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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4* ]4 F$ }! l+ O" e+ L1 v
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an$ R3 [- o& @8 i$ v" t
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
' N% A t s/ ZMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor2 o7 M* i+ [" W
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
6 N" q: |4 \2 z# g% ]# \8 M) M; esystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
# n# T( K( a5 ^# t0 A7 g8 nThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
$ p" K8 X" i! ?( karchitectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
! l/ E7 |' q$ K; _“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
3 M. e' e+ {5 M. i5 ^features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of; W, T, y9 J: _, Z# {- w4 m) ^
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,& b' x8 m5 V# x! o2 i
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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