diff --git a/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h b/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
index 698a51c495d9f2..18879d21c90bd2 100644
--- a/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
+++ b/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ __CRT_INLINE SHORT _InterlockedExchangeAdd16(SHORT volatile *Addend, SHORT Value
 #define InterlockedIncrement64 _InterlockedExchangeAdd64
 
 __CRT_INLINE VOID __faststorefence() {
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sfence");
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("mfence");
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/bench/channel_bench_go.go b/vlib/sync/bench/channel_bench_go.go
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/bench/channel_bench_go.go
rename to vlib/sync/bench/channel_bench_go.go
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/bench/channel_bench_v.v b/vlib/sync/bench/channel_bench_v.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/bench/channel_bench_v.v
rename to vlib/sync/bench/channel_bench_v.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/channel_1_test.v b/vlib/sync/channel_1_test.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/channel_1_test.v
rename to vlib/sync/channel_1_test.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/channel_2_test.v b/vlib/sync/channel_2_test.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/channel_2_test.v
rename to vlib/sync/channel_2_test.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/channel_3_test.v b/vlib/sync/channel_3_test.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/channel_3_test.v
rename to vlib/sync/channel_3_test.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/channel_4_test.v b/vlib/sync/channel_4_test.v
similarity index 100%
rename from vlib/v/tests/channel_4_test.v
rename to vlib/sync/channel_4_test.v
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/channel_select_test.v b/vlib/sync/channel_select_test.v
similarity index 96%
rename from vlib/v/tests/channel_select_test.v
rename to vlib/sync/channel_select_test.v
index 05db0cbb018acf..10e2a0ec8ce3c6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/channel_select_test.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/channel_select_test.v
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn test_select() {
 	go do_send_byte(mut chb)
 	go do_send_i64(mut chl)
 	mut channels := [chi, recch, chl, chb]
-	directions := [false, true, false, false]
+	directions := [sync.Direction.pop, .push, .pop, .pop]
 	mut sum := i64(0)
 	mut rl := i64(0)
 	mut ri := int(0)
diff --git a/vlib/sync/channels.v b/vlib/sync/channels.v
index dd7953a5bee525..6f0f76d21fea90 100644
--- a/vlib/sync/channels.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/channels.v
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ mut:
 	nxt &Subscription
 }
 
+enum Direction {
+	pop
+	push
+}
+
 struct Channel {
 	writesem           Semaphore // to wake thread that wanted to write, but buffer was full
 	readsem            Semaphore // to wake thread that wanted to read, but buffer was empty
@@ -97,17 +102,18 @@ mut: // atomic
 }
 
 pub fn new_channel<T>(n u32) &Channel {
+	st := sizeof(T)
 	return &Channel{
 		writesem: new_semaphore_init(if n > 0 { n + 1 } else { 1 })
 		readsem:  new_semaphore_init(if n > 0 { u32(0) } else { 1 })
 		writesem_im: new_semaphore()
 		readsem_im: new_semaphore()
-		objsize: sizeof(T)
+		objsize: st
 		queue_length: n
 		write_free: n
 		read_avail: 0
-		ringbuf: if n > 0 { malloc(int(n * sizeof(T))) } else { byteptr(0) }
-		statusbuf: if n > 0 { vcalloc(int(n * sizeof(u16))) } else { byteptr(0) }
+		ringbuf: if n > 0 { malloc(int(n * st)) } else { byteptr(0) }
+		statusbuf: if n > 0 { vcalloc(int(n * 2)) } else { byteptr(0) }
 		write_subscriber: 0
 		read_subscriber: 0
 	}
@@ -412,13 +418,13 @@ fn (mut ch Channel) try_pop(dest voidptr, no_block bool) bool {
 // Wait `timeout` on any of `channels[i]` until one of them can push (`is_push[i] = true`) or pop (`is_push[i] = false`)
 // object referenced by `objrefs[i]`. `timeout = 0` means wait unlimited time
 
-pub fn channel_select(mut channels []&Channel, is_push []bool, mut objrefs []voidptr, timeout time.Duration) int {
-	assert channels.len == is_push.len
-	assert is_push.len == objrefs.len
+pub fn channel_select(mut channels []&Channel, dir []Direction, mut objrefs []voidptr, timeout time.Duration) int {
+	assert channels.len == dir.len
+	assert dir.len == objrefs.len
 	mut subscr := []Subscription{len: channels.len}
 	sem := new_semaphore()
 	for i, ch in channels {
-		if is_push[i] {
+		if dir[i] == .push {
 			mut null16 := u16(0)
 			for !C.atomic_compare_exchange_weak_u16(&ch.write_sub_mtx, &null16, u16(1)) {
 				null16 = u16(0)
@@ -453,7 +459,7 @@ pub fn channel_select(mut channels []&Channel, is_push []bool, mut objrefs []voi
 			if i >= channels.len {
 				i -= channels.len
 			}
-			if is_push[i] {
+			if dir[i] == .push {
 				if channels[i].try_push(objrefs[i], true) {
 					event_idx = i
 					goto restore
@@ -477,7 +483,7 @@ pub fn channel_select(mut channels []&Channel, is_push []bool, mut objrefs []voi
 restore:
 	// reset subscribers
 	for i, ch in channels {
-		if is_push[i] {
+		if dir[i] == .push {
 			mut null16 := u16(0)
 			for !C.atomic_compare_exchange_weak_u16(&ch.write_sub_mtx, &null16, u16(1)) {
 				null16 = u16(0)