Index: kernel/arch/arm32/src/arm32.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/arm32/src/arm32.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/arm32/src/arm32.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
 		init.tasks[i].addr = bootinfo->tasks[i].addr;
 		init.tasks[i].size = bootinfo->tasks[i].size;
-		strncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->tasks[i].name,
+		str_ncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->tasks[i].name,
 			CONFIG_TASK_NAME_BUFLEN);
 	}
Index: kernel/arch/arm32/src/asm.S
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/arm32/src/asm.S	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/arm32/src/asm.S	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 
 .global memsetb
+.global memsetw
 .global memcpy
 .global memcpy_from_uspace
@@ -39,4 +40,7 @@
 memsetb:
 	b _memsetb
+
+memsetw:
+	b _memsetw
 
 memcpy:
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/cpu/cpu.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/cpu/cpu.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/cpu/cpu.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 	*((uint64_t *) &vendor[0 * sizeof(uint64_t)]) = CPU->arch.cpuid0;
 	*((uint64_t *) &vendor[1 * sizeof(uint64_t)]) = CPU->arch.cpuid1;
-	vendor[sizeof(vendor) - 1] = '\0';
+	vendor[sizeof(vendor) - 1] = 0;
 	
 	switch(m->arch.cpuid3.family) {
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/ia64.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
 		    VRN_MASK;
 		init.tasks[i].size = bootinfo->taskmap.tasks[i].size;
-		strncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->taskmap.tasks[i].name,
+		str_ncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->taskmap.tasks[i].name,
 			CONFIG_TASK_NAME_BUFLEN);
 	}
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/interrupt.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@
 #include <mm/tlb.h>
 #include <symtab.h>
+#include <putchar.h>
 
 #define VECTORS_64_BUNDLE	20
Index: kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ia64/src/ski/ski.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@
 #include <arch/asm.h>
 #include <arch/drivers/kbd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <arch.h>
 
@@ -49,4 +50,16 @@
 static bool kbd_disabled;
 
+static void ski_do_putchar(const wchar_t ch)
+{
+	asm volatile (
+		"mov r15 = %[cmd]\n"
+		"mov r32 = %[ch]\n"   /* r32 is in0 */
+		"break 0x80000\n"  /* modifies r8 */
+		:
+		: [cmd] "i" (SKI_PUTCHAR), [ch] "r" (ch)
+		: "r15", "in0", "r8"
+	);
+}
+
 /** Display character on debug console
  *
@@ -57,18 +70,14 @@
  * @param ch Character to be printed.
  */
-static void ski_putchar(outdev_t *d, const char ch, bool silent)
+static void ski_putchar(outdev_t *d, const wchar_t ch, bool silent)
 {
 	if (!silent) {
-		asm volatile (
-			"mov r15 = %0\n"
-			"mov r32 = %1\n"   /* r32 is in0 */
-			"break 0x80000\n"  /* modifies r8 */
-			:
-			: "i" (SKI_PUTCHAR), "r" (ch)
-			: "r15", "in0", "r8"
-		);
-		
-		if (ch == '\n')
-			ski_putchar(d, '\r', false);
+		if (ascii_check(ch)) {
+			if (ch == '\n')
+				ski_do_putchar('\r');
+			
+			ski_do_putchar(ch);
+		} else
+			ski_do_putchar(invalch);
 	}
 }
Index: kernel/arch/mips32/src/asm.S
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips32/src/asm.S	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/mips32/src/asm.S	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -61,4 +61,10 @@
 memsetb:
 	j _memsetb
+	nop
+
+
+.global memsetw
+memsetw:
+	j _memsetw
 	nop
 
Index: kernel/arch/mips32/src/mips32.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips32/src/mips32.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/mips32/src/mips32.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@
 		init.tasks[i].addr = bootinfo->tasks[i].addr;
 		init.tasks[i].size = bootinfo->tasks[i].size;
-		strncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->tasks[i].name,
+		str_ncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo->tasks[i].name,
 			CONFIG_TASK_NAME_BUFLEN);
 	}
Index: kernel/arch/ppc32/src/asm.S
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ppc32/src/asm.S	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ppc32/src/asm.S	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@
 .global iret_syscall
 .global memsetb
+.global memsetw
 .global memcpy
 .global memcpy_from_uspace
@@ -202,7 +203,10 @@
 
 	rfi
-	
+
 memsetb:
 	b _memsetb
+
+memsetw:
+	b _memsetw
 
 memcpy:
Index: kernel/arch/ppc32/src/ppc32.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/ppc32/src/ppc32.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/ppc32/src/ppc32.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
 		init.tasks[i].addr = PA2KA(bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].addr);
 		init.tasks[i].size = bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].size;
-		strncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].name,
+		str_ncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].name,
 			CONFIG_TASK_NAME_BUFLEN);
 	}
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/include/drivers/sgcn.h
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/include/drivers/sgcn.h	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/include/drivers/sgcn.h	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 #include <console/chardev.h>
 
-/* number of bytes in the TOC magic, including the terminating '\0' */
+/* number of bytes in the TOC magic, including the NULL-terminator */
 #define TOC_MAGIC_BYTES		8
 
