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.. title:: TICKLESS_IDLE_THRESH

.. option:: CONFIG_TICKLESS_IDLE_THRESH

*Tickless idle threshold*

Type: ``int``

Help
====

This option enables clock interrupt suppression when the kernel idles
for only a short period of time. It specifies the minimum number of
ticks that must occur before the next kernel timer expires in order
for suppression to happen.

Direct dependencies
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\ :option:`TICKLESS_IDLE <CONFIG_TICKLESS_IDLE>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Default
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- 3

Kconfig definition
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.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``kernel/Kconfig:846``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:30``

Menu path: (Top) → General Kernel Options → Tickless idle

.. parsed-literal::

    config TICKLESS_IDLE_THRESH
    	int "Tickless idle threshold"
    	default 3
    	depends on \ :option:`TICKLESS_IDLE <CONFIG_TICKLESS_IDLE>`
    	help
    	  This option enables clock interrupt suppression when the kernel idles
    	  for only a short period of time. It specifies the minimum number of
    	  ticks that must occur before the next kernel timer expires in order
    	  for suppression to happen.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*