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OVSDB To-do List
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* Clustered:

  * Ephemeral columns.

  * Locks.

  * Tons of unit tests.

  * Include index with monitor update?

  * Testing with replication.

  * Handling bad transactions in read_db().  (Kill the database?)

* Documentation:

  * ACID (and CAP?) explanation.

  * Overall diagram explaining the cluster and ovsdb protocol pieces

  * How-To guide for the Local_Config database.

* General:

  * Increase exponential backoff cap.  Introduce randomization.

  * Non-blocking (not blocking the main thread) ovsdb-server/compact unixctl.

* Local_Config database extension:

  * Add a configuration tool to configure remotes.

  * Allow configuration of relays.

  * Allow configuration of active-backup replication.

* Relay:

  * Try to inherit min_index from the relay source?

* Standalone:

  * Add support for parallel snapshot JSON generation.

  * Add support for transaction history?