-/* number of bytes in the TOC key, including the terminating '\0' */
+/* number of bytes in the TOC key, including the NULL-terminator */
 #define TOC_KEY_SIZE		8
 
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@
 #define MAX_TOC_ENTRIES		32
 
-/* number of bytes in the SGCN buffer magic, including the terminating '\0' */
+/* number of bytes in the SGCN buffer magic, including the NULL-terminator */
 #define SGCN_MAGIC_BYTES	4
 
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/console.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/console.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/console.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@
 	prop = ofw_tree_getprop(aliases, "def-cn");
 	
-	if ((!prop) || (!prop->value) || (strcmp(prop->value, "/sgcn") != 0)) {
+	if ((!prop) || (!prop->value) || (str_cmp(prop->value, "/sgcn") != 0)) {
 		standard_console_init(aliases);
 	} else {
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/kbd.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/kbd.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/kbd.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	 * Determine keyboard serial controller type.
 	 */
-	if (strcmp(name, "zs") == 0)
+	if (str_cmp(name, "zs") == 0)
 		kbd_type = KBD_Z8530;
-	else if (strcmp(name, "su") == 0)
+	else if (str_cmp(name, "su") == 0)
 		kbd_type = KBD_NS16550;
 	
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/pci.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/pci.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/pci.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -184,5 +184,5 @@
 	 * First, verify this is a PCI node.
 	 */
-	ASSERT(strcmp(ofw_tree_node_name(node), "pci") == 0);
+	ASSERT(str_cmp(ofw_tree_node_name(node), "pci") == 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@
 		return NULL;
 	
-	if (strcmp(prop->value, "SUNW,sabre") == 0) {
+	if (str_cmp(prop->value, "SUNW,sabre") == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * PCI controller Sabre.
@@ -199,5 +199,5 @@
 		 */
 		return pci_sabre_init(node);
-	} else if (strcmp(prop->value, "SUNW,psycho") == 0) {
+	} else if (str_cmp(prop->value, "SUNW,psycho") == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * PCI controller Psycho.
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/scr.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/scr.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/scr.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
 	name = ofw_tree_node_name(node);
 	
-	if (strcmp(name, "SUNW,m64B") == 0)
+	if (str_cmp(name, "SUNW,m64B") == 0)
 		scr_type = SCR_ATYFB;
-	else if (strcmp(name, "SUNW,XVR-100") == 0)
+	else if (str_cmp(name, "SUNW,XVR-100") == 0)
 		scr_type = SCR_XVR;
-	else if (strcmp(name, "SUNW,ffb") == 0)
+	else if (str_cmp(name, "SUNW,ffb") == 0)
 		scr_type = SCR_FFB;
-	else if (strcmp(name, "cgsix") == 0)
+	else if (str_cmp(name, "cgsix") == 0)
 		scr_type = SCR_CGSIX;
 	
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/drivers/sgcn.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@
 	init_sram_begin();
 		
-	ASSERT(strcmp(SRAM_TOC->magic, SRAM_TOC_MAGIC) == 0);
+	ASSERT(str_cmp(SRAM_TOC->magic, SRAM_TOC_MAGIC) == 0);
 	
 	/* lookup TOC entry with the correct key */
 	uint32_t i;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_TOC_ENTRIES; i++) {
-		if (strcmp(SRAM_TOC->keys[i].key, CONSOLE_KEY) == 0)
+		if (str_cmp(SRAM_TOC->keys[i].key, CONSOLE_KEY) == 0)
 			break;
 	}
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/mm/page.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/mm/page.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/mm/page.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -63,5 +63,17 @@
 uintptr_t hw_map(uintptr_t physaddr, size_t size)
 {
-	return PA2KA(physaddr);
+	if (last_frame + ALIGN_UP(size, PAGE_SIZE) > KA2PA(KERNEL_ADDRESS_SPACE_END_ARCH))
+		panic("Unable to map physical memory %p (%d bytes).", physaddr, size)
+	
+	uintptr_t virtaddr = PA2KA(last_frame);
+	pfn_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < ADDR2PFN(ALIGN_UP(size, PAGE_SIZE)); i++) {
+		uintptr_t addr = PFN2ADDR(i);
+		page_mapping_insert(AS_KERNEL, virtaddr + addr, physaddr + addr, PAGE_NOT_CACHEABLE | PAGE_WRITE);
+	}
+	
+	last_frame = ALIGN_UP(last_frame + size, FRAME_SIZE);
+	
+	return virtaddr;
 }
 
Index: kernel/arch/sparc64/src/sparc64.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/sparc64/src/sparc64.c	(revision b4c46666922667b8ff6484f133293a5cd5acd0fd)
+++ kernel/arch/sparc64/src/sparc64.c	(revision b60c582d0cf4f0476a720c8e05bd742fbffc87ce)
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
 		init.tasks[i].addr = (uintptr_t) bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].addr;
 		init.tasks[i].size = bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].size;
-		strncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].name,
+		str_ncpy(init.tasks[i].name, bootinfo.taskmap.tasks[i].name,
 			CONFIG_TASK_NAME_BUFLEN);
 	}
