diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h b/AK/AtomicRefCounted.h
similarity index 84%
rename from Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h
rename to AK/AtomicRefCounted.h
index 18ebc5db27f..50f057231f3 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h
+++ b/AK/AtomicRefCounted.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2022, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace AK {
 
-class RefCountedBase {
-    AK_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(RefCountedBase);
-    AK_MAKE_NONMOVABLE(RefCountedBase);
+class AtomicRefCountedBase {
+    AK_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(AtomicRefCountedBase);
+    AK_MAKE_NONMOVABLE(AtomicRefCountedBase);
 
 public:
     using RefCountType = unsigned int;
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
-    RefCountedBase() = default;
-    ~RefCountedBase()
+    AtomicRefCountedBase() = default;
+    ~AtomicRefCountedBase()
     {
         VERIFY(m_ref_count.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) == 0);
     }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ protected:
 };
 
 template<typename T>
-class RefCounted : public RefCountedBase {
+class AtomicRefCounted : public AtomicRefCountedBase {
 public:
     bool unref() const
     {
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ public:
 
 }
 
-using AK::RefCounted;
-using AK::RefCountedBase;
+using AK::AtomicRefCounted;
+using AK::AtomicRefCountedBase;
diff --git a/AK/RefCounted.h b/AK/RefCounted.h
index 0908517303b..13cb082391e 100644
--- a/AK/RefCounted.h
+++ b/AK/RefCounted.h
@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef KERNEL
-#    include <Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeRefCounted.h>
-#else
-
-#    include <AK/Assertions.h>
-#    include <AK/Checked.h>
-#    include <AK/Noncopyable.h>
-#    include <AK/Platform.h>
-#    include <AK/StdLibExtras.h>
+#include <AK/Assertions.h>
+#include <AK/Checked.h>
+#include <AK/Noncopyable.h>
+#include <AK/Platform.h>
+#include <AK/StdLibExtras.h>
 
 namespace AK {
 
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ public:
         if (new_ref_count == 0) {
             if constexpr (requires { that->will_be_destroyed(); })
                 that->will_be_destroyed();
-            delete static_cast<const T*>(this);
+            delete static_cast<T const*>(this);
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -78,5 +74,3 @@ public:
 
 using AK::RefCounted;
 using AK::RefCountedBase;
-
-#endif
diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/IRQController.h b/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/IRQController.h
index 20e6b6b712c..e0e7b1de2cd 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/IRQController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/IRQController.h
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
 class GenericInterruptHandler;
 
-class IRQController : public RefCounted<IRQController> {
+class IRQController : public AtomicRefCounted<IRQController> {
 public:
     virtual ~IRQController() = default;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/x86/IRQController.h b/Kernel/Arch/x86/IRQController.h
index 82afa739b4d..64e969033c3 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/x86/IRQController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/x86/IRQController.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Interrupts/GenericInterruptHandler.h>
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum class IRQControllerType {
     i82093AA = 2 /* Intel 82093AA I/O ADVANCED PROGRAMMABLE INTERRUPT CONTROLLER (IOAPIC) */
 };
 
-class IRQController : public RefCounted<IRQController> {
+class IRQController : public AtomicRefCounted<IRQController> {
 public:
     virtual ~IRQController() = default;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/x86/InterruptManagement.h b/Kernel/Arch/x86/InterruptManagement.h
index b6fa9908120..0c3a2848e45 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/x86/InterruptManagement.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/x86/InterruptManagement.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <AK/Function.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullOwnPtr.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Arch/x86/IRQController.h>
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBController.h b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBController.h
index 7ff30819e3a..0f8c38dddbb 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBController.h
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Error.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/USB/USBTransfer.h>
 
 namespace Kernel::USB {
 
-class USBController : public RefCounted<USBController> {
+class USBController : public AtomicRefCounted<USBController> {
 public:
     virtual ~USBController() = default;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h
index bde5a1bf22f..f74c3316b4c 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class USBConfiguration;
 //
 // https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/TechnicalNotes/TN_113_Simplified%20Description%20of%20USB%20Device%20Enumeration.pdf
 class Hub;
-class Device : public RefCounted<Device> {
+class Device : public AtomicRefCounted<Device> {
 public:
     enum class DeviceSpeed : u8 {
         FullSpeed = 0,
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBHub.h b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBHub.h
index 0d4da8ee6cf..d4b7de4e449 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBHub.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBHub.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/USB/USBDevice.h>
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBTransfer.h b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBTransfer.h
index fe8e7d6713a..92fa48e1af9 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBTransfer.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/USB/USBTransfer.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/USB/PacketTypes.h>
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 // TODO: Callback stuff in this class please!
 namespace Kernel::USB {
 
