Article 5SX31 Developers Call On Intel To Open-Source PSE Firmware As Their Newest Binary Headache

Developers Call On Intel To Open-Source PSE Firmware As Their Newest Binary Headache

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With Intel's Atom x6000E "Elkhart Lake" SoCs there is a new block called the Programmable Services Engine (PSE) that is an Arm Cortex-M7 companion core that handles various tasks. Unfortunately, with the PSE it means a new binary-only firmware module. With the Programmable Services Engine likely to come with future Intel platforms too, Coreboot developers and open-source enthusiasts are calling on Intel to now open-source this firmware to avoid having this extra binary blob and further complicating future open-source firmware efforts...
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