diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/hash.h b/include/osmocom/core/hash.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b45c036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/hash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <osmocom/core/log2.h>
+/* Fast hashing routine for ints,  longs and pointers.
+   (C) 2002 Nadia Yvette Chambers, IBM */
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#if ULONG_MAX == 4294967295
+#define BITS_PER_LONG 32
+#else
+#define BITS_PER_LONG 64
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * The "GOLDEN_RATIO_PRIME" is used in ifs/btrfs/brtfs_inode.h and
+ * fs/inode.c.  It's not actually prime any more (the previous primes
+ * were actively bad for hashing), but the name remains.
+ */
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
+#define GOLDEN_RATIO_PRIME GOLDEN_RATIO_32
+#define hash_long(val, bits) hash_32(val, bits)
+#elif BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+#define hash_long(val, bits) hash_64(val, bits)
+#define GOLDEN_RATIO_PRIME GOLDEN_RATIO_64
+#else
+#error Wordsize not 32 or 64
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * This hash multiplies the input by a large odd number and takes the
+ * high bits.  Since multiplication propagates changes to the most
+ * significant end only, it is essential that the high bits of the
+ * product be used for the hash value.
+ *
+ * Chuck Lever verified the effectiveness of this technique:
+ * http://www.citi.umich.edu/techreports/reports/citi-tr-00-1.pdf
+ *
+ * Although a random odd number will do, it turns out that the golden
+ * ratio phi = (sqrt(5)-1)/2, or its negative, has particularly nice
+ * properties.  (See Knuth vol 3, section 6.4, exercise 9.)
+ *
+ * These are the negative, (1 - phi) = phi**2 = (3 - sqrt(5))/2,
+ * which is very slightly easier to multiply by and makes no
+ * difference to the hash distribution.
+ */
+#define GOLDEN_RATIO_32 0x61C88647
+#define GOLDEN_RATIO_64 0x61C8864680B583EBull
+
+/*
+ * The _generic versions exist only so lib/test_hash.c can compare
+ * the arch-optimized versions with the generic.
+ *
+ * Note that if you change these, any <asm/hash.h> that aren't updated
+ * to match need to have their HAVE_ARCH_* define values updated so the
+ * self-test will not false-positive.
+ */
+#ifndef HAVE_ARCH__HASH_32
+#define __hash_32 __hash_32_generic
+#endif
+static inline uint32_t __hash_32_generic(uint32_t val)
+{
+	return val * GOLDEN_RATIO_32;
+}
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ARCH_HASH_32
+#define hash_32 hash_32_generic
+#endif
+static inline uint32_t hash_32_generic(uint32_t val, unsigned int bits)
+{
+	/* High bits are more random, so use them. */
+	return __hash_32(val) >> (32 - bits);
+}
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ARCH_HASH_64
+#define hash_64 hash_64_generic
+#endif
+static __always_inline uint32_t hash_64_generic(uint64_t val, unsigned int bits)
+{
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+	/* 64x64-bit multiply is efficient on all 64-bit processors */
+	return val * GOLDEN_RATIO_64 >> (64 - bits);
+#else
+	/* Hash 64 bits using only 32x32-bit multiply. */
+	return hash_32((uint32_t)val ^ __hash_32(val >> 32), bits);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t hash_ptr(const void *ptr, unsigned int bits)
+{
+	return hash_long((unsigned long)ptr, bits);
+}
+
+/* This really should be called fold32_ptr; it does no hashing to speak of. */
+static inline uint32_t hash32_ptr(const void *ptr)
+{
+	unsigned long val = (unsigned long)ptr;
+
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+	val ^= (val >> 32);
+#endif
+	return (uint32_t)val;
+}
diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/hashtable.h b/include/osmocom/core/hashtable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acaf6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/hashtable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Statically sized hash table implementation
+ * (C) 2012  Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/hash.h>
+
+#define DEFINE_HASHTABLE(name, bits)						\
+	struct hlist_head name[1 << (bits)] =					\
+			{ [0 ... ((1 << (bits)) - 1)] = HLIST_HEAD_INIT }
+
+#define DECLARE_HASHTABLE(name, bits)                                   	\
+	struct hlist_head name[1 << (bits)]
+
+#define HASH_SIZE(name) (ARRAY_SIZE(name))
+#define HASH_BITS(name) ilog2(HASH_SIZE(name))
+
+/* Use hash_32 when possible to allow for fast 32bit hashing in 64bit kernels. */
+#define hash_min(val, bits)							\
+	(sizeof(val) <= 4 ? hash_32(val, bits) : hash_long(val, bits))
+
+static inline void __hash_init(struct hlist_head *ht, unsigned int sz)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sz; i++)
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&ht[i]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * hash_init - initialize a hash table
+ * @hashtable: hashtable to be initialized
+ *
+ * Calculates the size of the hashtable from the given parameter, otherwise
+ * same as hash_init_size.
