diff --git a/apps/crt0.S b/apps/crt0.S
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+++ b/apps/crt0.S
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+#include "uvm32_sys.h"
+#include "uvm32_common_custom.h"
+.section .initial_jump , "ax", %progbits
+.global _start
+.align 4
+_start:
+# sp is already setup by vm
+sw	ra,12(sp)
+jal	ra, main
+li a7, 0x138 #IOREQ_HALT (Rust assembler doesn't pick up def...)
+ecall
+.section .data
+
diff --git a/apps/hello-asm/hello-asm.S b/apps/hello-asm/hello-asm.S
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+++ b/apps/hello-asm/hello-asm.S
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "uvm32_sys.h"
+#include "uvm32_common_custom.h"
+.section .initial_jump , "ax", %progbits
+.global _start
+_start:
+la     a0, str
+li a7, IOREQ_PRINTLN
+ecall
+li a7, IOREQ_HALT
+ecall
+str:
+.ascii "Hi\0"