CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI (not configurable)

configname: CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI
In linux kernel since version 2.6.36 (release Date: 2010-10-20)  
System hardware can generate an NMI using the perf event
subsystem. Also has support for calculating CPU cycle events
to determine how many clock cycles in a given period.