摘要 |
A multiprocessor system including firmware, which system is comprised of at least a plurality of central processing units and a main memory to be commonly occupied by all the central processing units. The main memory is composed of an operating system area and a firmware area. The firmware area is divided into a common firmware area utilized by all the central processing units and a plurality of independent prefix areas allotted to the central processing units. Each prefix area is operative as an interface port, for a respective central processing unit, between the operating system area and the common firmware area. |