This option is most useful for debugging. It reduces switching
performance, so it should not be used in production.
+.IP "\fB--mute\fR"
+Prevents ovs\-controller from replying to any OpenFlow messages sent
+to it by switches.
+.IP
+This option is only for debugging the Open vSwitch implementation of
+``fail open'' mode. It must not be used in production.
+
.so lib/daemon.man
.so lib/vlog.man
.so lib/common.man