diff --git a/inc/kernel.inc b/inc/kernel.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdff4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/kernel.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// "kernel" constants:
+constant K_BASE(0x8000) // k0 is set to this.
+
+constant K_DUMP(0x0400) // we save registers and state here
+                        // when handling interrupts
+
+constant K_REASON(0x0600)
+constant K_CAUSE(0x0604)
+constant K_STATUS(0x0608)
+constant K_IN_MAIN(0x060C)
+constant K_EPC(0x0610)
+constant K_ERRORPC(0x0614)
+constant K_BADVADDR(0x0618)
+
+constant K_64DRIVE_MAGIC(0x0700)
+constant K_CI_BASE(0x0704)
+constant K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(0x0708)
+
+constant K_STACK(0x0C00 - 0x10)
+constant K_XXD(0x0C00) // size: 0x400 (any larger and you overwrite kernel code)
+
+// note this gets subtracted by 0x10 and the stack grows *backwards.*
+constant K_STACK_INIT_BASE(0x803F)
+
+// internal interrupt enum: (0 means no known interrupt/exception)
+constant K_INT_TLB_REFILL(1)
+constant K_INT_XTLB_REFILL(2)
+constant K_INT_CACHE_ERROR(3)
+constant K_INT_OTHER(4)
+
+macro KDumpString(name) {
+    // does not include error/console-checking!
+    // note: this first instruction must be okay to be in a delay slot.
+    la      a2, {name}
+    jal     Drive64WriteDirect
+    lli     a3, {name}X - {name}
+}
+
+macro KMaybeDumpString(str) {
+    lw      t1, K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(k0)
+    beqz    t1,+
+    KDumpString({str})
++
+}
+
+macro KString(name, str) {
+    align(16)
+{name}:
+    db {str}, 0
+    align(16)
+{name}X:
+}
+
+macro KStringLine(name, str) {
+    align(16)
+{name}:
+    db {str}, 10, 0
+    align(16)
+{name}X:
+}
+
diff --git a/inc/main.inc b/inc/main.inc
index 3acc208..b15a209 100644
--- a/inc/main.inc
+++ b/inc/main.inc
@@ -5,36 +5,6 @@ constant K_DEBUG(1) // slows down interrupt handling to enable debug routines
 constant UNCACHED(0xA0000000)
 constant ADDR_MASK(0x1FFFFFFF)
 
-// "kernel" constants:
-constant K_BASE(0x8000) // k0 is set to this.
-
-constant K_DUMP(0x0400) // we save registers and state here
-                        // when handling interrupts
-
-constant K_REASON(0x0600)
-constant K_CAUSE(0x0604)
-constant K_STATUS(0x0608)
-constant K_IN_MAIN(0x060C)
-constant K_EPC(0x0610)
-constant K_ERRORPC(0x0614)
-constant K_BADVADDR(0x0618)
-
-constant K_64DRIVE_MAGIC(0x0700)
-constant K_CI_BASE(0x0704)
-constant K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(0x0708)
-
-constant K_STACK(0x0C00 - 0x10)
-constant K_XXD(0x0C00) // size: 0x400 (any larger and you overwrite kernel code)
-
-// note this gets subtracted by 0x10 and the stack grows *backwards.*
-constant K_STACK_INIT_BASE(0x803F)
-
-// internal interrupt enum: (0 means no known interrupt/exception)
-constant K_INT_TLB_REFILL(1)
-constant K_INT_XTLB_REFILL(2)
-constant K_INT_CACHE_ERROR(3)
-constant K_INT_OTHER(4)
-
 constant BLAH_BASE(0x803F)
 constant BLAH_COUNTS(0x0010)
 constant BLAH_SP_TASK(0x0040)
diff --git a/kernel.asm b/kernel.asm
index c8f17f4..5f805ab 100644
--- a/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel.asm
@@ -1,37 +1,6 @@
 // not really a kernel,
 // just handling some low-level stuff like interrupts.
 
-macro KDumpString(name) {
-    // does not include error/console-checking!
-    // note: this first instruction must be okay to be in a delay slot.
-    la      a2, {name}
-    jal     Drive64WriteDirect
-    lli     a3, {name}X - {name}
-}
-
-macro KMaybeDumpString(str) {
-    lw      t1, K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(k0)
-    beqz    t1,+
-    KDumpString({str})
-+
-}
-
-macro KString(name, str) {
-    align(16)
-{name}:
-    db {str}, 0
-    align(16)
-{name}X:
-}
-
-macro KStringLine(name, str) {
-    align(16)
-{name}:
-    db {str}, 10, 0
-    align(16)
-{name}X:
-}
-
 Start:
     mtc0    r0, CP0_Cause // clear cause
     lui     gp, K_BASE
diff --git a/main.asm b/main.asm
index 8aaa931..f4b9384 100644
--- a/main.asm
+++ b/main.asm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ insert "bin/6102.bin"
 
 include "inc/main.inc"
 
+include "inc/kernel.inc"
 include "kernel.asm"
 
     nops(0x80010000)