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MultiProcessor Specification 1.47 F; P0 M% G+ R$ h
! j, _" ]# k) W, g% tThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
: m: w+ I9 ~/ D" e" Venhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.+ D# l1 P: ]* k8 Q& M, L5 J0 A
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor; p5 {! N/ a8 k
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
A( [8 Y3 {' esystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
9 _7 {0 j1 P. p6 PThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor9 T; A0 Q2 r9 s; C3 ~5 T6 n
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term/ w5 I& w! I. b1 ?
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
0 x( {* D) o* j+ _, o+ `features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of: ]8 Q; i) j& L0 e" _+ ]
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
! R1 y# @8 N9 r, ?& ?& y2 C4 R$ \" }PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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