diff --git a/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml b/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
index efc5451c..b44f28a4 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kernel-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ rlibc = "1.0"
 bitflags = "1.0.1"
 spin = "0.4"
 slab_allocator = "0.3.1"
-multiboot2 = { path = "multiboot2-elf64" }		# added rsdp tag
-x86 = { path = "x86" }							# forked for IA32
-# raw-cpuid = { path = "rust-cpuid" }
+multiboot2 = { path = "multiboot2-elf64" } # added rsdp tag
 
 [dependencies.raw-cpuid]
 # need to use github/master because of features not yet on crates.io
 git = "https://github.com/gz/rust-cpuid"
 features = ["nightly"]
 
+[dependencies.x86]
+# forked for IA32 compat
+path = "x86"
+
 [dependencies.lazy_static]
 version = "1.0.0"
 features = ["spin_no_std"]
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
index 974c8a9b..cea7e214 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/gdt.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ static GDT: Once<gdt::Gdt> = Once::new();
 static TSS: Once<tss::TaskStateSegment> = Once::new();
 
 pub fn init() {
-    let tss = tss::TaskStateSegment::new();
     let tss = TSS.call_once(|| {
         let tss = tss::TaskStateSegment::new();
         tss
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ pub fn init() {
         // reload code segment register
         set_cs(code_selector);
         // load TSS
+        println!("loading tss {:?}", tss_selector);
         load_tss(tss_selector);
     }
 }
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
index fa1682dc..b8994281 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/arch/x86/interrupt/exception.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exception!(overflow, {});
 exception!(bound_range, {});
 exception!(invalid_opcode, {});
 exception!(device_not_available, {});
-exception_err!(double_fault, {});
+exception_err!(double_fault, { panic!("double fault non recoverable") });
 exception!(coprocessor_segment_overrun, {});
 exception_err!(invalid_tss, {});
 exception_err!(segment_not_present, {});
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
index 04c00217..a7467976 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ pub fn kmain() -> ! {
 
     // x86::instructions::interrupts::int3();
 
-    // fn stack_overflow() { stack_overflow(); }
+    // fn stack_overflow() {
+    //     stack_overflow();
+    // }
     // stack_overflow();
 
     // unsafe {
     //     *(0xdead as *mut u32) = 42;
     // };
 
+    println!("tss: {:?}");
+
     // vga is *not* cpu specific
     vga::init();
 
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs b/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
index 7d9de270..0ee34685 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod bump;
 mod recycle;
+// mod stack_allocator;
 
 use multiboot2;
 use x86::structures::paging::*;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ use spin::Mutex;
 
 use self::bump::BumpFrameAllocator;
 use self::recycle::RecycleAllocator;
+// use self::stack_allocator::StackAllocator;
 
 pub trait FrameAllocator {
     fn allocate_frames(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<PhysFrame>;
diff --git a/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs b/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
index 3bce908e..fb756ce4 100644
--- a/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
+++ b/kernel-rs/src/memory/stack_allocator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use x86::structures::paging::*;
-use memory::paging::{ActivePageTable};
+use memory::paging::ActivePageTable;
 use memory::*;
 use core::ops::Range;
 
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ pub struct Stack {
 }
 
 impl Stack {
-    fn new (top: usize, bottom: usize) -> Stack {
+    fn new(top: usize, bottom: usize) -> Stack {
         assert!(top > bottom);
-        Stack {
-            top,
-            bottom,
-        }
+        Stack { top, bottom }
     }
 
     pub fn top(&self) -> usize {
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ impl Stack {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct StackAllocator {
-    range: Range<Page>
+    range: Range<Page>,
 }
 
 impl StackAllocator {
@@ -37,10 +34,12 @@ impl StackAllocator {
         StackAllocator { range }
     }
 
-    pub fn alloc_stack<FA: FrameAllocator>(&mut self,
-                                           active_table: &mut ActivePageTable,
-                                           frame_allocator: &mut FA,
-                                           size_in_pages: usize) -> Option<Stack> {
+    pub fn alloc_stack<FA: FrameAllocator>(
+        &mut self,
+        active_table: &mut ActivePageTable,
+        frame_allocator: &mut FA,
+        size_in_pages: usize,
+    ) -> Option<Stack> {
         if size_in_pages == 0 {
             return None; /* a zero sized stack makes no sense */
         }
@@ -71,8 +70,10 @@ 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 as usize,
-                                start.start_address().as_u32() as usize))
+                Some(Stack::new(
+                    top_of_stack as usize,
+                    start.start_address().as_u32() as usize,
+                ))
             }
             _ => None, /* not enough pages */
         }