-class Transfer : public RefCounted<Transfer> {
+class Transfer final : public AtomicRefCounted<Transfer> {
 public:
     static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<Transfer>> try_create(Pipe&, u16 length, Memory::Region& dma_buffer);
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/Console.h b/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/Console.h
index 0d059d290cb..2fd1203ffe1 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/Console.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/Console.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 namespace Kernel::VirtIO {
 class Console
     : public VirtIO::Device
-    , public RefCounted<Console> {
+    , public AtomicRefCounted<Console> {
     friend VirtIO::ConsolePort;
 
 public:
diff --git a/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/RNG.h b/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/RNG.h
index 1135aa32929..f7c1d35c8fe 100644
--- a/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/RNG.h
+++ b/Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/RNG.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/VirtIO/Device.h>
 #include <Kernel/Devices/CharacterDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Random.h>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Kernel::VirtIO {
 #define REQUESTQ 0
 
 class RNG final
-    : public RefCounted<RNG>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<RNG>
     , public VirtIO::Device {
 public:
     static NonnullRefPtr<RNG> must_create(PCI::DeviceIdentifier const&);
diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/AsyncDeviceRequest.h b/Kernel/Devices/AsyncDeviceRequest.h
index 47d5aacc931..c42f36189ab 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/AsyncDeviceRequest.h
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/AsyncDeviceRequest.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Device;
 
 extern WorkQueue* g_io_work;
 
-class AsyncDeviceRequest : public RefCounted<AsyncDeviceRequest> {
+class AsyncDeviceRequest : public AtomicRefCounted<AsyncDeviceRequest> {
     AK_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(AsyncDeviceRequest);
     AK_MAKE_NONMOVABLE(AsyncDeviceRequest);
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/Audio/Controller.h b/Kernel/Devices/Audio/Controller.h
index 0b63c50eb66..a8aecd84c99 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/Audio/Controller.h
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/Audio/Controller.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 class AudioManagement;
 class AudioController
-    : public RefCounted<AudioController>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<AudioController>
     , public Weakable<AudioController> {
     friend class AudioManagement;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.h b/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.h
index c09a2a32c02..65b8c35fbe9 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.h
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/HID/I8042Controller.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/Devices/HID/KeyboardDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Devices/HID/MouseDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ protected:
 class PS2KeyboardDevice;
 class PS2MouseDevice;
 class HIDManagement;
-class I8042Controller : public RefCounted<I8042Controller> {
+class I8042Controller final : public AtomicRefCounted<I8042Controller> {
     friend class PS2KeyboardDevice;
     friend class PS2MouseDevice;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/File.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/File.h
index bb9065a8a77..ccbe6b579a9 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/File.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/File.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Error.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtr.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <AK/Weakable.h>
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ public:
 //   - Should create a Region in the Process and return it if successful.
 
 class File
-    : public RefCounted<File>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<File>
     , public Weakable<File> {
 public:
-    virtual bool unref() const { return RefCounted<File>::unref(); }
+    virtual bool unref() const { return AtomicRefCounted<File>::unref(); }
     virtual void will_be_destroyed() { }
     virtual ~File();
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h
index e5042448743..40655cfe1d4 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/FileSystem.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Error.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/InodeIdentifier.h>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-class FileSystem : public RefCounted<FileSystem> {
+class FileSystem : public AtomicRefCounted<FileSystem> {
     friend class Inode;
 
 public:
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/ISO9660FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/ISO9660FileSystem.h
index 99f9683d094..93de3e8476a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/ISO9660FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/ISO9660FileSystem.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class ISO9660FS final : public BlockBasedFileSystem {
     friend ISO9660DirectoryIterator;
 
 public:
-    struct DirectoryEntry : public RefCounted<DirectoryEntry> {
+    struct DirectoryEntry final : public AtomicRefCounted<DirectoryEntry> {
         u32 extent { 0 };
         u32 length { 0 };
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
index a1315f907c0..cb265b5abd1 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/OpenFileDescription.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Badge.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/FIFO.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/Inode.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/InodeMetadata.h>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~OpenFileDescriptionData() = default;
 };
 
