diff --git a/moo/kernel/Process.moo b/moo/kernel/Process.moo
index 5c96d63..4e537cd 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/Process.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/Process.moo
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class Semaphore(Object)
 	method(#primitive) signalOnInput: io_handle.
 	method(#primitive) signalOnOutput: io_handle.
 	method(#primitive) signalOnGCFin.
+	method(#primitive) signalOnIntr.
 	method(#primitive) unsignal.
 
 	// ==================================================================
diff --git a/moo/kernel/System.moo b/moo/kernel/System.moo
index 09b2a0b..2ba6094 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/System.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/System.moo
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class System(Apex)
 
 		// start the gc finalizer process
 		[ self __gc_finalizer ] fork.
-		[ self __os_signal_handler ] fork.
+		[ self __os_intr_handler ] fork.
 
 		// TODO: change the method signature to variadic and pass extra arguments to perform???
 		ret := class perform: method_name.
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ class System(Apex)
 			{
 				while ((tmp := self _popCollectable) notError)
 				{
-					// TODO: Do i have to protected this in an exception handler???
-					if (tmp respondsTo: #finalize) { tmp finalize }.
+					if (tmp respondsTo: #finalize)
+					{ 
+						// finalize is protected with an exception handler.
+						// the exception is ignored except it's logged.
+						[ tmp finalize ] on: Exception do: [:ex | System longNl: "Exception in finalize - " & ex messageText ]
+					}.
 				}.
 
 				//if (Processor total_count == 1)
@@ -88,11 +92,11 @@ class System(Apex)
 					// exit from this loop when there are no other processes running except this finalizer process
 					if (gc) 
 					{ 
-						System logNl: 'Exiting the GC finalization process ' & (thisProcess id) asString.
+						System logNl: "Exiting the GC finalization process " & (thisProcess id) asString.
 						break.
 					}.
 
-					System logNl: 'Forcing garbage collection before termination in ' & (thisProcess id) asString.
+					System logNl: "Forcing garbage collection before termination in " & (thisProcess id) asString.
 					self collectGarbage.
 					gc := true.
 				}
@@ -109,31 +113,39 @@ class System(Apex)
 		].
 	}
 
-	method(#class) __os_signal_handler
+	method(#class) __os_intr_handler
 	{
-		| os_sig_sem |
+		| os_intr_sem tmp |
 
-		os_sig_sem := Semaphore new.
-		//os_sig_sem signalOnSystemSignal.
+		os_intr_sem := Semaphore new.
+		os_intr_sem signalOnIntr.
 
 		[
 			while (true)
 			{
+				while ((tmp := self _dequeueIntr) notError)
+				{
+					// TODO: Do i have to protected this in an exception handler???
+					//TODO: Execute Handler for tmp.
+					System logNl: 'Interrupt dectected - signal no - ' & tmp asString.
+				}.
+
 				if (Processor should_exit)
 				{
-					System logNl: 'Exiting the GC finalization process ' & (thisProcess id) asString.
+					System logNl: 'Exiting os interrupt handling process ' & (thisProcess id) asString.
 					break.
 				}.
 
-				os_sig_sem wait.
+				os_intr_sem wait.
 			}
 		]
 		ensure: [
-			os_sig_sem unsignal.
+			os_intr_sem unsignal.
 			System logNl: 'End of OS signal handler process ' & (thisProcess id) asString.
 		].
 	}
 
+	method(#class,#primitive) _dequeueIntr.
 	method(#class,#primitive) _popCollectable.
 	method(#class,#primitive) collectGarbage.
 	method(#class,#primitive) gc.
diff --git a/moo/lib/exec.c b/moo/lib/exec.c
index 6dbcd9d..7b69f67 100644
--- a/moo/lib/exec.c
+++ b/moo/lib/exec.c
@@ -2662,13 +2662,27 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_semaphore_signal_on_gcfin (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_
 	sem = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
 	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, moo_iskindof(moo, (moo_oop_t)sem, moo->_semaphore)); 
 
-/* TODO: no overwriting.. */
+/* TODO: should i prevent overwriting? */
 	moo->sem_gcfin = sem;
 
 	MOO_STACK_SETRETTORCV (moo, nargs); /* ^self */
 	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_semaphore_signal_on_intr (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	moo_oop_semaphore_t sem;
+
+	sem = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)MOO_STACK_GETRCV(moo, nargs);
+	MOO_PF_CHECK_RCV (moo, moo_iskindof(moo, (moo_oop_t)sem, moo->_semaphore)); 
+
+/* TODO: should i prevent overwriting? */
+	moo->sem_intr = sem;
+
+	MOO_STACK_SETRETTORCV (moo, nargs); /* ^self */
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_semaphore_signal_timed (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 	moo_oop_semaphore_t sem;
@@ -2825,6 +2839,10 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_semaphore_unsignal (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t n
 	{
 		moo->sem_gcfin = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)moo->_nil;
 	}
+	else if (sem == moo->sem_intr)
+	{
+		moo->sem_intr = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)moo->_nil;
+	}
 
