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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4; {9 p& H* |0 f& l) T9 @
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
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5 M" Y* p: s1 V6 X# [8 xMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor6 [+ m9 d. z: v+ I6 H
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
" Y3 J' t# I: j! r3 Q5 rsystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
3 ?" y' j. A' p. U( wThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor! C1 b$ } s; G" E
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
' f0 U* \( s0 C6 V* j8 A“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware* j. A" W' E( c# C% _5 I
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
1 u& j; \1 h V* I; b& P$ ethis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,+ P( a4 A; a( e6 D- W. d3 ]
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