Technical data

tpf(7D) Devices SunOS 5.5
NAME tpf − Platform Specific Module (PSM) for Tricord Systems Enterprise Server Models
ES3000, ES4000 and ES5000.
AVAILABILITY x86
DESCRIPTION tpf provides the platform dependent functions for Solaris X86 MP support. These func-
tions adhere to the PSMI Specifications. (Platform Specific Module Interface
Specifications.) Tricord Systems Enterprise Servers are Intel APIC based MP platforms
which run from 1 to 12 Intel processors. The tpf psm supports dynamic interrupt distri-
bution across all processors in an MP configuration.
The psm is automatically invoked on an ESxxxx platform at system boot time.
FILES /kernel/mach/tpf
MP module.
7D-378 modified 23 Jan 1995