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MultiProcessor Specification

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CPU

CPU

HIGH-BANDWIDTH MEMORY BUS

ICC BUS

SHARED		GRAPHICS
MEMORY		FRAME
MODULE		BUFFER

APIC ADVANCED PROGRAMMABLE INTERRUPT CONTROLLER

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INTERFACE

APIC

I/O

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ICC INTERRUPT CONTROLLER	I/O EXPANSION BUS	I/O EXPANSION BUS
COMMUNICATIONS

Figure 2-1. Multiprocessor System Architecture

2.1 Hardware Overview

The MP specification defines a system architecture based on the following hardware components:

∙One or more processors that are Intel architecture instruction set compatible, such as the CPUs in the Intel486 and the Pentium processor family.

∙One or more APICs, such as the Intel 82489DX Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller or the integrated APIC on the Pentium 735\90 and 815\100 processors.

∙Software-transparent cache and shared memory subsystem.

∙Software-visible components of the PC/AT platform.

2.1.1System Processors

To maintain compatibility with existing PC/AT software products, this specification is based on the Intel486 and the Pentium processor family. To achieve a minimum level of MP system performance, two or more processors that are Intel architecture instruction set compatible are required.

Figure 2-2 gives a different point of view of a compliant system, showing the configuration of the APICs with respect to the CPUs. While all processors in a compliant system are functionally identical, this specification classifies them into two types: the bootstrap processor (BSP) and the application processors (AP). Which processor is the BSP is determined by the hardware or by the hardware in conjunction with the BIOS. This differentiation is for convenience and is in effect

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Contents

MultiProcessor Specification Copyright 1993-1997. Intel Corporation, All Rights Reserved Revision History Revision Revision History DatePage Table of Contents Default Configurations MP Configuration TableContents Appendix B Operating System Programming Guidelines Appendix a System Bios Programming GuidelinesAppendix E Errata Glossary Figures Tables Examples Page Goals Conceptual Overview MultiProcessor Specification Features of the SpecificationScope Target Audience Organization of This DocumentDocument Organization Introduction Conventions Used in This Document For More Information System Overview Hardware Overview System Processors Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller System Overview System Memory 4 I/O Expansion Bus Bios Overview Operating System OverviewPage Hardware Specification System Memory Configuration System Memory Cacheability and Shareability System Memory Address Map Hardware Specification Memory Cacheability Map External Cache Subsystem Locking Multiprocessor Interrupt Control Posted Memory WriteApic Architecture Interrupt Modes Apic Versions PIC Mode PIC Mode Virtual Wire Mode Virtual Wire Mode via Local Apic Virtual Wire Mode via I/O Apic Symmetric I/O Mode Symmetric I/O Mode Floating Point Exception Interrupt Assignment of System Interrupts to the Apic Local UnitApic Memory Mapping Apic Interval Timers Apic Identification Reset Support System-wide Reset System-wide Init Processor-specific Init Support for Fault-resilient Booting System Initial State MP Configuration Table MultiProcessor Specification MP Floating Pointer Structure MP Configuration TableOffset Length Field Bytesbits in bits Description MP Feature Offset Length Field Bytesbits Bits DescriptionInformation Byte Information Bytes MP Configuration Table Header MP Configuration Table Header MP Configuration Table Header Fields Base MP Configuration Table EntriesOffset Length Field Bytes Bits Description Base MP Configuration Table Entry Types Processor EntriesLength Entry Description Entry Type Code Bytes Comments Apic Processor Entry Fields Feature Flags from Cpuid Instruction Intel486 and Pentium Processor SignaturesFamily Model Stepping a Description Bit Name Description Comments Bus Entries BUS IDBUS Type String Bus Type String Values Bus Type String Description 3 I/O Apic Entries 4 I/O Interrupt Assignment EntriesApic Entry I/O Apic Entry Fields I/O Interrupt Entry 10. I/O Interrupt Entry Fields 11. Interrupt Type Values Local Interrupt Assignment EntriesInterrupt Type Description Comments 12. Local Interrupt Entry Fields Destination Local Apic IDDestination Local Apic LINTIN# Extended MP Configuration Table Entries System Address Space Mapping Entries 14. System Address Space Mapping Entry Fields 10. Example System with Multiple Bus Types and Bridge Types Bus Hierarchy Descriptor Entry Compatibility Bus Address Space Modifier Entry 12. Compatibility Bus Address Space Modifier Entry 16. Compatibility Bus Address Space Modifier Entry Fields Default Configurations Discrete Apic Configurations Default ConfigurationsDefault Number Bus Config Code CPUs Type Variant Schematic Default Configuration for Discrete Apic Default Configurations Integrated Apic Configurations Default Configuration for Integrated Apic Default Configuration Interrupt Assignments Config INTINx CommentsAssignment of I/O Interrupts to the Apic I/O Unit First I/O All Local APICs Config LINTINx Comments Assignment of System Interrupts to the Apic Local UnitEisa and IRQ13 Level-triggered Interrupt Support MultiProcessor Specification System Bios Programming Guidelines Bios Post Initialization Programming the Apic for Virtual Wire Mode Controlling the Application Processors Example A-1. Programming Local Apic for Virtual Wire Mode System Bios Programming Guidelines Constructing the MP Configuration Table NMI System Bios Programming Guidelines Page Operating System Boot-up Operating System Programming Guidelines Operating System Booting and Self-configuration Interrupt Mode Initialization and Handling Application Processor Startup Operating System Programming Guidelines Using Init IPI Using Startup IPI AP Shutdown Handling Other IPI Applications Spurious Apic InterruptsHandling Cache Flush Handling TLB Invalidation Supporting Unequal Processors Page System Compliance Checklist Page Interrupt Routing with Multiple APICs Variable Interrupt Routing Fixed Interrupt Routing Bus Entries in Systems with More Than One PCI Bus I/O Interrupt Assignment Entries for PCI DevicesMultiple I/O Apic Multiple PCI Bus Systems INTD#Page Errata 126 System Address Space Mapping Entries System Address Space Entry 14. System Address Space Mapping Entry Fields Entry LengthAddress Type Address Base Bus Hierarchy Descriptor Entry Space records must also be provided BUS Informationsd Parent BUS Glossary Glossary-2 Order Number