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== Detection ==
== Detection ==


The [[CPUID]].01h:EDX[bit 9] flag specifies whether a CPU has a built-in local APIC.
The [[CPUID]].01h:EDX[bit 9] flag specifies whether a CPU has a built-in local APIC. You can find all of the APICs on a system (both local and IO APICS) by parsing the [[MADT]].


== Local APIC and IO-APIC ==
== Local APIC and IO-APIC ==