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+/** @file segment.H
+ *  @brief Contains the definition of the virtual Segment class.
+ */
+#ifndef __KERNEL_SEGMENT_H
+#define __KERNEL_SEGMENT_H
+
+#include <kernel/task.H>
+
+/** @class Segment
+ *  @brief Virtual segment class to handle virtual memory management within
+ *         a 1TB segment.
+ */
+class Segment
+{
+    public:
+        /**
+         * @brief Constructor.
+         * @param[in] i_baseAddr - Base [virtual] address of this segment.
+         */
+        explicit Segment(uint64_t i_baseAddr) : iv_baseAddress(i_baseAddr) {};
+        /**
+         * @brief Destructor.
+         * No additional action necessary.
+         */
+        virtual ~Segment() {};
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Responsible for handling page faults within the segment.
+         *
+         * @param[in] i_task - Task causing the page fault.
+         * @param[in] i_addr - Effective address accessed to cause fault.
+         *
+         * @return true - Page fault was successfully handled.
+         *
+         * If the page fault is not successfully handled the expectation is
+         * that the VMM will perform appropriate action, such as killing the
+         * task.
+         */
+        virtual bool handlePageFault(task_t* i_task, uint64_t i_addr) = 0;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Get the base address of this segment.
+         * @return Base address (as uint64_t).
+         */
+        uint64_t getBaseAddress() const { return iv_baseAddress; };
+
+    protected:
+            /** The base address of the segment. */
+        const uint64_t iv_baseAddress;
+};
+
+#endif