diff --git a/metricsd/Android.mk b/metricsd/Android.mk
index 97c0d28..839ab65 100644
--- a/metricsd/Android.mk
+++ b/metricsd/Android.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 libmetrics_sources := \
   c_metrics_library.cc \
   metrics_library.cc \
-  serialization/metric_sample.cc \
-  serialization/serialization_utils.cc \
   timer.cc
 
 metrics_client_sources := \
@@ -30,18 +28,18 @@
   collectors/cpu_usage_collector.cc \
   collectors/disk_usage_collector.cc \
   metrics_collector.cc \
-  persistent_integer.cc \
+  persistent_integer.cc
 
 metricsd_common := \
   persistent_integer.cc \
-  serialization/metric_sample.cc \
-  serialization/serialization_utils.cc \
+  uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.cc \
+  uploader/crash_counters.cc \
   uploader/metrics_hashes.cc \
   uploader/metrics_log_base.cc \
   uploader/metrics_log.cc \
   uploader/sender_http.cc \
   uploader/system_profile_cache.cc \
-  uploader/upload_service.cc \
+  uploader/upload_service.cc
 
 metrics_collector_tests_sources := \
   collectors/averaged_statistics_collector_test.cc \
@@ -49,14 +47,13 @@
   metrics_collector_test.cc \
   metrics_library_test.cc \
   persistent_integer_test.cc \
-  serialization/serialization_utils_unittest.cc \
-  timer_test.cc \
+  timer_test.cc
 
 metricsd_tests_sources := \
   uploader/metrics_hashes_unittest.cc \
   uploader/metrics_log_base_unittest.cc \
   uploader/mock/sender_mock.cc \
-  uploader/upload_service_test.cc \
+  uploader/upload_service_test.cc
 
 metrics_CFLAGS := -Wall \
   -Wno-char-subscripts \
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@
   -fvisibility=default
 metrics_includes := external/gtest/include \
   $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
-libmetrics_shared_libraries := libchrome libbrillo
+libmetrics_shared_libraries := libchrome libbinder libbrillo libutils
 metrics_collector_shared_libraries := $(libmetrics_shared_libraries) \
   libbrillo-dbus \
   libbrillo-http \
@@ -78,14 +75,24 @@
   libdbus \
   libmetrics \
   librootdev \
-  libweaved \
+  libweaved
 
 metricsd_shared_libraries := \
+  libbinder \
   libbrillo \
   libbrillo-http \
   libchrome \
   libprotobuf-cpp-lite \
   libupdate_engine_client \
+  libutils
+
+# Static proxy library for the binder interface.
+# ========================================================
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+LOCAL_MODULE := metricsd_binder_proxy
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libbinder libutils
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := aidl/android/brillo/metrics/IMetricsd.aidl
+include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # Shared library for metrics.
 # ========================================================
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@
 LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDE_DIRS := $(LOCAL_PATH)/include
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(libmetrics_shared_libraries)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(libmetrics_sources)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metricsd_binder_proxy
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 # CLI client for metrics.
@@ -114,6 +122,7 @@
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(libmetrics_shared_libraries) \
   libmetrics
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metrics_client_sources)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metricsd_binder_proxy
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 # Protobuf library for metricsd.
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metrics_collector_shared_libraries)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metrics_collector_common) \
   metrics_collector_main.cc
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metricsd_binder_proxy
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 # metricsd daemon.
@@ -158,9 +168,8 @@
 LOCAL_INIT_RC := metricsd.rc
 LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES := \
   metrics_collector
-LOCAL_RTTI_FLAG := -frtti
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metricsd_shared_libraries)
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metricsd_protos
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := metricsd_protos metricsd_binder_proxy
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metricsd_common) \
   metricsd_main.cc
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
@@ -173,10 +182,9 @@
 LOCAL_CLANG := true
 LOCAL_CPP_EXTENSION := $(metrics_cpp_extension)
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS := $(metrics_CPPFLAGS) -Wno-sign-compare
-LOCAL_RTTI_FLAG := -frtti
-LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metricsd_shared_libraries) libmetrics
+LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metricsd_shared_libraries)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metricsd_tests_sources) $(metricsd_common)
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libBionicGtestMain libgmock metricsd_protos
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libBionicGtestMain libgmock metricsd_protos metricsd_binder_proxy
 include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
 
 # Unit tests for metrics_collector.
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := $(metrics_collector_shared_libraries)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(metrics_collector_tests_sources) \
   $(metrics_collector_common)
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libBionicGtestMain libgmock
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libBionicGtestMain libgmock metricsd_binder_proxy
 include $(BUILD_NATIVE_TEST)
 
 # Weave schema files
diff --git a/metricsd/aidl/android/brillo/metrics/IMetricsd.aidl b/metricsd/aidl/android/brillo/metrics/IMetricsd.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a92ff46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/aidl/android/brillo/metrics/IMetricsd.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.brillo.metrics;
+
+interface IMetricsd {
+  oneway void recordHistogram(String name, int sample, int min, int max,
+                              int nbuckets);
+  oneway void recordLinearHistogram(String name, int sample, int max);
+  oneway void recordSparseHistogram(String name, int sample);
+  oneway void recordCrash(String type);
+}
diff --git a/metricsd/constants.h b/metricsd/constants.h
index ee0c9cb..4815888 100644
--- a/metricsd/constants.h
+++ b/metricsd/constants.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 static const char kMetricsdDirectory[] = "/data/misc/metricsd/";
 static const char kMetricsCollectorDirectory[] =
     "/data/misc/metrics_collector/";
-static const char kMetricsEventsFileName[] = "uma-events";
 static const char kMetricsGUIDFileName[] = "Sysinfo.GUID";
 static const char kMetricsServer[] = "https://clients4.google.com/uma/v2";
 static const char kConsentFileName[] = "enabled";
diff --git a/metricsd/include/metrics/metrics_library.h b/metricsd/include/metrics/metrics_library.h
index d2e98c8..37dda50 100644
--- a/metricsd/include/metrics/metrics_library.h
+++ b/metricsd/include/metrics/metrics_library.h
@@ -24,9 +24,17 @@
 #include <base/compiler_specific.h>
 #include <base/files/file_path.h>
 #include <base/macros.h>
-#include <base/memory/scoped_ptr.h>
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest_prod.h>  // for FRIEND_TEST
 
+namespace android {
+namespace brillo {
+namespace metrics {
+class IMetricsd;
+}  // namespace metrics
+}  // namespace brillo
+}  // namespace android
+
 class MetricsLibraryInterface {
  public:
   virtual void Init() = 0;
@@ -152,6 +160,10 @@
                        char* buffer, int buffer_size,
                        bool* result);
 
+  // Connects to IMetricsd if the proxy does not exist or is not alive.
+  // Don't block if we fail to get the proxy for any reason.
+  bool CheckService();
+
   // Time at which we last checked if metrics were enabled.
   time_t cached_enabled_time_;
 
@@ -161,7 +173,8 @@
   // True iff we should cache the enabled/disabled status.
   bool use_caching_;
 
-  base::FilePath uma_events_file_;
+  android::sp<android::IServiceManager> manager_;
+  android::sp<android::brillo::metrics::IMetricsd> metricsd_proxy_;
   base::FilePath consent_file_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MetricsLibrary);
diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_client.cc b/metricsd/metrics_client.cc
index 946b36a..5d73555 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_client.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_client.cc
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "metrics/metrics_library.h"
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-#include "serialization/serialization_utils.h"
 
 enum Mode {
-    kModeDumpLogs,
     kModeSendSample,
     kModeSendEnumSample,
     kModeSendSparseSample,
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@
           "           |min| > 0, |min| <= sample < |max|\n"
           "  -c: return exit status 0 if user consents to stats, 1 otherwise,\n"
           "      in guest mode always return 1\n"
-          "  -d: dump cached logs to the console\n"
           "  -e: send linear/enumeration histogram data\n"
           "  -g: return exit status 0 if machine in guest mode, 1 otherwise\n"
           "  -s: send a sparse histogram sample\n"
@@ -139,59 +135,17 @@
   return metrics_lib.IsGuestMode() ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-static int DumpLogs() {
-  base::FilePath events_file = base::FilePath(metrics::kSharedMetricsDirectory)
-                                   .Append(metrics::kMetricsEventsFileName);
-  printf("Metrics from %s\n\n", events_file.value().data());
-
-  ScopedVector<metrics::MetricSample> metrics;
-  metrics::SerializationUtils::ReadMetricsFromFile(events_file.value(),
-                                                   &metrics);
-
-  for (ScopedVector<metrics::MetricSample>::const_iterator i = metrics.begin();
-       i != metrics.end(); ++i) {
-    const metrics::MetricSample* sample = *i;
-    printf("name: %s\t", sample->name().c_str());
-    printf("type: ");
-
-    switch (sample->type()) {
-      case metrics::MetricSample::CRASH:
-        printf("CRASH");
-        break;
-      case metrics::MetricSample::HISTOGRAM:
-        printf("HISTOGRAM");
-        break;
-      case metrics::MetricSample::LINEAR_HISTOGRAM:
-        printf("LINEAR_HISTOGRAM");
-        break;
-      case metrics::MetricSample::SPARSE_HISTOGRAM:
-        printf("SPARSE_HISTOGRAM");
-        break;
-      case metrics::MetricSample::USER_ACTION:
-        printf("USER_ACTION");
-        break;
-    }
-
-    printf("\n");
-  }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   enum Mode mode = kModeSendSample;
   bool secs_to_msecs = false;
 
