diff --git a/hal-x86_64/src/interrupt.rs b/hal-x86_64/src/interrupt.rs
index b46f13ebc..85f885a0b 100644
--- a/hal-x86_64/src/interrupt.rs
+++ b/hal-x86_64/src/interrupt.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ static INTERRUPT_CONTROLLER: InitOnce<Controller> = InitOnce::uninitialized();
 impl Controller {
     // const DEFAULT_IOAPIC_BASE_PADDR: u64 = 0xFEC00000;
 
+    pub fn idt() -> spin::MutexGuard<'static, idt::Idt> {
+        IDT.lock()
+    }
+
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "info", name = "interrupt::Controller::init")]
     pub fn init<H: Handlers<Registers>>() {
         tracing::info!("intializing IDT...");
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/shell.rs b/src/arch/x86_64/shell.rs
index aea6dcf2f..1d488d6e6 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/shell.rs
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/shell.rs
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ pub const DUMP_ARCH: Command = Command::new("arch")
             .with_help("print the global descriptor table (GDT)")
             .with_fn(|_| {
                 let gdt = super::interrupt::GDT.get();
-                tracing::info!(?gdt);
+                tracing::info!(GDT = ?gdt);
+                Ok(())
+            }),
+        Command::new("idt")
+            .with_help("print the interrupt descriptor table (IDT)")
+            .with_fn(|_| {
+                let idt = super::interrupt::Controller::idt();
+                tracing::info!(IDT = ?idt);
                 Ok(())
             }),
-        // Command::new("idt")
-        //     .with_help("print the interrupt descriptor table (IDT)")
-        //     .with_fn(|_| {
-        //         let gdt = super::interrupt::GDT.get();
-        //         tracing::info!(?gdt);
-        //         Ok(())
-        //     }),
     ]);
 
 pub fn dump_timer(_: &str) -> Result<(), shell::Error> {