+ *
+ * This has to be a macro since HASH_BITS() will not work on pointers since
+ * it calculates the size during preprocessing.
+ */
+#define hash_init(hashtable) __hash_init(hashtable, HASH_SIZE(hashtable))
+
+/**
+ * hash_add - add an object to a hashtable
+ * @hashtable: hashtable to add to
+ * @node: the &struct hlist_node of the object to be added
+ * @key: the key of the object to be added
+ */
+#define hash_add(hashtable, node, key)						\
+	hlist_add_head(node, &hashtable[hash_min(key, HASH_BITS(hashtable))])
+
+/**
+ * hash_hashed - check whether an object is in any hashtable
+ * @node: the &struct hlist_node of the object to be checked
+ */
+static inline bool hash_hashed(struct hlist_node *node)
+{
+	return !hlist_unhashed(node);
+}
+
+static inline bool __hash_empty(struct hlist_head *ht, unsigned int sz)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sz; i++)
+		if (!hlist_empty(&ht[i]))
+			return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * hash_empty - check whether a hashtable is empty
+ * @hashtable: hashtable to check
+ *
+ * This has to be a macro since HASH_BITS() will not work on pointers since
+ * it calculates the size during preprocessing.
+ */
+#define hash_empty(hashtable) __hash_empty(hashtable, HASH_SIZE(hashtable))
+
+/**
+ * hash_del - remove an object from a hashtable
+ * @node: &struct hlist_node of the object to remove
+ */
+static inline void hash_del(struct hlist_node *node)
+{
+	hlist_del_init(node);
+}
+
+/**
+ * hash_for_each - iterate over a hashtable
+ * @name: hashtable to iterate
+ * @bkt: integer to use as bucket loop cursor
+ * @obj: the type * to use as a loop cursor for each entry
+ * @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct
+ */
+#define hash_for_each(name, bkt, obj, member)				\
+	for ((bkt) = 0, obj = NULL; obj == NULL && (bkt) < HASH_SIZE(name);\
+			(bkt)++)\
+		hlist_for_each_entry(obj, &name[bkt], member)
+
+/**
+ * hash_for_each_safe - iterate over a hashtable safe against removal of
+ * hash entry
+ * @name: hashtable to iterate
+ * @bkt: integer to use as bucket loop cursor
+ * @tmp: a &struct hlist_node used for temporary storage
+ * @obj: the type * to use as a loop cursor for each entry
+ * @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct
+ */
+#define hash_for_each_safe(name, bkt, tmp, obj, member)			\
+	for ((bkt) = 0, obj = NULL; obj == NULL && (bkt) < HASH_SIZE(name);\
+			(bkt)++)\
+		hlist_for_each_entry_safe(obj, tmp, &name[bkt], member)
+
+/**
+ * hash_for_each_possible - iterate over all possible objects hashing to the
+ * same bucket
+ * @name: hashtable to iterate
+ * @obj: the type * to use as a loop cursor for each entry
+ * @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct
+ * @key: the key of the objects to iterate over
+ */
+#define hash_for_each_possible(name, obj, member, key)			\
+	hlist_for_each_entry(obj, &name[hash_min(key, HASH_BITS(name))], member)
+
+/**
+ * hash_for_each_possible_safe - iterate over all possible objects hashing to the
+ * same bucket safe against removals
+ * @name: hashtable to iterate
+ * @obj: the type * to use as a loop cursor for each entry
+ * @tmp: a &struct hlist_node used for temporary storage
+ * @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct
+ * @key: the key of the objects to iterate over
+ */
+#define hash_for_each_possible_safe(name, obj, tmp, member, key)	\
+	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(obj, tmp,\
+		&name[hash_min(key, HASH_BITS(name))], member)
diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/linuxlist.h b/include/osmocom/core/linuxlist.h
index 867605e..2c3a0a4 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/linuxlist.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/linuxlist.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * \file linuxlist.h */
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #ifndef inline
 #define inline __inline__
@@ -393,6 +394,252 @@
 	return i;
 }
 
+
+
+/*! Double linked lists with a single pointer list head.