   // Parse arguments
   int flag;
-  while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "abcdegstuv")) != -1) {
+  while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "abcegstuv")) != -1) {
     switch (flag) {
       case 'c':
         mode = kModeHasConsent;
         break;
-      case 'd':
-        mode = kModeDumpLogs;
-        break;
       case 'e':
         mode = kModeSendEnumSample;
         break;
@@ -252,8 +206,6 @@
       return HasConsent();
     case kModeIsGuestMode:
       return IsGuestMode();
-    case kModeDumpLogs:
-      return DumpLogs();
     default:
       ShowUsage();
       return 0;
diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_library.cc b/metricsd/metrics_library.cc
index 686c926..bc0aadd 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_library.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_library.cc
@@ -18,19 +18,21 @@
 
 #include <base/logging.h>
 #include <base/strings/stringprintf.h>
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <utils/String16.h>
 
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
 
+#include "android/brillo/metrics/IMetricsd.h"
 #include "constants.h"
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-#include "serialization/serialization_utils.h"
 
 static const char kCrosEventHistogramName[] = "Platform.CrOSEvent";
 static const int kCrosEventHistogramMax = 100;
+static const char kMetricsServiceName[] = "android.brillo.metrics.IMetricsd";
 
 /* Add new cros events here.
  *
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@
   "TPM.EarlyResetDuringCommand",  // 12
 };
 
+using android::binder::Status;
+using android::brillo::metrics::IMetricsd;
+using android::String16;
+
 MetricsLibrary::MetricsLibrary() {}
 MetricsLibrary::~MetricsLibrary() {}
 
@@ -123,6 +129,17 @@
   return result && (access("/var/run/state/logged-in", F_OK) == 0);
 }
 
+bool MetricsLibrary::CheckService() {
+  if (metricsd_proxy_.get() &&
+      android::IInterface::asBinder(metricsd_proxy_)->isBinderAlive())
+    return true;
+
+  const String16 name(kMetricsServiceName);
+  metricsd_proxy_ = android::interface_cast<IMetricsd>(
+      android::defaultServiceManager()->checkService(name));
+  return metricsd_proxy_.get();
+}
+
 bool MetricsLibrary::AreMetricsEnabled() {
   static struct stat stat_buffer;
   time_t this_check_time = time(nullptr);
@@ -135,7 +152,6 @@
 
 void MetricsLibrary::Init() {
   base::FilePath dir = base::FilePath(metrics::kSharedMetricsDirectory);
-  uma_events_file_ = dir.Append(metrics::kMetricsEventsFileName);
   consent_file_ = dir.Append(metrics::kConsentFileName);
   cached_enabled_ = false;
   cached_enabled_time_ = 0;
@@ -148,54 +164,52 @@
 }
 
 void MetricsLibrary::InitForTest(const base::FilePath& metrics_directory) {
-  uma_events_file_ = metrics_directory.Append(metrics::kMetricsEventsFileName);
   consent_file_ = metrics_directory.Append(metrics::kConsentFileName);
   cached_enabled_ = false;
   cached_enabled_time_ = 0;
   use_caching_ = true;
 }
 
-bool MetricsLibrary::SendToUMA(const std::string& name,
-                               int sample,
-                               int min,
-                               int max,
-                               int nbuckets) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::HistogramSample(name, sample, min, max, nbuckets)
-           .get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+bool MetricsLibrary::SendToUMA(
+    const std::string& name, int sample, int min, int max, int nbuckets) {
+  return CheckService() &&
+         metricsd_proxy_->recordHistogram(String16(name.c_str()), sample, min,
+                                          max, nbuckets)
+             .isOk();
 }
 
-bool MetricsLibrary::SendEnumToUMA(const std::string& name, int sample,
+bool MetricsLibrary::SendEnumToUMA(const std::string& name,
+                                   int sample,
                                    int max) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample(name, sample, max).get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+  return CheckService() &&
+         metricsd_proxy_->recordLinearHistogram(String16(name.c_str()), sample,
+                                                max)
+             .isOk();
 }
 
 bool MetricsLibrary::SendBoolToUMA(const std::string& name, bool sample) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample(name,
-                                                    sample ? 1 : 0, 2).get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+  return CheckService() &&
+         metricsd_proxy_->recordLinearHistogram(String16(name.c_str()),
+                                                sample ? 1 : 0, 2)
+             .isOk();
 }
 
 bool MetricsLibrary::SendSparseToUMA(const std::string& name, int sample) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample(name, sample).get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+  return CheckService() &&
+         metricsd_proxy_->recordSparseHistogram(String16(name.c_str()), sample)
+             .isOk();
 }
 
 bool MetricsLibrary::SendUserActionToUMA(const std::string& action) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::UserActionSample(action).get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+  // Deprecated.
+  // TODO(bsimonnet): Delete this method entirely once all the callers are
+  // removed (b/25818567).
+  return true;
 }
 
-bool MetricsLibrary::SendCrashToUMA(const char *crash_kind) {
-  return metrics::SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(
-      *metrics::MetricSample::CrashSample(crash_kind).get(),
-      uma_events_file_.value());
+bool MetricsLibrary::SendCrashToUMA(const char* crash_kind) {
+  return CheckService() &&
+         metricsd_proxy_->recordCrash(String16(crash_kind)).isOk();
 }
 
 bool MetricsLibrary::SendCrosEventToUMA(const std::string& event) {
diff --git a/metricsd/metrics_library_test.cc b/metricsd/metrics_library_test.cc
index be8a4bb..52fcce3 100644
--- a/metricsd/metrics_library_test.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metrics_library_test.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
   virtual void SetUp() {
     ASSERT_TRUE(temp_dir_.CreateUniqueTempDir());
     lib_.InitForTest(temp_dir_.path());
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, WriteFile(lib_.uma_events_file_, "", 0));
     // Defeat metrics enabled caching between tests.
     lib_.cached_enabled_time_ = 0;
   }
diff --git a/metricsd/metricsd_main.cc b/metricsd/metricsd_main.cc
index eee8a94..f460268 100644
--- a/metricsd/metricsd_main.cc
+++ b/metricsd/metricsd_main.cc
@@ -14,34 +14,34 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include <base/at_exit.h>
 #include <base/command_line.h>
 #include <base/files/file_path.h>
 #include <base/logging.h>
+#include <base/metrics/statistics_recorder.h>
 #include <base/strings/string_util.h>
 #include <base/time/time.h>
 #include <brillo/flag_helper.h>
 #include <brillo/syslog_logging.h>
 
 #include "constants.h"
+#include "uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.h"
+#include "uploader/crash_counters.h"
 #include "uploader/upload_service.h"
 
-
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   DEFINE_bool(foreground, false, "Don't daemonize");
 
   // Upload the metrics once and exit. (used for testing)
-  DEFINE_bool(uploader_test,
-              false,
-              "run the uploader once and exit");
+  DEFINE_bool(uploader_test, false, "run the uploader once and exit");
 
   // Upload Service flags.
-  DEFINE_int32(upload_interval_secs,
-               1800,
+  DEFINE_int32(upload_interval_secs, 1800,
                "Interval at which metrics_daemon sends the metrics. (needs "
                "-uploader)");
-  DEFINE_string(server,
-                metrics::kMetricsServer,
+  DEFINE_string(server, metrics::kMetricsServer,
                 "Server to upload the metrics to. (needs -uploader)");
   DEFINE_string(private_directory, metrics::kMetricsdDirectory,
                 "Path to the private directory used by metricsd "
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 
   brillo::FlagHelper::Init(argc, argv, "Brillo metrics daemon.");
 
