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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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2 U& G( b. g! _: t& l6 Y |9 A1 x# qThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
2 ?5 p; P3 g8 N* t' h jenhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems. w: M5 q3 y8 y2 v! o
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
3 t0 O g9 R; T- h- csystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor: y6 C: m. O. C' U+ g9 ]. `
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
9 Y+ o. b2 ^9 j8 f- m+ @. g GThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor a h- v( p- T2 K1 L! d) F
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term W# a& s9 s, d8 ~
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware7 Z) y( C# u0 o8 T
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of; Z8 _' f3 S: T- ^
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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