diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
index a5cb7ab7..cad1b356 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
@@ -2,55 +2,79 @@ use x86::structures::gdt;
 use x86::structures::tss;
 use x86::instructions::segmentation::set_cs;
 use x86::instructions::tables::load_tss;
+use x86::registers::control;
 use arch::x86::paging::ActivePageTable;
 use spin::Once;
 // use io;
 
 static GDT: Once<gdt::Gdt> = Once::new();
-static TSS: Once<tss::TaskStateSegment> = Once::new();
+static TSS_MAIN: Once<tss::TaskStateSegment> = Once::new();
+static TSS_INT: Once<tss::TaskStateSegment> = Once::new();
 
 pub fn init(mut active_table: &mut ActivePageTable) {
-    // let tss = tss::TaskStateSegment::new();
-    let tss = TSS.call_once(|| {
+    let tss_main = TSS_MAIN.call_once(|| {
         let mut tss = tss::TaskStateSegment::new();
-match ::memory::allocate_stack(&mut active_table) {
-            Some(stack)     => {tss.esp0 = stack.top; tss.ss = 0x18},
-            // Some(stack)     => {tss.esp = stack.top; tss.ebp = stack.bottom },
-            _               => panic!("There is no stack available for tss"),
+        // tss.esp0 = stack.top;
+        tss.ss0 = 0x8;
+        tss.cr3 = control::Cr3::read_u32();
+        tss.reserved_iopb = 1; //T debug bit
+        tss
+    });
+
+    let tss_int = TSS_INT.call_once(|| {
+        let mut tss = tss::TaskStateSegment::new();
+        match ::memory::allocate_stack(&mut active_table) {
+            Some(stack) => {
+                println!("int tss stack at {:#x}", stack.top);
+                tss.esp0 = stack.top;
+                tss.ss0 = 0x8;
+                tss.cr3 = control::Cr3::read_u32();
+                // tss.esp = stack.top;
+                // tss.es = 0x8;
+                // tss.cs = 0x8;
+                // tss.ss = 0x8;
+                // tss.ds = 0x8;
+                // tss.fs = 0x8;
+                // tss.gs = 0x8;
+                // tss.link = 0x10; //main tss
+                tss.reserved_iopb = 1; //T debug bit
+            }
+            _ => panic!("There is no stack available for tss"),
         };
-        // tss.esp = tss.esp0;
-        // tss.ebp = tss.esp;
-        // println!("tss on {:#x}", tss.esp0);flush!();
         tss
     });
 
     let mut code_selector = gdt::SegmentSelector(0);
-    let mut tss_selector = gdt::SegmentSelector(0);
+    let mut tss_main_selector = gdt::SegmentSelector(0);
+    let mut tss_int_selector = gdt::SegmentSelector(0);
 
     let gdt = GDT.call_once(|| {
         let mut gdt = gdt::Gdt::new();
         code_selector = gdt.add_entry(gdt::Descriptor::kernel_code_segment());
-        tss_selector = gdt.add_entry(gdt::Descriptor::tss_segment(&tss));
+        tss_main_selector = gdt.add_entry(gdt::Descriptor::tss_segment(&tss_main));
+        tss_int_selector = gdt.add_entry(gdt::Descriptor::tss_segment(&tss_int));
         gdt
     });
 
-    println!("gdt 0 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[0] as u32);
-    println!("gdt 0 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[0] >> 32 as u32);
-    println!("gdt 1 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[1] as u32);
-    println!("gdt 1 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[1] >> 32 as u32);
-    println!("gdt 2 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[2] as u32);
-    println!("gdt 2 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[2] >> 32 as u32);
-    println!("gdt 3 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[3] as u32);
-    println!("gdt 3 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[3] >> 32 as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 0 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[0] as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 0 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[0] >> 32 as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 1 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[1] as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 1 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[1] >> 32 as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 2 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[2] as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 2 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[2] >> 32 as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 3 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[3] as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 3 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[3] >> 32 as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 4 upper: {:#x}", gdt.table[4] as u32);
+    // println!("gdt 4 lower: {:#x}", gdt.table[4] >> 32 as u32);
     flush!();
 
