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+#
+# Timer Interrupt Frequency Configuration
+#
+
+choice
+        prompt "Timer frequency"
+        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
+         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.
+         Note that the timer interrupt occurs on each processor in an SMP
+         environment leading to NR_CPUS * HZ number of timer interrupts
+         per second.
+
+
+        config HZ_100
+                bool "100 HZ"
+        help
+          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
+         while also showing good interactive responsiveness even
+         on SMP and NUMA systems.
+
+        config HZ_1000
+                bool "1000 HZ"
+        help
+         1000 HZ is the preferred choice for desktop systems and other
+         systems requiring fast interactive responses to events.
+
+endchoice
+
+config HZ
+        int
+        default 100 if HZ_100
+        default 250 if HZ_250
+        default 1000 if HZ_1000
+