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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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kernel implements symmetric multiprocessor support.
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kernel implements symmetric multiprocessor support.  This functionality can
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be enabled in FreeBSD by compiling a kernel with the the following options
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enabled:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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options         SMP
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options         APIC_IO
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Further information on compiling custom kernels can be found in the FreeBSD
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Handbook.
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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The
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The
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kernel supports motherboards that follow the Intel MP specification,
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kernel supports motherboards that follow the Intel MP specification,
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version 1.4.
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version 1.4.
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.Sh BUGS
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.Sh BUGS
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That would be a good guess...
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Certain features of APM (Advanced Power Management) are known to interact
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badly with
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APM shutdown is generally safe, but other APM features should be avoided.
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This is not a FreeBSD-specific problem, but is due to the fact that APM
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was not designed with
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in mind.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mptable 1 ,
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.Xr mptable 1 ,
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.Xr dmesg 8
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.Xr dmesg 8 ,
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.Xr config 8 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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The
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kernel's early history is not (properly) recorded.  It was developed
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kernel's early history is not (properly) recorded.  It was developed
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in a separate CVS branch until April 26, 1997, at which point it was
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in a separate CVS branch until April 26, 1997, at which point it was
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merged into 3.0-current.  By this date 3.0-current had already been
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merged into 3.0-current.  FreeBSD 3.0 was the first major release to support
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merged with Lite2 kernel code.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Steve Passe Aq fsmp@FreeBSD.org
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.An Steve Passe Aq fsmp@FreeBSD.org

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