Message Format
The FSB Message Format
A complete description of the memory write that is performed on the FSB to issue an interrupt message can be found in “Direct-Delivery of the MSI” on page 1586.
The APIC Bus Message Format
A complete description of the 3-wire APIC bus message format can be found in chapter 15 of the MindShare book entitled Pentium® Processor System Architecture.
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