diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4cdc89b..39e23f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include arch/$(SOCKS_ARCH)/config.mk
 # Platform-independent kernel source files
 ####################################
 
-KERNEL_SRC_DIRS := init kernel vm ds util obj
+KERNEL_SRC_DIRS := init kernel vm ds util obj test
 KERNEL_C_FILES := $(foreach dir,$(KERNEL_SRC_DIRS),$(wildcard $(dir)/*.c))
 KERNEL_OBJ := $(addprefix $(BUILD_DIR)/,$(KERNEL_C_FILES:.c=.o))
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ LIBC_OBJ := $(addprefix $(BUILD_DIR)/,$(LIBC_C_FILES:.c=.o))
 BUILD_ID := $(shell tools/generate_build_id.py --arch $(SOCKS_ARCH))
 
 CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -DBUILD_ID=\"$(BUILD_ID)\" -g -Wall -Werror -pedantic \
-	-Iinclude -Iarch/$(SOCKS_ARCH)/include -Ilibc/include -Os
+	-Iinclude -Iarch/$(SOCKS_ARCH)/include -Ilibc/include
 
 ASMFLAGS := $(ASMFLAGS) -DBUILD_ID=\"$(BUILD_ID)\"
-LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -g -Os
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -g
 
 ALL_KERNEL_OBJECT_FILES := $(KERNEL_OBJ) $(ARCH_OBJ) $(LIBC_OBJ)
 ALL_KERNEL_DEPS := $(ALL_KERNEL_OBJECT_FILES:.o=.d)
diff --git a/arch/user/extra.mk b/arch/user/extra.mk
index 3f37719..c6b4581 100644
--- a/arch/user/extra.mk
+++ b/arch/user/extra.mk
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ run: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC)
 
 	@$(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC)
 
-debug: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC)
+debug: $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).dbg
 	@if command -v gdb &> /dev/null; then \
-		gdb -tui $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) \
-	elif commad -v lldb &> /dev/null; then \
-		lldb -- $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC) \
+		gdb -tui $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).dbg; \
+	elif command -v lldb &> /dev/null; then \
+		lldb -- $(BUILD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_EXEC).dbg; \
 	else \
-		printf "No debuggers available." \
-	endif
+		printf "No debuggers available.\n"; \
+	fi
diff --git a/arch/user/include/socks/machine/init.h b/arch/user/include/socks/machine/init.h
index 6c594e6..f5c94f3 100644
--- a/arch/user/include/socks/machine/init.h
+++ b/arch/user/include/socks/machine/init.h
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#define __X2(x) #x
+#define __X(x) __X2(x)
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define __define_initcall(fn, id) \
+	static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
+	__section("__DATA,__initcall" __X(id) ".init") = (fn)
+#else
+#define __define_initcall(fn, id) \
+	static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
+	__section("initcall" __X(id) "_init") = (fn)
+#endif
+
 extern int ml_init(uintptr_t arg);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/user/init.c b/arch/user/init.c
index 6436daa..a35da3b 100644
--- a/arch/user/init.c
+++ b/arch/user/init.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <arch/stdcon.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
-#define PMEM_SIZE 0x2000000
+#define PMEM_SIZE 0x4000000
 
 extern void kernel_init(uintptr_t arg);
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ int ml_init(uintptr_t arg)
 	vm_bootstrap(vm_zones, sizeof vm_zones / sizeof vm_zones[0]);
 