-  int logging_location = (FLAGS_foreground ? brillo::kLogToStderr
-                          : brillo::kLogToSyslog);
+  int logging_location =
+      (FLAGS_foreground ? brillo::kLogToStderr : brillo::kLogToSyslog);
   if (FLAGS_logtosyslog)
     logging_location = brillo::kLogToSyslog;
 
@@ -76,10 +76,18 @@
     return errno;
   }
 
-  UploadService service(
+  std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters(new CrashCounters);
+
+  UploadService upload_service(
       FLAGS_server, base::TimeDelta::FromSeconds(FLAGS_upload_interval_secs),
       base::FilePath(FLAGS_private_directory),
-      base::FilePath(FLAGS_shared_directory));
+      base::FilePath(FLAGS_shared_directory), counters);
 
-  service.Run();
+  base::StatisticsRecorder::Initialize();
+
+  // Create and start the binder thread.
+  BnMetricsdImpl binder_service(counters);
+  std::thread binder_thread(&BnMetricsdImpl::Run, &binder_service);
+
+  upload_service.Run();
 }
diff --git a/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.cc b/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 76a47c0..0000000
--- a/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "base/logging.h"
-#include "base/strings/string_number_conversions.h"
-#include "base/strings/string_split.h"
-#include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"
-
-namespace metrics {
-
-MetricSample::MetricSample(MetricSample::SampleType sample_type,
-                           const std::string& metric_name,
-                           int sample,
-                           int min,
-                           int max,
-                           int bucket_count)
-    : type_(sample_type),
-      name_(metric_name),
-      sample_(sample),
-      min_(min),
-      max_(max),
-      bucket_count_(bucket_count) {
-}
-
-MetricSample::~MetricSample() {
-}
-
-bool MetricSample::IsValid() const {
-  return name().find(' ') == std::string::npos &&
-         name().find('\0') == std::string::npos && !name().empty();
-}
-
-std::string MetricSample::ToString() const {
-  if (type_ == CRASH) {
-    return base::StringPrintf("crash%c%s%c",
-                              '\0',
-                              name().c_str(),
-                              '\0');
-  } else if (type_ == SPARSE_HISTOGRAM) {
-    return base::StringPrintf("sparsehistogram%c%s %d%c",
-                              '\0',
-                              name().c_str(),
-                              sample_,
-                              '\0');
-  } else if (type_ == LINEAR_HISTOGRAM) {
-    return base::StringPrintf("linearhistogram%c%s %d %d%c",
-                              '\0',
-                              name().c_str(),
-                              sample_,
-                              max_,
-                              '\0');
-  } else if (type_ == HISTOGRAM) {
-    return base::StringPrintf("histogram%c%s %d %d %d %d%c",
-                              '\0',
-                              name().c_str(),
-                              sample_,
-                              min_,
-                              max_,
-                              bucket_count_,
-                              '\0');
-  } else {
-    // The type can only be USER_ACTION.
-    CHECK_EQ(type_, USER_ACTION);
-    return base::StringPrintf("useraction%c%s%c",
-                              '\0',
-                              name().c_str(),
-                              '\0');
-  }
-}
-
-int MetricSample::sample() const {
-  CHECK_NE(type_, USER_ACTION);
-  CHECK_NE(type_, CRASH);
-  return sample_;
-}
-
-int MetricSample::min() const {
-  CHECK_EQ(type_, HISTOGRAM);
-  return min_;
-}
-
-int MetricSample::max() const {
-  CHECK_NE(type_, CRASH);
-  CHECK_NE(type_, USER_ACTION);
-  CHECK_NE(type_, SPARSE_HISTOGRAM);
-  return max_;
-}
-
-int MetricSample::bucket_count() const {
-  CHECK_EQ(type_, HISTOGRAM);
-  return bucket_count_;
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::CrashSample(
-    const std::string& crash_name) {
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>(
-      new MetricSample(CRASH, crash_name, 0, 0, 0, 0));
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::HistogramSample(
-    const std::string& histogram_name,
-    int sample,
-    int min,
-    int max,
-    int bucket_count) {
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>(new MetricSample(
-      HISTOGRAM, histogram_name, sample, min, max, bucket_count));
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::ParseHistogram(
-    const std::string& serialized_histogram) {
-  std::vector<std::string> parts;
-  base::SplitString(serialized_histogram, ' ', &parts);
-
-  if (parts.size() != 5)
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  int sample, min, max, bucket_count;
-  if (parts[0].empty() || !base::StringToInt(parts[1], &sample) ||
-      !base::StringToInt(parts[2], &min) ||
-      !base::StringToInt(parts[3], &max) ||
-      !base::StringToInt(parts[4], &bucket_count)) {
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  }
-
-  return HistogramSample(parts[0], sample, min, max, bucket_count);
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample(
-    const std::string& histogram_name,
-    int sample) {
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>(
-      new MetricSample(SPARSE_HISTOGRAM, histogram_name, sample, 0, 0, 0));
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::ParseSparseHistogram(
-    const std::string& serialized_histogram) {
-  std::vector<std::string> parts;
-  base::SplitString(serialized_histogram, ' ', &parts);
-  if (parts.size() != 2)
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  int sample;
-  if (parts[0].empty() || !base::StringToInt(parts[1], &sample))
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-
-  return SparseHistogramSample(parts[0], sample);
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample(
-    const std::string& histogram_name,
-    int sample,
-    int max) {
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>(
-      new MetricSample(LINEAR_HISTOGRAM, histogram_name, sample, 0, max, 0));
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::ParseLinearHistogram(
-    const std::string& serialized_histogram) {
-  std::vector<std::string> parts;
-  int sample, max;
-  base::SplitString(serialized_histogram, ' ', &parts);
-  if (parts.size() != 3)
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  if (parts[0].empty() || !base::StringToInt(parts[1], &sample) ||
-      !base::StringToInt(parts[2], &max)) {
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  }
-
-  return LinearHistogramSample(parts[0], sample, max);
-}
-
-// static
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> MetricSample::UserActionSample(
-    const std::string& action_name) {
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>(
-      new MetricSample(USER_ACTION, action_name, 0, 0, 0, 0));
-}
-
-bool MetricSample::IsEqual(const MetricSample& metric) {
-  return type_ == metric.type_ && name_ == metric.name_ &&
-         sample_ == metric.sample_ && min_ == metric.min_ &&
-         max_ == metric.max_ && bucket_count_ == metric.bucket_count_;
-}
-
-}  // namespace metrics
diff --git a/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.h b/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a4e4ae..0000000
--- a/metricsd/serialization/metric_sample.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef METRICS_SERIALIZATION_METRIC_SAMPLE_H_
-#define METRICS_SERIALIZATION_METRIC_SAMPLE_H_
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
-#include "base/macros.h"
-#include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
-
-namespace metrics {
-
-// This class is used by libmetrics (ChromeOS) to serialize
-// and deserialize measurements to send them to a metrics sending service.
-// It is meant to be a simple container with serialization functions.
-class MetricSample {
- public:
-  // Types of metric sample used.
-  enum SampleType {
-    CRASH,
-    HISTOGRAM,
-    LINEAR_HISTOGRAM,
-    SPARSE_HISTOGRAM,
-    USER_ACTION
-  };
-
-  ~MetricSample();
-
-  // Returns true if the sample is valid (can be serialized without ambiguity).
-  //
-  // This function should be used to filter bad samples before serializing them.
-  bool IsValid() const;
-
-  // Getters for type and name. All types of metrics have these so we do not
-  // need to check the type.
-  SampleType type() const { return type_; }
-  const std::string& name() const { return name_; }
-
-  // Getters for sample, min, max, bucket_count.
-  // Check the metric type to make sure the request make sense. (ex: a crash
-  // sample does not have a bucket_count so we crash if we call bucket_count()
-  // on it.)
-  int sample() const;
-  int min() const;
-  int max() const;
-  int bucket_count() const;
-
-  // Returns a serialized version of the sample.
-  //
-  // The serialized message for each type is:
-  // crash: crash\0|name_|\0
-  // user action: useraction\0|name_|\0
-  // histogram: histogram\0|name_| |sample_| |min_| |max_| |bucket_count_|\0
-  // sparsehistogram: sparsehistogram\0|name_| |sample_|\0
-  // linearhistogram: linearhistogram\0|name_| |sample_| |max_|\0
-  std::string ToString() const;
-
-  // Builds a crash sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> CrashSample(const std::string& crash_name);
-
-  // Builds a histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> HistogramSample(
-      const std::string& histogram_name,
-      int sample,
-      int min,
-      int max,
-      int bucket_count);
-  // Deserializes a histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> ParseHistogram(const std::string& serialized);
-
-  // Builds a sparse histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> SparseHistogramSample(
-      const std::string& histogram_name,
-      int sample);
-  // Deserializes a sparse histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> ParseSparseHistogram(
-      const std::string& serialized);
-
-  // Builds a linear histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> LinearHistogramSample(
-      const std::string& histogram_name,
-      int sample,
-      int max);
-  // Deserializes a linear histogram sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> ParseLinearHistogram(
-      const std::string& serialized);
-
-  // Builds a user action sample.
-  static scoped_ptr<MetricSample> UserActionSample(
-      const std::string& action_name);
-
-  // Returns true if sample and this object represent the same sample (type,
-  // name, sample, min, max, bucket_count match).
-  bool IsEqual(const MetricSample& sample);
-
- private:
-  MetricSample(SampleType sample_type,
-               const std::string& metric_name,
-               const int sample,
-               const int min,
-               const int max,
-               const int bucket_count);
-
-  const SampleType type_;
-  const std::string name_;
-  const int sample_;
-  const int min_;
-  const int max_;
-  const int bucket_count_;
-
-  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MetricSample);
-};
-
-}  // namespace metrics
-
-#endif  // METRICS_SERIALIZATION_METRIC_SAMPLE_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.cc b/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 102c940..0000000
--- a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,265 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include "serialization/serialization_utils.h"
-
-#include <sys/file.h>
-
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "base/files/file_path.h"
-#include "base/files/file_util.h"
-#include "base/files/scoped_file.h"
-#include "base/logging.h"
-#include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
-#include "base/memory/scoped_vector.h"
-#include "base/strings/string_split.h"
-#include "base/strings/string_util.h"
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-
-#define READ_WRITE_ALL_FILE_FLAGS \
-  (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH)
-
-namespace metrics {
-namespace {
-
-// Reads the next message from |file_descriptor| into |message|.
-//
-// |message| will be set to the empty string if no message could be read (EOF)
-// or the message was badly constructed.
-//
-// Returns false if no message can be read from this file anymore (EOF or
-// unrecoverable error).
