Symmetric Multiprocessor System
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A Symmetric Multiprocessor System is a Multiprocessor that ...
- AKA: Symmetric Multiprocessing.
- See: Crossbar Switch, Multiprocessor, Main Memory, Multi-Core Processor, Multiprocessing#Processor Coupling, System Bus.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric_multiprocessing Retrieved:2017-9-20.
- Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) involves a multiprocessor computer hardware and software architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single, shared main memory, have full access to all I/O devices, and are controlled by a single operating system instance that treats all processors equally, reserving none for special purposes. Most multiprocessor systems today use an SMP architecture. In the case of multi-core processors, the SMP architecture applies to the cores, treating them as separate processors.
SMP systems are tightly coupled multiprocessor systems with a pool of homogeneous processors running independently of each other. Each processor, executing different programs and working on different sets of data, has the capability of sharing common resources (memory, I/O device, interrupt system and so on) that are connected using a system bus or a crossbar.
- Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) involves a multiprocessor computer hardware and software architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single, shared main memory, have full access to all I/O devices, and are controlled by a single operating system instance that treats all processors equally, reserving none for special purposes. Most multiprocessor systems today use an SMP architecture. In the case of multi-core processors, the SMP architecture applies to the cores, treating them as separate processors.