> On Sep 21, 2016, at 7:01 PM, Dzuy Pham <pham.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I'm looking to understand the process of how the userspace gets access to, 
> and retrieves the packet_count and byte_count stats in the kernelspace 
> whenever a new packet comes in the vport.
> 
> I'm trying to extend these statistics to include more data and am having 
> trouble in sending extra data from kernelspace to userspace.

The userspace periodically retrieves statistics from the kernel; they're not 
pushed up from the kernel.  Try poking around "lib/dpif-netdev.c" if you're 
curious how it works.

--Justin


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