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AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2: System Programming

Overview This paper is intended for programmers writing operating systems, loaders, linkers, device drivers, or system utilities. The paper describes the AMD64 architecture?s resources and functions that are managed by system software, including operating-mode control, memory management, interrupts and exceptions, task and state-change management, system management mode (including power management), multiprocessor support, debugging, and processor initialization.

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Publisher	AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	September 2003	Downloads	102
Format	White Papers
Topics	x86-standard Servers, Software Engineering, Processors

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