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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an. b" \" V: E; Y/ z$ @+ R7 |
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
0 [6 G L. r, O' c9 bMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor) N0 u) t5 \5 j7 e9 \1 p4 K, a
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
4 h! O( |0 V8 ^% ^, |) ysystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.1 U( j0 t- u. Z( _, ]
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor4 w2 N1 S$ V8 i" D# ~' h
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term7 A! \" F; l5 X4 }$ q
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware) ^: W; c- c9 n" n. m& s# T( U
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of
1 Q7 c* e2 O' [3 p7 w [6 H+ Wthis specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
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