+ * Mostly useful for hash tables where the two pointer list head is
+ * too wasteful.
+ * You lose the ability to access the tail in O(1).
+ */
+
+struct hlist_head {
+	struct hlist_node *first;
+};
+
+struct hlist_node {
+	struct hlist_node *next, **pprev;
+};
+
+#define HLIST_HEAD_INIT { .first = NULL }
+#define HLIST_HEAD(name) struct hlist_head name = {  .first = NULL }
+#define INIT_HLIST_HEAD(ptr) ((ptr)->first = NULL)
+static inline void INIT_HLIST_NODE(struct hlist_node *h)
+{
+	h->next = NULL;
+	h->pprev = NULL;
+}
+
+#define READ_ONCE(x)	x
+#define WRITE_ONCE(a, b) a = b
+
+/*! Has node been removed from list and reinitialized?.
+ * \param[in] h: Node to be checked
+ * \return 1 if node is unhashed; 0 if not
+ *
+ * Not that not all removal functions will leave a node in unhashed
+ * state.  For example, hlist_nulls_del_init_rcu() does leave the
+ * node in unhashed state, but hlist_nulls_del() does not.
+ */
+static inline int hlist_unhashed(const struct hlist_node *h)
+{
+	return !h->pprev;
+}
+
+/*! Version of hlist_unhashed for lockless use.
+ * \param[in] n Node to be checked
+ * \return 1 if node is unhashed; 0 if not
+ *
+ * This variant of hlist_unhashed() must be used in lockless contexts
+ * to avoid potential load-tearing.  The READ_ONCE() is paired with the
+ * various WRITE_ONCE() in hlist helpers that are defined below.
+ */
+static inline int hlist_unhashed_lockless(const struct hlist_node *h)
+{
+	return !READ_ONCE(h->pprev);
+}
+
+/*!Is the specified hlist_head structure an empty hlist?.
+ * \param[in] h Structure to check.
+ * \return 1 if hlist is empty; 0 if not
+ */
+static inline int hlist_empty(const struct hlist_head *h)
+{
+	return !READ_ONCE(h->first);
+}
+
+static inline void __hlist_del(struct hlist_node *n)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *next = n->next;
+	struct hlist_node **pprev = n->pprev;
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(*pprev, next);
+	if (next)
+		WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, pprev);
+}
+
+/*! Delete the specified hlist_node from its list.
+ *  \param[in] n: Node to delete.
+ *
+ * Note that this function leaves the node in hashed state.  Use
+ * hlist_del_init() or similar instead to unhash @n.
+ */
+static inline void hlist_del(struct hlist_node *n)
+{
+	__hlist_del(n);
+	n->next = LLIST_POISON1;
+	n->pprev = LLIST_POISON2;
+}
+
+/*! Delete the specified hlist_node from its list and initialize.
+ * \param[in] n Node to delete.
+ *
+ * Note that this function leaves the node in unhashed state.
