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Platform System Interface Specification
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Platform System Interface Specification

The Platform System Interface Specification, or psi-spec, is a collection of documents for [hardware and software co-design](

) from a general perspective. It describes how microprocessors

set up an environment for an operating system or otherwise bare-metal applications, typically through intermediate, rewritable code that initializes clocks, DRAM and peripherals, commomly referred to as firmware.

In the following sections, psi-spec describes principles and abstractions that apply agnostic of vendors and products.

  1. Mask ROMs and Loaders