 	object_bootstrap();
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/user/initcall.c b/arch/user/initcall.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef4f5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/user/initcall.c
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include <socks/init.h>
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+extern char __start_initcall0[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall0.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall0[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall0.init");
+extern char __start_initcall1[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall1.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall1[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall1.init");
+extern char __start_initcall2[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall2.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall2[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall2.init");
+extern char __start_initcall3[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall3.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall3[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall3.init");
+extern char __start_initcall4[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall4.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall4[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall4.init");
+extern char __start_initcall5[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall5.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall5[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall5.init");
+extern char __start_initcall6[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall6.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall6[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall6.init");
+extern char __start_initcall7[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall7.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall7[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall7.init");
+extern char __start_initcall8[] __asm("section$start$__DATA$__initcall8.init");
+extern char __stop_initcall8[] __asm("section$end$__DATA$__initcall8.init");
+#else
+extern char __start_initcall0_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall0_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall1_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall1_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall2_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall2_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall3_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall3_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall4_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall4_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall5_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall5_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall6_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall6_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall7_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall7_init[];
+extern char __start_initcall8_init[];
+extern char __stop_initcall8_init[];
+#endif
+
+static initcall_t *initcall_start[] = {
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall0_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall1_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall2_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall3_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall4_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall5_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall6_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall7_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__start_initcall8_init,
+};
+
+static initcall_t *initcall_end[] = {
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall0_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall1_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall2_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall3_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall4_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall5_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall6_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall7_init,
+    (initcall_t *)__stop_initcall8_init,
+};
+
+int start_initlevel(int level)
+{
+	if (initcall_start[level] == initcall_end[level]) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	for (initcall_t *fn = initcall_start[level]; fn < initcall_end[level]; fn++) {
+		int res = (*fn)();
+		
+		if (res != 0) {
+			return res;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* define a stub initcall for each initlevel to ensure
+   the corresponding exec section gets created */
+static int stub_initcall(void) { return 0; }
+
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 0);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 1);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 2);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 3);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 4);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 5);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 6);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 7);
+__define_initcall(stub_initcall, 8);
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/include/socks/machine/init.h b/arch/x86_64/include/socks/machine/init.h
index 6c594e6..d95555e 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/include/socks/machine/init.h
+++ b/arch/x86_64/include/socks/machine/init.h
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#define __X2(x) #x
+#define __X(x) __X2(x)
+
+#define __define_initcall(fn, id) \
+	static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
+	__section(".initcall" __X(id) ".init") = (fn)
+
 extern int ml_init(uintptr_t arg);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/init.c b/arch/x86_64/init.c
index e40d848..576f228 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/init.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <socks/vm.h>
 #include <socks/printk.h>
 #include <socks/machine/cpu.h>
+#include <socks/libc/stdio.h>
 #include <arch/vgacon.h>
 #include <arch/acpi.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/initcall.c b/arch/x86_64/initcall.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a97bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86_64/initcall.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <socks/init.h>
+
+extern char __initcall0_start[];
+extern char __initcall1_start[];
+extern char __initcall2_start[];
+extern char __initcall3_start[];
+extern char __initcall4_start[];
+extern char __initcall5_start[];
+extern char __initcall6_start[];
+extern char __initcall7_start[];
+extern char __initcall8_start[];
+extern char __initcall_end[];
+
+static initcall_t *m_init_func_levels[] = {
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall0_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall1_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall2_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall3_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall4_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall5_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall6_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall7_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall8_start,
+    (initcall_t *)__initcall_end,
+};
+
+int start_initlevel(int level) {
+    if (m_init_func_levels[level] == m_init_func_levels[level + 1]) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    for (initcall_t *fn = m_init_func_levels[level]; fn < m_init_func_levels[level + 1]; fn++) {
+	    int res = (*fn)();
+
+	    if (res != 0) {
+		    return res;
+	    }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/layout.ld b/arch/x86_64/layout.ld
index e0bd1d1..85f0c82 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/layout.ld
+++ b/arch/x86_64/layout.ld
@@ -31,6 +31,28 @@ SECTIONS {
         *(.data)
    }
 
+   .initcall ALIGN(4K) : AT(ADDR(.initcall) - KERNEL_VMA) {
+        __initcall0_start = .;
+        *(.initcall0.init)
+        __initcall1_start = .;
+        *(.initcall1.init)
+        __initcall2_start = .;
+        *(.initcall2.init)
+        __initcall3_start = .;
+        *(.initcall3.init)
+        __initcall4_start = .;
+        *(.initcall4.init)
+        __initcall5_start = .;
+        *(.initcall5.init)
+        __initcall6_start = .;
+        *(.initcall6.init)
+        __initcall7_start = .;
+        *(.initcall7.init)
+        __initcall8_start = .;
+        *(.initcall8.init)
+        __initcall_end = .;
+    }
+
    .eh_frame ALIGN(4K) : AT(ADDR(.eh_frame) - KERNEL_VMA)
    {
        _ehframe = .;
diff --git a/include/socks/init.h b/include/socks/init.h
index 21d30a0..c9e2e6f 100644
--- a/include/socks/init.h
+++ b/include/socks/init.h
@@ -2,32 +2,32 @@
 #define SOCKS_INIT_H_
 
 #include <socks/compiler.h>
+#include <socks/machine/init.h>
 
 typedef int (*initcall_t)(void);
 
-#define __INITLEVEL_EARLY	0
-#define __INITLEVEL_CORE	1
-#define __INITLEVEL_POSTCORE	2
-#define __INITLEVEL_ARCH	3
-#define __INITLEVEL_SUBSYS	4
-#define __INITLEVEL_ROOTFS	5
-#define __INITLEVEL_DEVICE	6
-#define __INITLEVEL_LATE	7
+#define INITLEVEL_EARLY       0
+#define INITLEVEL_CORE        1
+#define INITLEVEL_POSTCORE    2
+#define INITLEVEL_ARCH        3
+#define INITLEVEL_SUBSYS      4
+#define INITLEVEL_ROOTFS      5
+#define INITLEVEL_DEVICE      6
+#define INITLEVEL_LATE        7
+#define INITLEVEL_TESTS       8
 