 	if (sem->subtype == MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(MOO_SEMAPHORE_SUBTYPE_TIMED))
 	{
@@ -4126,6 +4144,7 @@ static pf_t pftab[] =
 	{ "Semaphore_signalAfterSecs:nanosecs:",   { pf_semaphore_signal_timed,               2, 2 } },
 	{ "Semaphore_signalOnGCFin",               { pf_semaphore_signal_on_gcfin,            0, 0 } },
 	{ "Semaphore_signalOnInput:",              { pf_semaphore_signal_on_input,            1, 1 } },
+	{ "Semaphore_signalOnIntr",                { pf_semaphore_signal_on_intr,             0, 0 } },
 	{ "Semaphore_signalOnOutput:",             { pf_semaphore_signal_on_output,           1, 1 } },
 	{ "Semaphore_unsignal",                    { pf_semaphore_unsignal,                   0, 0 } },
 	{ "Semaphore_wait",                        { pf_semaphore_wait,                       0, 0 } },
@@ -4161,6 +4180,7 @@ static pf_t pftab[] =
 	{ "System_calloc",                         { moo_pf_system_calloc,                    1, 1 } },
 	{ "System_calloc:",                        { moo_pf_system_calloc,                    1, 1 } },
 	{ "System_collectGarbage",                 { moo_pf_system_collect_garbage,           0, 0 } },
+	{ "System_dequeueIntr",                    { moo_pf_system_dequeue_intr,               0, 0 } },
 	{ "System_free",                           { moo_pf_system_free,                      1, 1 } },
 	{ "System_free:",                          { moo_pf_system_free,                      1, 1 } },
 	{ "System_gc",                             { moo_pf_system_collect_garbage,           0, 0 } },
@@ -4601,7 +4621,6 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 
 static int send_message (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_char_t selector, moo_ooi_t nargs, int to_super)
 {
-
 	moo_oop_t receiver;
 	moo_oop_method_t method;
 
@@ -4646,6 +4665,20 @@ static int send_message (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_char_t selector, moo_ooi_t nargs, i
 
 static MOO_INLINE int switch_process_if_needed (moo_t* moo)
 {
+	if (moo->intr_qstart != moo->intr_qend && (moo_oop_t)moo->sem_intr != moo->_nil) 
+	{
+		moo_oop_process_t proc;
+
+		proc = signal_semaphore(moo, moo->sem_intr);
+		if (moo->processor->active == moo->nil_process && (moo_oop_t)proc != moo->_nil)
+		{
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, proc->state == MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(PROC_STATE_RUNNABLE));
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, proc == moo->processor->runnable.first);
+			switch_to_process_from_nil (moo, proc);
+		}
+		goto switch_to_next;
+	}
+
 	if (moo->sem_heap_count > 0)
 	{
 		/* handle timed semaphores */
@@ -6133,6 +6166,13 @@ void moo_abort (moo_t* moo)
 	moo->abort_req = 1;
 }
 
+void moo_reportintr (moo_t* moo, int intrno)
+{
+	moo->intr_queue[moo->intr_qend] = intrno;
+	moo->intr_qend = (moo->intr_qend + 1) % MOO_COUNTOF(moo->intr_queue);
+	if (moo->intr_qend == moo->intr_qstart) moo->intr_qstart = (moo->intr_qstart + 1) % MOO_COUNTOF(moo->intr_queue);
+}
+
 int moo_invoke (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* objname, const moo_oocs_t* mthname)
 {
 	int n;
diff --git a/moo/lib/gc.c b/moo/lib/gc.c
index 02c7e1f..5942d19 100644
--- a/moo/lib/gc.c
+++ b/moo/lib/gc.c
@@ -975,15 +975,16 @@ void moo_gc (moo_t* moo)
 	}
 
 	moo->sem_gcfin = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)moo_moveoop(moo, (moo_oop_t)moo->sem_gcfin);
+	moo->sem_intr = (moo_oop_semaphore_t)moo_moveoop(moo, (moo_oop_t)moo->sem_intr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < moo->proc_map_capa; i++)
 	{
 		moo->proc_map[i] = moo_moveoop(moo, moo->proc_map[i]);
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < moo->tmp_count; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < moo->volat_count; i++)
 	{
-		*moo->tmp_stack[i] = moo_moveoop(moo, *moo->tmp_stack[i]);
+		*moo->volat_stack[i] = moo_moveoop(moo, *moo->volat_stack[i]);
 	}
 
 	if (moo->initial_context)
@@ -1070,20 +1071,20 @@ void moo_pushvolat (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_t* oop_ptr)
 {
 	/* if you have too many temporaries pushed, something must be wrong.
 	 * change your code not to exceede the stack limit */
-	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->tmp_count < MOO_COUNTOF(moo->tmp_stack));
-	moo->tmp_stack[moo->tmp_count++] = oop_ptr;
+	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->volat_count < MOO_COUNTOF(moo->volat_stack));
+	moo->volat_stack[moo->volat_count++] = oop_ptr;
 }
 
