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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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+ n% z7 I4 H7 ~2 p* EThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an
1 Z) n0 H% b! H. [; Z$ ~enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.
6 x) L: o! @# c, R; p. q3 g7 oMP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
2 y& U/ Q$ R4 Nsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor3 S% v+ \2 S4 x V6 H' A) o
system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.* _" f3 b' |$ a. ?1 V" x! G; Y
The MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor5 h, q; K! s: k$ g* v" y
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term8 p u2 Z7 L O+ C: I" A
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware
9 e* W2 S8 ~5 B$ D4 y5 [features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of$ j ^$ B" D9 f0 g% B. O
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,
! G. Z' _$ z6 K# i7 APCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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