-bool ReadMessage(int fd, std::string* message) {
-  CHECK(message);
-
-  int result;
-  int32_t message_size;
-  const int32_t message_hdr_size = sizeof(message_size);
-  // The file containing the metrics do not leave the device so the writer and
-  // the reader will always have the same endianness.
-  result = HANDLE_EINTR(read(fd, &message_size, sizeof(message_size)));
-  if (result < 0) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "reading metrics message header";
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (result == 0) {
-    // This indicates a normal EOF.
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (result < message_hdr_size) {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "bad read size " << result << ", expecting "
-                << sizeof(message_size);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // kMessageMaxLength applies to the entire message: the 4-byte
-  // length field and the content.
-  if (message_size > SerializationUtils::kMessageMaxLength) {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "message too long : " << message_size;
-    if (HANDLE_EINTR(lseek(fd, message_size - 4, SEEK_CUR)) == -1) {
-      DLOG(ERROR) << "error while skipping message. abort";
-      return false;
-    }
-    // Badly formatted message was skipped. Treat the badly formatted sample as
-    // an empty sample.
-    message->clear();
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  if (message_size < message_hdr_size) {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "message too short : " << message_size;
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  message_size -= message_hdr_size;  // The message size includes itself.
-  char buffer[SerializationUtils::kMessageMaxLength];
-  if (!base::ReadFromFD(fd, buffer, message_size)) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "reading metrics message body";
-    return false;
-  }
-  *message = std::string(buffer, message_size);
-  return true;
-}
-
-
-// Opens the metrics log file at |filename| in the given |mode|.
-//
-// Returns the file descriptor wrapped in a valid ScopedFD on success.
-base::ScopedFD OpenMetricsFile(const std::string& filename, mode_t mode) {
-  struct stat stat_buf;
-  int result;
-
-  result = stat(filename.c_str(), &stat_buf);
-  if (result < 0) {
-    if (errno != ENOENT)
-      DPLOG(ERROR) << filename << ": bad metrics file stat";
-
-    // Nothing to collect---try later.
-    return base::ScopedFD();
-  }
-  if (stat_buf.st_size == 0) {
-    // Also nothing to collect.
-    return base::ScopedFD();
-  }
-  base::ScopedFD fd(open(filename.c_str(), mode));
-  if (fd.get() < 0) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << filename << ": cannot open";
-    return base::ScopedFD();
-  }
-
-  return fd.Pass();
-}
-
-
-// Parses the contents of the metrics log file descriptor |fd| into |metrics|.
-void ReadAllMetricsFromFd(int fd, ScopedVector<MetricSample>* metrics) {
-  for (;;) {
-    std::string message;
-
-    if (!ReadMessage(fd, &message))
-      break;
-
-    scoped_ptr<MetricSample> sample = SerializationUtils::ParseSample(message);
-    if (sample)
-      metrics->push_back(sample.release());
-  }
-}
-
-}  // namespace
-
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> SerializationUtils::ParseSample(
-    const std::string& sample) {
-  if (sample.empty())
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-
-  std::vector<std::string> parts;
-  base::SplitString(sample, '\0', &parts);
-  // We should have two null terminated strings so split should produce
-  // three chunks.
-  if (parts.size() != 3) {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "splitting message on \\0 produced " << parts.size()
-                << " parts (expected 3)";
-    return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-  }
-  const std::string& name = parts[0];
-  const std::string& value = parts[1];
-
-  if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(name, "crash")) {
-    return MetricSample::CrashSample(value);
-  } else if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(name, "histogram")) {
-    return MetricSample::ParseHistogram(value);
-  } else if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(name, "linearhistogram")) {
-    return MetricSample::ParseLinearHistogram(value);
-  } else if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(name, "sparsehistogram")) {
-    return MetricSample::ParseSparseHistogram(value);
-  } else if (base::LowerCaseEqualsASCII(name, "useraction")) {
-    return MetricSample::UserActionSample(value);
-  } else {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "invalid event type: " << name << ", value: " << value;
-  }
-  return scoped_ptr<MetricSample>();
-}
-
-void SerializationUtils::ReadMetricsFromFile(
-    const std::string& filename,
-    ScopedVector<MetricSample>* metrics) {
-  base::ScopedFD fd(OpenMetricsFile(filename, O_RDONLY));
-  if (!fd.is_valid()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // This processes all messages in the log.
-  ReadAllMetricsFromFd(fd.get(), metrics);
-}
-
-void SerializationUtils::ReadAndTruncateMetricsFromFile(
-    const std::string& filename,
-    ScopedVector<MetricSample>* metrics) {
-  base::ScopedFD fd(OpenMetricsFile(filename, O_RDWR));
-  if (!fd.is_valid()) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  int result = flock(fd.get(), LOCK_EX);
-  if (result < 0) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << filename << ": cannot lock";
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // This processes all messages in the log. When all messages are
-  // read and processed, or an error occurs, truncate the file to zero size.
-  ReadAllMetricsFromFd(fd.get(), metrics);
-
-  result = ftruncate(fd.get(), 0);
-  if (result < 0)
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "truncate metrics log";
-
-  result = flock(fd.get(), LOCK_UN);
-  if (result < 0)
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "unlock metrics log";
-}
-
-bool SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(const MetricSample& sample,
-                                           const std::string& filename) {
-  if (!sample.IsValid())
-    return false;
-
-  base::ScopedFD file_descriptor(open(filename.c_str(),
-                                      O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_CREAT,
-                                      READ_WRITE_ALL_FILE_FLAGS));
-
-  if (file_descriptor.get() < 0) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << filename << ": cannot open";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  fchmod(file_descriptor.get(), READ_WRITE_ALL_FILE_FLAGS);
-  // Grab a lock to avoid chrome truncating the file
-  // underneath us. Keep the file locked as briefly as possible.
-  // Freeing file_descriptor will close the file and and remove the lock.
-  if (HANDLE_EINTR(flock(file_descriptor.get(), LOCK_EX)) < 0) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << filename << ": cannot lock";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  std::string msg = sample.ToString();
-  int32 size = msg.length() + sizeof(int32);
-  if (size > kMessageMaxLength) {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "cannot write message: too long";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // The file containing the metrics samples will only be read by programs on
-  // the same device so we do not check endianness.
-  if (!base::WriteFileDescriptor(file_descriptor.get(),
-                                 reinterpret_cast<char*>(&size),
-                                 sizeof(size))) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "error writing message length";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (!base::WriteFileDescriptor(
-          file_descriptor.get(), msg.c_str(), msg.size())) {
-    DPLOG(ERROR) << "error writing message";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-}  // namespace metrics
diff --git a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.h b/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 655652d..0000000
--- a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef METRICS_SERIALIZATION_SERIALIZATION_UTILS_H_
-#define METRICS_SERIALIZATION_SERIALIZATION_UTILS_H_
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
-#include "base/memory/scoped_vector.h"
-
-namespace metrics {
-
-class MetricSample;
-
-// Metrics helpers to serialize and deserialize metrics collected by
-// ChromeOS.
-namespace SerializationUtils {
-
-// Deserializes a sample passed as a string and return a sample.
-// The return value will either be a scoped_ptr to a Metric sample (if the
-// deserialization was successful) or a NULL scoped_ptr.
-scoped_ptr<MetricSample> ParseSample(const std::string& sample);
-
-// Reads all samples from a file. The file contents remain unchanged.
-void ReadMetricsFromFile(const std::string& filename,
-                         ScopedVector<MetricSample>* metrics);
-
-// Reads all samples from a file and truncates the file when done.
-void ReadAndTruncateMetricsFromFile(const std::string& filename,
-                                    ScopedVector<MetricSample>* metrics);
-
-// Serializes a sample and write it to filename.
-// The format for the message is:
-//  message_size, serialized_message
-// where
-//  * message_size is the total length of the message (message_size +
-//    serialized_message) on 4 bytes
-//  * serialized_message is the serialized version of sample (using ToString)
-//
-//  NB: the file will never leave the device so message_size will be written
-//  with the architecture's endianness.
-bool WriteMetricToFile(const MetricSample& sample, const std::string& filename);
-
-// Maximum length of a serialized message
-static const int kMessageMaxLength = 1024;
-
-}  // namespace SerializationUtils
-}  // namespace metrics
-
-#endif  // METRICS_SERIALIZATION_SERIALIZATION_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils_unittest.cc b/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils_unittest.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a572de..0000000
--- a/metricsd/serialization/serialization_utils_unittest.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,181 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include "serialization/serialization_utils.h"
-
-#include <base/files/file_util.h>
-#include <base/files/scoped_temp_dir.h>
-#include <base/logging.h>
-#include <base/strings/stringprintf.h>
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-
-namespace metrics {
-namespace {
-
-class SerializationUtilsTest : public testing::Test {
- protected:
-  SerializationUtilsTest() {
-    bool success = temporary_dir.CreateUniqueTempDir();
-    if (success) {
-      base::FilePath dir_path = temporary_dir.path();
-      filename = dir_path.value() + "chromeossampletest";
-      filepath = base::FilePath(filename);
-    }
-  }
-
-  void SetUp() override { base::DeleteFile(filepath, false); }
-
-  void TestSerialization(MetricSample* sample) {
-    std::string serialized(sample->ToString());
-    ASSERT_EQ('\0', serialized[serialized.length() - 1]);
-    scoped_ptr<MetricSample> deserialized =
-        SerializationUtils::ParseSample(serialized);
-    ASSERT_TRUE(deserialized);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(sample->IsEqual(*deserialized.get()));
-  }
-
-  std::string filename;
-  base::ScopedTempDir temporary_dir;
-  base::FilePath filepath;
-};
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, CrashSerializeTest) {
-  TestSerialization(MetricSample::CrashSample("test").get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, HistogramSerializeTest) {
-  TestSerialization(
-      MetricSample::HistogramSample("myhist", 13, 1, 100, 10).get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, LinearSerializeTest) {
-  TestSerialization(
-      MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample("linearhist", 12, 30).get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, SparseSerializeTest) {
-  TestSerialization(MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample("mysparse", 30).get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, UserActionSerializeTest) {
-  TestSerialization(MetricSample::UserActionSample("myaction").get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, IllegalNameAreFilteredTest) {
