Module rstubs::arch::smp

Symmetric Multi-Processing

On x86 multicore systems, only the first (boot) core starts executing on boot. The other application processors have to be started manually using the IPC mechanism of the [LApic].

Constants

• RELOCATE_DST 🔒
  Destination, where the startup code should be copied
• SETUP_HIGH_PLACEHOLDER 🔒
  Placeholder address, replaced by the [start_high] address

Statics

• SETUP_AP_BEGIN 🔒
• SETUP_AP_END 🔒
• setup_start_high 🔒

Functions

• boot
  Boot the other symmetric multi-processor cores
• relocate_setup 🔒
  Relocate the real mode setup code