Bug#620297: base: vmstat and /proc/loadavg disagree

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

found 620297 linux-2.6/3.2.2-1
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Aman Gupta wrote:

> I tested the following kernels in tickless mode (CONFIG_NO_HZ=y), and
> they all contain the same load average reporting issue:
>
> 2.6.37-rc5-cure-more
> 2.6.39.4
> 3.2.2
> 3.2.4

Ah, excellent. ;-)

Please report this to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cc-ing Peter
Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>, Chase Douglas
<chase.douglas@canonical.com>, Damien Wyart <damien.wyart@free.fr>,
Kyle McMartin <kyle@redhat.com>, Venkatesh Pallipadi
<venki@google.com>, and either me or this bug log so we can track it.

Be sure to mention:

 - steps to reproduce
 - expected results, actual results, and how the difference indicates
   a bug
 - which kernel versions and configurations you have tested and
   results for each
 - "dmesg" output from booting an affected kernel, as an attachment
 - any other thoughts or weird observations
 - a link to http://bugs.debian.org/620297 for the full story

They may have ideas for commands or patches to try to help track the
problem down.

Sorry for the trouble, and hope that helps,
Jonathan