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> sample1 =
-      MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample("no space", 10);
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> sample2 = MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample(
-      base::StringPrintf("here%cbhe", '\0'), 1, 3);
-
-  EXPECT_FALSE(SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*sample1.get(), filename));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*sample2.get(), filename));
-  int64 size = 0;
-
-  ASSERT_TRUE(!PathExists(filepath) || base::GetFileSize(filepath, &size));
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, size);
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, BadInputIsCaughtTest) {
-  std::string input(
-      base::StringPrintf("sparsehistogram%cname foo%c", '\0', '\0'));
-  EXPECT_EQ(NULL, MetricSample::ParseSparseHistogram(input).get());
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, MessageSeparatedByZero) {
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> crash = MetricSample::CrashSample("mycrash");
-
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*crash.get(), filename);
-  int64 size = 0;
-  ASSERT_TRUE(base::GetFileSize(filepath, &size));
-  // 4 bytes for the size
-  // 5 bytes for crash
-  // 7 bytes for mycrash
-  // 2 bytes for the \0
-  // -> total of 18
-  EXPECT_EQ(size, 18);
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, MessagesTooLongAreDiscardedTest) {
-  // Creates a message that is bigger than the maximum allowed size.
-  // As we are adding extra character (crash, \0s, etc), if the name is
-  // kMessageMaxLength long, it will be too long.
-  std::string name(SerializationUtils::kMessageMaxLength, 'c');
-
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> crash = MetricSample::CrashSample(name);
-  EXPECT_FALSE(SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*crash.get(), filename));
-  int64 size = 0;
-  ASSERT_TRUE(base::GetFileSize(filepath, &size));
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, size);
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, ReadLongMessageTest) {
-  base::File test_file(filepath,
-                       base::File::FLAG_OPEN_ALWAYS | base::File::FLAG_APPEND);
-  std::string message(SerializationUtils::kMessageMaxLength + 1, 'c');
-
-  int32 message_size = message.length() + sizeof(int32);
-  test_file.WriteAtCurrentPos(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&message_size),
-                              sizeof(message_size));
-  test_file.WriteAtCurrentPos(message.c_str(), message.length());
-  test_file.Close();
-
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> crash = MetricSample::CrashSample("test");
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*crash.get(), filename);
-
-  ScopedVector<MetricSample> samples;
-  SerializationUtils::ReadAndTruncateMetricsFromFile(filename, &samples);
-  ASSERT_EQ(size_t(1), samples.size());
-  ASSERT_TRUE(samples[0] != NULL);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(crash->IsEqual(*samples[0]));
-}
-
-TEST_F(SerializationUtilsTest, WriteReadTest) {
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> hist =
-      MetricSample::HistogramSample("myhist", 1, 2, 3, 4);
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> crash = MetricSample::CrashSample("mycrash");
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> lhist =
-      MetricSample::LinearHistogramSample("linear", 1, 10);
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> shist =
-      MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample("mysparse", 30);
-  scoped_ptr<MetricSample> action = MetricSample::UserActionSample("myaction");
-
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*hist.get(), filename);
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*crash.get(), filename);
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*lhist.get(), filename);
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*shist.get(), filename);
-  SerializationUtils::WriteMetricToFile(*action.get(), filename);
-  ScopedVector<MetricSample> vect;
-  SerializationUtils::ReadAndTruncateMetricsFromFile(filename, &vect);
-  ASSERT_EQ(vect.size(), size_t(5));
-  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-    ASSERT_TRUE(vect[0] != NULL);
-  }
-  EXPECT_TRUE(hist->IsEqual(*vect[0]));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(crash->IsEqual(*vect[1]));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(lhist->IsEqual(*vect[2]));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(shist->IsEqual(*vect[3]));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(action->IsEqual(*vect[4]));
-
-  int64 size = 0;
-  ASSERT_TRUE(base::GetFileSize(filepath, &size));
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, size);
-}
-
-}  // namespace
-}  // namespace metrics
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.cc b/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e38002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.h"
+
+#include <base/metrics/histogram.h>
+#include <base/metrics/sparse_histogram.h>
+#include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <utils/String16.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+
+using android::binder::Status;
+using android::String16;
+
+static const char16_t kCrashTypeKernel[] = u"kernel";
+static const char16_t kCrashTypeUncleanShutdown[] = u"uncleanshutdown";
+static const char16_t kCrashTypeUser[] = u"user";
+
+BnMetricsdImpl::BnMetricsdImpl(const std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters>& counters)
+    : counters_(counters) {
+  CHECK(counters_);
+}
+
+void BnMetricsdImpl::Run() {
+  android::defaultServiceManager()->addService(getInterfaceDescriptor(), this);
+  android::ProcessState::self()->setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
+  android::IPCThreadState::self()->disableBackgroundScheduling(true);
+  android::IPCThreadState::self()->joinThreadPool();
+}
+
+Status BnMetricsdImpl::recordHistogram(
+    const String16& name, int sample, int min, int max, int nbuckets) {
+  base::HistogramBase* histogram = base::Histogram::FactoryGet(
+      android::String8(name).string(), min, max, nbuckets,
+      base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+  // |histogram| may be null if a client reports two contradicting histograms
+  // with the same name but different limits.
+  // FactoryGet will print a useful message if that is the case.
+  if (histogram) {
+    histogram->Add(sample);
+  }
+  return Status::ok();
+}
+
+Status BnMetricsdImpl::recordLinearHistogram(const String16& name,
+                                             int sample,
+                                             int max) {
+  base::HistogramBase* histogram = base::LinearHistogram::FactoryGet(
+      android::String8(name).string(), 1, max, max + 1,
+      base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+  // |histogram| may be null if a client reports two contradicting histograms
+  // with the same name but different limits.
+  // FactoryGet will print a useful message if that is the case.
+  if (histogram) {
+    histogram->Add(sample);
+  }
+  return Status::ok();
+}
+
+Status BnMetricsdImpl::recordSparseHistogram(const String16& name, int sample) {
+  base::HistogramBase* histogram = base::SparseHistogram::FactoryGet(
+      android::String8(name).string(),
+      base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+  // |histogram| may be null if a client reports two contradicting histograms
+  // with the same name but different limits.
+  // FactoryGet will print a useful message if that is the case.
+  if (histogram) {
+    histogram->Add(sample);
+  }
+  return Status::ok();
+}
+
+Status BnMetricsdImpl::recordCrash(const String16& type) {
+  if (type == kCrashTypeUser) {
+    counters_->IncrementUserCrashCount();
+  } else if (type == kCrashTypeKernel) {
+    counters_->IncrementKernelCrashCount();
+  } else if (type == kCrashTypeUncleanShutdown) {
+    counters_->IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
+  } else {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Unknown crash type received: " << type;
+  }
+  return Status::ok();
+}
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.h b/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e3d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/bn_metricsd_impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef METRICSD_UPLOADER_BN_METRICSD_IMPL_H_
+#define METRICSD_UPLOADER_BN_METRICSD_IMPL_H_
+
+#include "android/brillo/metrics/BnMetricsd.h"
+#include "uploader/crash_counters.h"
+
+class BnMetricsdImpl : public android::brillo::metrics::BnMetricsd {
+ public:
+  explicit BnMetricsdImpl(const std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters>& counters);
+  virtual ~BnMetricsdImpl() = default;
+
+  // Starts the binder main loop.
+  void Run();
+
+  // Records a histogram.
+  android::binder::Status recordHistogram(const android::String16& name,
+                                          int sample,
+                                          int min,
+                                          int max,
+                                          int nbuckets) override;
+
+  // Records a linear histogram.
+  android::binder::Status recordLinearHistogram(const android::String16& name,
+                                                int sample,
+                                                int max) override;
+
+  // Records a sparse histogram.
+  android::binder::Status recordSparseHistogram(const android::String16& name,
+                                                int sample) override;
+
+  // Records a crash.
+  android::binder::Status recordCrash(const android::String16& type) override;
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters_;
+};
+
+#endif  // METRICSD_UPLOADER_BN_METRICSD_IMPL_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.cc b/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1478b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "uploader/crash_counters.h"
+
+CrashCounters::CrashCounters()
+    : kernel_crashes_(0), unclean_shutdowns_(0), user_crashes_(0) {}
+
+void CrashCounters::IncrementKernelCrashCount() {
+  kernel_crashes_++;
+}
+
+unsigned int CrashCounters::GetAndResetKernelCrashCount() {
+  return kernel_crashes_.exchange(0);
+}
+
+void CrashCounters::IncrementUncleanShutdownCount() {
+  unclean_shutdowns_++;
+}
+
+unsigned int CrashCounters::GetAndResetUncleanShutdownCount() {
+  return unclean_shutdowns_.exchange(0);
+}
+
+void CrashCounters::IncrementUserCrashCount() {
+  user_crashes_++;
+}
+
+unsigned int CrashCounters::GetAndResetUserCrashCount() {
+  return user_crashes_.exchange(0);
+}
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.h b/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fdbf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/crash_counters.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef METRICSD_UPLOADER_CRASH_COUNTERS_H_
+#define METRICSD_UPLOADER_CRASH_COUNTERS_H_
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+// This class is used to keep track of the crash counters.
+// An instance of it will be used by both the binder thread (to increment the
+// counters) and the uploader thread (to gather and reset the counters).
+// As such, the internal counters are atomic uints to allow concurrent access.
+class CrashCounters {
+ public:
+  CrashCounters();
+
+  void IncrementKernelCrashCount();
+  unsigned int GetAndResetKernelCrashCount();
+
+  void IncrementUserCrashCount();
+  unsigned int GetAndResetUserCrashCount();
+
+  void IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
+  unsigned int GetAndResetUncleanShutdownCount();
+
+ private:
+  std::atomic_uint kernel_crashes_;
+  std::atomic_uint unclean_shutdowns_;
+  std::atomic_uint user_crashes_;
+};
+
+#endif  // METRICSD_UPLOADER_CRASH_COUNTERS_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.cc b/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.cc
index 1f16ca1..a01b5da 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.cc
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.cc
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@
     : MetricsLogBase("", 0, metrics::MetricsLogBase::ONGOING_LOG, "") {
 }
 
