diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5453062..ce7a580 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # BlankOS
 
-Rewritten monolithic, ring 0, lower-half, singletasking kernel for the x86 processor architecture, using GRUB 2 as bootloader. Emulation was tested on QEMU using Arch Linux 6.9.7-arch1-1, and on real hardware (UEFI and BIOS).
+Rewritten megalithic, ring 0, lower-half, singletasking kernel for the x86 processor architecture (using 32-bit protected mode), with GRUB 2 as bootloader. Emulation was tested on QEMU using Arch Linux 6.9.7-arch1-1, and on real hardware (UEFI and BIOS).
 The long-term goal of this OS is to be capable of running user programs and having its own complete kernel C library so that users can write their own C programs and expand the system!
 
 ## Usage
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Two other documents are available to help you understand the project better. One
 - [X] Kernel-space utilities (shell, simple programs)
 - [ ] Filesystem (FAT32 or VFS ramdisk)
 - [ ] Changing the default VGA font
-- [ ] Dynamic memory allocator (get memmap from GRUB?)
+- [X] Dynamic memory allocator (get memmap from GRUB?)
 - [ ] Paging/Page Frame Allocation
 - [ ] TCP/IP Network stack
 - [ ] Getting to Ring-3 (userspace)
diff --git a/grub.cfg b/grub.cfg
index f0c868b..a42e11b 100644
--- a/grub.cfg
+++ b/grub.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ menuentry "Blank OS" {
 	insmod all_video
 	set gfxpayload=1024x768x32
 	multiboot2 /boot/kernel.elf
+	module2 /boot/initrd.tar
 	boot
 }
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index c4b4871..c87007f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ toolchain:
 	wget $(TOOLCHAIN_SRC)
 	tar xf $(TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
 
-iso: kernel.elf
+iso: kernel.elf initrd
 	mkdir -p iso/boot/grub
 	cp kernel.elf iso/boot/kernel.elf
 	cp grub.cfg iso/boot/grub/grub.cfg
 	grub-mkrescue iso -o blankos.iso	
 
+initrd:
+	tar -cf $(OBJ_DIR)/initrd.tar -C $(SRC_DIR)/initrd .
+	cp $(OBJ_DIR)/initrd.tar iso/boot
+
 run: iso
 	qemu-system-i386 -drive file=blankos.iso,format=raw
 
diff --git a/src/initrd/hello.txt b/src/initrd/hello.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d7b34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/initrd/hello.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello, ramdisk world!
diff --git a/src/kernel/kmain.c b/src/kernel/kmain.c
index f6249a4..5482248 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kmain.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kmain.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
 {
 	multiboot2_tag_framebuffer *fb_info = NULL;
 	struct multiboot_tag_mmap *mmap_tag = NULL;
+	struct multiboot_tag_module *initrd_module = NULL;
 
     uint8_t *tags = mb_info->tags;
     while (1) {
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
 	if (tag_type == MULTIBOOT_TAG_TYPE_MMAP) {
 		mmap_tag = (struct multiboot_tag_mmap*) tags;
 	}
+	if (tag_type == MULTIBOOT_TAG_TYPE_MODULE) {
+		initrd_module = (struct multiboot_tag_module*) tags;
+	}
 
         tags += ((tag_size + 7) & ~7);
     }
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
 	serial_printf(3, "Framebuffer Pitch: %u", fb_info->framebuffer_pitch);
 	serial_printf(3, "Framebuffer BPP: %u", fb_info->framebuffer_bpp);
 
-    if (fb_info) {
+    if (fb_info) { // fb setup
         framebuffer = (uint32_t *)(uintptr_t) fb_info->framebuffer_addr;
 
         uint32_t width = fb_info->framebuffer_width;
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
     printf("[kernel] framebuffer discovered at 0x%x\n", fb_info->framebuffer_addr);
     printf("[kernel] fb0: width=%u, height=%u, pitch=%u, bpp=%u\n", fb_info->framebuffer_width, fb_info->framebuffer_height, fb_info->framebuffer_pitch, fb_info->framebuffer_bpp);
 
-    if (mmap_tag)
+    if (mmap_tag) // memmap debug print
     {
 	printf("[kernel] found memory map tag by multiboot2\n");
 	struct multiboot_mmap_entry *mmap = mmap_tag->entries;
@@ -84,6 +88,16 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
 	}
     }
 
+    if (initrd_module) {
+	uint32_t initrd_start = initrd_module->mod_start;
+	uint32_t initrd_end = initrd_module->mod_end;
+	uint32_t initrd_size = initrd_end - initrd_start;
+
+	printf("[kernel] TAR initrd module found at 0x%x, size=%u bytes\n", initrd_start, initrd_size);
+    } else {
+	puts("[kernel] TAR initrd module not found\n");
+    }
+
     init_serial();
     gdt_install();
     idt_install();
@@ -94,7 +108,8 @@ void kmain(multiboot2_info *mb_info)
     init_alloc();
     void* ptr1 = malloc(256);
     void* ptr2 = malloc(512);
-    free(ptr2); 
+    printf("[debug] malloc test ptr1=0x%x, ptr2=0x%x\n", ptr1, ptr2); 
+    free(ptr1); free(ptr2);
 
     timer_install();
     keyboard_install();