diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
index d0ce762e..3f2fb406 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/errors.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ pub enum FsError {
     EndOfFile,
     InodeNotFound,
     InvalidDevice,
+    InvalidPath,
     IsDirectory,
+    NotAbsolute,
     NotADirectory,
     NotFound,
+    Recursion,
     UnsupportedOperation,
 }
 
diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
index 1140ecdb..82f93bd4 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/ext2.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use ext2::volume::Volume;
 use crate::handle::{Handle, HandleResource};
 
 use super::errors::FsError;
-use super::vfs::{DirectoryEntry, FsFlags, VFS};
+use super::vfs::{DirectoryEntry, FsFlags, VirtualFileSystem, VFS};
 use super::{FsNode, FsResult as Result, StorageDevice};
 
 pub struct Ext2StorageDevice<S, V>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ where
 {
     fs: Synced<Ext2<S, V>>,
     device_handle: Handle,
-    root: Arc<FsNode>,
+    root_handle: Handle,
 }
 
 impl<S, V> Ext2StorageDevice<S, V>
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ where
             Weak::new(),
         ));
 
-        let mut vfs = VFS.lock();
-        vfs.add_fs_node(root.clone());
+        let mut vfs = VFS.write();
+        let root_handle = vfs.add_fs_node(root.clone());
 
         Ok(Self {
             fs,
             device_handle,
-            root,
+            root_handle,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ where
             .fs
             .inode_nth(entry.inode)
             .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?;
-        let mut vfs = VFS.lock();
+        let mut vfs = VFS.write();
         let entry_node_handle = vfs
             .find_fs_node(entry.inode, self.device_handle)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
@@ -113,14 +113,13 @@ where
         ))
     }
 
-    fn find_dir(&self, node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<Handle> {
+    fn find_dir(&self, vfs: &mut VirtualFileSystem, node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<Handle> {
         let inode = self
             .fs
             .inode_nth(node.inode() as usize)
             .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InodeNotFound)?;
         let dir = inode.directory().ok_or_else(|| FsError::NotADirectory)?;
         let mut found_node = Err(FsError::NotFound);
-        let mut vfs = VFS.lock();
         for entry in dir {
             if entry.is_err() {
                 continue;
@@ -139,14 +138,15 @@ where
                             Weak::new(),
                         )))
                     }));
+                break;
             }
         }
 
         found_node
     }
 
-    fn root_node(&self) -> Arc<FsNode> {
-        self.root.clone()
+    fn root(&self) -> Handle {
+        self.root_handle
     }
 
     fn device_handle(&self) -> Handle {
diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
index 76a529fc..bbd076a3 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{filesystem::vfs::VFS, handle::Handle, KERNEL_STATE};
 use self::{
     errors::FsError,
     ext2::Ext2StorageDevice,
-    vfs::{DirectoryEntry, FsNode},
+    vfs::{DirectoryEntry, FsNode, VirtualFileSystem},
 };
 use FsResult as Result;
 
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ where
     fn read(&self, node: &FsNode, offset: usize, size: usize, buffer: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<()>;
     fn write(&self, node: &FsNode, offset: usize, buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<()>;
     fn read_dir(&self, node: &FsNode, index: usize) -> Result<DirectoryEntry>;
-    fn find_dir(&self, node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<Handle>;
+    fn find_dir(&self, vfs: &mut VirtualFileSystem, node: &FsNode, name: &str) -> Result<Handle>;
     // TODO: flush to disk
 
-    fn root_node(&self) -> Arc<FsNode>;
+    fn root(&self) -> Handle;
     fn device_handle(&self) -> Handle;
 }
 
 pub fn init() -> Result<()> {
     let mut state = KERNEL_STATE.lock();
     let fs = load_fs()?;
-    let mut vfs = VFS.lock();
-    vfs.init(fs.root_node());
+    let mut vfs = VFS.write();
+    vfs.set_root(fs.root())?;
     state.add_storage_device(fs);
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -53,19 +53,37 @@ fn load_fs() -> Result<Ext2StorageDevice<Size1024, Vec<u8>>> {
     Ext2StorageDevice::new(volume)
 }
 