-class OpenFileDescription : public RefCounted<OpenFileDescription> {
+class OpenFileDescription final : public AtomicRefCounted<OpenFileDescription> {
 public:
     static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<OpenFileDescription>> try_create(Custody&);
     static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<OpenFileDescription>> try_create(File&);
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
index 78af118ff5c..892407f91bd 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private:
         mutable Spinlock m_lock { LockRank::None };
     };
 
-    struct ReceiveCompletion : public RefCounted<ReceiveCompletion> {
+    struct ReceiveCompletion final : public AtomicRefCounted<ReceiveCompletion> {
         mutable Spinlock lock { LockRank::None };
         bool completed { false };
         const u16 tag;
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h
index 6aee4a4e4ee..8ecbee5f871 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Error.h>
 #include <AK/Function.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct SysFSInodeData : public OpenFileDescriptionData {
 };
 
 class SysFSDirectory;
-class SysFSComponent : public RefCounted<SysFSComponent> {
+class SysFSComponent : public AtomicRefCounted<SysFSComponent> {
     friend class SysFSDirectory;
 
 public:
diff --git a/Kernel/Firmware/ACPI/Definitions.h b/Kernel/Firmware/ACPI/Definitions.h
index 1531644e326..4375651ca12 100644
--- a/Kernel/Firmware/ACPI/Definitions.h
+++ b/Kernel/Firmware/ACPI/Definitions.h
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <AK/Vector.h>
 #include <Kernel/PhysicalAddress.h>
 
 namespace Kernel::ACPI {
diff --git a/Kernel/FutexQueue.h b/Kernel/FutexQueue.h
index c2c3c2c1387..4ea51ac579a 100644
--- a/Kernel/FutexQueue.h
+++ b/Kernel/FutexQueue.h
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/Atomic.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
-#include <Kernel/Memory/VMObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/Thread.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
 class FutexQueue final
-    : public RefCounted<FutexQueue>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<FutexQueue>
     , public Thread::BlockerSet {
 public:
     FutexQueue();
diff --git a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h
index ef10643b8fd..afaef18e550 100644
--- a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h
+++ b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Graphics/GenericGraphicsAdapter.h>
 
 namespace Kernel::Graphics {
 
-class Console : public RefCounted<Console> {
+class Console : public AtomicRefCounted<Console> {
 public:
     // Stanadard VGA text mode colors
     enum Color : u8 {
diff --git a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/GenericFramebufferConsole.h b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/GenericFramebufferConsole.h
index 533e64a6b6e..953f694b677 100644
--- a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/GenericFramebufferConsole.h
+++ b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/GenericFramebufferConsole.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h>
 #include <Kernel/PhysicalAddress.h>
diff --git a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/VGATextModeConsole.h b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/VGATextModeConsole.h
index cb5671da46a..2cc08a98618 100644
--- a/Kernel/Graphics/Console/VGATextModeConsole.h
+++ b/Kernel/Graphics/Console/VGATextModeConsole.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Graphics/Console/Console.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
diff --git a/Kernel/Graphics/GenericGraphicsAdapter.h b/Kernel/Graphics/GenericGraphicsAdapter.h
index 8a5e13731c0..13944ca1060 100644
--- a/Kernel/Graphics/GenericGraphicsAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Graphics/GenericGraphicsAdapter.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace Kernel {
 class GenericGraphicsAdapter
-    : public RefCounted<GenericGraphicsAdapter>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<GenericGraphicsAdapter>
     , public Weakable<GenericGraphicsAdapter> {
 public:
     virtual ~GenericGraphicsAdapter() = default;
diff --git a/Kernel/Graphics/VirtIOGPU/GPU3DDevice.h b/Kernel/Graphics/VirtIOGPU/GPU3DDevice.h
index a59641a79ed..20b75d9c1cb 100644
--- a/Kernel/Graphics/VirtIOGPU/GPU3DDevice.h
+++ b/Kernel/Graphics/VirtIOGPU/GPU3DDevice.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
 private:
     VirtIOGPU3DDevice(VirtIOGraphicsAdapter const& graphics_adapter, NonnullOwnPtr<Memory::Region> transfer_buffer_region);
 
