Describe dummy test model. Work on OpenFlow intro.

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@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
     - The tunneling code no longer assumes input and output keys are symmetric.
       If they are not, PMTUD needs to be disabled for tunneling to work. Note
       this only applies to flow-based keys.
+    - Datapath:
+      - Support for ipv6 set action.
+      - SKB mark matching and setting.
     - FreeBSD is now a supported platform, thanks to code contributions from
       Gaetano Catalli, Ed Maste, and Giuseppe Lettieri.
     - ovs-bugtool: New --ovs option to report only OVS related information.
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
     - ovs-dpctl:
       - Support requesting the port number with the "port_no" option in
         the "add-if" command.
+      - The "dump-flows" and "del-flows" no longer require an argument
+        if only one datapath exists.
     - ovs-appctl:
       - New "dpif/dump-dps", "dpif/show", and "dpif/dump-flows" command
         that mimic the equivalent ovs-dpctl commands.
@@ -45,6 +50,12 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
     - The ofproto library is now responsible for assigning OpenFlow port
       numbers.  An ofproto implementation should assign them when
       port_construct() is called.
+    - All dpif-based bridges of a particular type share a common
+      datapath called "ovs-<type>", e.g. "ovs-system".  The ovs-dpctl
+      commands will now return information on that shared datapath.  To
+      get the equivalent bridge-specific information, use the new
+      "ovs-appctl dpif/*" commands.
+    - Tunnel header caching removed.
     - The following features are now deprecated.  They will be removed no
       earlier than February 2013.  Please email dev@openvswitch.org with
       concerns.
@@ -53,7 +64,9 @@ v1.9.0 - xx xxx xxxx
         - Interface type "null".
         - Numeric values for reserved ports (see "ovs-ofctl" note above).
         - Tunnel Path MTU Discovery.
-
+        - CAPWAP tunnel support.
+    - The data in the RARP packets can now be matched in the same way as the
+      data in ARP packets.
 
 v1.8.0 - xx xxx xxxx
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