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MultiProcessor Specification 1.4
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* |" Y$ P/ E5 d1 C* w* o+ rThe MultiProcessor Specification, hereafter known as the “MP specification,” defines an6 f3 ~, B* ^$ C' ]
enhancement to the standard to which PC manufacturers design DOS-compatible systems.& m# N1 l% q4 N
MP-capable operating systems will be able to run without special customization on multiprocessor
0 s% K$ o" K3 g: k# a3 J$ xsystems that comply with this specification. End users who purchase a compliant multiprocessor
- l, w4 h$ Y1 h; y0 L$ |system will be able to run their choice of operating systems.
9 \ W" Q8 {# h3 _+ W! n% ~2 wThe MP specification covers PC/AT-compatible MP platform designs based on Intel processor/ J" E% f8 H9 _4 s
architectures and Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) architectures. The term5 k z9 T- \% J# C. w$ Z; Z# ~
“PC/AT-compatible” here refers to the software-visible components of the PC/AT, not to hardware3 L, n+ I% x3 @! I( l7 g. ~& J
features, such as the bus implementation, that are not visible to software. An implementation of+ ?1 K U; r j: {
this specification may incorporate one or more industry standard buses, such as ISA, EISA, MCA,, S: }! ~8 e/ j6 A q$ y0 K
PCI, or other OEM-specific buses. |
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