IO svctm showing slower performance and higher %util values in RHEL 8 & later vs RHEL 7

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-07-29T14:27:15+00:00 -

Issue

Using iostat and other tools utilizing /proc/diskstats, the svctm and %util values displayed in RHEL 8 and later are showing significant performance degradataion vs RHEL 7.

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