# Kernel drops - help

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/kernel-drops-help/1043>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 1, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/kernel-drops-help/1043 "2021-02-01T14:52:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nuno\_Santos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c68b51/32.png) [@Nuno\_Santos](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Nuno_Santos)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/kernel-drops-help/1043/1 "2021-02-01T14:52:36Z")

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Stats.log is not showing any entry to kernel\_drops? does that mean that all the packets are being fowarded?

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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Herz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/andreas_herz/32/52_2.png) [@Andreas\_Herz](https://forum.suricata.io/u/Andreas_Herz)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/kernel-drops-help/1043/2 "2021-02-16T20:51:45Z")

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yes, just make sure that kernel\_packets is increasing and below are just all the other values.