CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC (not configurable)

modulename: apic.ko

and/or

perfctr-watchdog.ko

configname: CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC

Linux Kernel Configuration for x86
└─>Processor type and features
└─>X86_LOCAL_APIC
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12 )
source code:
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perfctr-watchdog.c
selects
CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_LEGACY_ALLOC_HWIRQ

depends
CONFIG_SMP or CONFIG_X86_32_NON_STANDARD or CONFIG_X86_64 or CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC or CONFIG_PCI_MSI

is selected by
CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC