diff --git a/include/kdtables.h b/include/kdtables.h
index 92edd20..93a7506 100644
--- a/include/kdtables.h
+++ b/include/kdtables.h
@@ -40,11 +40,25 @@ typedef struct tss_s {
 
 extern tss_t tss;
 
-void clear_tss(); 
+//IDT
 
-// GDT
+typedef struct InterruptDescriptor_s {
+    uint16_t offset_1;
+    uint16_t selector;
+    uint8_t reserved;
+    uint8_t attributes;
+    uint16_t offset_2;
+} InterruptDescriptor_t;
 
+typedef struct IDTR_s {
+    uint16_t size;
+    InterruptDescriptor_t* IDT;
+} IDTR_t;
 
+extern IDTR_t idtr;
 
+void setup_idt();
+void write_descriptors();
+void load_idt();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/linker.ld b/linker.ld
index 76942a4..2978099 100644
--- a/linker.ld
+++ b/linker.ld
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 		*(.rodata*)
         *(.gdt_sect)
+        *(.idtr)
 	}
 
 	/*initialized rw data. */
@@ -34,5 +35,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 		*(COMMON)
 		*(.bss)
+        *(.idt)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/idt.s b/src/idt.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a27b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/idt.s
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+global idtr
+section .idtr
+    idtr:
+        dw idt_end - idt_start
+        dd idt_start
+
+section .idt nobits
+    idt_start:
+        resb 256 * 8 ;idt technically has 256 entries by the spec, so i'm reserving that much space... even if i dont implement that many. 
+    idt_end:
+
+
+;Sigh... ISRs essentially MUST be insanely verbose.
+
+
diff --git a/src/kdtables.c b/src/kdtables.c
index 046bcf2..6d3e0de 100644
--- a/src/kdtables.c
+++ b/src/kdtables.c
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 /*  kdtables.c
 *   Kernel Descriptor Tables
 *   
-*   Contains GDT, LDT, and any relevant functions and structs pertaining to them
+*   Contains GDT, IDT, and any relevant functions and structs pertaining to them
 */
+#include "kdtables.h"
 
 
+void setup_idt() {
+    write_descriptors();
+    load_idt();
+}
+
+void write_descriptors() {
+
+}
+
+void load_idt() {
+    
+}