diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
index 1cc8c8939..66f861aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/dpaa_bus.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_bus.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
index 9890e09ce..fec154545 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/dpaa/include/fman.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 
 #include <compat.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
index 480857e57..8f4993f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_bus.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
 #include <fslmc_vfio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
index 7831201ad..eec5cdd94 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/fslmc_vfio.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #include <eal_filesystem.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
index 334e1f5ad..55c38fd8d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpbp.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <fslmc_logs.h>
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
index ae189c72a..7a86d047a 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpci.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <fslmc_logs.h>
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
index f00070f3f..6a6c8c3b6 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/portal/dpaa2_hw_dpio.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include<sys/eventfd.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
index eeeb23127..a20a556d4 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
 
 #include <fslmc_vfio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
index 005e6234d..a8da9803b 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_dpcon.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
 #include <mc/fsl_dpcon.h>
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 117b1453e..b743ec113 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
index 8bcbaa892..7273108a7 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
+++ b/drivers/mempool/dpaa2/dpaa2_hw_mempool.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index fa84eb9c2..0cddfacdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
index 3a54a4c91..146787112 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_rx.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 
 int eth_ark_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
index 8aaafc22e..657f895a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev_tx.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 
 uint16_t eth_ark_xmit_pkts_noop(void *vtxq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
index d26c8198b..031cfddc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ext.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _ARK_EXT_H_
 #define _ARK_EXT_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /*
  * This is the template file for users who which to define a dynamic
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
index aef2cf73b..41eb260e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
index 202a1d9be..2cadaab80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktchkr.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ark_pktchkr.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
index 018f37b69..d3c3dee1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_pktgen.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ark_pktgen.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index 9b342bfa3..0796b3bec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
index 967d6dc50..37cac1589 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 8ab1c7f85..44fc2c6d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index 3b6813cbb..9cbbad847 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
index 51d16f5d3..c1c83d57b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_stats.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _BNXT_STATS_H_
 #define _BNXT_STATS_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 void bnxt_free_stats(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_stats_get_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
index a31340742..f1972cfeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.h
index f881d30d6..cd7227ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/rte_pmd_bnxt.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _PMD_BNXT_H_
 #define _PMD_BNXT_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /*
  * Response sent back to the caller after callback
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 703bb397a..b002a8269 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index fe2328954..f87e7752c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
index a5cfa6ac0..306004127 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _RTE_ETH_BOND_PRIVATE_H_
 #define _RTE_ETH_BOND_PRIVATE_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_bitmap.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
index 282e2e625..56f38c838 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/base/t4_hw.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index dc153c731..5cd260f48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
index 5b828c237..28db6c061 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_main.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
index fc10d9585..3d5aa596f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index cf5a2ecfd..9b702cfe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
index 5457d61b7..05b67eba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 /* System headers */
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include <fsl_usd.h>
 #include <fsl_qman.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
index 41e57f2e2..8aef5d6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_rxtx.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
index e3ab90ac6..f35d7ec2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/base/dpaa2_hw_dpni.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index 202f84f0a..1078e0002 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
index 8ecd238dd..3dc627548 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_rxtx.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <net/if.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index a0c3b4dc5..6f8135337 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 1d8f0794d..527a8ae51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index fdc139f35..9af9d3c24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
index 22bad265f..4321fe055 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_flow.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
index cd6ae2fbd..cdbef6d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_pf.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 4ee12e9e4..eef11777d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index 22db8951f..7ed8d0e63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_clsf.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_clsf.c
index 9b461424b..ac1d6a4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_clsf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_clsf.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <libgen.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_hash.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
index 669dbf336..02353abfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
index a728d0777..0fd7dda3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_flow.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
index 8af0ccd3c..baf8e5c20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_main.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
 #include "enic.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
index e4b80d49c..bddecdb68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
-#include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "wq_enet_desc.h"
 #include "rq_enet_desc.h"
 #include "cq_enet_desc.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
index a3663d516..32c1f19b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_rxtx.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 
 #include "enic_compat.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
index 6bc5abac8..7cc758d10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
index e16a59036..2a204948f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
index d81cc3ca6..479091f54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_private.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
 
