diff --git a/src/core/main.lua b/src/core/main.lua
index 5c22b845ff..a7b756ca0e 100644
--- a/src/core/main.lua
+++ b/src/core/main.lua
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Available options are:
 -jp=args[,.output]
 ]]
 
-local debug_on_error = false
-local profiling = false
+debug_on_error = false
+profiling = false
 
 -- List of parameters passed on the command line.
 parameters = {}
diff --git a/src/designs/nfv/nfv b/src/designs/nfv/nfv
index 80142a488a..6991dde8d8 100755
--- a/src/designs/nfv/nfv
+++ b/src/designs/nfv/nfv
@@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ function run (npackets)
    else
       npackets = tonumber(npackets)
       print(app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxpackets)
-      local start, packets = 0, 0
+      local start, packets, bytes = 0, 0, 0
       local done = function ()
          if start == 0 and app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxpackets > 0 then
             -- started receiving, record time and packet count
             packets = app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxpackets
+            bytes = app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxbytes
             start = C.get_monotonic_time()
+            if os.getenv("NFV_PROF") then
+               require("jit.p").start(os.getenv("NFV_PROF"))
+               main.profiling = true
+            else
+               print("No LuaJIT profiling enabled ($NFV_PROF unset).")
+            end
          end
          return app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxpackets - packets >= npackets
       end
@@ -65,9 +72,10 @@ function run (npackets)
 
       local runtime = finish - start
       packets = app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxpackets - packets
+      bytes = app.app_table.vm.input.rx.stats.rxbytes - bytes
       engine.report()
       print()
-      print(("Processed %.1f million packets in %.2f seconds"):format(packets / 1e6, runtime))
+      print(("Processed %.1f million packets in %.2f seconds (%d bytes; %.2f Gbps)"):format(packets / 1e6, runtime, bytes, bytes * 8.0 / 1e9 / runtime))
       print(("Made %s breaths: %.2f packets per breath; %.2fus per breath"):format(lib.comma_value(engine.breaths), packets / engine.breaths, runtime / engine.breaths * 1e6))
       print(("Rate(Mpps):\t%.3f"):format(packets / runtime / 1e6))
    end