diff --git a/lib/automake.mk b/lib/automake.mk
index 5387d51..f00c8ae 100644
--- a/lib/automake.mk
+++ b/lib/automake.mk
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ if LINUX
 lib_libopenvswitch_la_SOURCES += \
 	lib/dpif-netlink.c \
 	lib/dpif-netlink.h \
+	lib/dpif-hw-acc.c \
+	lib/dpif-hw-acc.h \
 	lib/if-notifier.c \
 	lib/if-notifier.h \
 	lib/netdev-linux.c \
diff --git a/lib/dpif-hw-acc.c b/lib/dpif-hw-acc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..252a90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dpif-hw-acc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "dpif-netlink.h"
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "bitmap.h"
+#include "dpif-provider.h"
+#include "dynamic-string.h"
+#include "flow.h"
+#include "fat-rwlock.h"
+#include "netdev.h"
+#include "netdev-linux.h"
+#include "netdev-vport.h"
+#include "netlink-conntrack.h"
+#include "netlink-notifier.h"
+#include "netlink-socket.h"
+#include "netlink.h"
+#include "odp-util.h"
+#include "ofpbuf.h"
+#include "packets.h"
+#include "poll-loop.h"
+#include "random.h"
+#include "shash.h"
+#include "sset.h"
+#include "timeval.h"
+#include "unaligned.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
+#include "dpif-hw-acc.h"
+
+VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(dpif_hw_acc);
+
+static struct dpif_hw_acc *
+dpif_hw_acc_cast(const struct dpif *dpif)
+{
+    dpif_assert_class(dpif, &dpif_hw_acc_class);
+    return CONTAINER_OF(dpif, struct dpif_hw_acc, dpif);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_open(const struct dpif_class *class OVS_UNUSED,
+                     const char *name, bool create, struct dpif **dpifp)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif;
+    struct dpif *lp_dpif_netlink;
+    struct netdev *netdev;
+    struct dpif_port dpif_port;
+    struct dpif_port_dump dump;
+    int error = 0;
+
+    VLOG_DBG("%s %d %s: parameters name %s, create: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__,
+             __func__, name, (create ? "yes" : "no"));
+    if (create) {
+        if ((error = dpif_create(name, "system", &lp_dpif_netlink))) {
+            return error;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ((error = dpif_open(name, "system", &lp_dpif_netlink))) {
+            return error;
+        }
+    }
+    dpif = xzalloc(sizeof *dpif);
+
+    *CONST_CAST(const char **, &dpif->name) = xstrdup(name);
+    uint16_t netflow_id = hash_string(dpif->name, 0);
+
+    dpif->lp_dpif_netlink = lp_dpif_netlink;
+
+    dpif_init(&dpif->dpif, &dpif_hw_acc_class, dpif->name, netflow_id >> 8,
+              netflow_id);
+
+    *dpifp = &dpif->dpif;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_close(struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->close(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_destroy(struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->destroy(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static bool
+dpif_hw_acc_run(struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->run(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_get_stats(const struct dpif *dpif_,
+                          struct dpif_dp_stats *stats)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->get_stats(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                        stats);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_add(struct dpif *dpif_, struct netdev *netdev,
+                         odp_port_t * port_nop)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->port_add(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                       netdev, port_nop);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_del(struct dpif *dpif_, odp_port_t port_no)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->port_del(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                       port_no);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_query_by_number(const struct dpif *dpif_,
+                                     odp_port_t port_no,
+                                     struct dpif_port *dpif_port)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_query_by_number(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, port_no, dpif_port);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_query_by_name(const struct dpif *dpif_,
+                                   const char *devname,
+                                   struct dpif_port *dpif_port)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_query_by_name(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, devname, dpif_port);
+}
+
+static uint32_t
+dpif_hw_acc_port_get_pid(const struct dpif *dpif_, odp_port_t port_no,
+                             uint32_t hash)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_get_pid(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, port_no, hash);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_start(const struct dpif *dpif_, void **statep)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_dump_start(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, statep);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_next(const struct dpif *dpif_, void *state_,
+                               struct dpif_port *dpif_port)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_dump_next(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, state_, dpif_port);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_done(const struct dpif *dpif_ OVS_UNUSED,
+                               void *state_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_dump_done(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, state_);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_port_poll(const struct dpif *dpif_, char **devnamep)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->port_poll(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                        devnamep);
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_port_poll_wait(const struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        port_poll_wait(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_flush(struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        flow_flush(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static struct dpif_flow_dump *
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_create(const struct dpif *dpif_, bool terse)
+{
+    struct dpif_flow_dump *dump;
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    dump =
+        dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        flow_dump_create(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, terse);
+    dump->dpif = CONST_CAST(struct dpif *, dpif_);
+
+    return dump;
+
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_destroy(struct dpif_flow_dump *dump_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dump_->dpif);
+
+    dump_->dpif = dpif->lp_dpif_netlink;
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->flow_dump_destroy(dump_);
+}
+
+static struct dpif_flow_dump_thread *
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_thread_create(struct dpif_flow_dump *dump_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dump_->dpif);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->flow_dump_thread_create(dump_);
+
