Deprecated features
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No features are currently deprecated in this release.

Removed features
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The following features were previously marked for deprecation and have now been
removed. Please see the following descriptions for any impact and alternatives:

Hybrid SRIOV for older NICs:
 ~ Hybrid SRIOV support for 5000- and 6000-series NICs with Linux KVM.
   This feature has not been actively used or maintained for some time.

SARFS:
 ~ This is a feature similar to the kernel feature ARFS (Accelerated Receive
   Flow Steering) but implemented purely within the sfc.ko driver. All kernels
   that this driver supports are new enough to support ARFS. Information on
   using in-kernel ARFS is at
   https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/scaling.txt or please
   consult the Solarflare Server Adapter User's Guide [SF-103837-CD] available
   at https://support.solarflare.com

SXPS:
 ~ This is a feature similar to the kernel feature XPS (Transmit Packet
   Steering) but implemented purely within the sfc.ko driver. All kernels that
   this driver supports are new enough to support XPS. Information on using
   in-kernel XPS is at
   https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/scaling.txt or please
   consult the Solarflare Server Adapter User's Guide [SF-103837-CD] available
   at https://support.solarflare.com

Proxy MCDI authorization:
 ~ This feature had been used by a proof-of-concept userland utility to vet and
   control requests to subscribe to a multicast group from an unprivileged
   function (e.g. a VF in a VM).

Driverlink RX packet callback:
 ~ This was used for inspecting/permitting all RX packets via a driverlink
   callback.

Legacy interrupts:
 ~ All servers in use are expected to support MSI or MSI-X interrupts.
