diff --git a/src/memory/mod.rs b/src/memory/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..072d481f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memory/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use multiboot2::Multiboot;
+use core::iter::range_inclusive;
+use core::cmp::max;
+
+mod paging;
+
+pub fn init(multiboot: &Multiboot) {
+    // ATTENTION: we have a very small stack and no guard page
+
+    let kernel_end = multiboot.elf_tag().unwrap().sections().map(|s| s.addr + s.size).max()
+        .unwrap() as usize;
+    let multiboot_end = multiboot as *const _ as usize + multiboot.total_size as usize;
+    let mut allocator = FrameAllocator::new(max(kernel_end, multiboot_end));
+    let mut c = unsafe{paging::Controller::new(allocator)};
+
+    c.begin_new_table();
+    c.identity_map(Page{number: 0xb8}, true, false);
+
+
+    for section in multiboot.elf_tag().unwrap().sections() {
+        let in_memory = section.flags & 0x2 != 0;
+        let writable = section.flags & 0x1 != 0;
+        let executable = section.flags & 0x4 != 0;
+        if !in_memory {
+            continue;
+        }
+        println!("section at 0x{:x}, allocated: {}, writable: {}, executable: {}", section.addr,
+            in_memory, writable, executable);
+        let start_page = Page::containing_address(section.addr as usize);
+        let end_page = Page::containing_address((section.addr + section.size) as usize);
+        for page in range_inclusive(start_page.number, end_page.number).map(|n| Page{number: n}) {
+            c.identity_map(page, writable, executable);
+        }
+    }
+    c.activate_new_table();
+}
+
+struct VirtualAddress(*const u8);
+
+struct FrameAllocator {
+    next_free_frame: usize,
+}
+
+impl FrameAllocator {
+    fn new(kernel_end: usize) -> FrameAllocator {
+        assert!(kernel_end > 0x100000);
+        FrameAllocator {
+            next_free_frame: ((kernel_end - 1) >> 12) + 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn allocate_frame(&mut self) -> Option<Frame> {
+        let page_number = self.next_free_frame;
+        self.next_free_frame += 1;
+        Some(Frame {
+            number: page_number
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialOrd, Ord, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Frame {
+    number: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(PartialOrd, Ord, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
+struct Page {
+    number: usize,
+}
+
+impl Page {
+    fn containing_address(address: usize) -> Page {
+        Page {
+            number: address >> 12,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/memory/paging.rs b/src/memory/paging.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21a51f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memory/paging.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+use super::{VirtualAddress, Frame};
+use core::ops::Deref;
+
+pub type FrameAllocator = super::FrameAllocator;
+pub type Page = super::Page;
+
+pub const PAGE_SIZE: u64 = 4096;
+
+bitflags! {
+    flags PageTableFieldFlags: u64 {
+        const PRESENT =         1 << 0,
+        const WRITABLE =        1 << 1,
+        const USER_ACCESSIBLE = 1 << 2,
+        const WRITE_THROUGH =   1 << 3,
+        const NO_CACHE =        1 << 4,
+        const ACCESSED =        1 << 5,
+        const DIRTY =           1 << 6,
+        const OTHER1 =          1 << 9,
+        const OTHER2 =          1 << 10,
+        const NO_EXECUTE =      1 << 63,
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Controller {
+    allocator: FrameAllocator,
+}
+
+impl Controller {
+    pub unsafe fn new(allocator: FrameAllocator) -> Controller {
+        Controller {
+            allocator: allocator,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn identity_map(&mut self, page: Page, writable: bool, executable: bool) {
+        let mut flags = PRESENT;
+        if writable {
+            flags = flags | WRITABLE;
+        }
+        if !executable {
+            flags = flags | NO_EXECUTE;
+        }
+
+        page.map_to(Frame{number: page.number}, flags, &mut self.allocator)
+    }
+
+    pub fn begin_new_table(&mut self) {
+        let new_p4_frame = self.allocator.allocate_frame().unwrap();
+        let new_p4_page = &mut PageTablePage(Page{number: new_p4_frame.number});
+        unsafe{new_p4_page.zero()};
+        new_p4_page.field(511).set(new_p4_frame, PRESENT | WRITABLE);
+
+        let old_p4_page = &mut PageTablePage(Page{number: 0o777_777_777_777});
+        old_p4_page.field(511).set(new_p4_frame, PRESENT | WRITABLE);
+
+        Self::flush_tlb();
+    }
+
+    pub fn activate_new_table(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            let p4_address: u64 = {
+                let field = *(0xfffffffffffffff8 as *const u64);
+                field & !0xfff
+            };
+
+            asm!("mov cr3, $0" :: "r"(p4_address) :: "intel")