 void moo_popvolat (moo_t* moo)
 {
-	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->tmp_count > 0);
-	moo->tmp_count--;
+	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->volat_count > 0);
+	moo->volat_count--;
 }
 
 void moo_popvolats (moo_t* moo, moo_oow_t count)
 {
-	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->tmp_count >= count);
-	moo->tmp_count -= count;
+	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->volat_count >= count);
+	moo->volat_count -= count;
 }
 
 moo_oop_t moo_shallowcopy (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_t oop)
@@ -1202,7 +1203,7 @@ static moo_oow_t move_finalizable_objects (moo_t* moo)
 	for (x = moo->collectable.first; x; x = x->next)
 	{
 		MOO_ASSERT (moo, (MOO_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_GCFIN(x->oop) & (MOO_GCFIN_FINALIZABLE | MOO_GCFIN_FINALIZED)) == MOO_GCFIN_FINALIZABLE);
-		x->oop = moo_moveoop (moo, x->oop);
+		x->oop = moo_moveoop(moo, x->oop);
 	}
 
 	for (x = moo->finalizable.first; x; )
@@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ static moo_oow_t move_finalizable_objects (moo_t* moo)
 			 * however this is quite unlikely because some key objects for VM execution 
 			 * like context objects doesn't require finalization. */
 
-			x->oop = moo_moveoop (moo, x->oop);
+			x->oop = moo_moveoop(moo, x->oop);
 
 			/* remove it from the finalizable list */
 			MOO_DELETE_FROM_LIST (&moo->finalizable, x);
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
index bcd4a8c..80a1c73 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
@@ -1626,6 +1626,8 @@ moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_responds_to (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
 moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_collect_garbage (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
 moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_pop_collectable (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
 
+moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_dequeue_intr (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
+
 moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_malloc (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
 moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_calloc (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
 moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_free (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs);
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo.h b/moo/lib/moo.h
index 9ed5587..21b22a8 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo.h
@@ -1597,8 +1597,14 @@ struct moo_t
 	moo_oop_semaphore_t sem_gcfin;
 	int sem_gcfin_sigreq;
 
-	moo_oop_t* tmp_stack[256]; /* stack for temporaries */
-	moo_oow_t tmp_count;
+	moo_oop_semaphore_t sem_intr;
+
+	int intr_queue[256]; /* TODO: make it dynamic? */
+	int intr_qstart;
+	int intr_qend;
+
+	moo_oop_t* volat_stack[256]; /* stack for temporaries */
+	moo_oow_t volat_count;
 
 
 	moo_oop_t* proc_map;
@@ -2134,6 +2140,10 @@ MOO_EXPORT void moo_abort (
 	moo_t* moo
 );
 
+MOO_EXPORT void moo_reportintr (
+	moo_t* moo,
+	int    intrno
+);
 
 #if defined(MOO_HAVE_INLINE)
 static MOO_INLINE void moo_switchprocess(moo_t* moo) { moo->switch_proc = 1; }
diff --git a/moo/lib/pf-sys.c b/moo/lib/pf-sys.c
index 664b5b9..ff6f7e9 100644
--- a/moo/lib/pf-sys.c
+++ b/moo/lib/pf-sys.c
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_pop_collectable (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t
 	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+moo_pfrc_t moo_pf_system_dequeue_intr (moo_t* moo, moo_mod_t* mod, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	if (moo->intr_qstart != moo->intr_qend)
+	{
+		moo_ooi_t intr_no;
+		intr_no = moo->intr_queue[moo->intr_qstart];
+		moo->intr_qstart = (moo->intr_qstart + 1) % MOO_COUNTOF(moo->intr_queue);
+		MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, MOO_SMOOI_TO_OOP(intr_no));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		MOO_STACK_SETRETTOERROR (moo, nargs, MOO_ENOENT);
+	}
+
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static MOO_INLINE moo_pfrc_t _system_alloc (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs, int clear)
diff --git a/moo/lib/std.c b/moo/lib/std.c
index 7c53b80..f230199 100644
--- a/moo/lib/std.c
+++ b/moo/lib/std.c
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ static int unset_signal_handler (int sig)
 /* ========================================================================= */
 
 
-static MOO_INLINE void abort_all_moos (int unused)
+static MOO_INLINE void abort_all_moos (int signo)
 {
 	/* TODO: make this atomic */
 	if (g_moo)
@@ -2904,7 +2904,8 @@ static MOO_INLINE void abort_all_moos (int unused)
 		do
 		{
 			xtn_t* xtn = GET_XTN(moo);
-			moo_abortstd (moo);
+			/*moo_abortstd (moo);*/
+			moo_reportintr (moo, signo);
 			moo = xtn->next;
 		}
 		while (moo);