diff --git a/src/paging.h b/src/paging.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "kint.h"
+#include "registers.h"
+
+/* defined in switch_table.s */
+extern uint load_page_directory(uint table_address);
+extern void enable_paging();
+
+void *_kmalloc(size_t size, bool align, void **phys);
+void *kmalloc(size_t size);
+void *kmalloc_a(size_t size);
+void *kmalloc_ap(size_t size, void **p);
+
+void initialize_paging();
+
+void page_fault(struct registers *regs);