 #define FAILSAFE_DRIVER_NAME "Fail-safe PMD"
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
index 70157c829..b52a7c437 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_rxtx.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "failsafe_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 2d05a4669..a6359c136 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
index d6081e485..7ff14cd71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_net.h>
 #include "fm10k.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
index ce042d3d2..fbd71c45f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_rxtx_vec.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include "fm10k.h"
 #include "base/fm10k_type.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 811cc9ffe..e8fd613de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index 91b5bb033..6bd967302 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
index 3d7170d53..d43b2fb08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_fdir.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
index 7e4936e35..b5e52c487 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_flow.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
index 94bb0cfd1..16ec4dd60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index ad06b71e6..3a90ad90d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
 #include <rte_sctp.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
index 5e4e472a3..f3fc82672 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_altivec.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
index 39a6da061..c178f2084 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #define _I40E_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "i40e_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index b5685e2b9..e549d1e8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 9d2d1f837..9476254f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "base/i40e_prototype.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
index 580ca4ae9..2233dbbbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/rte_pmd_i40e.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * Response sent back to i40e driver from user app after callback
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
index 38a449367..2b66041d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_bypass.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <time.h>
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
 #include "ixgbe_bypass_api.h"
 #include "rte_pmd_ixgbe.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index ff19a564a..4fe01d9c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
index 9281dc1a6..c25fe180b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
index 19c2d4799..42cad1815 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 105da11a0..68cb3a181 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_jhash.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
index 676e92c7b..5a3093fca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_random.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index 9bc846245..4a30292cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_tcp.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
index 9fc112b1c..9675703d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_common.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #ifndef _IXGBE_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #define _IXGBE_RXTX_VEC_COMMON_H_
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
 #include "ixgbe_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
index 2e87ffa0a..46c019140 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_neon.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
index 486239ba9..360741972 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec_sse.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
index f12737857..16721785e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "base/ixgbe_api.h"
 #include "ixgbe_ethdev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.h b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.h
index 81b18f876..c96463aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #ifndef _PMD_IXGBE_H_
 #define _PMD_IXGBE_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * Notify VF when PF link status changes.
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index 8f269532d..a4166e315 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kni.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
index 7f7e98d78..bd1e9d478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_23xx_vf.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
index b4abc6235..f10f1bb90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/base/lio_mbox.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 
 #include "lio_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
index 6b5d52ef7..96501a8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
index 759556c82..573670d55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_rxtx.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
index f9e4f9d73..fe7aab009 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
index 3aeef87e9..1a7c086d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
index 2f69e7d4f..42ac2438b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_ethdev.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
index 8b87b2989..378138bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
index 651fd37b6..ef48014ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_flow.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
index 50d197698..c0a96f721 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_intr.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_io.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
index 53313c56f..c4c66560a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
index 463df2b0b..84c32cb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxtx.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
index 7882a4d0b..422420918 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_txq.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 102a8c672..e6d965f70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index e6a69b823..00043ff4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index ca9ad0fef..d563f00c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
index 1eda83671..ce8307201 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_flow_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
index 9fb5ba5e7..a5e78ec8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_mac.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
index f4911359b..dcc2a2ab6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rss.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "mlx5.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
index 6fb245ba1..897695855 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxmode.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wpedantic"
 #endif
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "mlx5.h"
 #include "mlx5_rxtx.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index a4cdd374a..f230bdb11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
index 4cb6136fc..36234b870 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_stats.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
index ed80a6bee..b0654bc50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index a786a6b63..14c6e9450 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_utils.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
index 6fc315ef3..af1fcf718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_vlan.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
 #include "mlx5_utils.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 293616528..5b6a1b3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mrvl/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index 0501156ba..e461cc083 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 032c30e9d..80fe0e5ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
index c47d4c6d3..bc0869892 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
index c97d5b351..30d908113 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
index 382ff2b2f..7aa31c4f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_rxtx.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #ifndef	__OCTEONTX_RXTX_H__
 #define	__OCTEONTX_RXTX_H__
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #ifndef __hot
 #define __hot	__attribute__((hot))
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 5a86752f9..1a8d88379 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <pcap.h>
 
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
index 021de5c01..715319ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index a73c631fe..98eb925a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_eth_ring.h"
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
index 7f11bf22d..e9dc66d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
index 3f6a604ba..ed369f570 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_rx.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define _SFC_DP_RX_H
 
