diff --git a/include/linux/damon.h b/include/linux/damon.h
index ab3089de1478e7be522cb04d81c81e0412fc1903..9a32b8fd0bd39250e29678a315241281869b67a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/damon.h
+++ b/include/linux/damon.h
@@ -524,8 +524,18 @@ struct damon_ctx {
 	struct damon_attrs attrs;
 
 /* private: internal use only */
-	struct timespec64 last_aggregation;
-	struct timespec64 last_ops_update;
+	/* number of sample intervals that passed since this context started */
+	unsigned long passed_sample_intervals;
+	/*
+	 * number of sample intervals that should be passed before next
+	 * aggregation
+	 */
+	unsigned long next_aggregation_sis;
+	/*
+	 * number of sample intervals that should be passed before next ops
+	 * update
+	 */
+	unsigned long next_ops_update_sis;
 
 /* public: */
 	struct task_struct *kdamond;
diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index 3ca34a252a3c5b067ed1e156683426fd2af50bf7..c5b7296c69a05a737198e5df5537c0ad463a5ada 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -427,8 +427,10 @@ struct damon_ctx *damon_new_ctx(void)
 	ctx->attrs.aggr_interval = 100 * 1000;
 	ctx->attrs.ops_update_interval = 60 * 1000 * 1000;
 
-	ktime_get_coarse_ts64(&ctx->last_aggregation);
-	ctx->last_ops_update = ctx->last_aggregation;
+	ctx->passed_sample_intervals = 0;
+	/* These will be set from kdamond_init_intervals_sis() */
+	ctx->next_aggregation_sis = 0;
+	ctx->next_ops_update_sis = 0;
 
 	mutex_init(&ctx->kdamond_lock);
 
@@ -552,6 +554,9 @@ static void damon_update_monitoring_results(struct damon_ctx *ctx,
  */
 int damon_set_attrs(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_attrs *attrs)
 {
+	unsigned long sample_interval = attrs->sample_interval ?
+		attrs->sample_interval : 1;
+
 	if (attrs->min_nr_regions < 3)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (attrs->min_nr_regions > attrs->max_nr_regions)
@@ -559,6 +564,11 @@ int damon_set_attrs(struct damon_ctx *ctx, struct damon_attrs *attrs)
 	if (attrs->sample_interval > attrs->aggr_interval)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ctx->next_aggregation_sis = ctx->passed_sample_intervals +
+		attrs->aggr_interval / sample_interval;
+	ctx->next_ops_update_sis = ctx->passed_sample_intervals +
+		attrs->ops_update_interval / sample_interval;
+
 	damon_update_monitoring_results(ctx, attrs);
 	ctx->attrs = *attrs;
 	return 0;
@@ -732,38 +742,6 @@ int damon_stop(struct damon_ctx **ctxs, int nr_ctxs)
 	return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * damon_check_reset_time_interval() - Check if a time interval is elapsed.
- * @baseline:	the time to check whether the interval has elapsed since
- * @interval:	the time interval (microseconds)
- *
- * See whether the given time interval has passed since the given baseline
- * time.  If so, it also updates the baseline to current time for next check.
- *
- * Return:	true if the time interval has passed, or false otherwise.
- */
-static bool damon_check_reset_time_interval(struct timespec64 *baseline,
-		unsigned long interval)
-{
-	struct timespec64 now;
-
-	ktime_get_coarse_ts64(&now);
-	if ((timespec64_to_ns(&now) - timespec64_to_ns(baseline)) <
-			interval * 1000)
-		return false;
-	*baseline = now;
-	return true;
-}
-
-/*
- * Check whether it is time to flush the aggregated information
- */
-static bool kdamond_aggregate_interval_passed(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	return damon_check_reset_time_interval(&ctx->last_aggregation,
-			ctx->attrs.aggr_interval);
-}
-
 /*
  * Reset the aggregated monitoring results ('nr_accesses' of each region).
  */
@@ -1274,18 +1252,6 @@ static void kdamond_split_regions(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 	last_nr_regions = nr_regions;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check whether it is time to check and apply the operations-related data
- * structures.
- *
- * Returns true if it is.
- */
-static bool kdamond_need_update_operations(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	return damon_check_reset_time_interval(&ctx->last_ops_update,
-			ctx->attrs.ops_update_interval);
-}
-
 /*
  * Check whether current monitoring should be stopped
  *
@@ -1397,6 +1363,17 @@ static int kdamond_wait_activation(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
 	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
+static void kdamond_init_intervals_sis(struct damon_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	unsigned long sample_interval = ctx->attrs.sample_interval ?
+		ctx->attrs.sample_interval : 1;
+
+	ctx->passed_sample_intervals = 0;
+	ctx->next_aggregation_sis = ctx->attrs.aggr_interval / sample_interval;
+	ctx->next_ops_update_sis = ctx->attrs.ops_update_interval /
+		sample_interval;
+}
+
 /*
  * The monitoring daemon that runs as a kernel thread
  */
@@ -1410,6 +1387,8 @@ static int kdamond_fn(void *data)
 
 	pr_debug("kdamond (%d) starts\n", current->pid);
 
+	kdamond_init_intervals_sis(ctx);
+
 	if (ctx->ops.init)
 		ctx->ops.init(ctx);
 	if (ctx->callback.before_start && ctx->callback.before_start(ctx))
@@ -1418,6 +1397,17 @@ static int kdamond_fn(void *data)
 	sz_limit = damon_region_sz_limit(ctx);
 
 	while (!kdamond_need_stop(ctx)) {
+		/*
+		 * ctx->attrs and ctx->next_{aggregation,ops_update}_sis could
+		 * be changed from after_wmarks_check() or after_aggregation()
+		 * callbacks.  Read the values here, and use those for this
+		 * iteration.  That is, damon_set_attrs() updated new values
+		 * are respected from next iteration.
+		 */
+		unsigned long next_aggregation_sis = ctx->next_aggregation_sis;
+		unsigned long next_ops_update_sis = ctx->next_ops_update_sis;
+		unsigned long sample_interval = ctx->attrs.sample_interval;
+
 		if (kdamond_wait_activation(ctx))
 			break;
 
@@ -1427,12 +1417,17 @@ static int kdamond_fn(void *data)
 				ctx->callback.after_sampling(ctx))
 			break;
 
-		kdamond_usleep(ctx->attrs.sample_interval);
+		kdamond_usleep(sample_interval);
+		ctx->passed_sample_intervals++;
 
 		if (ctx->ops.check_accesses)
 			max_nr_accesses = ctx->ops.check_accesses(ctx);
 
-		if (kdamond_aggregate_interval_passed(ctx)) {
+		sample_interval = ctx->attrs.sample_interval ?
+			ctx->attrs.sample_interval : 1;
+		if (ctx->passed_sample_intervals == next_aggregation_sis) {
+			ctx->next_aggregation_sis = next_aggregation_sis +
+				ctx->attrs.aggr_interval / sample_interval;
 			kdamond_merge_regions(ctx,
 					max_nr_accesses / 10,
 					sz_limit);
@@ -1447,7 +1442,10 @@ static int kdamond_fn(void *data)
 				ctx->ops.reset_aggregated(ctx);
 		}
 
-		if (kdamond_need_update_operations(ctx)) {
+		if (ctx->passed_sample_intervals == next_ops_update_sis) {
+			ctx->next_ops_update_sis = next_ops_update_sis +
+				ctx->attrs.ops_update_interval /
+				sample_interval;
 			if (ctx->ops.update)
 				ctx->ops.update(ctx);
 			sz_limit = damon_region_sz_limit(ctx);