Support for 32-bit TIMERn counters in ARC Cores

modulename: arc_timer.ko

configname: CONFIG_ARC_TIMERS

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Clock Source drivers
└─>Support for 32-bit TIMERn counters in ARC Cores
In linux kernel since version 4.1 (release Date: 2015-06-21)  
These are legacy 32-bit TIMER0 and TIMER1 counters found on all ARC cores
(ARC700 as well as ARC HS38).
TIMER0 serves as clockevent while TIMER1 provides clocksource

source code:
selects
CONFIG_TIMER_OF

depends
CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
NOT CONFIG_ARCH_USES_GETTIMEOFFSET

is selected by
CONFIG_ARC_TIMERS_64BIT