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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 4454df1f98..bbc93424b4 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -282,7 +282,19 @@ keyword parameters for procedures that take more than four parameters.
Development is done using the Git distributed version control system.
Thus, access to the repository is not strictly necessary. We welcome
contributions in the form of patches as produced by @code{git
-format-patch} sent to the @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org, mailing list}.
+format-patch} sent to the @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} mailing list.
+
+This mailing list is backed by a Debbugs instance accessible at
+@uref{https://bugs.gnu.org/guix-patches}, which allows us to keep track
+of submissions. Each message sent to that mailing list gets a new
+tracking number assigned; people can then follow up on the submission by
+sending email to @code{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org}, where @var{NNN} is
+the tracking number. When sending a patch series, please first send one
+message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send subsequent
+patches to @email{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org} to make sure they are kept
+together. See @uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/Advanced.html, the Debbugs
+documentation}, for more information.
+
Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,,
standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for
examples.
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 50cab274af..6cdb5e592b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -9264,6 +9264,23 @@ Boolean values @var{ipv4?} and @var{ipv6?} determine whether to use IPv4/IPv6
sockets.
@end deffn
+@deffn {Scheme Variable} openvswitch-service-type
+This is the type of the @uref{http://www.openvswitch.org, Open vSwitch}
+service, whose value should be an @code{openvswitch-configuration}
+object.
+@end deffn
+
+@deftp {Data Type} openvswitch-configuration
+Data type representing the configuration of Open vSwitch, a multilayer
+virtual switch which is designed to enable massive network automation
+through programmatic extension.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{package} (default: @var{openvswitch})
+Package object of the Open vSwitch.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
@node X Window
@subsubsection X Window