-pub fn walk<S: Into<String>>(dir: Arc<FsNode>, path: S) {
+pub fn tree(path: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let dir = {
+        let mut vfs = VFS.write();
+        let handle = vfs.resolve(path)?;
+        vfs.fs_node(handle).ok_or_else(|| FsError::NotFound)?
+    };
+
+    tree_inner(
+        dir,
+        if path.starts_with('/') {
+            &path[1..]
+        } else {
+            path
+        },
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn tree_inner<S: Into<String>>(dir: Arc<FsNode>, path: S) {
     let path = path.into();
     if let Some(dir) = dir.directory() {
         for entry in dir {
             let fs_node = {
-                let mut vfs = VFS.lock();
+                let vfs = VFS.read();
                 vfs.fs_node(entry.node()).unwrap()
             };
 
             println!("{}/{} => {}", path, entry.name(), fs_node.inode());
             trace!("{entry:#?}");
             if entry.name() != "." && entry.name() != ".." {
-                walk(fs_node, format!("{}/{}", path, entry.name()));
+                tree_inner(fs_node, format!("{}/{}", path, entry.name()));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
index 5d6b4aec..e1cc3f94 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use core::cmp;
 use alloc::sync::{Arc, Weak};
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use spin::Mutex;
+use spin::RwLock;
 
 use super::{errors::FsError, FsResult as Result};
 use crate::{
@@ -17,18 +17,77 @@ use crate::{
     KERNEL_STATE,
 };
 
+/// The limit for symlink recursion. In POSIX, this is at least 8. In Linux, this is 40.
+const SYMLINK_RECURSION_LIMIT: u8 = 8;
+
 lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref VFS: Mutex<VirtualFileSystem> = Default::default();
+    pub static ref VFS: RwLock<VirtualFileSystem> = Default::default();
 }
 
 pub struct VirtualFileSystem {
     fs_nodes: HashMap<Handle, Arc<FsNode>>,
     root_node: Weak<FsNode>,
+    root_handle: Option<Handle>,
 }
 
 impl VirtualFileSystem {
-    pub fn init(&mut self, root_node: Arc<FsNode>) {
-        self.root_node = Arc::downgrade(&root_node)
+    /// Sets the VFS root to the given VFS node handle.
+    pub fn set_root(&mut self, handle: Handle) -> Result<()> {
+        let root_node = self.fs_node(handle).ok_or_else(|| FsError::NotFound)?;
+        self.root_node = Arc::downgrade(&root_node);
+        self.root_handle = Some(handle);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Resolves the path to a handle. If the resulting node is a symlink,
+    /// the symlink itself is returned. All symlinks but the resulting node
+    /// are traversed.
+    ///
+    /// Requires a mutable reference because internally it might open new VFS
+    /// nodes while resolving the path.
+    pub fn resolve<S: AsRef<str>>(&mut self, path: S) -> Result<Handle> {
+        // TODO: caching
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+
+        if !path.starts_with('/') {
+            // FIXME: use current process working directory for relative paths?
+            Err(FsError::NotAbsolute)?;
+        }
+
+        let mut components = path.split_terminator(path);
+        components.next(); // throw the empty string caused by the root /
+                           // will be initialised beforehand so okay to unwrap
+        let mut resolved_node = self.root_handle.unwrap();
+        // let mut symlink_recursion_level = 0;
+        for component in components {
+            // if symlink_recursion_level >= SYMLINK_RECURSION_LIMIT {
+            //     Err(FsError::Recursion)?;
+            // }
+
+            if component == "" {
+                Err(FsError::InvalidPath)?;
+            }
+
+            // checked by previous iteration so okay to unwrap
+            let parent = self.fs_node(resolved_node).unwrap();
+
+            // TODO: permission checks
+
+            // FIXME: find_dir checks that this is a directory already but
+            //        that's just more boilerplate in StorageDevice impls
+            //        we should probably check that here instead to reduce
+            //        required boilerplate
+            // if !parent.is_dir() {
+            //     Err(FsError::NotADirectory)?;
+            // }
+
+            // FIXME: handle mount points
+            // FIXME: handle symlinks
+
+            resolved_node = parent.find_dir(self, component)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(resolved_node)
     }
 
