Re: [RFC PATCH v3] tick/sched: Ensure quiet_vmstat() is called when the idle tick was stopped too

[Christoph Lameter]

On Mon, 25 Apr 2022, Aaron Tomlin wrote:

> Yes, in the context of nohz, this patch should ensure it, if required, when
> the idle tick is to be stopped.

What I said was that it is generally useful. Even in the non NOHZ case.

Folding the vmstat diffs *always* when entering idle prevents unnecessary
wakeups and processing in the future and also provides more accurate
counters for the VM allowing better decision to be made on reclaim.