1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
3 # Timer Interrupt Frequency Configuration
7 prompt "Timer frequency"
10 Allows the configuration of the timer frequency. It is customary
11 to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz but 100 Hz may be more
12 beneficial for servers and NUMA systems that do not need to have
13 a fast response for user interaction and that may experience bus
14 contention and cacheline bounces as a result of timer interrupts.
15 Note that the timer interrupt occurs on each processor in an SMP
16 environment leading to NR_CPUS * HZ number of timer interrupts
23 100 Hz is a typical choice for servers, SMP and NUMA systems
24 with lots of processors that may show reduced performance if
25 too many timer interrupts are occurring.
30 250 Hz is a good compromise choice allowing server performance
31 while also showing good interactive responsiveness even
32 on SMP and NUMA systems. If you are going to be using NTSC video
33 or multimedia, selected 300Hz instead.
38 300 Hz is a good compromise choice allowing server performance
39 while also showing good interactive responsiveness even
40 on SMP and NUMA systems and exactly dividing by both PAL and
41 NTSC frame rates for video and multimedia work.
46 1000 Hz is the preferred choice for desktop systems and other
47 systems requiring fast interactive responses to events.
56 default 1000 if HZ_1000
59 def_bool HIGH_RES_TIMERS