diff --git a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.c b/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.c
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--- a/src/kernel/core/arch/ppc/arch_vm_translation_map.c
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@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-/*
-** Copyright 2001, Travis Geiselbrecht. All rights reserved.
-** Distributed under the terms of the NewOS License.
-*/
-
-
-#include <kernel.h>
-#include <arch/vm_translation_map.h>
-#include <boot/stage2.h>
-
-
-static int lock_tmap(vm_translation_map *map)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int unlock_tmap(vm_translation_map *map)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void destroy_tmap(vm_translation_map *map)
-{
-}
-
-static int map_tmap(vm_translation_map *map, addr va, addr pa, unsigned int attributes)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int unmap_tmap(vm_translation_map *map, addr start, addr end)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int query_tmap(vm_translation_map *map, addr va, addr *out_physical, unsigned int *out_flags)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static addr get_mapped_size_tmap(vm_translation_map *map)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int protect_tmap(vm_translation_map *map, addr base, addr top, unsigned int attributes)
-{
-	// XXX finish
-	return -1;
-}
-
-
-static int
-clear_flags_tmap(vm_translation_map *map, addr va, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-static void
-flush_tmap(vm_translation_map *map)
-{
-}
-
-
-static int
-get_physical_page_tmap(addr pa, addr *va, int flags)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-static int
-put_physical_page_tmap(addr va)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-static vm_translation_map_ops tmap_ops = {
-	destroy_tmap,
-	lock_tmap,
-	unlock_tmap,
-	map_tmap,
-	unmap_tmap,
-	query_tmap,
-	get_mapped_size_tmap,
-	protect_tmap,
-	clear_flags_tmap,
-	flush_tmap,
-	get_physical_page_tmap,
-	put_physical_page_tmap
-};
-
-
-int
-vm_translation_map_create(vm_translation_map *new_map, bool kernel)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-int
-vm_translation_map_module_init(kernel_args *ka)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-void
-vm_translation_map_module_init_post_sem(kernel_args *ka)
-{
-}
-
-
-int
-vm_translation_map_module_init2(kernel_args *ka)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-// XXX horrible back door to map a page quickly regardless of translation map object, etc.
-// used only during VM setup.
-// uses a 'page hole' set up in the stage 2 bootloader. The page hole is created by pointing one of
-// the pgdir entries back at itself, effectively mapping the contents of all of the 4MB of pagetables
-// into a 4 MB region. It's only used here, and is later unmapped.
-int vm_translation_map_quick_map(kernel_args *ka, addr va, addr pa, unsigned int attributes, addr (*get_free_page)(kernel_args *))
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-// XXX currently assumes this translation map is active
-static int vm_translation_map_quick_query(addr va, addr *out_physical)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-