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_thread_destroy(struct dpif_flow_dump_thread *thread_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(thread_->dpif);
+
+    thread_->dpif = dpif->lp_dpif_netlink;
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->
+        dpif_class->flow_dump_thread_destroy(thread_);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_next(struct dpif_flow_dump_thread *thread_,
+                               struct dpif_flow *flows, int max_flows)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(thread_->dpif);
+
+    thread_->dpif = dpif->lp_dpif_netlink;
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->flow_dump_next(thread_, flows,
+                                                             max_flows);
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_operate(struct dpif *dpif_, struct dpif_op **ops, size_t n_ops)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->operate(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                      ops, n_ops);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_recv_set(struct dpif *dpif_, bool enable)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->recv_set(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                       enable);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_handlers_set(struct dpif *dpif_, uint32_t n_handlers)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        handlers_set(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, n_handlers);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_queue_to_priority(const struct dpif *dpif_,
+                                  uint32_t queue_id, uint32_t * priority)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        queue_to_priority(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, queue_id, priority);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_recv(struct dpif *dpif_, uint32_t handler_id,
+                     struct dpif_upcall *upcall, struct ofpbuf *buf)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->recv(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                   handler_id, upcall, buf);
+
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_recv_wait(struct dpif *dpif_, uint32_t handler_id)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->recv_wait(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                        handler_id);
+}
+
+static void
+dpif_hw_acc_recv_purge(struct dpif *dpif_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        recv_purge(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_start(struct dpif *dpif_,
+                              struct ct_dpif_dump_state **dump_,
+                              const uint16_t * zone)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        ct_dump_start(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, dump_, zone);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_next(struct dpif *dpif_,
+                             struct ct_dpif_dump_state *dump_,
+                             struct ct_dpif_entry *entry)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        ct_dump_next(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, dump_, entry);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_done(struct dpif *dpif_,
+                             struct ct_dpif_dump_state *dump_)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->
+        ct_dump_done(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink, dump_);
+}
+
+static int
+dpif_hw_acc_ct_flush(struct dpif *dpif_, const uint16_t * zone)
+{
+    struct dpif_hw_acc *dpif = dpif_hw_acc_cast(dpif_);
+
+    return dpif->lp_dpif_netlink->dpif_class->ct_flush(dpif->lp_dpif_netlink,
+                                                       zone);
+}
+
+const struct dpif_class dpif_hw_acc_class = {
+    "hw_netlink",
+    NULL,                       /* init */
+    NULL,
+    NULL,
+    dpif_hw_acc_open,
+    dpif_hw_acc_close,
+    dpif_hw_acc_destroy,
+    dpif_hw_acc_run,
+    NULL,                       /* wait */
+    dpif_hw_acc_get_stats,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_add,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_del,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_query_by_number,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_query_by_name,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_get_pid,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_start,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_next,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_dump_done,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_poll,
+    dpif_hw_acc_port_poll_wait,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_flush,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_create,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_destroy,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_thread_create,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_thread_destroy,
+    dpif_hw_acc_flow_dump_next,
+    dpif_hw_acc_operate,
+    dpif_hw_acc_recv_set,
+    dpif_hw_acc_handlers_set,
+    NULL,                       /* poll_thread_set */
+    dpif_hw_acc_queue_to_priority,
+    dpif_hw_acc_recv,
+    dpif_hw_acc_recv_wait,
+    dpif_hw_acc_recv_purge,
+    NULL,                       /* register_dp_purge_cb */
+    NULL,                       /* register_upcall_cb */
+    NULL,                       /* enable_upcall */
+    NULL,                       /* disable_upcall */
+    NULL,                       /* get_datapath_version */
+#ifdef __linux__
+    dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_start,
+    dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_next,
+    dpif_hw_acc_ct_dump_done,
+    dpif_hw_acc_ct_flush,
+#else
+    NULL,                       /* ct_dump_start */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_dump_next */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_dump_done */
+    NULL,                       /* ct_flush */
+#endif
+};
diff --git a/lib/dpif-hw-acc.h b/lib/dpif-hw-acc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5559b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dpif-hw-acc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef DPIF_HW_NETLINK_H
+#define DPIF_HW_NETLINK_H 1
+
+#include "ovs-thread.h"
+#include "dpif-provider.h"
+
+/* Datapath interface for the openvswitch Linux kernel module. */
+struct dpif_hw_acc {
+    struct dpif dpif;
+    struct dpif *lp_dpif_netlink;
+    const char *const name;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/dpif-provider.h b/lib/dpif-provider.h
index a9844be..b086356 100644
--- a/lib/dpif-provider.h
+++ b/lib/dpif-provider.h
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ struct dpif_class {
 
 extern const struct dpif_class dpif_netlink_class;
 extern const struct dpif_class dpif_netdev_class;
+extern const struct dpif_class dpif_hw_acc_class;
 
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/lib/dpif.c b/lib/dpif.c
index 38e40ba..adef6ef 100644
--- a/lib/dpif.c
+++ b/lib/dpif.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ COVERAGE_DEFINE(dpif_execute_with_help);
 static const struct dpif_class *base_dpif_classes[] = {
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(_WIN32)
     &dpif_netlink_class,
+    &dpif_hw_acc_class,
 #endif
     &dpif_netdev_class,
 };
