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+;
+; panic.s - provides panic() which disables
+; interrupts and halts the system. currently used
+; mainly for debugging, will eventually be expanded
+; to display some useful information on the
+; console.
+;
+
+global panic
+extern printf
+
+panic:
+  push ebp
+  mov ebp, esp
+  push .msg
+  call printf
+  add esp, 4
+  cli
+  hlt
+.msg: db "Kernel panic!", 10, 0