-#define __define_initcall(fn, id) \
-	static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
-	__section(".initcall" #id ".init") = (fn)
-
-#define early_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_EARLY)
-#define core_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_CORE)
-#define postcore_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_POSTCORE)
-#define arch_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_ARCH)
-#define subsys_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_SUBSYS)
-#define rootfs_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_ROOTFS)
-#define device_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_DEVICE)
-#define late_initcall(fn)	__define_initcall(fn, __INITLEVEL_LATE)
+#define early_initcall(fn)    __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_EARLY)
+#define core_initcall(fn)     __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_CORE)
+#define postcore_initcall(fn) __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_POSTCORE)
+#define arch_initcall(fn)     __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_ARCH)
+#define subsys_initcall(fn)   __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_SUBSYS)
+#define rootfs_initcall(fn)   __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_ROOTFS)
+#define device_initcall(fn)   __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_DEVICE)
+#define late_initcall(fn)     __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_LATE)
+#define test_initcall(fn)     __define_initcall(fn, INITLEVEL_TESTS)
 
 extern void print_kernel_banner(void);
 extern int do_initcalls(void);
+extern int start_initlevel(int level);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/socks/test.h b/include/socks/test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7511ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/socks/test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef SOCKS_TEST_H_
+#define SOCKS_TEST_H_
+
+extern int run_all_tests(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 0074da7..2a4a6b4 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <socks/init.h>
 
+
 int do_initcalls(void)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index d42c187..9aeb11d 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <socks/init.h>
+#include <socks/test.h>
 #include <socks/printk.h>
 #include <socks/machine/init.h>
 #include <socks/machine/cpu.h>
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ void print_kernel_banner(void)
 void kernel_init(uintptr_t arg)
 {
 	ml_init(arg);
+
+	run_all_tests();
 	
 	ml_halt_cpu();
 }
diff --git a/libc/string/strlen.c b/libc/string/strlen.c
index ee0685a..49967b6 100644
--- a/libc/string/strlen.c
+++ b/libc/string/strlen.c
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 #include <socks/libc/string.h>
 
 size_t strlen(const char *str) {
-    if (!str) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    size_t res = 0;
-    while (str[res]) {
-        res++;
-    }
-
-    return res;
+	size_t res = 0;
+	while (str[res]) {
+		res++;
+	}
+	
+	return res;
 }
diff --git a/test/obj.c b/test/obj.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd020ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/obj.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#include <socks/object.h>
+#include <socks/printk.h>
+#include <socks/init.h>
+#include <socks/libc/stdio.h>
+
+struct test_object {
+	char name[OBJECT_NAME_MAX];
+};
+
+static kern_status_t test_query_name(object_t *obj, char out[OBJECT_NAME_MAX])
+{
+	struct test_object *test = object_data(obj);
+	strncpy(out, test->name, OBJECT_NAME_MAX);
+	out[OBJECT_NAME_MAX - 1] = 0;
+	return KERN_OK;
+}
+
+static object_type_t test_type = {
+	.ob_name = "test",
+	.ob_size = sizeof(struct test_object),
+	.ob_ops = {
+		.query_name = test_query_name,
+	},
+};
+
+static void print_object_tree(object_t *obj, int depth)
+{
+	char msg[256] = {0};
+	int len = 0;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
+		len += snprintf(msg + len, sizeof msg - len, "  ");
+	}
+
+	char name[OBJECT_NAME_MAX];
+	object_query_name(obj, name);
+
+	len += snprintf(msg + len, sizeof msg - len, "%s", name);
+	printk(msg);
+	
+	object_t *child = NULL;
+	size_t i = 0;
+	
+	while (1) {
+		kern_status_t status = object_get_child_at(obj, i, &child);
+		if (status != KERN_OK) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		print_object_tree(child, depth + 1);
+		i++;
+	}
+}
+
+static int run_obj_tests(void)
+{
+	object_type_register(&test_type);
+
+	object_t *test_obj = object_create(&test_type);
+	struct test_object *test = object_data(test_obj);
+	snprintf(test->name, sizeof test->name, "object1");
+	kern_status_t status = object_publish(global_namespace(), "/misc/objects", test_obj);
+	if (status == KERN_OK) {
+		printk("published object at /misc/objects/object1");
+	} else {
+		printk("publish failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (object_publish(global_namespace(), "/misc/objects/object1", test_obj) == KERN_OK) {
+		printk("second publish succeeded but shouldn't have");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	print_object_tree(object_header(global_namespace()), 0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+test_initcall(run_obj_tests);
diff --git a/test/test.c b/test/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42817f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <socks/init.h>
+#include <socks/printk.h>
+
+int run_all_tests(void)
+{
+	printk("############ RUNNING KERNEL TESTS ############");
+	return start_initlevel(INITLEVEL_TESTS);
+}