-    // io::halt();
     gdt.load();
     unsafe {
         // reload code segment register
+        println!("set_cs({:#x})", code_selector.0);
         set_cs(code_selector);
         // load TSS
-        println!("loading tss {:?}", tss_selector);
-        load_tss(tss_selector);
+        println!("loading tss {:?}", tss_main_selector);
+        load_tss(tss_main_selector);
     }
 }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/idt.rs b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/idt.rs
index 7407f2c0..48ce7dd8 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/idt.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/idt.rs
@@ -10,17 +10,24 @@ lazy_static! {
         idt.debug.set_handler_fn(exception::debug);
         idt.non_maskable_interrupt.set_handler_fn(exception::non_maskable);
         idt.breakpoint.set_handler_fn(exception::breakpoint);
+        idt.breakpoint.set_gate_type(GateType::TaskGate32);
+        idt.breakpoint.set_selector(0x18);
+
         idt.overflow.set_handler_fn(exception::overflow);
         idt.bound_range_exceeded.set_handler_fn(exception::bound_range);
         idt.invalid_opcode.set_handler_fn(exception::invalid_opcode);
         idt.device_not_available.set_handler_fn(exception::device_not_available);
         idt.double_fault.set_handler_fn(exception::double_fault);
-        idt.double_fault.set_gate_type(GateType::TaskGate32);
+        // idt.double_fault.set_gate_type(GateType::TaskGate32);
+        // idt.double_fault.set_selector(0x18);
+
         idt.segment_not_present.set_handler_fn(exception::segment_not_present);
         idt.stack_segment_fault.set_handler_fn(exception::stack_segment);
         idt.general_protection_fault.set_handler_fn(exception::general_protection);
         idt.page_fault.set_handler_fn(exception::page_fault);
         idt.page_fault.set_gate_type(GateType::TaskGate32);
+        idt.page_fault.set_selector(0x18);
+
         idt.x87_floating_point.set_handler_fn(exception::x87_fpu);
         idt.alignment_check.set_handler_fn(exception::alignment_check);
         idt.machine_check.set_handler_fn(exception::machine_check);
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
index 1eead757..a61d1642 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 // https://wiki.osdev.org/Exceptions
 
-use arch::x86::pti;
-use io;
-
 macro_rules! exception {
     ($name:ident, $func:block) => {
         pub extern "x86-interrupt" fn $name(stack_frame: &mut ExceptionStackFrame)
         {
-            // unsafe { pti::map(); }
-
             println!("Exception: {}", stringify!($name));
             println!("{:#?}", stack_frame);
             flush!();
@@ -18,8 +13,6 @@ macro_rules! exception {
                 $func
             }
             inner(stack_frame);
-
-            // unsafe { pti::unmap(); }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -50,7 +43,11 @@ exception!(divide_by_zero, {
 
 exception!(debug, {});
 exception!(non_maskable, {});
-exception!(breakpoint, {});
+exception!(breakpoint, {
+    // unsafe {
+    //     asm!("hlt");
+    // }
+});
 exception!(overflow, {});
 exception!(bound_range, {});
 exception!(invalid_opcode, {});
@@ -60,7 +57,9 @@ exception!(coprocessor_segment_overrun, {});
 exception_err!(invalid_tss, {});
 exception_err!(segment_not_present, {});
 exception_err!(stack_segment, {});
-exception_err!(general_protection, {});
+exception_err!(general_protection, {
+    panic!("general protection fault (#GP) can not recover");
+});
 
 pub extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault(
     stack_frame: &mut ExceptionStackFrame,
@@ -70,6 +69,9 @@ pub extern "x86-interrupt" fn page_fault(
     println!("Error code: {:?}", code);
     println!("{:#?}", stack_frame);
     flush!();
+    unsafe {
+        asm!("hlt");
+    }
 }
 
 exception!(x87_fpu, {});
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/console.rs b/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
index 9ec181d7..ae067a53 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/console.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ fn dispatch(command: &str) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
         "stack" => self::print_stack(),
         "regs" => self::regs(),
         "cpu" => self::cpu(),
+        "int3" => self::int3(),
+        "overflow" => self::overflow(),
 
