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@@ -1,4 +1,38 @@
-Post-v2.4.0
+Post-v2.5.0
+---------------------
+   - ovsdb-server:
+     * New "monitor2" and "update2" extensions to RFC 7047.
+   - OpenFlow:
+     * OpenFlow 1.1+ OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST now supports OFPP_ANY.
+     * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPMP_QUEUE_DESC is now supported.
+     * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPT_TABLE_STATUS is now supported.
+     * New property-based packet-in message format NXT_PACKET_IN2 with support
+       for arbitrary user-provided data and for serializing flow table
+       traversal into a continuation for later resumption.
+     * New extension message NXT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG2 to allow OpenFlow 1.4-like
+       control over asynchronous messages in earlier versions of OpenFlow.
+   - ovs-ofctl:
+     * queue-get-config command now allows a queue ID to be specified.
+   - DPDK:
+     * New option "n_rxq" for PMD interfaces.
+       Old 'other_config:n-dpdk-rxqs' is no longer supported.
+     * New appctl command 'dpif-netdev/pmd-rxq-show' to check the port/rxq
+       assignment.
+     * Type of log messages from PMD threads changed from INFO to DBG.
+   - ovs-benchmark: This utility has been removed due to lack of use and
+     bitrot.
+   - ovs-appctl:
+     * New "vlog/close" command.
+   - ovsdb-server:
+     * Remove max number of sessions limit, to enable connection scaling
+       testing.
+   - python:
+     * Added support for Python 3.4+ in addition to existing support
+       for 2.7+.
+   - SELinux:
+     * Introduced SELinux policy package.
+
+v2.5.0 - xx xxx xxxx
 ---------------------
    - Dropped support for Python older than version 2.7.  As a consequence,
      using Open vSwitch 2.5 or later on XenServer 6.5 or earlier (which
@@ -8,26 +42,38 @@ Post-v2.4.0
        now supported.
      * OpenFlow 1.4+ "importance" is now considered for flow eviction.
      * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPTC_EVICTION is now implemented.
+     * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPTC_VACANCY_EVENTS is now implemented.
      * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPMP_TABLE_DESC is now implemented.
-   - Support for matching/generating options as well as the OAM bit with
-     Geneve tunnels.
+     * Allow modifying the ICMPv4/ICMPv6 type and code fields.
+     * OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG and OFPT_GET_ASYNC_CONFIG are
+       now implemented.
+   - ovs-ofctl:
+     * New "out_group" keyword for OpenFlow 1.1+ matching on output group.
+   - Tunnels:
+     * Geneve tunnels can now match and set options and the OAM bit.
+     * The nonstandard GRE64 tunnel extension has been dropped.
    - Support Multicast Listener Discovery (MLDv1 and MLDv2).
    - Add 'symmetric_l3l4' and 'symmetric_l3l4+udp' hash functions.
    - sFlow agent now reports tunnel and MPLS structures.
-   - Added OpenFlow 1.4+ OFPT_SET_ASYNC_CONFIG and OFPT_GET_ASYNC_CONFIG
-     that allows controllers to have more precise control over OpenFlow1.4
-     asynchronous messages.
    - New 'check-system-userspace', 'check-kmod' and 'check-kernel' Makefile
      targets to run a new system testsuite.  These tests can be run inside
      a Vagrant box.  See INSTALL.md for details
-   - Dropped support for GRE64 tunnel.
    - Mark --syslog-target argument as deprecated.  It will be removed in
      the next OVS release.
    - Added --user option to all daemons
    - Add support for connection tracking through the new "ct" action
-     and "ct_state"/"ct_zone"/"ct_mark" match fields.  Only available on
-     Linux kernels with the connection tracking module loaded.
-
+     and "ct_state"/"ct_zone"/"ct_mark"/"ct_label" match fields.  Only
+     available on Linux kernels with the connection tracking module loaded.
+   - Add experimental version of OVN.  OVN, the Open Virtual Network, is a
+     system to support virtual network abstraction.  OVN complements the
+     existing capabilities of OVS to add native support for virtual network
+     abstractions, such as virtual L2 and L3 overlays and security groups.
+   - RHEL packaging:
+     * DPDK ports may now be created via network scripts (see README.RHEL).
+   - DPDK:
+     * Requires DPDK 2.2
+     * Added multiqueue support to vhost-user
+     * Note: QEMU 2.5+ required for multiqueue support
 
 v2.4.0 - 20 Aug 2015
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