Date: Wed, 07 May 1997 15:56:25 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Ben Black <black@zen.cypher.net> Cc: Kevin Van Maren <vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu>, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Headsup: SMP_AUTOSTART Message-ID: <199705072156.PAA06000@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 07 May 1997 17:11:15 EDT." <Pine.LNX.3.91.970507171012.1434I-100000@zen.cypher.net>
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Hi, In the Intel SMP spec they differentiate the processors as bootstrap processor (BSP) and application processors (APs). This is mostly semantics and doesn't imply any differences in CPU priority when running SMP. It is primarily for describing the bootstrap sequence and how its achieved. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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