i think it works

code/kernel/ob_object.h

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+#pragma once
+// ob_object.h - executive object model
+// Every resource the kernel tracks is a typed, reference-counted OBJECT.
+// The OBJECT header must be the first member of any derived struct.
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "ke_status.h"
+
+typedef enum OBJECT_TYPE {
+    ObjectTypeProcess   = 1,
+    ObjectTypeThread    = 2,
+    ObjectTypeMutex     = 3,
+    ObjectTypeSemaphore = 4,
+    ObjectTypeEvent     = 5,
+    ObjectTypeQueue     = 6,
+    ObjectTypeFile      = 7,
+} OBJECT_TYPE;
+
+typedef struct OBJECT {
+    OBJECT_TYPE   Type;
+    volatile long RefCount;           /* interlocked; long = 4 bytes on MSVC x64 */
+    void        (*Destroy)(struct OBJECT* self);
+} OBJECT;
+
+// Increment the reference count. Call whenever ownership is shared.
+void    ObReferenceObject(OBJECT* object);
+
+// Decrement. Calls Destroy() and frees the object when count reaches zero.
+void    ObDereferenceObject(OBJECT* object);
+
+// Allocate a zeroed object of the given size from kernel pool.
+// Caller must fill Type and Destroy before publishing the pointer.
+OBJECT* ObAllocateObject(OBJECT_TYPE type, size_t size);