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MultiProcessor Specification 1.44 n# n: s2 Y& F# G5 O% N6 O
% v s0 X1 h& uThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an; q4 \( d" `6 p( }1 Z, X; P
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.3 d$ M) G& J, w
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
" u+ e# g$ X5 n, }2 Zsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor0 D# ~# V% d9 b1 H
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.9 d: G. P" Y' |4 G
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor
0 K/ F) S* x; L, Q D2 ?. aarchitectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
+ W& f1 H0 T% v: L& Y( k“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
4 j" Y/ w6 Y' ^0 n7 r) o( {4 z/ xfeatures, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
9 f4 Q8 D8 d- w/ h% Wthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,0 A5 y- d" q* i9 v( `; I' W# V1 W- g
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