+ */
+static inline void hlist_del_init(struct hlist_node *n)
+{
+	if (!hlist_unhashed(n)) {
+		__hlist_del(n);
+		INIT_HLIST_NODE(n);
+	}
+}
+
+/*! add a new entry at the beginning of the hlist.
+ * \param[in] n new entry to be added
+ * \param[in] h hlist head to add it after
+ *
+ * Insert a new entry after the specified head.
+ * This is good for implementing stacks.
+ */
+static inline void hlist_add_head(struct hlist_node *n, struct hlist_head *h)
+{
+	struct hlist_node *first = h->first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, first);
+	if (first)
+		WRITE_ONCE(first->pprev, &n->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(h->first, n);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &h->first);
+}
+
+/*! add a new entry before the one specified.
+ * @n: new entry to be added
+ * @next: hlist node to add it before, which must be non-NULL
+ */
+static inline void hlist_add_before(struct hlist_node *n,
+				    struct hlist_node *next)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, next->pprev);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, &n->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(*(n->pprev), n);
+}
+
+/*! add a new entry after the one specified
+ * \param[in] n new entry to be added
+ * \param[in] prev hlist node to add it after, which must be non-NULL
+ */
+static inline void hlist_add_behind(struct hlist_node *n,
+				    struct hlist_node *prev)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, prev->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, n);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &prev->next);
+
+	if (n->next)
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->next->pprev, &n->next);
+}
+
+/*! create a fake hlist consisting of a single headless node.
+ * \param[in] n Node to make a fake list out of
+ *
+ * This makes @n appear to be its own predecessor on a headless hlist.
+ * The point of this is to allow things like hlist_del() to work correctly
+ * in cases where there is no list.
+ */
+static inline void hlist_add_fake(struct hlist_node *n)
+{
+	n->pprev = &n->next;
+}
+
+/*! Is this node a fake hlist?.
+ * \param[in] h Node to check for being a self-referential fake hlist.
+ */
+static inline bool hlist_fake(struct hlist_node *h)
+{
+	return h->pprev == &h->next;
+}
+
+/*!is node the only element of the specified hlist?.
+ * \param[in] n Node to check for singularity.
+ * \param[in] h Header for potentially singular list.
+ *
+ * Check whether the node is the only node of the head without
+ * accessing head, thus avoiding unnecessary cache misses.
+ */
+static inline bool
+hlist_is_singular_node(struct hlist_node *n, struct hlist_head *h)
+{
+	return !n->next && n->pprev == &h->first;
+}
+
+/*! Move an hlist.
+ * \param[in] old hlist_head for old list.
+ * \param[in] new hlist_head for new list.
+ *
+ * Move a list from one list head to another. Fixup the pprev
+ * reference of the first entry if it exists.
+ */
+static inline void hlist_move_list(struct hlist_head *old,
+				   struct hlist_head *new)
+{
+	new->first = old->first;
+	if (new->first)
+		new->first->pprev = &new->first;
+	old->first = NULL;
+}
+
+#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
+
+#define hlist_for_each(pos, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->first; pos ; pos = pos->next)
+
+#define hlist_for_each_safe(pos, n, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->first; pos && ({ n = pos->next; 1; }); \
+	     pos = n)
+
+#define hlist_entry_safe(ptr, type, member) \
+	({ typeof(ptr) ____ptr = (ptr); \
+	   ____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
+	})
+
+/*! iterate over list of given type.
+ * \param[out] pos	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * \param[in] head	the head for your list.
+ * \param[in] member	the name of the hlist_node within the struct.
+ */
+#define hlist_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)				\
+	for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((head)->first, typeof(*(pos)), member);\
+	     pos;							\
+	     pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
+
+/*! iterate over a hlist continuing after current point.
+ * \param[out] pos	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * \param[in] member	the name of the hlist_node within the struct.
+ */
+#define hlist_for_each_entry_continue(pos, member)			\
+	for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member);\
+	     pos;							\
+	     pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
+
+/*! iterate over a hlist continuing from current point.