     pub fn add_fs_node(&mut self, fs_node: Arc<FsNode>) -> Handle {
@@ -47,7 +106,7 @@ impl VirtualFileSystem {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn fs_node(&mut self, handle: Handle) -> Option<Arc<FsNode>> {
+    pub fn fs_node(&self, handle: Handle) -> Option<Arc<FsNode>> {
         self.fs_nodes.get(&handle).cloned()
     }
 
@@ -62,6 +121,7 @@ impl Default for VirtualFileSystem {
         Self {
             fs_nodes: HashMap::new(),
             root_node: Weak::new(),
+            root_handle: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -151,13 +211,13 @@ impl FsNode {
         device.read_dir(self, index)
     }
 
-    pub fn find_dir(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Handle> {
+    pub fn find_dir(&self, vfs: &mut VirtualFileSystem, name: &str) -> Result<Handle> {
         let state = KERNEL_STATE.lock();
         let device = state
             .storage_device(self.device_handle)
             .ok_or_else(|| FsError::InvalidDevice)?;
 
-        device.find_dir(self, name)
+        device.find_dir(vfs, self, name)
     }
 
     pub fn directory(self: Arc<Self>) -> Option<Directory> {
@@ -220,7 +280,7 @@ impl Iterator for Directory {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DirectoryEntry {
     name: String,
     node: Handle,
diff --git a/ableos/src/relib/time/kilotime.rs b/ableos/src/relib/time/kilotime.rs
index bb39533e..06cae00d 100644
--- a/ableos/src/relib/time/kilotime.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/relib/time/kilotime.rs
@@ -5,57 +5,57 @@ use core::fmt::{Display, Error, Formatter};
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct Kilosecond(u32);
 impl Kilosecond {
-   pub fn from_ms(ms: u32) -> Self {
-      Self(ms)
-   }
+    pub fn from_ms(ms: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(ms)
+    }
 
-   pub fn from_sec(sec: u32) -> Self {
-      Self(sec * 1000)
-   }
+    pub fn from_sec(sec: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(sec * 1000)
+    }
 
-   pub fn from_minutes(min: u32) -> Self {
-      Self(min * 60 * 1000)
-   }
+    pub fn from_minutes(min: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(min * 60 * 1000)
+    }
 
-   pub fn from_hours(hrs: u32) -> Self {
-      Self(hrs * 60 * 60 * 1000)
-   }
+    pub fn from_hours(hrs: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(hrs * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+    }
 
-   pub fn from_days(days: u32) -> Self {
-      Self(days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
-   }
+    pub fn from_days(days: u32) -> Self {
+        Self(days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+    }
 
-   pub fn s(&self) -> u32 {
-      (self.0 % 1000)
-   }
+    pub fn s(&self) -> u32 {
+        (self.0 % 1000)
+    }
 
-   pub fn k(&self) -> u32 {
-      self.0 / 1000
-   }
+    pub fn k(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.0 / 1000
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for Kilosecond {
-   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error> {
-      write![f, "{}K {}S", self.k(), self.s()]
-   }
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        write![f, "{}K {}S", self.k(), self.s()]
+    }
 }
 
 impl core::ops::Add for Kilosecond {
-   type Output = Self;
-   fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
-      Self(self.0 + rhs.0)
-   }
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0 + rhs.0)
+    }
 }
 
