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Date:      Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:58:27 -0700
From:      Erich Boleyn <erich@uruk.org>
To:        Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Writing APIC document
Message-ID:  <E0wJNMB-0007ay-00@uruk.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:15:29 MDT." <199704211815.MAA11952@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> 

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Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> wrote:

> One of my top priorities now is to write a whitepaper for the webpage
> describe the current (and possible future) inplimentation of the APIC
> code, along with all the WHYs of the design.  it's fairly arcane, and
> even the author (meaning me) forgets why some of the wierder stuff
> is in there. (remember all the 'fun' we had getting the AP startup
> IPIs working? talk about code that makes no sense at all!!!)

I'm working on a similar doc, but it is specifically about the APIC
"architecture" (ahem), the important differences and similarities
in the implementations, and how they are used in the Intel MP Spec.

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  Erich Stefan Boleyn                 \_ E-mail (preferred):  <erich@uruk.org>
Mad Genius wanna-be, CyberMuffin        \__      (finger me for other stats)
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