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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
6 @! w( j! K4 n0 |7 y# M" }7 I0 `0 D* wenhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
3 h; D. k& T! A2 A0 UMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor' n. t% z: v# ], W7 [0 y1 B
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor7 j4 h# N0 x! y7 n
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.+ {) _: H& }+ Z( p# F1 E' J+ d7 i
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor' U9 H# u* w# C
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term% v8 V) |9 B2 Z9 i% A) r& B
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
' r, n G3 u \) b4 dfeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
: T' D& l$ R1 L+ ]4 ~0 g2 Uthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA, V. `. h) a# G0 \
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