 impl core::ops::Sub for Kilosecond {
-   type Output = Self;
-   fn sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
-      Self(self.0 - rhs.0)
-   }
+    type Output = Self;
+    fn sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0 - rhs.0)
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<Time> for Kilosecond {
-   fn from(t: Time) -> Self {
-      Self((t.hour as u32 * 3600 + t.minutes as u32 * 60 + t.seconds as u32) * 1000)
-   }
+    fn from(t: Time) -> Self {
+        Self((t.hour as u32 * 3600 + t.minutes as u32 * 60 + t.seconds as u32) * 1000)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index 3d872318..288d2b72 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 use crate::arch::drivers::sysinfo::master;
 use crate::arch::interrupts::{reset_pit_for_cpu, set_pit_2};
 use crate::devices::pci::brute_force_scan;
-use crate::filesystem::vfs::VFS;
+use crate::filesystem;
 use crate::systeminfo::{KERNEL_VERSION, RELEASE_TYPE};
 use crate::time::fetch_time;
-use crate::{filesystem, KERNEL_STATE};
 use crate::{
     arch::shutdown,
     rhai_shell::KEYBUFF,
     vterm::VTerm,
+    KERNEL_STATE,
     // wasm_jumploader::run_program,
 };
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn scratchpad() {
 
     disable();
     let tick_time = fetch_time();
-    let hostname = &KERNEL_STATE.lock().hostname;
+    let hostname = KERNEL_STATE.lock().hostname.clone();
 
     let allocator = ALLOCATOR.lock();
     let size = allocator.size();
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ pub fn scratchpad() {
         BANNER_WIDTH
     );
 
-    let root = {
-        let vfs = VFS.lock();
-        vfs.root_node()
-    };
-
-    filesystem::walk(root, "");
-
     real_shell();
 }
 
@@ -248,6 +241,7 @@ pub fn command_parser(user: String, command: String) {
         // }
         "test" => {}
         "quit" => shutdown(),
+        "tree" => filesystem::tree("/").unwrap(),
 
         _ => {
             // let mut options = OpenOptions::new();
diff --git a/repbuild/src/main.rs b/repbuild/src/main.rs
index 2deb7793..e3662bcf 100644
--- a/repbuild/src/main.rs
+++ b/repbuild/src/main.rs
@@ -10,213 +10,213 @@ use std::{fs, process::Command};
 use colored::*;
 
 struct Options {
-   pub subcommand: Subcommand,
-   pub arguments: Vec<String>,
+    pub subcommand: Subcommand,
+    pub arguments: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 enum Subcommand {
-   Doc,
-   Help,
-   Run,
-   Empty,
-   /// Run all tests for all architectures
-   Test,
-   Unknown(String),
+    Doc,
+    Help,
+    Run,
+    Empty,
+    /// Run all tests for all architectures
+    Test,
+    Unknown(String),
 }
 
 impl Subcommand {
-   fn from_str<S: AsRef<str>>(str: S) -> Subcommand {
-      match str.as_ref() {
-         "doc" => Subcommand::Doc,
-         "help" => Subcommand::Help,
-         "run" | "r" => Subcommand::Run,
-         "test" | "t" => Subcommand::Test,
-         "" => Subcommand::Empty,
-         unknown => Subcommand::Unknown(unknown.to_string()),
-      }
-   }
+    fn from_str<S: AsRef<str>>(str: S) -> Subcommand {
+        match str.as_ref() {
+            "doc" => Subcommand::Doc,
+            "help" => Subcommand::Help,
+            "run" | "r" => Subcommand::Run,
+            "test" | "t" => Subcommand::Test,
+            "" => Subcommand::Empty,
+            unknown => Subcommand::Unknown(unknown.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 enum MachineType {
-   X86_64,
-   RiscV64,
-   AArch64,
-   Unknown(String),
+    X86_64,
+    RiscV64,
+    AArch64,
+    Unknown(String),
 }
 
 fn main() {
-   let options = options();
+    let options = options();
 
-   match options.subcommand {
-      Subcommand::Test => {
-         Command::new("cargo")
-            .args(["test", "--target=json_targets/x86_64-ableos.json"])
-            .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-            .status()
-            .unwrap();
+    match options.subcommand {
+        Subcommand::Test => {
+            Command::new("cargo")
+                .args(["test", "--target=json_targets/x86_64-ableos.json"])
+                .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                .status()
+                .unwrap();
 
