diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 50b8c0d43859..9f4aa0a1ddb8 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static ssize_t node_read_vmstat(struct device *dev,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++)
 		n += sprintf(buf+n, "%s %lu\n", node_stat_name(i),
-			     node_page_state(pgdat, i));
+			     node_page_state_pages(pgdat, i));
 
 	return n;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index e8d7d0b0acf4..ef2dd8b3bc09 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ enum node_stat_item {
 	NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS
 };
 
+/*
+ * Returns true if the value is measured in bytes (most vmstat values are
+ * measured in pages). This defines the API part, the internal representation
+ * might be different.
+ */
+static __always_inline bool vmstat_item_in_bytes(enum node_stat_item item)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * We do arithmetic on the LRU lists in various places in the code,
  * so it is important to keep the active lists LRU_ACTIVE higher in
diff --git a/include/linux/vmstat.h b/include/linux/vmstat.h
index aa961088c551..91220ace31da 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmstat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmstat.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/vm_event_item.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
+#include <linux/mmdebug.h>
 
 extern int sysctl_stat_interval;
 
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ static inline unsigned long global_zone_page_state(enum zone_stat_item item)
 	return x;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned long global_node_page_state(enum node_stat_item item)
+static inline
+unsigned long global_node_page_state_pages(enum node_stat_item item)
 {
 	long x = atomic_long_read(&vm_node_stat[item]);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -202,6 +204,13 @@ static inline unsigned long global_node_page_state(enum node_stat_item item)
 	return x;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long global_node_page_state(enum node_stat_item item)
+{
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
+
+	return global_node_page_state_pages(item);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long zone_page_state(struct zone *zone,
 					enum zone_stat_item item)
 {
@@ -242,9 +251,12 @@ extern unsigned long sum_zone_node_page_state(int node,
 extern unsigned long sum_zone_numa_state(int node, enum numa_stat_item item);
 extern unsigned long node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
 						enum node_stat_item item);
+extern unsigned long node_page_state_pages(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
+					   enum node_stat_item item);
 #else
 #define sum_zone_node_page_state(node, item) global_zone_page_state(item)
 #define node_page_state(node, item) global_node_page_state(item)
+#define node_page_state_pages(node, item) global_node_page_state_pages(item)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 8faed813921f..c814373af501 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -681,13 +681,16 @@ mem_cgroup_largest_soft_limit_node(struct mem_cgroup_tree_per_node *mctz)
  */
 void __mod_memcg_state(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, int idx, int val)
 {
-	long x;
+	long x, threshold = MEMCG_CHARGE_BATCH;
 
 	if (mem_cgroup_disabled())
 		return;
 
+	if (vmstat_item_in_bytes(idx))
+		threshold <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
+
 	x = val + __this_cpu_read(memcg->vmstats_percpu->stat[idx]);
-	if (unlikely(abs(x) > MEMCG_CHARGE_BATCH)) {
+	if (unlikely(abs(x) > threshold)) {
 		struct mem_cgroup *mi;
 
 		/*
@@ -718,7 +721,7 @@ void __mod_memcg_lruvec_state(struct lruvec *lruvec, enum node_stat_item idx,
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup_per_node *pn;
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
-	long x;
+	long x, threshold = MEMCG_CHARGE_BATCH;
 
 	pn = container_of(lruvec, struct mem_cgroup_per_node, lruvec);
 	memcg = pn->memcg;
@@ -729,8 +732,11 @@ void __mod_memcg_lruvec_state(struct lruvec *lruvec, enum node_stat_item idx,
 	/* Update lruvec */
 	__this_cpu_add(pn->lruvec_stat_local->count[idx], val);
 
+	if (vmstat_item_in_bytes(idx))
+		threshold <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
+
 	x = val + __this_cpu_read(pn->lruvec_stat_cpu->count[idx]);
-	if (unlikely(abs(x) > MEMCG_CHARGE_BATCH)) {
+	if (unlikely(abs(x) > threshold)) {
 		pg_data_t *pgdat = lruvec_pgdat(lruvec);
 		struct mem_cgroup_per_node *pi;
 
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index ffa50284e95b..1ae80a214d92 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ void __mod_node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item,
 	long x;
 	long t;
 
+	if (vmstat_item_in_bytes(item)) {
+		VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(delta & (PAGE_SIZE - 1));
+		delta >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	}
+
 	x = delta + __this_cpu_read(*p);
 
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
@@ -398,6 +403,8 @@ void __inc_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_node_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
+
 	v = __this_cpu_inc_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v > t)) {
@@ -442,6 +449,8 @@ void __dec_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat, enum node_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_node_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
+
 	v = __this_cpu_dec_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v < - t)) {
@@ -541,6 +550,11 @@ static inline void mod_node_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_node_stat_diff + item;
 	long o, n, t, z;
 
+	if (vmstat_item_in_bytes(item)) {
+		VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(delta & (PAGE_SIZE - 1));
+		delta >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+	}
+
 	do {
 		z = 0;  /* overflow to node counters */
 
@@ -989,8 +1003,8 @@ unsigned long sum_zone_numa_state(int node,
 /*
  * Determine the per node value of a stat item.
  */
-unsigned long node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
-				enum node_stat_item item)
+unsigned long node_page_state_pages(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
+				    enum node_stat_item item)
 {
 	long x = atomic_long_read(&pgdat->vm_stat[item]);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -999,6 +1013,14 @@ unsigned long node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
 #endif
 	return x;
 }
+
+unsigned long node_page_state(struct pglist_data *pgdat,
+			      enum node_stat_item item)
+{
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(vmstat_item_in_bytes(item));
+
+	return node_page_state_pages(pgdat, item);
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPACTION
@@ -1582,7 +1604,7 @@ static void zoneinfo_show_print(struct seq_file *m, pg_data_t *pgdat,
 		seq_printf(m, "\n  per-node stats");
 		for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++) {
 			seq_printf(m, "\n      %-12s %lu", node_stat_name(i),
-				   node_page_state(pgdat, i));
+				   node_page_state_pages(pgdat, i));
 		}
 	}
 	seq_printf(m,
@@ -1703,7 +1725,7 @@ static void *vmstat_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 #endif
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS; i++)
-		v[i] = global_node_page_state(i);
+		v[i] = global_node_page_state_pages(i);
 	v += NR_VM_NODE_STAT_ITEMS;
 
 	global_dirty_limits(v + NR_DIRTY_BG_THRESHOLD,