-    class PerContextState : public RefCounted<PerContextState> {
+    class PerContextState final : public AtomicRefCounted<PerContextState> {
     public:
         static ErrorOr<RefPtr<PerContextState>> try_create(Graphics::VirtIOGPU::ContextID context_id)
         {
diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h b/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
index ea95f18ad35..9374516264a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
+++ b/Kernel/Library/ListedRefCounted.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ enum class LockType {
 };
 
 template<typename T, LockType Lock>
-class ListedRefCounted : public RefCountedBase {
+class ListedRefCounted : public AtomicRefCountedBase {
 public:
     bool unref() const
     {
diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakPtr.h b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakPtr.h
index cd25b8e5582..c50bab3651a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakPtr.h
+++ b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakPtr.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ template<typename T>
 template<typename U>
 inline ErrorOr<WeakPtr<U>> Weakable<T>::try_make_weak_ptr() const
 {
-    if constexpr (IsBaseOf<RefCountedBase, T>) {
+    if constexpr (IsBaseOf<AtomicRefCountedBase, T>) {
         // Checking m_being_destroyed isn't sufficient when dealing with
         // a RefCounted type.The reference count will drop to 0 before the
         // destructor is invoked and revoke_weak_ptrs is called. So, try
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ inline ErrorOr<WeakPtr<U>> Weakable<T>::try_make_weak_ptr() const
 
     WeakPtr<U> weak_ptr(m_link);
 
-    if constexpr (IsBaseOf<RefCountedBase, T>) {
+    if constexpr (IsBaseOf<AtomicRefCountedBase, T>) {
         // Now drop the reference we temporarily added
         if (static_cast<const T*>(this)->unref()) {
             // We just dropped the last reference, which should have called
diff --git a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakable.h b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakable.h
index 3abbcea2d14..d97a064a19d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakable.h
+++ b/Kernel/Library/ThreadSafeWeakable.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/Assertions.h>
 #include <AK/Atomic.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/StdLibExtras.h>
 #include <Kernel/Arch/Processor.h>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Weakable;
 template<typename T>
 class WeakPtr;
 
-class WeakLink : public RefCounted<WeakLink> {
+class WeakLink final : public AtomicRefCounted<WeakLink> {
     template<typename T>
     friend class Weakable;
     template<typename T>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class WeakLink : public RefCounted<WeakLink> {
 public:
     template<typename T, typename PtrTraits = RefPtrTraits<T>>
     RefPtr<T, PtrTraits> strong_ref() const
-        requires(IsBaseOf<RefCountedBase, T>)
+        requires(IsBaseOf<AtomicRefCountedBase, T>)
     {
         RefPtr<T, PtrTraits> ref;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
index 5733235ce90..71f1ef06630 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
     Bitmap m_cow_map;
 
     // AnonymousVMObject shares committed COW pages with cloned children (happens on fork)
-    class SharedCommittedCowPages : public RefCounted<SharedCommittedCowPages> {
+    class SharedCommittedCowPages final : public AtomicRefCounted<SharedCommittedCowPages> {
         AK_MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(SharedCommittedCowPages);
 
     public:
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/PageDirectory.h b/Kernel/Memory/PageDirectory.h
index 842519dd0fd..84450e665bc 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/PageDirectory.h
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/PageDirectory.h
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Badge.h>
 #include <AK/HashMap.h>
 #include <AK/IntrusiveRedBlackTree.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <Kernel/Forward.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace Kernel::Memory {
 
-class PageDirectory : public RefCounted<PageDirectory> {
+class PageDirectory final : public AtomicRefCounted<PageDirectory> {
     friend class MemoryManager;
 
 public:
diff --git a/Kernel/Memory/ScatterGatherList.h b/Kernel/Memory/ScatterGatherList.h
index 6fedb75cad6..1c57b6a2eb8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Memory/ScatterGatherList.h
+++ b/Kernel/Memory/ScatterGatherList.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Vector.h>
 #include <Kernel/Devices/BlockDevice.h>
 #include <Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h>
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Kernel::Memory {
 