-         // panic!("Test Infrastructure missing");
-      }
-      Subcommand::Doc => {
-         let machine_text = options.arguments.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            // panic!("Test Infrastructure missing");
+        }
+        Subcommand::Doc => {
+            let machine_text = options.arguments.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
 
-         match machine(machine_text) {
-            MachineType::X86_64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["doc", "--open"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
+            match machine(machine_text) {
+                MachineType::X86_64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["doc", "--open"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::RiscV64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["doc", "--open", "--target=riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::AArch64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["doc", "--open", "--target=json_targets/aarch64-ableos.json"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::Unknown(unknown) => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "{}: unknown machine type `{}`",
+                        "error".red().bold(),
+                        unknown.bold(),
+                    );
+                    eprintln!("expected one of x86_64, riscv64 or aarch64");
+                }
             }
-            MachineType::RiscV64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["doc", "--open", "--target=riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
-            }
-            MachineType::AArch64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["doc", "--open", "--target=json_targets/aarch64-ableos.json"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
-            }
-            MachineType::Unknown(unknown) => {
-               eprintln!(
-                  "{}: unknown machine type `{}`",
-                  "error".red().bold(),
-                  unknown.bold(),
-               );
-               eprintln!("expected one of x86_64, riscv64 or aarch64");
-            }
-         }
-      }
-      Subcommand::Help => help(),
-      Subcommand::Run => {
-         let machine_text = options.arguments.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
-         let debug = options.arguments.get(1).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
-         let debug = matches!(debug.as_str(), "--debug" | "--dbg" | "-d");
+        }
+        Subcommand::Help => help(),
+        Subcommand::Run => {
+            let machine_text = options.arguments.get(0).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            let debug = options.arguments.get(1).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+            let debug = matches!(debug.as_str(), "--debug" | "--dbg" | "-d");
 
-         match machine(machine_text) {
-            MachineType::X86_64 if debug => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["run", "--", "-S", "-gdb", "tcp:9000"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
-            }
-            MachineType::X86_64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["run", "--release"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
-            }
-            MachineType::RiscV64 if debug => {
-               eprintln!(
-                  "{}: debug is not implemented for riscv64",
-                  "error".red().bold()
-               );
-            }
-            MachineType::RiscV64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args(["build", "--release", "--target=riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
+            match machine(machine_text) {
+                MachineType::X86_64 if debug => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["run", "--", "-S", "-gdb", "tcp:9000"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::X86_64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["run", "--release"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::RiscV64 if debug => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "{}: debug is not implemented for riscv64",
+                        "error".red().bold()
+                    );
+                }
+                MachineType::RiscV64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args(["build", "--release", "--target=riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
 
-               Command::new("qemu-system-riscv64")
-                  .args(["-machine", "virt"])
-                  .args(["-cpu", "rv64"])
-                  .args(["-smp", "8"])
-                  .args(["-m", "128M"])
-                  .arg("-bios")
-                  .arg("src/arch/riscv/firmwear/opensbi-riscv64-generic-fw_jump.bin")
-                  .arg("-kernel")
-                  .arg("target/riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf/release/ableos")
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
-            }
-            MachineType::AArch64 if debug => {
-               eprintln!(
-                  "{}: debug is not implemented for aarch64",
-                  "error".red().bold()
-               );
-            }
-            MachineType::AArch64 => {
-               Command::new("cargo")
-                  .args([
-                     "build",
-                     "--release",
-                     "--target=json_targets/aarch64-ableos.json",
-                  ])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
+                    Command::new("qemu-system-riscv64")
+                        .args(["-machine", "virt"])
+                        .args(["-cpu", "rv64"])
+                        .args(["-smp", "8"])
+                        .args(["-m", "128M"])
+                        .arg("-bios")
+                        .arg("src/arch/riscv/firmwear/opensbi-riscv64-generic-fw_jump.bin")
+                        .arg("-kernel")
+                        .arg("target/riscv64gc-unknown-none-elf/release/ableos")
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::AArch64 if debug => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "{}: debug is not implemented for aarch64",
+                        "error".red().bold()
+                    );
+                }
+                MachineType::AArch64 => {
+                    Command::new("cargo")
+                        .args([
+                            "build",
+                            "--release",
+                            "--target=json_targets/aarch64-ableos.json",
+                        ])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
 
