ofp-util: Work on decoding OF1.1 flow_mods.

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@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
-post-v1.7.0
+post-v1.8.0
+------------------------
+    - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.
+    - New %t and %T log escapes to identify the subprogram within a
+      cooperating group of processes or threads that emitted a log message.
+      The default log patterns now include this information.
+    - OpenFlow:
+      - Allow bitwise masking for SHA and THA fields in ARP, SLL and TLL
+        fields in IPv6 neighbor discovery messages, and IPv6 flow label.
+
+
+v1.8.0 - xx xxx xxxx

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     - New FAQ.  Please send updates and additions!
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     - New FAQ.  Please send updates and additions!

+    - Authors of controllers, please read the new section titled "Action
+      Reproduction" in DESIGN, which describes an Open vSwitch change in
+      behavior in corner cases that may affect some controllers.
+    - ovs-l3ping:
+        - A new test utility that can create L3 tunnel between two Open
+          vSwitches and detect connectivity issues.

     - ovs-ofctl:
     - ovs-ofctl:

+        - New --sort and --rsort options for "dump-flows" command.

         - "mod-port" command can now control all OpenFlow config flags.
     - OpenFlow:
       - Allow general bitwise masking for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in
         - "mod-port" command can now control all OpenFlow config flags.
     - OpenFlow:
       - Allow general bitwise masking for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in


@@ -15,11 +33,15 @@ post-v1.7.0
         queue does not exist, or for requests for a specific queue on all
         ports, if the specified queue does not exist on any port.  (Previous
         versions generally reported an empty set of results.)
         queue does not exist, or for requests for a specific queue on all
         ports, if the specified queue does not exist on any port.  (Previous
         versions generally reported an empty set of results.)

+      - New "flow monitor" feature to allow controllers to be notified of
+        flow table changes as they happen.

     - Additional protocols are not mirrored and dropped when forward-bpdu is
       false.  For a full list, see the ovs-vswitchd.conf.db man page.
     - Open vSwitch now sends RARP packets in situations where it previously
       sent a custom protocol, making it consistent with behavior of QEMU and
       VMware.
     - Additional protocols are not mirrored and dropped when forward-bpdu is
       false.  For a full list, see the ovs-vswitchd.conf.db man page.
     - Open vSwitch now sends RARP packets in situations where it previously
       sent a custom protocol, making it consistent with behavior of QEMU and
       VMware.

+    - All Open vSwitch programs and log files now show timestamps in UTC,
+      instead the local timezone, by default.

 
 
 v1.7.0 - xx xxx xxxx
 
 
 v1.7.0 - xx xxx xxxx