 // A Scatter-Gather List type that owns its buffers
 
-class ScatterGatherList : public RefCounted<ScatterGatherList> {
+class ScatterGatherList final : public AtomicRefCounted<ScatterGatherList> {
 public:
     static RefPtr<ScatterGatherList> try_create(AsyncBlockDeviceRequest&, Span<NonnullRefPtr<PhysicalPage>> allocated_pages, size_t device_block_size);
     VMObject const& vmobject() const { return m_vm_object; }
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/NetworkAdapter.h b/Kernel/Net/NetworkAdapter.h
index 3f39274d3ce..d465e378ec1 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/NetworkAdapter.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/NetworkAdapter.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/ByteBuffer.h>
 #include <AK/Function.h>
 #include <AK/IntrusiveList.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class NetworkAdapter;
 
 using NetworkByteBuffer = AK::Detail::ByteBuffer<1500>;
 
-struct PacketWithTimestamp : public RefCounted<PacketWithTimestamp> {
+struct PacketWithTimestamp final : public AtomicRefCounted<PacketWithTimestamp> {
     PacketWithTimestamp(NonnullOwnPtr<KBuffer> buffer, Time timestamp)
         : buffer(move(buffer))
         , timestamp(timestamp)
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ struct PacketWithTimestamp : public RefCounted<PacketWithTimestamp> {
     IntrusiveListNode<PacketWithTimestamp, RefPtr<PacketWithTimestamp>> packet_node;
 };
 
-class NetworkAdapter : public RefCounted<NetworkAdapter>
+class NetworkAdapter
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<NetworkAdapter>
     , public Weakable<NetworkAdapter> {
 public:
     static constexpr i32 LINKSPEED_INVALID = -1;
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Routing.h b/Kernel/Net/Routing.h
index ba7f06f2d22..fc3d4402cfd 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Routing.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Routing.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-struct Route : public RefCounted<Route> {
+struct Route final : public AtomicRefCounted<Route> {
     Route(IPv4Address const& destination, IPv4Address const& gateway, IPv4Address const& netmask, u16 flags, NonnullRefPtr<NetworkAdapter> adapter)
         : destination(destination)
         , gateway(gateway)
diff --git a/Kernel/Net/Socket.h b/Kernel/Net/Socket.h
index 281d530e9b2..8622d52af43 100644
--- a/Kernel/Net/Socket.h
+++ b/Kernel/Net/Socket.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <AK/Error.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtrVector.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Time.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/File.h>
diff --git a/Kernel/ProcessExposed.h b/Kernel/ProcessExposed.h
index 6a51aafa070..e4779c7339c 100644
--- a/Kernel/ProcessExposed.h
+++ b/Kernel/ProcessExposed.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Error.h>
 #include <AK/Function.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/File.h>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ private:
     NonnullRefPtr<ProcFSRootDirectory> m_root_directory;
 };
 
-class ProcFSExposedComponent : public RefCounted<ProcFSExposedComponent> {
+class ProcFSExposedComponent : public AtomicRefCounted<ProcFSExposedComponent> {
 public:
     StringView name() const { return m_name->view(); }
     virtual ErrorOr<size_t> read_bytes(off_t, size_t, UserOrKernelBuffer&, OpenFileDescription*) const { VERIFY_NOT_REACHED(); }
diff --git a/Kernel/ProcessGroup.h b/Kernel/ProcessGroup.h
index 901e4986eab..37b0e0a1a26 100644
--- a/Kernel/ProcessGroup.h
+++ b/Kernel/ProcessGroup.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/IntrusiveList.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Weakable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/SpinlockProtected.h>
 #include <Kernel/UnixTypes.h>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 namespace Kernel {
 
 class ProcessGroup
-    : public RefCounted<ProcessGroup>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<ProcessGroup>
     , public Weakable<ProcessGroup> {
 
     AK_MAKE_NONMOVABLE(ProcessGroup);
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/AHCI/Port.h b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/AHCI/Port.h
index f551fb13c4b..26c0939ec2b 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/AHCI/Port.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/AHCI/Port.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AsyncBlockDeviceRequest;
 
 class AHCIInterruptHandler;
 class AHCIPort
-    : public RefCounted<AHCIPort>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<AHCIPort>
     , public Weakable<AHCIPort> {
     friend class AHCIController;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/ATAPort.h b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/ATAPort.h
index c8d9db28826..88d133b43f8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/ATAPort.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/ATAPort.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 class AsyncBlockDeviceRequest;
 
 class ATAPort
-    : public RefCounted<ATAPort>
+    : public AtomicRefCounted<ATAPort>
     , public Weakable<ATAPort> {
 