-               Command::new("qemu-system-aarch64")
-                  .args(["-machine", "virt"])
-                  .args(["-m", "1024M"])
-                  .args(["-cpu", "cortex-a53"])
-                  .args(["-kernel", "target/aarch64-ableos/release/ableos"])
-                  .args(["-device", "virtio-keyboard"])
-                  .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
-                  .status()
-                  .unwrap();
+                    Command::new("qemu-system-aarch64")
+                        .args(["-machine", "virt"])
+                        .args(["-m", "1024M"])
+                        .args(["-cpu", "cortex-a53"])
+                        .args(["-kernel", "target/aarch64-ableos/release/ableos"])
+                        .args(["-device", "virtio-keyboard"])
+                        .current_dir(fs::canonicalize("./ableos").unwrap())
+                        .status()
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                MachineType::Unknown(unknown) => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "{}: unknown machine type `{}`",
+                        "error".red().bold(),
+                        unknown.bold(),
+                    );
+                    eprintln!("expected one of x86_64, riscv64 or aarch64");
+                }
             }
-            MachineType::Unknown(unknown) => {
-               eprintln!(
-                  "{}: unknown machine type `{}`",
-                  "error".red().bold(),
-                  unknown.bold(),
-               );
-               eprintln!("expected one of x86_64, riscv64 or aarch64");
-            }
-         }
-      }
-      Subcommand::Empty => {
-         eprintln!("{}: no subcommand passed", "error".red().bold());
-         help();
-      }
-      Subcommand::Unknown(unknown) => {
-         eprintln!(
-            "{}: unknown subcommand `{}`",
-            "error".red().bold(),
-            unknown.bold()
-         );
-         help();
-      }
-   }
+        }
+        Subcommand::Empty => {
+            eprintln!("{}: no subcommand passed", "error".red().bold());
+            help();
+        }
+        Subcommand::Unknown(unknown) => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}: unknown subcommand `{}`",
+                "error".red().bold(),
+                unknown.bold()
+            );
+            help();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn options() -> Options {
-   let subcommand = std::env::args().nth(1).unwrap_or_default();
-   let arguments = std::env::args().skip(2).collect();
+    let subcommand = std::env::args().nth(1).unwrap_or_default();
+    let arguments = std::env::args().skip(2).collect();
 
-   Options {
-      subcommand: Subcommand::from_str(subcommand),
-      arguments,
-   }
+    Options {
+        subcommand: Subcommand::from_str(subcommand),
+        arguments,
+    }
 }
 
 fn machine<S: AsRef<str>>(text: S) -> MachineType {
-   match text.as_ref() {
-      "x86" | "x86_64" => MachineType::X86_64,
-      "riscv" | "riscv64" => MachineType::RiscV64,
-      "arm" | "arm64" | "aarch64" => MachineType::AArch64,
-      "" => {
-         eprintln!(
-            "{}: no machine type passed, defaulting to x86_64",
-            "warning".yellow().bold()
-         );
-         MachineType::X86_64
-      }
-      unknown => MachineType::Unknown(unknown.to_string()),
-   }
+    match text.as_ref() {
+        "x86" | "x86_64" => MachineType::X86_64,
+        "riscv" | "riscv64" => MachineType::RiscV64,
+        "arm" | "arm64" | "aarch64" => MachineType::AArch64,
+        "" => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}: no machine type passed, defaulting to x86_64",
+                "warning".yellow().bold()
+            );
+            MachineType::X86_64
+        }
+        unknown => MachineType::Unknown(unknown.to_string()),
+    }
 }
 
 fn help() {
-   todo!("`help`")
+    todo!("`help`")
 }