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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4! [2 `* m1 E( k% b9 `: F" t) T
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an% v" G$ ^% D% P; |* F* B3 [ l
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
0 Y" a4 _) F. r+ A7 f S& cMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor2 O- z" W& R* Z0 S. G
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
8 A' E3 V/ q" E$ l$ R$ ^$ ysystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
* G" m7 m2 {* r7 c% X+ yThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
* |4 R3 U" |+ R m: {architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
7 C; Y6 D8 B8 l) G. i9 `/ M* o$ H“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware( h* C" w# H8 T, h7 m5 T! v) j
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of L$ J# h; Z1 t7 {: }% f8 F3 I
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,' V/ c2 e- t) U6 A: c
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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