From e722a692daa7e734f425dd3e92d85c1c5b3b9eea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Natasha Moongrave <natasha@256phi.eu>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:01:26 +0100
Subject: replace the loop{} in pani() and _start() to keep the machine running
 with the xustom hlt_loop to allow for better power efficiency and not need to
 amx out the CPU to hog cycles in src/lib.rs

---
 StrixKernel/src/lib.rs | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/StrixKernel/src/lib.rs b/StrixKernel/src/lib.rs
index c2cf804..311c408 100644
--- a/StrixKernel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/StrixKernel/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn test_panic_handler(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
     serial_println!("[failed]\n");
     serial_println!("Error: {}\n", info);
     exit_qemu(QemuExitCode::Failed);
-    loop {}
+    hlt_loop();
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn exit_qemu(exit_code: QemuExitCode) {
 pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
     init();
     test_main();
-    loop {}
+    hlt_loop();
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
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