1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.hz b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
index 248e1c396f8b..4af15802ccd4 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.hz
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ choice
         default HZ_250
         help
          Allows the configuration of the timer frequency. It is customary
-         to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 HZ but 100 HZ may be more
+         to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz but 100 Hz may be more
          beneficial for servers and NUMA systems that do not need to have
          a fast response for user interaction and that may experience bus
          contention and cacheline bounces as a result of timer interrupts.
@@ -19,21 +19,30 @@ choice
         config HZ_100
                 bool "100 HZ"
         help
-          100 HZ is a typical choice for servers, SMP and NUMA systems
+          100 Hz is a typical choice for servers, SMP and NUMA systems
           with lots of processors that may show reduced performance if
           too many timer interrupts are occurring.
 
         config HZ_250
                 bool "250 HZ"
         help
-         250 HZ is a good compromise choice allowing server performance
+         250 Hz is a good compromise choice allowing server performance
          while also showing good interactive responsiveness even
-         on SMP and NUMA systems.
+         on SMP and NUMA systems. If you are going to be using NTSC video
+         or multimedia, selected 300Hz instead.
+
+        config HZ_300
+                bool "300 HZ"
+        help
+         300 Hz is a good compromise choice allowing server performance
+         while also showing good interactive responsiveness even
+         on SMP and NUMA systems and exactly dividing by both PAL and
+         NTSC frame rates for video and multimedia work.
 
         config HZ_1000
                 bool "1000 HZ"
         help
-         1000 HZ is the preferred choice for desktop systems and other
+         1000 Hz is the preferred choice for desktop systems and other
          systems requiring fast interactive responses to events.
 
 endchoice
@@ -42,5 +51,6 @@ config HZ
         int
         default 100 if HZ_100
         default 250 if HZ_250
+        default 300 if HZ_300
         default 1000 if HZ_1000