+ * \param[out] pos	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * \param[in] member	the name of the hlist_node within the struct.
+ */
+#define hlist_for_each_entry_from(pos, member)				\
+	for (; pos;							\
+	     pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
+
+/*! hlist_for_each_entry_safe - iterate over list of given type safe against removal of list entry.
+ * \param[out] pos the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * \param[out] n a &struct hlist_node to use as temporary storage
+ * \param[in] head the head for your list.
+ * \param[in] member the name of the hlist_node within the struct
+ */
+#define hlist_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, head, member) 		\
+	for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((head)->first, typeof(*pos), member);\
+	     pos && ({ n = pos->member.next; 1; });			\
+	     pos = hlist_entry_safe(n, typeof(*pos), member))
+
+
 /*!
  *  @}
  */
diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/log2.h b/include/osmocom/core/log2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06b20f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/log2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* Integer base 2 logarithm calculation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+/*
+ * non-constant log of base 2 calculators
+ * - the arch may override these in asm/bitops.h if they can be implemented
+ *   more efficiently than using fls() and fls64()
+ * - the arch is not required to handle n==0 if implementing the fallback
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U32
+static inline __attribute__((const))
+int __ilog2_u32(uint32_t n)
+{
+	return fls(n) - 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
+static inline __attribute__((const))
+int __ilog2_u64(uint64_t n)
+{
+	return fls64(n) - 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * const_ilog2 - log base 2 of 32-bit or a 64-bit constant unsigned value
+ * @n: parameter
+ *
+ * Use this where sparse expects a true constant expression, e.g. for array
+ * indices.
+ */
+#define const_ilog2(n)				\
+(						\
+	__builtin_constant_p(n) ? (		\
+		(n) < 2 ? 0 :			\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 63) ? 63 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 62) ? 62 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 61) ? 61 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 60) ? 60 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 59) ? 59 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 58) ? 58 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 57) ? 57 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 56) ? 56 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 55) ? 55 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 54) ? 54 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 53) ? 53 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 52) ? 52 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 51) ? 51 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 50) ? 50 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 49) ? 49 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 48) ? 48 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 47) ? 47 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 46) ? 46 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 45) ? 45 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 44) ? 44 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 43) ? 43 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 42) ? 42 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 41) ? 41 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 40) ? 40 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 39) ? 39 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 38) ? 38 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 37) ? 37 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 36) ? 36 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 35) ? 35 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 34) ? 34 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 33) ? 33 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 32) ? 32 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 31) ? 31 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 30) ? 30 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 29) ? 29 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 28) ? 28 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 27) ? 27 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 26) ? 26 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 25) ? 25 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 24) ? 24 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 23) ? 23 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 22) ? 22 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 21) ? 21 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 20) ? 20 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 19) ? 19 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 18) ? 18 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 17) ? 17 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 16) ? 16 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 15) ? 15 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 14) ? 14 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 13) ? 13 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 12) ? 12 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 11) ? 11 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL << 10) ? 10 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  9) ?  9 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  8) ?  8 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  7) ?  7 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  6) ?  6 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  5) ?  5 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  4) ?  4 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  3) ?  3 :	\
+		(n) & (1ULL <<  2) ?  2 :	\
+		1) :				\
+	-1)
+
+/**
+ * ilog2 - log base 2 of 32-bit or a 64-bit unsigned value
+ * @n: parameter
+ *
+ * constant-capable log of base 2 calculation
+ * - this can be used to initialise global variables from constant data, hence
+ * the massive ternary operator construction
+ *
+ * selects the appropriately-sized optimised version depending on sizeof(n)
+ */
+#define ilog2(n) \
+( \
+	__builtin_constant_p(n) ?	\
+	const_ilog2(n) :		\
+	(sizeof(n) <= 4) ?		\
+	__ilog2_u32(n) :		\
+	__ilog2_u64(n)			\
+ )