Chapter 22. P6 Road Map
The Previous Chapter
This chapter provided a description of the software enhancements incorporated in the Pentium® processor. This discussion is directly applicable to all subsequent IA32 processors. It included:
The VM86 Extensions.
Protected Mode Virtual Interrupts.
The Debug Extension.
The Time Stamp Counter.
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the Machine Check Architecture (MCA).
Performance Monitoring.
The Local APIC Register Set.
The MSRs Added.
Instruction Set Changes (including MMX).
New/Altered Exceptions.
This Chapter
This chapter provides the P6 processor roadmap.
The Next Chapter
The next chapter provides a brief introduction to the Pentium® Pro processor's hardware design characteristics.
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