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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4; I. D* W6 F* v' O- `$ N* t- c, _
6 d& L- C! c6 s9 F) z" ~& F1 W- D8 ~The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
2 _: ~% F1 q. H3 x; }# Uenhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.1 u4 V3 j& H, \/ n9 x
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor9 F8 f, t e4 g
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
+ Q; v% E: S" Z" b; x) z# Qsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
" W: y$ d5 t6 l- d+ w4 O) P3 xThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor m7 M) Q) a C+ D
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
4 o% b! ?" r: C) G# W“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
8 M# h+ }8 d+ ?* l6 W: S: a( ofeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of0 y4 M6 V/ G, ]2 W |2 K' l
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
, G+ l( K/ |2 o+ d0 [PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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