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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4: G& N: a, A5 R0 |4 E S8 |
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an0 P2 r. p4 _% v, T: ~+ _6 h1 J
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems., `* v) ~6 z' m
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor7 T5 B" s0 h6 a+ A
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
+ e8 w( g0 ~+ v3 Esystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems./ @* r6 A! }/ ]" N7 s7 E$ f
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor! k- C9 S9 P, A3 C1 }) Z3 c
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term ?( T% m! P' f6 \
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
, z, T2 n- y) c2 ^; _. L, T# b2 jfeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of; _4 D) W) E! p% n& t
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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