This feature tracker depends on: Bug 631497 - [6.1 FEAT] FICON IPL & device discovery hardening - kernel Bug 631508 - [6.1 FEAT] FICON IPL & device discovery hardening - userspace
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release. Therefore, it is being closed. If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.