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush_tlb() {
+        unsafe{asm!("mov rax, cr3
+            mov cr3, rax" ::: "{rax}" : "intel")}
+    }
+}
+
+// first allocated address starts on second P4-Page
+pub const FIRST_PAGE : Page = Page {
+    number: 0o_001_000_000_000,
+};
+
+// a page containing a page table
+struct PageTablePage(Page);
+
+struct PageIter(Page);
+
+struct PageTableField(*const u64);
+
+impl Page {
+    fn from_address(address: &VirtualAddress) -> Page {
+        Page {
+            number: address.0 as usize >> 12,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start_address(&self) -> VirtualAddress {
+        if self.number >= 0o400_000_000_000 {
+            //sign extension
+            VirtualAddress(((self.number << 12) | 0o177777_000_000_000_000_0000) as *const u8)
+        } else {
+            VirtualAddress((self.number << 12) as *const u8)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn p4_index(&self) -> usize {(self.number >> 27) & 0o777}
+    fn p3_index(&self) -> usize {(self.number >> 18) & 0o777}
+    fn p2_index(&self) -> usize {(self.number >> 9) & 0o777}
+    fn p1_index(&self) -> usize {(self.number >> 0) & 0o777}
+
+    fn p4_page(&self) -> PageTablePage {
+        PageTablePage(Page {
+            number: 0o_777_777_777_777,
+        })
+    }
+    fn p3_page(&self) -> PageTablePage {
+        PageTablePage(Page {
+            number: 0o_777_777_777_000 | self.p4_index(),
+        })
+    }
+    fn p2_page(&self) -> PageTablePage {
+        PageTablePage(Page {
+            number: 0o_777_777_000_000 | (self.p4_index() << 9) | self.p3_index(),
+        })
+    }
+    fn p1_page(&self) -> PageTablePage {
+        PageTablePage(Page {
+            number: 0o_777_000_000_000 | (self.p4_index() << 18) | (self.p3_index() << 9)
+                | self.p2_index(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn map_to(&self, frame: Frame, flags: PageTableFieldFlags, allocator: &mut FrameAllocator) {
+        let p4_field = self.p4_page().field(self.p4_index());
+        if p4_field.is_free() {
+            p4_field.set(allocator.allocate_frame().expect("no frame allocated"), PRESENT | WRITABLE);
+            unsafe{self.p3_page().zero()};
+        }
+        let p3_field = self.p3_page().field(self.p3_index());
+        if p3_field.is_free() {
+            p3_field.set(allocator.allocate_frame().expect("no frame allocated"), PRESENT | WRITABLE);
+            unsafe{self.p2_page().zero()};
+        }
+        let p2_field = self.p2_page().field(self.p2_index());
+        if p2_field.is_free() {
+            p2_field.set(allocator.allocate_frame().expect("no frame allocated"), PRESENT | WRITABLE);
+            unsafe{self.p1_page().zero()};
+        }
+        let p1_field = self.p1_page().field(self.p1_index());
+        //TODOassert!(p1_field.is_free());
+        p1_field.set(frame, flags);
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn zero(&self) {
+        let page = self.start_address().0 as *mut [u64; (PAGE_SIZE/64) as usize];
+        *page = [0; (PAGE_SIZE/64) as usize];
+    }
+
+    pub fn next_pages(self) -> PageIter {
+        PageIter(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for PageIter {
+    type Item = Page;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Page> {
+        self.0.number += 1;
+        Some(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PageTablePage {
+    fn field(&self, index: usize) -> PageTableField {
+        //print!("index: {} pointer: {:o}\n", index, self.0.start_address().0 as usize + (index * 8));
+        PageTableField((self.0.start_address().0 as usize + (index * 8)) as *const u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for PageTablePage {
+    type Target = Page;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Page { &self.0 }
+}
+
+impl VirtualAddress {
+    pub fn page(&self) -> Page {
+        Page::from_address(self)
+    }
+
+    fn page_offset(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.0 as u32 & 0xfff
+    }
+}
+
+impl PageTableField {
+    fn is(&self, flags: PageTableFieldFlags) -> bool {
+        PageTableFieldFlags::from_bits_truncate(unsafe{*(self.0)}).contains(flags)
+    }
+
+    fn add_flag(&self, flags: PageTableFieldFlags) {
+        unsafe{*(self.0 as *mut u64) |= flags.bits};
+    }
+
+    fn remove_flag(&self, flags: PageTableFieldFlags) {
+        unsafe{*(self.0 as *mut u64) &= !flags.bits};
+    }
+
+    fn is_free(&self) -> bool {
+        //TODO
+        let f = unsafe{*self.0};
+        let free = f == 0;
+        free
+    }
+
+    fn pointed_frame(&self) -> Frame {
+        Frame {
+            number: ((unsafe{(*self.0)} & 0x000fffff_fffff000) >> 12) as usize,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set(&self, frame: Frame, flags: PageTableFieldFlags) {
+        let new = (((frame.number as u64) << 12) & 0x000fffff_fffff000) | flags.bits();
+        unsafe{*(self.0 as *mut u64) = new};
+    }
+}