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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
% L8 e. m [' P/ U2 \' p; henhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
' Z5 z+ v( x2 @+ y. XMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor* h$ [3 y c# V$ A: W7 n
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor% C N/ w4 c# D, d7 E/ P6 F8 z# w$ u
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
$ v s1 U2 W7 w* W- d. aThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor- f9 t. T: S3 t1 Q. E, {' m$ \% [
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term1 M* s4 @& g% J* a' r& N, N
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware! T1 h' R% N- g$ u. X
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
$ `. O, w* b9 d! O. gthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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