/wasm/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/wasm/kernel/syscall.c
index 593865763c1087..c402bda442b926 100644
--- a/arch/wasm/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/wasm/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ wasm_syscall(long nr, unsigned long arg0, unsigned long arg1,
 	if (nr < 0 || nr >= ARRAY_SIZE(syscall_table))
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	// TODO: something something check there's a pending signal
-
 	regs->syscall_nr = nr;
 	regs->syscall_args[0] = arg0;
 	regs->syscall_args[1] = arg1;
diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
index f7768b5f58ab59..c3e22c29e68951 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ __SC_COMP_3264(__NR_rt_sigtimedwait, sys_rt_sigtimedwait_time32, \
 #define __NR_rt_sigqueueinfo 138
 __SC_COMP(__NR_rt_sigqueueinfo, sys_rt_sigqueueinfo, \
 	  compat_sys_rt_sigqueueinfo)
-#define __NR_rt_sigreturn 139
-__SC_COMP(__NR_rt_sigreturn, sys_rt_sigreturn, compat_sys_rt_sigreturn)
+// #define __NR_rt_sigreturn 139
+// __SC_COMP(__NR_rt_sigreturn, sys_rt_sigreturn, compat_sys_rt_sigreturn)
 
 /* kernel/sys.c */
 #define __NR_setpriority 140
@@ -623,10 +623,10 @@ __SC_COMP(__NR_readahead, sys_readahead, compat_sys_readahead)
 /* mm/nommu.c, also with MMU */
 // #define __NR_brk 214
 // __SYSCALL(__NR_brk, sys_brk)
-#define __NR_munmap 215
-__SYSCALL(__NR_munmap, sys_munmap)
-#define __NR_mremap 216
-__SYSCALL(__NR_mremap, sys_mremap)
+// #define __NR_munmap 215
+// __SYSCALL(__NR_munmap, sys_munmap)
+// #define __NR_mremap 216
+// __SYSCALL(__NR_mremap, sys_mremap)
 
 /* security/keys/keyctl.c */
 #define __NR_add_key 217
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index c5be27b261cb35..b8c947ff0f2ab5 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WASM
 	wasm_kernel_breakpoint();
-	wasm_kernel_halt();
+	wasm_kernel_halt_worker();
 #endif
 
 	for (i = 0; ; i += PANIC_TIMER_STEP) {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index df7d663c42e98e..d4632d53fa658e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6578,6 +6578,9 @@ void __noreturn do_task_dead(void)
 	/* Tell freezer to ignore us: */
 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_WASM
+	wasm_set_thread_done(true);
+#endif
 	__schedule(SM_NONE);
 	BUG();
 
diff --git a/tools/wasm/public/index.html b/tools/wasm/public/index.html
index 4e36786e293e58..9ea15a428c49ca 100644
--- a/tools/wasm/public/index.html
+++ b/tools/wasm/public/index.html
@@ -184,18 +184,6 @@
 
       machine.bootConsole.pipeTo(stdout2);
 
-      machine.on("halt", () => {
-        term.write("halting...");
-      });
-
-      machine.on("restart", () => {
-        location.reload();
-      });
-
-      machine.on("error", ({ error, threadName }) => {
-        term.write(`${error.name} in ${threadName}: ${error.message}\n`);
-      });
-
       machine.boot();
     </script>
   </body>
diff --git a/tools/wasm/run.js b/tools/wasm/run.js
index 50e19e2347198b..8e44a616e23a6c 100755
--- a/tools/wasm/run.js
+++ b/tools/wasm/run.js
@@ -54,18 +54,4 @@ const machine = new Machine({
 
 machine.bootConsole.pipeTo(Deno.stderr.writable, { preventClose: true });
 
-machine.on("halt", () => {
-  console.log("halting...");
-  Deno.exit(1);
-});
-
-machine.on("restart", () => {
-  console.log("reboot requested. halting...");
-  Deno.exit(0);
-});
-
-machine.on("error", ({ error, threadName }) => {
-  console.log(`Error in ${threadName}:`, error);
-});
-
 machine.boot();
diff --git a/tools/wasm/src/index.ts b/tools/wasm/src/index.ts
index 5fb13171921500..160f91f391021c 100644
--- a/tools/wasm/src/index.ts
+++ b/tools/wasm/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import initramfs from "./build/initramfs_data.cpio";
 import sections from "./build/sections.json" with { type: "json" };
 import vmlinuxUrl from "./build/vmlinux.wasm";
 import { type DeviceTreeNode, generate_devicetree } from "./devicetree.ts";
-import { assert, EventEmitter, get_script_path, unreachable } from "./util.ts";
+import { assert, get_script_path, unreachable } from "./util.ts";
 import { virtio_imports, VirtioDevice } from "./virtio.ts";
 import { type Imports, type Instance, kernel_imports } from "./wasm.ts";
 import type { InitMessage, WorkerMessage } from "./worker.ts";
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ const vmlinux_promise = "compileStreaming" in WebAssembly
 
 const INITCPIO_ADDR = 0x200000;
 
