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authorRichard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>2013-07-12 16:15:56 -0700
committerMatt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>2013-11-16 16:33:13 -0800
commitfddd87d6e135924b92499917bace103e46c22d00 (patch)
tree23bbe6a01a32c0ea88f7c2180dbd1f461d822c76 /arch/alpha/Kconfig
parent994dcf7055df88623d25f3593b931a018a76b502 (diff)
downloadlinux-fddd87d6e135924b92499917bace103e46c22d00.tar.bz2
alpha: Allow HZ to be configured
With the 1024Hz default, we spend 50% of QEMU emulation processing timer interrupts. Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>
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diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 51cc8c353164..a67b971c830a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -627,9 +627,41 @@ config VERBOSE_MCHECK_ON
Take the default (1) unless you want more control or more info.
+choice
+ prompt "Timer interrupt frequency (HZ)?"
+ default HZ_128 if ALPHA_QEMU
+ default HZ_1200 if ALPHA_RAWHIDE
+ default HZ_1024
+ ---help---
+ The frequency at which timer interrupts occur. A high frequency
+ minimizes latency, whereas a low frequency minimizes overhead of
+ process accounting. The later effect is especially significant
+ when being run under QEMU.
+
+ Note that some Alpha hardware cannot change the interrupt frequency
+ of the timer. If unsure, say 1024 (or 1200 for Rawhide).
+
+ config HZ_32
+ bool "32 Hz"
+ config HZ_64
+ bool "64 Hz"
+ config HZ_128
+ bool "128 Hz"
+ config HZ_256
+ bool "256 Hz"
+ config HZ_1024
+ bool "1024 Hz"
+ config HZ_1200
+ bool "1200 Hz"
+endchoice
+
config HZ
- int
- default 1200 if ALPHA_RAWHIDE
+ int
+ default 32 if HZ_32
+ default 64 if HZ_64
+ default 128 if HZ_128
+ default 256 if HZ_256
+ default 1200 if HZ_1200
default 1024
source "drivers/pci/Kconfig"