diff --git a/ck-polyfill.c b/ck-polyfill.c
index 727a345c..9efc3216 100644
--- a/ck-polyfill.c
+++ b/ck-polyfill.c
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 #include "ck_pr.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+void ck_polyfill_init()
+{
+  // TODO: init any global locks, etc
+  // will need to call this as soon as possible, perhaps from main()
+}
+
+
 // TODO: global pthread mutex lock for this? obviously not ideal but the
 // whole purpose of this module is a minimal interface for compatibility
 // not speed
@@ -44,3 +51,52 @@ bool ck_pr_cas_8(uint8_t *target, uint8_t old_value, uint8_t new_value)
   }
   return false;
 }
+
+bool ck_array_init(ck_array_t *array, unsigned int mode,
+         struct ck_malloc *allocator, unsigned int initial_length)
+{
+  // TODO: init mutex, data structure
+}
+
+// DESCRIPTION
+//      The ck_array_put_unique(3) function will attempt to insert the value of
+//      pointer into the array pointed to by array.  This function may incur
+//      additional memory allocations if not enough memory has been allocated in
+//      the array for a new entry. The operation is also free to apply the opera-
+//      tion immediately if there is an opportunity for elimination with a pend-
+//      ing (uncommitted) remove operation. The function will not make any modi-
+//      fications if the pointer already exists in the array.
+// 
+// RETURN VALUES
+//      This function returns 1 if the pointer already exists in the array.  It
+//      returns 0 if the put operation succeeded. It returns -1 on error due to
+//      internal memory allocation failures.
+int
+ck_array_put_unique(ck_array_t *array, void *pointer);
+
+// DESCRIPTION
+//      The ck_array_remove(3) function will attempt to remove the value of
+//      pointer into the array pointed to by array. The operation is also free to
+//      apply the operation immediately if there is an opportunity for elimina-
+//      tion with a pending (uncommitted) put operation. If no elimination was
+//      possible, the function may require to allocate more memory.
+// 
+// RETURN VALUES
+//      This function returns true if the remove operation succeeded. It will
+//      return false otherwise due to internal allocation failures or because the
+//      value did not exist.
+bool
+ck_array_remove(ck_array_t *array, void *pointer);
+
+
+// DESCRIPTION
+//      The ck_array_commit(3) function will commit any pending put or remove
+//      operations associated with the array. The function may end up requesting
+//      the safe reclamation of memory actively being iterated upon by other
+//      threads.
+// 
+// RETURN VALUES
+//      This function returns true if the commit operation succeeded. It will
+//      return false otherwise, and pending operations will not be applied.
+bool
+ck_array_commit(ck_array_t *array);
diff --git a/ck-polyfill.h b/ck-polyfill.h
index 1058b275..d38ae80f 100644
--- a/ck-polyfill.h
+++ b/ck-polyfill.h
@@ -1,16 +1,49 @@
 #ifndef CYCLONE_CK_POLYFILL_H
 #define CYCLONE_CK_POLYFILL_H
 
+#include "cyclone/types.h"
+#include "cyclone/hashset.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-// CK Array section
-ck_array_t 
-ck_array_iterator_t
-ck_malloc
-CK_ARRAY_MODE_SPMC
+void ck_polyfill_init();
 
- ck_array_init(ck_array_t *array, unsigned int mode,
+// CK Array section
+struct ck_array {
+  pthread_mutex_t lock;
+  hashset_t hs;
+}
+typedef struct ck_array ck_array_t;
+
+struct ck_array_iterator {
+  int unused;
+};
+typedef struct ck_array_iterator ck_array_iterator_t;
+
+struct ck_malloc {                                                               
+  void *(*malloc)(size_t);                                                       
+  void *(*realloc)(void *, size_t, size_t, bool);                                
+  void (*free)(void *, size_t, bool);                                            
+};                                                                               
+
+#define CK_ARRAY_MODE_SPMC 0
+
+// DESCRIPTION
+//      The ck_array_init(3) function initializes the array pointed to by the
+//      argument array.  The mode value must be CK_ARRAY_MODE_SPMC.  The
+//      allocator argument must point to a ck_malloc data structure with valid
+//      non-NULL function pointers initialized for malloc, free and realloc. The
+//      initial_length specifies the initial length of the array. The value of
+//      initial_length must be greater than or equal to 2. An array allows for
+//      one concurrent put or remove operations in the presence of any number of
+//      concurrent CK_ARRAY_FOREACH operations.
+// 
+// RETURN VALUES
+//      This function returns true if the array was successfully created. It
+//      returns false if the creation failed. Failure may occur due to internal
+//      memory allocation failures or invalid arguments.
+bool
+ck_array_init(ck_array_t *array, unsigned int mode,
          struct ck_malloc *allocator, unsigned int initial_length);
 
 // DESCRIPTION