-export class Machine extends EventEmitter<{
-  halt: void;
-  restart: void;
-  error: { error: Error; threadName: string };
-}> {
+export class Machine {
   #boot_console: TransformStream<Uint8Array, Uint8Array>;
   #boot_console_writer: WritableStreamDefaultWriter<Uint8Array>;
   #workers: Worker[] = [];
@@ -44,7 +40,6 @@ export class Machine extends EventEmitter<{
     devices: VirtioDevice[];
     initcpio?: ArrayBufferView;
   }) {
-    super();
     this.#boot_console = new TransformStream<Uint8Array, Uint8Array>();
     this.#boot_console_writer = this.#boot_console.writable.getWriter();
     this.#devices = options.devices;
@@ -210,6 +205,7 @@ export class Machine extends EventEmitter<{
         instantiate: unavailable,
         call: unavailable,
         switch_entry: unavailable,
+        call_signal_handler: unavailable,
         read: unavailable,
         write: unavailable,
         write_zeroes: unavailable,
diff --git a/tools/wasm/src/util.ts b/tools/wasm/src/util.ts
index f68de60c4a38c6..4e85a07390baee 100644
--- a/tools/wasm/src/util.ts
+++ b/tools/wasm/src/util.ts
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ export function get_script_path(fn: () => void, import_meta: ImportMeta) {
   return new URL(match, import_meta.url);
 }
 
-export class EventEmitter<Events> {
-  #subscribers: { [K in keyof Events]?: Set<(data: Events[K]) => void> } = {};
-  on<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, handler: (data: Events[K]) => void) {
-    (this.#subscribers[event] ??= new Set()).add(handler);
-  }
-  off<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, handler: (data: Events[K]) => void) {
-    this.#subscribers[event]?.delete(handler);
-  }
-  protected emit<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, data: Events[K]) {
-    this.#subscribers[event]?.forEach((handler) => handler(data));
-  }
-}
+// export class EventEmitter<Events> {
+//   #subscribers: { [K in keyof Events]?: Set<(data: Events[K]) => void> } = {};
+//   on<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, handler: (data: Events[K]) => void) {
+//     (this.#subscribers[event] ??= new Set()).add(handler);
+//   }
+//   off<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, handler: (data: Events[K]) => void) {
+//     this.#subscribers[event]?.delete(handler);
+//   }
+//   protected emit<K extends keyof Events>(event: K, data: Events[K]) {
+//     this.#subscribers[event]?.forEach((handler) => handler(data));
+//   }
+// }
diff --git a/tools/wasm/src/wasm.ts b/tools/wasm/src/wasm.ts
index 4fd9a6f8cabd5f..19bd039f4321c3 100644
--- a/tools/wasm/src/wasm.ts
+++ b/tools/wasm/src/wasm.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ export interface Imports {
   };
   kernel: {
     breakpoint(): void;
-    halt(): void;
-    restart(): void;
+    halt_worker(): void;
     boot_console_write(msg: number, len: number): void;
     boot_console_close(): void;
     return_address(_level: number): number;
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ export interface Imports {
     instantiate(): void;
     call(): void;
     switch_entry(fn: number, arg: number): void;
+    call_signal_handler(fn: number, sig: number): void;
     read(to: number, from: number, n: number): number;
     write(to: number, from: number, n: number): number;
     write_zeroes(to: number, n: number): number;
@@ -108,14 +108,10 @@ export function kernel_imports(
       // deno-lint-ignore no-debugger
       debugger;
     },
-    halt: () => {
+    halt_worker: () => {
       if (!is_worker) throw new Error("Halt called in main thread");
       self.close();
     },
-    restart: () => {
-      // TODO: plumb this to the main thread, emit an event
-      throw new Error("Restart not implemented");
-    },
 
     boot_console_write: (msg, len) => {
       boot_console_write(memory.buffer.slice(msg, msg + len));
diff --git a/tools/wasm/src/worker.ts b/tools/wasm/src/worker.ts
index 003c49d35457b7..cfc0188a6517f7 100644
--- a/tools/wasm/src/worker.ts
+++ b/tools/wasm/src/worker.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function user_imports({
   memory: WebAssembly.Memory | null;
   imports: Imports["user"];
 } {
-  const HALT_USER = Symbol("halt");
+  const HALT_USER = Symbol("halt user");
 
   const kernel_memory_buffer = new Uint8Array(kernel_memory.buffer);
   let module: WebAssembly.Module | null = null;
@@ -180,9 +180,29 @@ function user_imports({
           f(arg);
 
           // throw new Error("thread entrypoint reached the end without exiting");
+          console.warn("thread entrypoint reached the end without exiting");
         };
       },
 
+      // signal handling:
+      call_signal_handler(fn, sig) {
+        assert(instance);
+
+        const { __indirect_function_table } = instance.exports;
+        assert(
+          __indirect_function_table instanceof WebAssembly.Table,
+          "Invalid function table",
+        );
+
+        const f = __indirect_function_table.get(fn);
+        assert(
+          typeof f === "function" && f.length === 1,
+          "Invalid function signature",
+        );
+
+        f(sig); // TODO: the siginfo overload
+      },
+
       // memory:
       read(to, from, n) {
         assert(memory);
@@ -210,12 +230,12 @@ self.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent<InitMessage>) => {
   const { fn, arg, vmlinux, memory, parent_user_module, parent_user_memory } =
     event.data;
 
-    const user = user_imports({
-        kernel_memory: memory,
-        get_kernel_instance: () => instance,
-        parent_user_module,
-        parent_user_memory,
-    });
+  const user = user_imports({
+    kernel_memory: memory,
+    get_kernel_instance: () => instance,
+    parent_user_module,
+    parent_user_memory,
+  });
 
   const imports = {
     env: { memory },