         _ => Err("Command unknown. (h|help for help)"),
     }
@@ -198,3 +200,17 @@ pub fn cpu() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
     flush!();
     Ok(())
 }
+
+pub fn int3() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    use x86;
+    x86::instructions::interrupts::int3();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn overflow() -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    fn stack_overflow() {
+        stack_overflow();
+    }
+    stack_overflow();
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
index 143320a0..b513ed0a 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,14 +52,8 @@ pub fn kmain() -> ! {
     // heap avalaible for tracking freed frames
     memory::init_noncore();
 
-    // x86::instructions::interrupts::int3();
-        // println!("size of idt entry: {}", mem::size_of::<IdtEntry<HandlerFunc>>());
-        // println!("size of i32 {}", mem::size_of::<i32>());
-        // flush!();
-        // unsafe {asm!("hlt");}
-    // let x = 0;
-    // let y = 5 /x;
-    // println!("x {} y {}", x, y);
+    // vga is *not* cpu specific
+    vga::init();
 
     // fn stack_overflow() {
     //     stack_overflow();
@@ -70,8 +64,7 @@ pub fn kmain() -> ! {
         *(0xdead as *mut u32) = 42;
     };
 
-    // vga is *not* cpu specific
-    vga::init();
+    // x86::instructions::interrupts::int3();
 
     loop {}
 }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs b/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
index d27633d8..017f86e6 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ use x86::*;
 
 use self::bump::BumpFrameAllocator;
 use self::recycle::RecycleAllocator;
-use self::stack_allocator::{Stack,StackAllocator};
-
+use self::stack_allocator::{Stack, StackAllocator};
 
 pub trait FrameAllocator {
     fn allocate_frames(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<PhysFrame>;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn init(boot_info: &multiboot2::BootInformation) {
         boot_info.start_address(),
         boot_info.end_address(),
         memory_map_tag.memory_areas(),
-        );
+    );
 
     let frame_allocator = RecycleAllocator::new(bump_allocator);
 
@@ -94,7 +93,9 @@ pub fn deallocate_frames(frame: PhysFrame, count: usize) {
 pub fn allocate_stack(mut active_table: &mut ActivePageTable) -> Option<Stack> {
     unsafe {
         if let Some(ref mut controler) = MEMORY_CONTROLER {
-            controler.stack_allocator.allocate_stack(&mut active_table, &mut controler.frame_allocator, 5)
+            controler
+                .stack_allocator
+                .allocate_stack(&mut active_table, 4)
         } else {
             panic!("frame allocator not initialized!");
         }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs b/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
index f9aa0ed0..710932d9 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ impl StackAllocator {
         StackAllocator { range }
     }
 
-    pub fn allocate_stack<FA: FrameAllocator>(
+    pub fn allocate_stack(
         &mut self,
         active_table: &mut ActivePageTable,
-        frame_allocator: &mut FA,
         size_in_pages: usize,
     ) -> Option<Stack> {
         if size_in_pages == 0 {
@@ -70,10 +69,7 @@ impl StackAllocator {
 
                 // create a new stack
                 let top_of_stack = end.start_address().as_u32() + PAGE_SIZE as u32;
-                Some(Stack::new(
-                    top_of_stack,
-                    start.start_address().as_u32(),
-                ))
+                Some(Stack::new(top_of_stack, start.start_address().as_u32()))
             }
             _ => None, /* not enough pages */
         }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/x86 b/kernel-rs/x86
index c6636434..b50a1f4f 160000
--- a/kernel-rs/x86
+++ b/kernel-rs/x86
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c6636434cb64916c303c17c243c0e93830882248
+Subproject commit b50a1f4f875be1ccd8a89cf0ae23e292630d414e