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As MP support is such a fundamental feature of UnixWare 2, how can we provide support for all existing and new MP platforms? Will hardware manufacturers have to do a lot of software work?

Well, in fact, the MP support is divided into two parts. One part is built into the OS and is generic (suitable for all MP machines). The other (smaller) part is the platform specific part which will usually be written by (or in partnership with) the hardware manufacturer.

By providing this split, we can quite easily support a wide range of existing hardware as well easily add in support for new designs.

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