-void MetricsLog::IncrementUserCrashCount() {
+void MetricsLog::IncrementUserCrashCount(unsigned int count) {
   metrics::SystemProfileProto::Stability* stability(
       uma_proto()->mutable_system_profile()->mutable_stability());
   int current = stability->other_user_crash_count();
-  stability->set_other_user_crash_count(current + 1);
+  stability->set_other_user_crash_count(current + count);
 }
 
-void MetricsLog::IncrementKernelCrashCount() {
+void MetricsLog::IncrementKernelCrashCount(unsigned int count) {
   metrics::SystemProfileProto::Stability* stability(
       uma_proto()->mutable_system_profile()->mutable_stability());
   int current = stability->kernel_crash_count();
-  stability->set_kernel_crash_count(current + 1);
+  stability->set_kernel_crash_count(current + count);
 }
 
-void MetricsLog::IncrementUncleanShutdownCount() {
+void MetricsLog::IncrementUncleanShutdownCount(unsigned int count) {
   metrics::SystemProfileProto::Stability* stability(
       uma_proto()->mutable_system_profile()->mutable_stability());
   int current = stability->unclean_system_shutdown_count();
-  stability->set_unclean_system_shutdown_count(current + 1);
+  stability->set_unclean_system_shutdown_count(current + count);
 }
 
 bool MetricsLog::PopulateSystemProfile(SystemProfileSetter* profile_setter) {
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.h b/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.h
index 5e09070..b76cd72 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.h
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/metrics_log.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#ifndef METRICS_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
-#define METRICS_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
+#ifndef METRICSD_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
+#define METRICSD_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@
   // SystemProfileSetter.
   MetricsLog();
 
-  void IncrementUserCrashCount();
-  void IncrementKernelCrashCount();
-  void IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
+  // Increment the crash counters in the protobuf.
+  // These methods don't have to be thread safe as metrics logs are only
+  // accessed by the uploader thread.
+  void IncrementUserCrashCount(unsigned int count);
+  void IncrementKernelCrashCount(unsigned int count);
+  void IncrementUncleanShutdownCount(unsigned int count);
 
   // Populate the system profile with system information using setter.
   bool PopulateSystemProfile(SystemProfileSetter* setter);
 
  private:
+  friend class UploadServiceTest;
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsAggregatedValues);
+  FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsCrashCounts);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogKernelCrash);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogUncleanShutdown);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogUserCrash);
@@ -51,4 +56,4 @@
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MetricsLog);
 };
 
-#endif  // METRICS_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
+#endif  // METRICSD_UPLOADER_METRICS_LOG_H_
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.cc b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.cc
index 3e0c503..ea8427a 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.cc
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include <base/sha1.h>
 
