timekeeping: add CONFIG_LEGACY_TIMER_TICK

[linux-2.6-microblaze.git] / kernel / time / Kconfig

diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index 51d298c..c6867f2 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ config POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
        bool
        default y if POSIX_TIMERS && HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
 
+config LEGACY_TIMER_TICK
+       bool
+       help
+         The legacy timer tick helper is used by platforms that
+         lack support for the generic clockevent framework.
+         New platforms should use generic clockevents instead.
+
 if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 menu "Timers subsystem"