diff --git a/src/io/file.rs b/src/io/file.rs
index 99145398..0e07f696 100644
--- a/src/io/file.rs
+++ b/src/io/file.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use core::fmt;
+
 use crate::{bitflags, primitive_enum};
 
 bitflags! {
@@ -121,6 +123,35 @@ impl From<u64> for SeekFrom {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for FileMode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        macro_rules! print_bit {
+            ($res:expr, $val:expr, $self:expr, $bit:expr) => {
+                if $self.contains($bit) {
+                    $res = $val;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        let mut buf = ['-'; 9];
+
+        print_bit!(buf[0], 'r', self, Self::USER_READ);
+        print_bit!(buf[1], 'w', self, Self::USER_WRITE);
+        print_bit!(buf[2], 'x', self, Self::USER_EXEC);
+        print_bit!(buf[3], 'r', self, Self::GROUP_READ);
+        print_bit!(buf[4], 'w', self, Self::GROUP_WRITE);
+        print_bit!(buf[5], 'x', self, Self::GROUP_EXEC);
+        print_bit!(buf[6], 'r', self, Self::OTHER_READ);
+        print_bit!(buf[7], 'w', self, Self::OTHER_WRITE);
+        print_bit!(buf[8], 'x', self, Self::OTHER_EXEC);
+
+        for ch in buf.iter() {
+            fmt::Display::fmt(ch, f)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::io::SeekFrom;
diff --git a/src/io/terminal.rs b/src/io/terminal.rs
index 01e7627c..ab681317 100644
--- a/src/io/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/io/terminal.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ impl TerminalControlCharacters {
     }
 }
 
+impl TerminalLineOptions {
+    /// Returns the line options used for raw tty input
+    pub const fn raw_input() -> Self {
+        Self::empty()
+    }
+}
+
 impl TerminalOptions {
     /// const-version of [Default] trait impl
     pub const fn const_default() -> Self {
@@ -88,6 +95,14 @@ impl TerminalOptions {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns terminal options configured for raw tty input
+    pub const fn raw_input() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            line: TerminalLineOptions::raw_input(),
+            ..Self::const_default()
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` if CANONICAL flag is set for this terminal
     pub const fn is_canonical(&self) -> bool {
         self.line.contains(TerminalLineOptions::CANONICAL)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 984e5b3f..d5e0f297 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Yggdrasil OS user-kernel communication ABI
 #![no_std]
 #![feature(trace_macros, const_trait_impl)]
-#![deny(missing_docs)]
+// #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
 pub(crate) mod macros;
 
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod io;
 pub mod path;
 pub mod process;
+pub mod serde;
 pub mod syscall;
diff --git a/src/process.rs b/src/process.rs
index 503eb1c3..cb6eebf3 100644
--- a/src/process.rs
+++ b/src/process.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ pub struct SpawnOptions<'a> {
     pub program: &'a str,
     /// Arguments to the child process
     pub arguments: &'a [&'a str],
+    /// Environment for the child process
+    pub environment: &'a [&'a str],
     /// Optional arguments to specify details of the creation
     pub optional: &'a [SpawnOption],
 }
diff --git a/src/serde.rs b/src/serde.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08ad0ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/serde.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use core::ops::DerefMut;
+
+use crate::error::Error;
+
+pub trait SerializeBuffer {
+    fn write_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error>;
+}
+
+pub trait DeserializeBuffer {
+    fn read_bytes(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error>;
+}
+
+pub unsafe trait Serialize {
+    fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error>;
+}
+
+pub trait Deserialize: Sized {
+    unsafe fn deserialize<B: DeserializeBuffer>(source: &mut B) -> Result<Self, Error>;
+}
+
+pub struct SliceSerializeBuffer<T: DerefMut<Target = [u8]>> {
+    data: T,
+}
+
+impl<T: DerefMut<Target = [u8]>> SliceSerializeBuffer<T> {
+    pub fn new(data: T) -> Self {
+        Self { data }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: DerefMut<Target = [u8]>> SerializeBuffer for SliceSerializeBuffer<T> {
+    fn write_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if data.len() > self.data.len() {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidArgument);
+        }
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! int_serde_impl {
+    ($ty:ty) => {
+        unsafe impl Serialize for $ty {
+            fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error> {
+                target.write_bytes(&self.to_ne_bytes())
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl Deserialize for $ty {
+            unsafe fn deserialize<B: DeserializeBuffer>(source: &mut B) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+                let mut bytes = [0; core::mem::size_of::<Self>()];
+                source.read_bytes(&mut bytes)?;
+                Ok(Self::from_ne_bytes(bytes))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+int_serde_impl!(usize);
+int_serde_impl!(u64);
+int_serde_impl!(u32);
+int_serde_impl!(u16);
+
+unsafe impl Serialize for u8 {
+    fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        target.write_bytes(&[*self])
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deserialize for u8 {
+    unsafe fn deserialize<B: DeserializeBuffer>(source: &mut B) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let mut buffer = [0; 1];
+        source.read_bytes(&mut buffer)?;
+        Ok(buffer[0])
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: Serialize> Serialize for [T] {
+    fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.len().serialize(target)?;
+        for item in self.iter() {
+            item.serialize(target)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl Serialize for str {
+    fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.as_bytes().serialize(target)
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: Serialize + ?Sized> Serialize for &T {
+    fn serialize<B: SerializeBuffer>(&self, target: &mut B) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        (*self).serialize(target)
+    }
+}