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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4* R+ K3 x _5 ?% i
/ A: _# U$ N% mThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
- I; _# O+ K( w+ z% y5 M7 Kenhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
: g" p, x: k& n/ H1 w- F# }MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
7 I* m$ U: G) C9 E9 tsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor6 N& a4 N9 c! a; e- s8 N
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.: Y. X b) K0 e- w
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor% [6 C# X( r# V+ Z% U
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
5 O; d) z* Y/ k8 D {“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware- i( D% L& @1 j# `1 A0 f
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of3 r# W( Z4 ~ Z: h
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,: }6 E1 I" b7 i9 Z. A; H6 a. M. O# B6 F
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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