'vmstat' does not shows D-state processes
Issue
When monitoring a system using vmstat or dstat -ap, the 'b' field of vmstat or 'blk' from dstat shows zero, even if there are D-state processes.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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