diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 51fdac8..eb17a4d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 	// allow access to the toradex board
 	"runArgs": ["--privileged"],
-	"mounts":  ["type=bind,src=/dev/bus/usb,dst=/dev/bus/usb"],
+	// "mounts":  ["type=bind,src=/dev/bus/usb,dst=/dev/bus/usb"],
 
 	"remoteUser": "vscode",
 }
diff --git a/hake/menu.lst.armv8_a57_qemu b/hake/menu.lst.armv8_a57_qemu
index 033c294..67267cd 100644
--- a/hake/menu.lst.armv8_a57_qemu
+++ b/hake/menu.lst.armv8_a57_qemu
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ module  /armv8/sbin/init
 module /armv8/sbin/hello spawn
 module /armv8/sbin/memeater
 module /armv8/sbin/mallocator
+module /armv8/sbin/stackoverflow
 
 # End of file, this needs to have a certain length...
diff --git a/hake/menu.lst.armv8_imx8x b/hake/menu.lst.armv8_imx8x
index 68a2824..7b1c237 100644
--- a/hake/menu.lst.armv8_imx8x
+++ b/hake/menu.lst.armv8_imx8x
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ module  /armv8/sbin/init
 module /armv8/sbin/hello spawn
 module /armv8/sbin/memeater
 module /armv8/sbin/mallocator
+module /armv8/sbin/stackoverflow
diff --git a/include/test_stackoverflow.h b/include/test_stackoverflow.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb6c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/test_stackoverflow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef __TEST_STACKOVERFLOW_H
+#define __TEST_STACKOVERFLOW_H
+
+#include <aos/aos.h>
+
+void do_test_stackoverflow(void);
+
+#endif /* __TEST_STACKOVERFLOW_H */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/aos/threads.c b/lib/aos/threads.c
index eeea8e7..d730fab 100644
--- a/lib/aos/threads.c
+++ b/lib/aos/threads.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ struct thread *thread_create_unrunnable(thread_func_t start_func, void *arg,
                                         size_t stacksize)
 {
     // allocate stack
+    // debug_printf("[thread_create_unrunnable] stacksize = %x\n", stacksize);
     assert((stacksize % sizeof(uintptr_t)) == 0);
     stacksize += BASE_PAGE_SIZE;
     size_t bytes_allocated;
diff --git a/lib/grading/Hakefile b/lib/grading/Hakefile
index 658dd91..96e668f 100644
--- a/lib/grading/Hakefile
+++ b/lib/grading/Hakefile
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         "test_paging.c",
         "test_spawn.c",
         "test_ipc.c",
-        "test_threads.c"
+        "test_threads.c",
+        "test_stackoverflow.c"
     ],
     addLibraries = [
     ]
diff --git a/lib/grading/grading.c b/lib/grading/grading.c
index 4599a0b..b35ad3c 100644
--- a/lib/grading/grading.c
+++ b/lib/grading/grading.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <test_spawn.h>
 #include <test_ipc.h>
 #include <test_threads.h>
+#include <test_stackoverflow.h>
 
 void
 grading_setup_bsp_init(int argc, char **argv) {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ grading_test_early(void) {
   // do_test_spawn();
   // do_test_ipc();
   do_test_threads();
+  do_test_stackoverflow();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/lib/grading/test_stackoverflow.c b/lib/grading/test_stackoverflow.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7143bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/grading/test_stackoverflow.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include <test_stackoverflow.h>
+#include <test_helper.h>
+#include <spawn/spawn.h>
+
+#define PROCESS_COUNT 1
+
+void do_test_stackoverflow(void) {
+    debug_printf("[do_test_stackoverflow]\n");
+
+    struct spawninfo *si = malloc(PROCESS_COUNT * sizeof(struct spawninfo));
+    domainid_t *pid = malloc(PROCESS_COUNT * sizeof(domainid_t));
+
+    for(uint i = 0; i < PROCESS_COUNT; ++i) {
+        debug_printf("[do_test_stackoverflow]: spawn %u\n", i);
+        CHECK_ERR(spawn_load_by_name("stackoverflow", &(si[i]), &(pid[i])));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/platforms/Hakefile b/platforms/Hakefile
index 9b52478..9df7578 100644
--- a/platforms/Hakefile
+++ b/platforms/Hakefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 let
     -- Default list of modules to build/install
-    modules_common = [ "/sbin/" ++ f | f <- [ "init", "hello", "memeater", "mallocator"
+    modules_common = [ "/sbin/" ++ f | f <- [ "init", "hello", "memeater", "mallocator", "stackoverflow"
       ] ]
   in
   [
diff --git a/usr/stackoverflow/Hakefile b/usr/stackoverflow/Hakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f34b5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/stackoverflow/Hakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Copyright (c) 2007-2010, ETH Zurich.
+-- All rights reserved.
+--
+-- This file is distributed under the terms in the attached LICENSE file.
+-- If you do not find this file, copies can be found by writing to:
+-- ETH Zurich D-INFK, Haldeneggsteig 4, CH-8092 Zurich. Attn: Systems Group.
+--
+-- Hakefile for /usr/init
+--
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ build application 
+  { 
+    target = "stackoverflow",
+    cFiles = [ "main.c" ]
+  }
+]
diff --git a/usr/stackoverflow/main.c b/usr/stackoverflow/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c57ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/stackoverflow/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief that intentionally creates a stack overflow
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, ETH Zurich.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed under the terms in the attached LICENSE file.
+ * If you do not find this file, copies can be found by writing to:
+ * ETH Zurich D-INFK, Universitaetsstrasse 6, CH-8092 Zurich. Attn: Systems Group.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <aos/aos.h>
+
+void stackoverflow(int i);
+
+void stackoverflow(int i) {
+    void * pointer = NULL;
+    volatile char filler[BASE_PAGE_SIZE];
+    filler[0] = 'a';
+    debug_printf("i = %d, pointer = %p\n", i, &pointer);
+    stackoverflow(i + 1);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    stackoverflow(0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file