The setup_consumers table lists the types of consumers for which event information can be stored:

mysql> SELECT * FROM setup_consumers;
+----------------------------------------------+---------+
| NAME                                         | ENABLED |
+----------------------------------------------+---------+
| events_waits_current                         | YES     |
| events_waits_history                         | YES     |
| events_waits_history_long                    | YES     |
| events_waits_summary_by_thread_by_event_name | YES     |
| events_waits_summary_by_event_name           | YES     |
| events_waits_summary_by_instance             | YES     |
| file_summary_by_event_name                   | YES     |
| file_summary_by_instance                     | YES     |
+----------------------------------------------+---------+

The setup_consumers table has these columns:

Disabling the events_waits_current consumer disables everything else that depends on waits, such as the events_waits_history and events_waits_history_long tables, and all summary tables.