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[ovs-dev] FAQ: Mention conntrack capability for packet filtering.

Message ID 1477682024-10599-1-git-send-email-zhouhan@gmail.com
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Han Zhou Oct. 28, 2016, 7:13 p.m. UTC 
The exiting explanation didn't tell user the conntrack capability
and user may be unaware of the stateful feature of OVS.

Signed-off-by: Han Zhou <zhouhan@gmail.com>
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 FAQ.md | 5 +++--
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diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
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@@ -874,8 +874,9 @@  A: It depends on mechanisms and configurations you want to use.
    is also where you would add an IP address, as discussed elsewhere
    in the FAQ.)
 
-   For simple filtering rules, it might be possible to achieve similar
-   results by installing appropriate OpenFlow flows instead.
+   To acheive similar results of packet filter mechanism like iptables,
+   conntrack feature can be utilized by installing appropriate OpenFlow
+   flows.
 
    If the use of a particular packet filter setup is essential, Open
    vSwitch might not be the best choice for you.  On Linux, you might