 #include "constants.h"
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
-#include "serialization/serialization_utils.h"
 #include "uploader/metrics_log.h"
 #include "uploader/sender_http.h"
 #include "uploader/system_profile_setter.h"
@@ -44,21 +42,19 @@
 UploadService::UploadService(const std::string& server,
                              const base::TimeDelta& upload_interval,
                              const base::FilePath& private_metrics_directory,
-                             const base::FilePath& shared_metrics_directory)
+                             const base::FilePath& shared_metrics_directory,
+                             const std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters)
     : histogram_snapshot_manager_(this),
       sender_(new HttpSender(server)),
       failed_upload_count_(metrics::kFailedUploadCountName,
                            private_metrics_directory),
+      counters_(counters),
       upload_interval_(upload_interval) {
-  metrics_file_ =
-      shared_metrics_directory.Append(metrics::kMetricsEventsFileName);
   staged_log_path_ = private_metrics_directory.Append(metrics::kStagedLogName);
   consent_file_ = shared_metrics_directory.Append(metrics::kConsentFileName);
 }
 
 int UploadService::OnInit() {
-  base::StatisticsRecorder::Initialize();
-
   system_profile_setter_.reset(new SystemProfileCache());
 
   base::MessageLoop::current()->PostDelayedTask(FROM_HERE,
@@ -70,7 +66,6 @@
 }
 
 void UploadService::InitForTest(SystemProfileSetter* setter) {
-  base::StatisticsRecorder::Initialize();
   system_profile_setter_.reset(setter);
 }
 
@@ -102,8 +97,7 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  // Previous upload successful, reading metrics sample from the file.
-  ReadMetrics();
+  // Previous upload successful, stage another log.
   GatherHistograms();
   StageCurrentLog();
 
@@ -143,76 +137,24 @@
   failed_upload_count_.Set(0);
 }
 
-void UploadService::ReadMetrics() {
-  CHECK(!HasStagedLog()) << "cannot read metrics until the old logs have been "
-                         << "discarded";
-
-  ScopedVector<metrics::MetricSample> vector;
-  metrics::SerializationUtils::ReadAndTruncateMetricsFromFile(
-      metrics_file_.value(), &vector);
-
-  int i = 0;
-  for (ScopedVector<metrics::MetricSample>::iterator it = vector.begin();
-       it != vector.end(); it++) {
-    metrics::MetricSample* sample = *it;
-    AddSample(*sample);
-    i++;
-  }
-  VLOG(1) << i << " samples read";
-}
-
-void UploadService::AddSample(const metrics::MetricSample& sample) {
-  base::HistogramBase* counter;
-  switch (sample.type()) {
-    case metrics::MetricSample::CRASH:
-      AddCrash(sample.name());
-      break;
-    case metrics::MetricSample::HISTOGRAM:
-      counter = base::Histogram::FactoryGet(
-          sample.name(), sample.min(), sample.max(), sample.bucket_count(),
-          base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
-      counter->Add(sample.sample());
-      break;
-    case metrics::MetricSample::SPARSE_HISTOGRAM:
-      counter = base::SparseHistogram::FactoryGet(
-          sample.name(), base::HistogramBase::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
-      counter->Add(sample.sample());
-      break;
-    case metrics::MetricSample::LINEAR_HISTOGRAM:
-      counter = base::LinearHistogram::FactoryGet(
-          sample.name(),
-          1,
-          sample.max(),
-          sample.max() + 1,
-          base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
-      counter->Add(sample.sample());
-      break;
-    case metrics::MetricSample::USER_ACTION:
-      GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->RecordUserAction(sample.name());
-      break;
-    default:
-      break;
-  }
-}
-
-void UploadService::AddCrash(const std::string& crash_name) {
-  if (crash_name == "user") {
-    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementUserCrashCount();
-  } else if (crash_name == "kernel") {
-    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementKernelCrashCount();
-  } else if (crash_name == "uncleanshutdown") {
-    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
-  } else {
-    DLOG(ERROR) << "crash name unknown" << crash_name;
-  }
-}
-
 void UploadService::GatherHistograms() {
   base::StatisticsRecorder::Histograms histograms;
   base::StatisticsRecorder::GetHistograms(&histograms);
 
   histogram_snapshot_manager_.PrepareDeltas(
       base::Histogram::kNoFlags, base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+
+  // Gather and reset the crash counters, shared with the binder threads.
+  unsigned int kernel_crashes = counters_->GetAndResetKernelCrashCount();
+  unsigned int unclean_shutdowns = counters_->GetAndResetUncleanShutdownCount();
+  unsigned int user_crashes = counters_->GetAndResetUserCrashCount();
+
+  // Only create a log if the counters have changed.
+  if (kernel_crashes > 0 || unclean_shutdowns > 0 || user_crashes > 0) {
+    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementKernelCrashCount(kernel_crashes);
+    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementUncleanShutdownCount(unclean_shutdowns);
+    GetOrCreateCurrentLog()->IncrementUserCrashCount(user_crashes);
+  }
 }
 
 void UploadService::RecordDelta(const base::HistogramBase& histogram,
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.h b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.h
index eed0d9d..fe064b8 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.h
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service.h
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@
 #include <brillo/daemons/daemon.h>
 
 #include "persistent_integer.h"
+#include "uploader/crash_counters.h"
 #include "uploader/metrics_log.h"
+#include "uploader/proto/chrome_user_metrics_extension.pb.h"
 #include "uploader/sender.h"
 #include "uploader/system_profile_cache.h"
 
-namespace metrics {
-class ChromeUserMetricsExtension;
-class CrashSample;
-class HistogramSample;
-class LinearHistogramSample;
-class MetricSample;
-class SparseHistogramSample;
-class UserActionSample;
-}
-
 class SystemProfileSetter;
 
 // Service responsible for uploading the metrics periodically to the server.
@@ -57,22 +49,21 @@
 //    - if the upload is successful, we discard the log (therefore
 //      transitioning back to no staged log)
 //    - if the upload fails, we keep the log to try again later.
-//    We do not try to read the metrics that are stored on
-//    the disk as we want to avoid storing the metrics in memory.
 //
 // * if no staged logs are present:
-//    Read all metrics from the disk, aggregate them and try to send them.
+//    Take a snapshot of the aggregated metrics, save it to disk and try to send
+//    it:
 //    - if the upload succeeds, we discard the staged log (transitioning back
 //      to the no staged log state)
-//    - if the upload fails, we keep the staged log in memory to retry
-//      uploading later.
+//    - if the upload fails, we continue and will retry to upload later.
 //
 class UploadService : public base::HistogramFlattener, public brillo::Daemon {
  public:
   UploadService(const std::string& server,
                 const base::TimeDelta& upload_interval,
                 const base::FilePath& private_metrics_directory,
-                const base::FilePath& shared_metrics_directory);
+                const base::FilePath& shared_metrics_directory,
+                const std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters);
 
   // Initializes the upload service.
   int OnInit();
@@ -106,6 +97,7 @@
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, EmptyLogsAreNotSent);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, FailedSendAreRetried);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsAggregatedValues);
+  FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsCrashCounts);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogEmptyAfterUpload);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogEmptyByDefault);
   FRIEND_TEST(UploadServiceTest, LogFromTheMetricsLibrary);
@@ -125,15 +117,6 @@
   // Resets the internal state.
   void Reset();
 
-  // Reads all the metrics from the disk.
-  void ReadMetrics();
-
-  // Adds a generic sample to the current log.
-  void AddSample(const metrics::MetricSample& sample);
-
-  // Adds a crash to the current log.
-  void AddCrash(const std::string& crash_name);
-
   // Returns true iff metrics reporting is enabled.
   bool AreMetricsEnabled();
 
@@ -163,11 +146,11 @@
   scoped_ptr<Sender> sender_;
   chromeos_metrics::PersistentInteger failed_upload_count_;
   scoped_ptr<MetricsLog> current_log_;
+  std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters_;
 
   base::TimeDelta upload_interval_;
 
   base::FilePath consent_file_;
-  base::FilePath metrics_file_;
   base::FilePath staged_log_path_;
 
   bool testing_;
diff --git a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service_test.cc b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service_test.cc
index 9fc5e71..0e2ba8f 100644
--- a/metricsd/uploader/upload_service_test.cc
+++ b/metricsd/uploader/upload_service_test.cc
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 #include <base/files/file_util.h>
 #include <base/files/scoped_temp_dir.h>
 #include <base/logging.h>
+#include <base/metrics/sparse_histogram.h>
+#include <base/metrics/statistics_recorder.h>
 #include <base/sys_info.h>
 
