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+# eliminate timer interrupts during the benchmark
+# for platforms that do not allow frequency dividers large enough to get
+# system clock tick period in 1 sec, make system clock tick to 0.1 sec
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=10