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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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The MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
( C, i6 O/ C4 ^; benhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.) }( \# q/ }$ O4 O
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor. J3 X' R$ @$ U$ |6 D. s
systems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
- N1 k0 J3 q8 P6 msystem will be able to run their choice of operating systems.+ Z7 F2 X" |0 f" {- ]
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor3 n- C) k7 Q9 u( D" y+ r
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term
2 h1 Q4 l1 T$ E; G' w“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware" x; I2 `0 x; l% i+ g& n
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of, f1 r9 X v1 l4 ?+ o- Q
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,# y7 u( f' k* X9 s, ]
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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