     friend class ATAPortInterruptDisabler;
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeNameSpace.h b/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeNameSpace.h
index e96c6f98054..b6df088a62e 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeNameSpace.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeNameSpace.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtrVector.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeQueue.h b/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeQueue.h
index 49c2e9ec9ae..aa0e3727dc6 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeQueue.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/NVMe/NVMeQueue.h
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtrVector.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
 #include <Kernel/Bus/PCI/Device.h>
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ struct DoorbellRegister {
 };
 
 class AsyncBlockDeviceRequest;
-class NVMeQueue : public RefCounted<NVMeQueue> {
+class NVMeQueue : public AtomicRefCounted<NVMeQueue> {
 public:
-    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NVMeQueue>> try_create(u16 qid, Optional<u8> irq, u32 q_depth, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> cq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> cq_dma_page, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> sq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> sq_dma_page, Memory::TypedMapping<volatile DoorbellRegister> db_regs);
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<NVMeQueue>> try_create(u16 qid, Optional<u8> irq, u32 q_depth, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> cq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> cq_dma_page, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> sq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> sq_dma_page, Memory::TypedMapping<DoorbellRegister volatile> db_regs);
     bool is_admin_queue() { return m_admin_queue; };
     u16 submit_sync_sqe(NVMeSubmission&);
     void read(AsyncBlockDeviceRequest& request, u16 nsid, u64 index, u32 count);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected:
     {
         m_db_regs->sq_tail = m_sq_tail;
     }
-    NVMeQueue(NonnullOwnPtr<Memory::Region> rw_dma_region, Memory::PhysicalPage const& rw_dma_page, u16 qid, u32 q_depth, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> cq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> cq_dma_page, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> sq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> sq_dma_page, Memory::TypedMapping<volatile DoorbellRegister> db_regs);
+    NVMeQueue(NonnullOwnPtr<Memory::Region> rw_dma_region, Memory::PhysicalPage const& rw_dma_page, u16 qid, u32 q_depth, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> cq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> cq_dma_page, OwnPtr<Memory::Region> sq_dma_region, NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> sq_dma_page, Memory::TypedMapping<DoorbellRegister volatile> db_regs);
 
 private:
     bool cqe_available();
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private:
     OwnPtr<Memory::Region> m_sq_dma_region;
     NonnullRefPtrVector<Memory::PhysicalPage> m_sq_dma_page;
     Span<NVMeCompletion> m_cqe_array;
-    Memory::TypedMapping<volatile DoorbellRegister> m_db_regs;
+    Memory::TypedMapping<DoorbellRegister volatile> m_db_regs;
     NonnullRefPtr<Memory::PhysicalPage> m_rw_dma_page;
 };
 }
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h b/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
index 769441adda9..f89b41317ab 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 class AsyncBlockDeviceRequest;
 class StorageDevice;
-class StorageController : public RefCounted<StorageController> {
+class StorageController : public AtomicRefCounted<StorageController> {
 
 public:
     virtual ~StorageController() = default;
diff --git a/Kernel/Time/HardwareTimer.h b/Kernel/Time/HardwareTimer.h
index ed1e0851ecf..a3a3d75d60b 100644
--- a/Kernel/Time/HardwareTimer.h
+++ b/Kernel/Time/HardwareTimer.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Function.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <Kernel/Interrupts/IRQHandler.h>
 #include <Kernel/Time/TimeManagement.h>
 
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ enum class HardwareTimerType {
 template<typename InterruptHandlerType>
 class HardwareTimer;
 
-class HardwareTimerBase
-    : public RefCounted<HardwareTimerBase> {
+class HardwareTimerBase : public AtomicRefCounted<HardwareTimerBase> {
 public:
     virtual ~HardwareTimerBase() = default;
 
diff --git a/Kernel/TimerQueue.h b/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
index 9b982e46694..9163957961f 100644
--- a/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
+++ b/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <AK/AtomicRefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Function.h>
 #include <AK/IntrusiveList.h>
 #include <AK/NonnullRefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
-#include <AK/RefCounted.h>
 #include <AK/Time.h>
 #include <Kernel/Time/TimeManagement.h>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 AK_TYPEDEF_DISTINCT_ORDERED_ID(u64, TimerId);
 
-class Timer : public RefCounted<Timer> {
+class Timer final : public AtomicRefCounted<Timer> {
     friend class TimerQueue;
 
 public: