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        "Subject": "[ovs-dev] [PATCH ovn 0/3] Make EVPN support stable.",
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        "From": "Dumitru Ceara via dev <ovs-dev@openvswitch.org>",
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    "content": "As discussed on-list [0] this targets 26.03 (main branch before hard\nfreeze).\n\n[0] https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2026-February/430230.html\n\nDumitru Ceara (3):\n  northd: controller: Remove EVPN iface name defaults.\n  NEWS: Move EVPN all news items in the dynamic-routing section.\n  docs: Make EVPN support stable.\n\n NEWS                                | 10 ++--\n controller/neighbor.c               | 67 ++++++++++++-----------\n controller/ovn-controller.8.xml     |  6 +-\n northd/en-datapath-logical-switch.c | 85 +++++++++++++++++------------\n ovn-nb.xml                          | 80 +++++++++++++--------------\n tests/multinode.at                  | 14 +++--\n tests/ovn.at                        | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n tests/system-common-macros.at       |  9 +--\n 8 files changed, 224 insertions(+), 129 deletions(-)"
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