The Unabridged Pentium 4 IA32 Processor Genealogy

Chapter 38. Pentium^® 4 Core Description

The Previous Chapter

This chapter provides a detailed description of the processor's state immediately after reset is removed. It also describes how the Boot Strap Processor (BSP) is selected, as well as the Application Processor discovery and configuration process. This discussion includes:

• The Processor's State After Reset.

• EAX, EDX Content After Reset Removal.

• The Core Is Starving and Caching is Disabled.

• Boot Strap Processor (BSP) Selection.

• How the APs are Discovered and Configured.

This Chapter

This chapter provides a detailed description of the Pentium® 4 processor core. This includes:

• The Big Picture.

• The Front-End Pipeline Stages.

• Intro to the μop Pipeline.

• The μop Pipeline's Major Elements.

• Additional, ...