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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Synopsys
+
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=100
+CONFIG_XIP=n
+CONFIG_BUILD_NO_GAP_FILL=y
+CONFIG_BUILD_OUTPUT_BIN=n
+CONFIG_ARCV2_INTERRUPT_UNIT=y
+CONFIG_ARCV2_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN=y
+CONFIG_GPIO=y