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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Travis Geiselbrecht
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+ * (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+ * publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
+ * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include <compiler.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <kernel/debug.h>
+#include <kernel/thread.h>
+#include <kernel/timer.h>
+#include <kernel/mp.h>
+#include <kernel/port.h>
+
+void kernel_init(void)
+{
+	// if enabled, configure the kernel's event log
+	kernel_evlog_init();
+
+	// initialize the threading system
+	dprintf(SPEW, "initializing mp\n");
+	mp_init();
+
+	// initialize the threading system
+	dprintf(SPEW, "initializing threads\n");
+	thread_init();
+
+	// initialize kernel timers
+	dprintf(SPEW, "initializing timers\n");
+	timer_init();
+
+	// initialize ports
+	dprintf(SPEW, "initializing ports\n");
+	port_init();
+}
+