'vmstat' does not shows D-state processes

Solution In Progress - Updated -

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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