FAQ: Patch ports are not targeted for upstream.

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 post-v1.7.0
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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:
         - "mod-port" command can now control all OpenFlow config flags.
     - OpenFlow:
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ post-v1.7.0
     - 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.
 
 
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