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diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index c88fc43494c..27cc404ea18 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -75,17 +75,33 @@ config NO_HZ_COMMON
depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
select TICK_ONESHOT
+# Kept around for compatibility, maps to NO_HZ_IDLE
config NO_HZ
- bool "Tickless System (Dynamic Ticks)"
+ bool
+
+choice
+ prompt "Timer tick handling"
+ default NO_HZ_IDLE if NO_HZ
+
+config PERIODIC_HZ
+ bool "Periodic timer ticks (constant rate, no dynticks)"
+ help
+ This option keeps the tick running periodically at a constant
+ rate, even when the CPU doesn't need it.
+
+config NO_HZ_IDLE
+ bool "Idle dynticks system (tickless idle)"
depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
select NO_HZ_COMMON
help
- This option enables a tickless system: timer interrupts will
- only trigger on an as-needed basis both when the system is
- busy and when the system is idle.
+ This option enables a tickless idle system: timer interrupts
+ will only trigger on an as-needed basis when the system is idle.
+ This is usually interesting for energy saving.
+
+ Most of the time you want to say Y here.
config NO_HZ_EXTENDED
- bool "Full dynticks system"
+ bool "Full dynticks system (tickless single task)"
# NO_HZ_COMMON dependency
depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
# RCU_USER_QS
@@ -112,6 +128,8 @@ config NO_HZ_EXTENDED
Say N.
+endchoice
+
config HIGH_RES_TIMERS
bool "High Resolution Timer Support"
depends on !ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS