Target Launch Date: Unknown

1. Feature Overview
    a. Name of feature: The cnic driver
    b. Feature description: The cnic driver provides the interface between QLogic’s upper layer protocol (storage) drivers and the the NX2 based CAN

2. Feature Details
    a. Architectures: 64-bit Intel EM64T/AMD64
    b. Bugzilla dependencies:
    c. Drivers or hardware dependencies, including a specific platform or CPU:
       The cnic driver provides the interface between QLogic’s upper layer protocol (storage) drivers and the the NX2 based CAN 
    d. Library or other software dependencies:
    e. Upstream acceptance information, including Linus's kernel version in which the feature appears and the date on which this feature was accepted or is targeted for acceptance into Linus's kernel: v5.20
    f. External links:
    g. Severity (H,M,L): High
    h. Feature required by date (for example, the date on which hardware requiring this feature is planned for launch): RHEL8.8 alpha version
       
3. Business Justification
    a. Why is this feature needed?
       Lenovo system has QLogic network card supported.
    b. What hardware or software does this enable?
       The cnic driver provides the interface between QLogic’s upper layer protocol (storage) drivers and the the NX2 based CAN
    c. If hardware, is it on-board in a system (eg, LOM) or an add-on card?
       add-on
    d. Business impact?
       Lenovo server platform needs this.
    e. What market problems / audience does it address?

4. QE Test Plan

5. Primary contact at Red Hat, email, phone (chat)
    a. Monte Knutson
    b. mknutson
    c. office: 919-890-8413

6. Primary contact at Partner, email, phone (chat)
    a. Jiwei Sun
    b. sunjw10