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c779cc2b · Robert Morris · 24118827 · c779cc2b
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ main(void)
 {
  kinit1(end, P2V(4*1024*1024)); // phys page allocator
  kvmalloc();      // kernel page table
-  mpinit();        // collect info about this machine
-  lapicinit();
-  seginit();       // set up segments
+  mpinit();        // detect other processors
+  lapicinit();     // interrupt controller
+  seginit();       // segment descriptors
  cprintf("\ncpu%d: starting xv6\n\n", cpu->id);
-  picinit();       // interrupt controller
+  picinit();       // another interrupt controller
  ioapicinit();    // another interrupt controller
-  consoleinit();   // I/O devices & their interrupts
+  consoleinit();   // console hardware
  uartinit();      // serial port
  pinit();         // process table
  tvinit();        // trap vectors
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ main(void)
  startothers();   // start other processors
  kinit2(P2V(4*1024*1024), P2V(PHYSTOP)); // must come after startothers()
  userinit();      // first user process
-  // Finish setting up this processor in mpmain.
-  mpmain();
+  mpmain();        // finish this processor's setup
 }

 // Other CPUs jump here from entryother.S.