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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index eb4092568f9..0ab2dcef7d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ config X86_MRST
bool "Moorestown MID platform"
depends on X86_32
depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
+ select APB_TIMER
---help---
Moorestown is Intel's Low Power Intel Architecture (LPIA) based Moblin
Internet Device(MID) platform. Moorestown consists of two chips:
@@ -612,6 +613,16 @@ config HPET_EMULATE_RTC
def_bool y
depends on HPET_TIMER && (RTC=y || RTC=m || RTC_DRV_CMOS=m || RTC_DRV_CMOS=y)
+config APB_TIMER
+ def_bool y if MRST
+ prompt "Langwell APB Timer Support" if X86_MRST
+ help
+ APB timer is the replacement for 8254, HPET on X86 MID platforms.
+ The APBT provides a stable time base on SMP
+ systems, unlike the TSC, but it is more expensive to access,
+ as it is off-chip. APB timers are always running regardless of CPU
+ C states, they are used as per CPU clockevent device when possible.
+
# Mark as embedded because too many people got it wrong.
# The code disables itself when not needed.
config DMI