diff --git a/sandbox/memblock/main.c b/sandbox/memblock/main.c
index 866e910..1a3526d 100644
--- a/sandbox/memblock/main.c
+++ b/sandbox/memblock/main.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	if (system_memory == MAP_FAILED) {
 		perror("mmap");
-		fprintf(stderr, "cannot allocate simulated system RAM buffer");
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot allocate simulated system RAM buffer\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sandbox/memblock/memblock.h b/sandbox/memblock/memblock.h
index f6fbec2..d4c721b 100644
--- a/sandbox/memblock/memblock.h
+++ b/sandbox/memblock/memblock.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ typedef enum memblock_region_status {
 } memblock_region_status_t;
 
 typedef struct memblock_region {
+	/* the status of the memory region (free, reserved, allocated, etc) */
+	memblock_region_status_t status;
 	/* the address of the first byte that makes up the region */
 	phys_addr_t base;
 	/* the address of the last byte that makes up the region */