diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
index 301e109..9e0e7c1 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ linker_add_class(const char* desc, void* priv,
     return 0;
 }
 
+const char *
+get_fn_name(long callpc)
+{
+    Dl_info info;
+
+    if (dladdr((const void *)callpc, &info) != 0) {
+	    if (info.dli_saddr <= (const void *)callpc)
+		    return info.dli_sname;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void
 linker_file_sysinit(linker_file_t lf)
 {
@@ -132,6 +144,7 @@ linker_file_sysinit(linker_file_t lf)
     struct sysinit** sipp;
     struct sysinit** xipp;
     struct sysinit* save;
+    const char *name = NULL;
 
     KLD_DPF(FILE, ("linker_file_sysinit: calling SYSINITs for %s\n",
 		   lf->filename));
@@ -168,6 +181,8 @@ linker_file_sysinit(linker_file_t lf)
 	    continue;	/* skip dummy task(s)*/
 
 	/* Call function */
+	name = get_fn_name((long)(*sipp)->func);
+	kprintf("debug: %s\n", name);
 	(*((*sipp)->func))((*sipp)->udata);
     }
 }
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_module.c b/sys/kern/kern_module.c
index 7af9655..b2d441a 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_module.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_module.c
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ module_register_init(const void *arg)
     const moduledata_t* data = (const moduledata_t*) arg;
     int error;
     module_t mod;
+    const char *name = NULL;
 
     mod = module_lookupbyname(data->name);
+    kprintf("debug: %s called, mod=%p\n", __func__, mod);
     if (mod == NULL) {
 #if 0
 	panic("module_register_init: module named %s not found", data->name);
@@ -109,7 +111,10 @@ module_register_init(const void *arg)
 	    panic("module_register_init: module STILL not found!");
 #endif
     }
+    name = get_fn_name((long)mod->handler);
+    kprintf("debug: preparing for MOD_EVENT handler=%s\n", name);
     error = MOD_EVENT(mod, MOD_LOAD);
+    kprintf("debug: MOD_EVENT done error=%d\n", error);
     if (error) {
 	module_unload(mod);	/* ignore error */
 	module_release(mod);
diff --git a/sys/platform/vkernel64/conf/files b/sys/platform/vkernel64/conf/files
index abcf4c6..468fc12 100644
--- a/sys/platform/vkernel64/conf/files
+++ b/sys/platform/vkernel64/conf/files
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ platform/vkernel64/x86_64/mp.c		optional	smp		\
 	compile-with	"${CC} -c -pthread ${CFLAGS} -I/usr/include ${.IMPSRC}"
 #
 # DDB XXX
+kern/link_elf_obj.c			standard
 cpu/x86_64/misc/elf_machdep.c		standard
 cpu/x86_64/misc/lwbuf.c			standard
 cpu/x86_64/misc/in_cksum2.s		optional	inet
diff --git a/sys/sys/linker.h b/sys/sys/linker.h
index 3871278..d3d70e8 100644
--- a/sys/sys/linker.h
+++ b/sys/sys/linker.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ int linker_ddb_search_symbol(caddr_t _value, c_linker_sym_t *_sym,
 			     long *_diffp);
 int linker_ddb_symbol_values(c_linker_sym_t _sym, linker_symval_t *_symval);
 
+const char * get_fn_name(long);
+
 
 #endif	/* _KERNEL */
 
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ extern void		preload_delete_name(const char *);
 extern void		preload_bootstrap_relocate(vm_offset_t);
 extern struct mod_metadata *find_mod_metadata(const char *);
 
+#define KLD_DEBUG 1
 #ifdef KLD_DEBUG
 
 extern int kld_debug;