 #include "constants.h"
-#include "metrics/metrics_library_mock.h"
 #include "persistent_integer.h"
-#include "serialization/metric_sample.h"
 #include "uploader/metrics_log.h"
 #include "uploader/mock/mock_system_profile_setter.h"
 #include "uploader/mock/sender_mock.h"
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
  protected:
   virtual void SetUp() {
     CHECK(dir_.CreateUniqueTempDir());
+    // Make sure the statistics recorder is inactive (contains no metrics) then
+    // initialize it.
+    ASSERT_FALSE(base::StatisticsRecorder::IsActive());
+    base::StatisticsRecorder::Initialize();
 
     base::FilePath private_dir = dir_.path().Append("private");
     base::FilePath shared_dir = dir_.path().Append("shared");
@@ -46,11 +50,12 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(base::CreateDirectory(private_dir));
     EXPECT_TRUE(base::CreateDirectory(shared_dir));
 
-    metrics_lib_.InitForTest(shared_dir);
     ASSERT_EQ(0, base::WriteFile(shared_dir.Append(metrics::kConsentFileName),
                                  "", 0));
-    upload_service_.reset(
-        new UploadService("", base::TimeDelta(), private_dir, shared_dir));
+    counters_.reset(new CrashCounters);
+
+    upload_service_.reset(new UploadService("", base::TimeDelta(), private_dir,
+                                            shared_dir, counters_));
 
     upload_service_->sender_.reset(new SenderMock);
     upload_service_->InitForTest(new MockSystemProfileSetter);
@@ -58,8 +63,17 @@
     upload_service_->Reset();
   }
 
-  scoped_ptr<metrics::MetricSample> Crash(const std::string& name) {
-    return metrics::MetricSample::CrashSample(name);
+  void SendSparseHistogram(const std::string& name, int sample) {
+    base::HistogramBase* histogram = base::SparseHistogram::FactoryGet(
+        name, base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+    histogram->Add(sample);
+  }
+
+  void SendHistogram(
+      const std::string& name, int sample, int min, int max, int nbuckets) {
+    base::HistogramBase* histogram = base::Histogram::FactoryGet(
+        name, min, max, nbuckets, base::Histogram::kUmaTargetedHistogramFlag);
+    histogram->Add(sample);
   }
 
   void SetTestingProperty(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) {
@@ -71,57 +85,26 @@
         base::WriteFile(filepath, value.data(), value.size()));
   }
 
+  const metrics::SystemProfileProto_Stability GetCurrentStability() {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(upload_service_->current_log_);
+
+    return upload_service_->current_log_->uma_proto()->system_profile().stability();
+  }
+
   base::ScopedTempDir dir_;
   scoped_ptr<UploadService> upload_service_;
-  MetricsLibrary metrics_lib_;
 
   scoped_ptr<base::AtExitManager> exit_manager_;
+  std::shared_ptr<CrashCounters> counters_;
 };
 
-// Tests that the right crash increments a values.
-TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogUserCrash) {
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user").get());
-
-  MetricsLog* log = upload_service_->current_log_.get();
-  metrics::ChromeUserMetricsExtension* proto = log->uma_proto();
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, proto->system_profile().stability().other_user_crash_count());
-}
-
-TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogUncleanShutdown) {
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("uncleanshutdown"));
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, upload_service_->current_log_
-                   ->uma_proto()
-                   ->system_profile()
-                   .stability()
-                   .unclean_system_shutdown_count());
-}
-
-TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogKernelCrash) {
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("kernel"));
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, upload_service_->current_log_
-                   ->uma_proto()
-                   ->system_profile()
-                   .stability()
-                   .kernel_crash_count());
-}
-
-TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, UnknownCrashIgnored) {
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("foo"));
-
-  // The log should be empty.
-  EXPECT_FALSE(upload_service_->current_log_);
-}
-
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, FailedSendAreRetried) {
   SenderMock* sender = new SenderMock();
   upload_service_->sender_.reset(sender);
 
   sender->set_should_succeed(false);
 
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user"));
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 1);
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
   EXPECT_EQ(1, sender->send_call_count());
   std::string sent_string = sender->last_message();
@@ -137,7 +120,7 @@
 
   sender->set_should_succeed(false);
 
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user"));
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 1);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < UploadService::kMaxFailedUpload; i++) {
     upload_service_->UploadEvent();
@@ -148,7 +131,7 @@
   EXPECT_FALSE(upload_service_->HasStagedLog());
 
   // Log a new sample. The failed upload counter should be reset.
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user"));
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 1);
   for (int i = 0; i < UploadService::kMaxFailedUpload; i++) {
     upload_service_->UploadEvent();
   }
@@ -165,7 +148,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogEmptyByDefault) {
-  UploadService upload_service("", base::TimeDelta(), dir_.path(), dir_.path());
+  UploadService upload_service("", base::TimeDelta(), dir_.path(), dir_.path(),
+                               std::make_shared<CrashCounters>());
 
   // current_log_ should be initialized later as it needs AtExitManager to exit
   // in order to gather system information from SysInfo.
@@ -176,34 +160,28 @@
   SenderMock* sender = new SenderMock();
   upload_service_->sender_.reset(sender);
 
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user"));
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 1);
+
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
 
   std::string first_message = sender->last_message();
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 2);
 
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("kernel"));
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
 
   EXPECT_NE(first_message, sender->last_message());
 }
 
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogEmptyAfterUpload) {
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*Crash("user"));
-
-  EXPECT_TRUE(upload_service_->current_log_);
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 2);
 
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
   EXPECT_FALSE(upload_service_->current_log_);
 }
 
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsAggregatedValues) {
-  scoped_ptr<metrics::MetricSample> histogram =
-      metrics::MetricSample::HistogramSample("foo", 10, 0, 42, 10);
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*histogram.get());
-
-  scoped_ptr<metrics::MetricSample> histogram2 =
-      metrics::MetricSample::HistogramSample("foo", 11, 0, 42, 10);
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*histogram2.get());
+  SendHistogram("foo", 11, 0, 42, 10);
+  SendHistogram("foo", 12, 0, 42, 10);
 
   upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
   metrics::ChromeUserMetricsExtension* proto =
@@ -211,6 +189,37 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(1, proto->histogram_event().size());
 }
 
+TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogContainsCrashCounts) {
+  // By default, there is no current log.
+  upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(upload_service_->current_log_);
+
+  // If the user crash counter is incremented, we add the count to the current
+  // log.
+  counters_->IncrementUserCrashCount();
+  upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, GetCurrentStability().other_user_crash_count());
+
+  // If the kernel crash counter is incremented, we add the count to the current
+  // log.
+  counters_->IncrementKernelCrashCount();
+  upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, GetCurrentStability().kernel_crash_count());
+
+  // If the kernel crash counter is incremented, we add the count to the current
+  // log.
+  counters_->IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
+  counters_->IncrementUncleanShutdownCount();
+  upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
+  EXPECT_EQ(2, GetCurrentStability().unclean_system_shutdown_count());
+
+  // If no counter is incremented, the reported numbers don't change.
+  upload_service_->GatherHistograms();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, GetCurrentStability().other_user_crash_count());
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, GetCurrentStability().kernel_crash_count());
+  EXPECT_EQ(2, GetCurrentStability().unclean_system_shutdown_count());
+}
+
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, ExtractChannelFromString) {
   EXPECT_EQ(
       SystemProfileCache::ProtoChannelFromString(
@@ -234,13 +243,12 @@
   SetTestingProperty(metrics::kProductId, "hello");
   SetTestingProperty(metrics::kProductVersion, "1.2.3.4");
 
-  scoped_ptr<metrics::MetricSample> histogram =
-      metrics::MetricSample::SparseHistogramSample("myhistogram", 1);
+  SendSparseHistogram("hello", 1);
+
   // Reset to create the new log with the profile setter.
   upload_service_->system_profile_setter_.reset(
       new SystemProfileCache(true, dir_.path()));
   upload_service_->Reset();
-  upload_service_->AddSample(*histogram.get());
   upload_service_->UploadEvent();
 
   EXPECT_EQ(1, sender->send_call_count());
@@ -281,21 +289,6 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(cache.profile_.session_id, session_id + 1);
 }
 
-// Test that we can log metrics from the metrics library and have the uploader
-// upload them.
-TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, LogFromTheMetricsLibrary) {
-  SenderMock* sender = new SenderMock();
-  upload_service_->sender_.reset(sender);
-
-  upload_service_->UploadEvent();
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, sender->send_call_count());
-
-  metrics_lib_.SendEnumToUMA("testname", 2, 10);
-  upload_service_->UploadEvent();
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(1, sender->send_call_count());
-}
-
 // The product id must be set for metrics to be uploaded.
 // If it is not set, the system profile cache should fail to initialize.
 TEST_F(UploadServiceTest, ProductIdMandatory) {