diff --git a/apps/system/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/system/CMakeLists.txt
index d5c4776..f95f3a8 100644
--- a/apps/system/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/system/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ project(system)
 
 CAmkESAddImportPath(interfaces)
 
+includeGlobalComponents()
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/rust.cmake)
 
 RustAddLibrary(
diff --git a/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/kata-logger/src/lib.rs b/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/kata-logger/src/lib.rs
index 4e89f6e..9004f2c 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/kata-logger/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/kata-logger/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 use cstr_core::CStr;
 use log::{Metadata, Record};
 
-const MAX_MSG_LEN: usize = 256;
+// TODO(sleffler): until we can copy directly into shared memory limit
+//   stack allocation (can be up to 4096).
+const MAX_MSG_LEN: usize = 2048;
 
 pub struct KataLogger;
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ mod tests {
     // NB: to run these sequentially use --test-threads=1; otherwise
     // cargo will use multiple threads and you will get failures from
     // multiple users of MSGS and the global logger; e.g.
-    //     cargo +nightly test -- --test-threads=1
+    //     cargo test -- --test-threads=1
 
     #[test]
     fn test_each_log_level_works() {
diff --git a/apps/system/system.camkes b/apps/system/system.camkes
index d20780a..726f73d 100644
--- a/apps/system/system.camkes
+++ b/apps/system/system.camkes
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 import <std_connector.camkes>;
+import <global-connectors.camkes>;
 
 import "interfaces/dataport_io.idl4";
 import "interfaces/VectorCoreInterface.camkes";
@@ -81,10 +82,12 @@ assembly {
             from debug_console.uart_rx, to uart_driver.rx);
 
         // Connect the LoggerInterface to each component that needs to log
-        // to the console.
-        connection seL4RPCCall LoggerInterface(from process_manager.logger,
-                                               from ml_coordinator.logger,
-                                               to debug_console.logger);
+        // to the console. Note this allocates a 4KB shared memory region to
+        // each component and copies data between components.
+        connection seL4RPCOverMultiSharedData LoggerInterface(
+            from process_manager.logger,
+            from ml_coordinator.logger,
+            to debug_console.logger);
 
         // Connect the SeL4Debug interface of each component that needs access.
         connection seL4RPCCall SeL4DebugInterface(from debug_console.sel4debug,