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@@ -356,6 +356,16 @@ config HOTPLUG_CPU
Say Y here to experiment with turning CPUs off and on. CPUs
can be controlled through /sys/devices/system/cpu.
+config LOCAL_TIMERS
+ bool "Use local timer interrupts"
+ depends on SMP && n
+ default y
+ help
+ Enable support for local timers on SMP platforms, rather then the
+ legacy IPI broadcast method. Local timers allows the system
+ accounting to be spread across the timer interval, preventing a
+ "thundering herd" at every timer tick.
+
config PREEMPT
bool "Preemptible Kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL