diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5c459a27..6e6c7c22 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #![feature(no_std, lang_items, asm)]
 #![feature(core_str_ext, const_fn, range_inclusive)]
 #![feature(unique, core_intrinsics, alloc)]
+#![feature(box_syntax)]
 #![no_std]
 
 extern crate rlibc;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ pub extern fn rust_main(multiboot_address: usize) {
     print!("line {}", 2);
 
     Box::new(42);
+    box [42; 25000000];
 
     loop{}
 }
diff --git a/src/memory/alloc/mod.rs b/src/memory/alloc/mod.rs
index 151583a1..b75ee879 100644
--- a/src/memory/alloc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/memory/alloc/mod.rs
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ use core::iter::range_inclusive;
 use rlibc::memcpy;
 use spin::Mutex;
 
-static ALLOCATOR: Mutex<Option<Allocator<'static, DynamicFrameStack>>> = Mutex::new(None);
+static ALLOCATOR: Mutex<Option<Allocator>> = Mutex::new(None);
 
 const HEAD_BOTTOM: usize =  0o_001_000_000_000_0000;
 
-struct Allocator<'a, T> where T: 'a {
+struct Allocator {
     heap_top: usize,
     last_mapped_page: Page,
-    mapper: Mapper<'a, T>,
+    lock: paging::Lock,
+    frame_stack: DynamicFrameStack,
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> Allocator<'a, T> where T: FrameAllocator {
+impl Allocator {
     pub fn allocate(&mut self, size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
+        println!("allocate {} bytes (align {})", size, align); //loop{}
         let start_address = align_up(self.heap_top, align);
         let end_address = start_address + size;
         let end_page = Page::containing_address(end_address - 1).number;
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ impl<'a, T> Allocator<'a, T> where T: FrameAllocator {
 
         if end_page > last_mapped_page {
             for page in range_inclusive(last_mapped_page + 1, end_page).map(|n| Page{number: n}) {
-                self.mapper.map(page, true, false)
+                let mut mapper = self.lock.mapper(&mut self.frame_stack);
+                mapper.map(page, true, false)
             }
             self.last_mapped_page.number = end_page;
         }
@@ -52,6 +55,21 @@ fn align_up(addr: usize, align: usize) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn init(mut lock: paging::Lock, mut frame_stack: DynamicFrameStack) {
+    let last_mapped_page = Page::containing_address(HEAD_BOTTOM);
+    {
+        let mut mapper = lock.mapper(&mut frame_stack);
+        mapper.map(last_mapped_page, true, false);
+    }
+
+    *ALLOCATOR.lock() = Some(Allocator {
+        heap_top: HEAD_BOTTOM,
+        last_mapped_page: last_mapped_page,
+        lock: lock,
+        frame_stack: frame_stack,
+    })
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern fn __rust_allocate(size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
     ALLOCATOR.lock().as_mut().expect("no allocator").allocate(size, align)
diff --git a/src/memory/mod.rs b/src/memory/mod.rs
index 06b514f4..2cb35f47 100644
--- a/src/memory/mod.rs
+++ b/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use multiboot2::Multiboot;
 use self::paging::Page;
+use self::frame_allocator::{FrameAllocator, DynamicFrameStack};
 
 mod alloc;
 mod paging;
@@ -26,12 +27,12 @@ pub fn init(multiboot: &Multiboot) {
     identity_map_kernel_sections(multiboot, lock.mapper(&mut bump_pointer));
     lock.activate_current_table();
 
-    init_core_map(multiboot, &mut lock, bump_pointer);
+    let frame_stack = init_core_map(multiboot, &mut lock, bump_pointer);
 
     let maximal_memory = multiboot.memory_area_tag().unwrap().areas().map(
         |area| area.base_addr + area.length).max().unwrap();
     println!("maximal_memory: 0x{:x}", maximal_memory);
-
+    alloc::init(lock, frame_stack);
 }
 
 
@@ -72,9 +73,10 @@ fn identity_map_kernel_sections<T>(multiboot: &Multiboot, mut mapper: paging::Ma
     }
 }
 
-fn init_core_map(multiboot: &Multiboot, lock: &mut paging::Lock, mut bump_pointer: BumpPointer) {
+fn init_core_map(multiboot: &Multiboot, lock: &mut paging::Lock,
+    mut bump_pointer: BumpPointer) -> DynamicFrameStack
+{
     use core::iter::range_inclusive;
-    use self::frame_allocator::{FrameAllocator, DynamicFrameStack};
 
 
     const CORE_MAP_PAGE: Page = Page{number: 0o_001_000_000};
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ fn init_core_map(multiboot: &Multiboot, lock: &mut paging::Lock, mut bump_pointe
             }
         }
     }
+    frame_stack
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/memory/paging/table.rs b/src/memory/paging/table.rs
index a5cc4076..fd9dfd99 100644
--- a/src/memory/paging/table.rs
+++ b/src/memory/paging/table.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn unmap<A>(lock: &mut Lock, page: Page, allocator: &mut A) where A: FrameAl
 
 
 /// A mapped or unmapped page
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Page {
     pub number: usize, // TOOD make private
 }