progress?

kernel/arch/idt/idt.c

@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ void exception_handler(unsigned int i)
 	kerror("EXCEPTION");
 	printf("Exeption: %u\n", i);
 #endif
-	__asm__ volatile ("cli; hlt"); // hangs the computer
+	if (i <= 31)
+		__asm__ volatile ("cli; hlt"); // hangs the computer
+
+	if (i == PIC_PIT) {
+		printf("Sending EOI instruction to PIT\n");
+		PIC_sendEOI(0);
+	}
 }
 
 void idt_set_descriptor(uint8_t vector, void *isr, uint8_t flags)
@@ -52,7 +58,8 @@ void idt_init(void)
 	__asm__ volatile("lidt %0" : : "m"(idtr)); // load the new IDT
 						  
 	PIC_remap(0x20, 0x28);
-	IRQ_set_mask(0xfd); // unmask IRQ1
+	//IRQ_set_mask(0xfd); // unmask IRQ1
+	pic_disable(); //TODO: this is ending a timer interrupt even though its masked off..
 
 	__asm__ volatile("sti"); // set the interrupt flag
 #ifdef __TESTING__

kernel/arch/idt/idt_src.s

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern exception_handler
 %macro isr_err_stub 1
 isr_stub_%+%1:
 	pushad
+	cld
 	push dword %1
 	call exception_handler
 	popad
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ isr_stub_%+%1:
 %macro isr_no_err_stub 1
 isr_stub_%+%1:
 	pushad
+	cld
 	push dword %1
 	call exception_handler
 	popad