diff --git a/src/lladd/replacementPolicy/lru.c b/src/lladd/replacementPolicy/lru.c
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+#include <config.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <lladd/pageCache.h>
+#include <lladd/lhtable.h>
+#include <lladd/redblack.h>
+#include <lladd/replacementPolicy.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+typedef struct entry { 
+  void * value;
+  uint64_t clock;
+} entry;
+
+pthread_mutex_t mut = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+typedef struct lru { 
+  uint64_t now;
+  struct LH_ENTRY(table) * hash;
+  struct RB_ENTRY(tree)  * lru;
+} lru;
+
+int cmp(const void * ap, const void * bp, const void * ignored) {
+  const entry * a = ap;
+  const entry * b = bp;
+
+  return a->clock < b->clock ? -1 
+    : a->clock == b->clock ? 0 
+    : 1;
+}
+
+static void lruDeinit(replacementPolicy* r) { 
+  //XXX free other stuff
+  lru * l = r->impl;
+  LH_ENTRY(destroy)(l->hash);
+  RB_ENTRY(destroy)(l->lru);
+
+  free(r->impl);
+  free(r);
+}
+
+/** @todo handle clock wraps properly! */
+
+static void lruHit(replacementPolicy* r, int id) { 
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
+  lru * l = r->impl;
+  entry * e = LH_ENTRY(find)(l->hash, &id, sizeof(int));
+  assert(e);
+  entry * old = (entry * ) RB_ENTRY(delete)(e, l->lru);
+  assert(e == old);
+  e->clock = l->now;
+  l->now++; 
+  old = (entry *)RB_ENTRY(search)(e, l->lru);
+  assert(e == old);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
+}
+static void * lruGetStale(replacementPolicy* r) { 
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
+  lru * l = r->impl;
+  entry * e = (entry * ) RB_ENTRY(min)(l->lru);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
+  return  e->value;
+}
+static void* lruRemove(replacementPolicy* r, int id) { 
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
+  lru * l = r->impl;
+  entry * e = LH_ENTRY(remove)(l->hash, &id, sizeof(int));
+  assert(e);
+  entry * old = (entry *) RB_ENTRY(delete)(e, l->lru);
+  assert(old == e);
+  void * ret = e->value;
+  free(e);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
+  return ret;
+}
+static void lruInsert(replacementPolicy* r, int id, void * p) { 
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&mut);
+  lru * l = r->impl;
+  entry * e = LH_ENTRY(find)(l->hash, &id, sizeof(int));
+  assert(!e);
+  e = malloc(sizeof(entry));
+  e->value = p;
+  e->clock = l->now;
+  l->now++;
+  LH_ENTRY(insert)(l->hash, &id, sizeof(int), e);
+  entry * old = (entry *) RB_ENTRY(search)(e, l->lru);
+  assert(e == old);
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&mut);
+
+}
+
+replacementPolicy * lruInit() {
+  replacementPolicy * ret = malloc(sizeof(replacementPolicy));
+  lru * l = malloc(sizeof(lru));
+  l->now = 0;
+  l->hash = LH_ENTRY(create)(10);
+  //  l->lru = RB_ENTRY(init)((int(*)(const void*,const void*,const void*))cmp, 0);
+  l->lru = RB_ENTRY(init)(cmp, 0);
+  ret->init = lruInit;
+  ret->deinit = lruDeinit;
+  ret->hit = lruHit;
+  ret->getStale = lruGetStale;
+  ret->remove = lruRemove;
+  ret->insert = lruInsert;
+  ret->impl = l;
+  return ret;
+}
+