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "sfc_dp.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
index 94d1b1086..4eeeab2bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_dp_tx.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef _SFC_DP_TX_H
 #define _SFC_DP_TX_H
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "sfc_dp.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index 2f5f86f84..a4887844a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
index 065defe0a..43b760993 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ev.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef _SFC_EV_H_
 #define _SFC_EV_H_
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
index f2050f65e..bc9aa55c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_flow.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_eth_ctrl.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_flow.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
index 9e6282ead..53cd8248e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
index 0c1c7083b..79a04dbda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_tx.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define _SFC_TX_H
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #include "efx.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 3e47c2f98..201ad05a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
index 1f7580691..9cf632321 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_internals.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_sched.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_tm_driver.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_softnic.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
index 74f151c4a..f1a5acc75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <libsze2.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 6b27679a8..d274b6dea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
index 829f32f3e..00d6ad8a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 
 #ifdef IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
index d65d3cee7..b0b740343 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
index 71bc3cf2a..15c6af702 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #ifndef __THUNDERX_NICVF_ETHDEV_H__
 #define __THUNDERX_NICVF_ETHDEV_H__
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #define THUNDERX_NICVF_PMD_VERSION      "2.0"
 #define THUNDERX_REG_BYTES		8
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
index e27776e6d..121b5b9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
index a3ccce290..f638e2011 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define __THUNDERX_NICVF_RXTX_H__
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 #define NICVF_TX_OFFLOAD_MASK (PKT_TX_IP_CKSUM | PKT_TX_L4_MASK)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
index 0f8208ef1..9b7483203 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_struct.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 
 struct nicvf_rbdr {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 2536ee4a2..4b71ac397 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index e0328f61d..62bfff84a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
index 3c5ce66ce..928a4363f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 struct virtqueue;
 struct virtnet_ctl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index 390c137c8..003aec7e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
index b5bc1c49f..56568ffa2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
index b8b93551f..5933a6e15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_neon.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
index 94f65143b..fff63b463 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_rxtx_simple_sse.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 82d59ca8c..28a58e50d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
index aa396ab28..04fad23fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_rxtx.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 #include <rte_prefetch.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_udp.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
index 394cc9c05..9b6980eac 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ SRCS-y += ethdev_profile.c
 # Export include files
 #
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ethdev.h
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ethdev_driver.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ethdev_pci.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_ethdev_vdev.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_eth_ctrl.h
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index eed3d3005..5558db7c4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_ether.h"
 #include "rte_ethdev.h"
+#include "rte_ethdev_driver.h"
 #include "ethdev_profile.h"
 
 static const char *MZ_RTE_ETH_DEV_DATA = "rte_eth_dev_data";
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index 59189096e..f44858fd1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
  *   to get its MAC address, the speed and the status of its physical link,
  *   to receive and to transmit packets, and so on.
  *
- * - The driver-oriented Ethernet API that exports a function allowing
- *   an Ethernet Poll Mode Driver (PMD) to simultaneously register itself as
- *   an Ethernet device driver and as a PCI driver for a set of matching PCI
- *   [Ethernet] devices classes.
+ * - The driver-oriented Ethernet API that exports functions allowing
+ *   an Ethernet Poll Mode Driver (PMD) to allocate an Ethernet device instance,
+ *   create memzone for HW rings and process registered callbacks, and so on.
+ *   PMDs should include rte_ethdev_driver.h instead of this header.
  *
  * By default, all the functions of the Ethernet Device API exported by a PMD
  * are lock-free functions which assume to not be invoked in parallel on
@@ -1856,53 +1856,6 @@ uint16_t rte_eth_find_next(uint16_t port_id);
  */
 uint16_t rte_eth_dev_count(void);
 
-/**
- * @internal
- * Returns a ethdev slot specified by the unique identifier name.
- *
- * @param	name
- *  The pointer to the Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
- * @return
- *   - The pointer to the ethdev slot, on success. NULL on error
- */
-struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_allocated(const char *name);
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Allocates a new ethdev slot for an ethernet device and returns the pointer
- * to that slot for the driver to use.
- *
- * @param	name	Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
- * @param	type	Device type of this Ethernet device
- * @return
- *   - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
- */
-struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name);
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Attach to the ethdev already initialized by the primary
- * process.
- *
- * @param       name    Ethernet device's name.
- * @return
- *   - Success: Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for attached
- *        device.
- *   - Error: Null pointer.
- */
-struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(const char *name);
-
-/**
- * @internal
- * Release the specified ethdev port.
- *
- * @param eth_dev
- * The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure.
- * @return
- *   - 0 on success, negative on error
- */
-int rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
-
 /**
  * Attach a new Ethernet device specified by arguments.
  *
@@ -1980,19 +1933,6 @@ uint32_t rte_eth_speed_bitflag(uint32_t speed, int duplex);
 int rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_queue,
 		uint16_t nb_tx_queue, const struct rte_eth_conf *eth_conf);
 
-/**
- * @internal
- * Release device queues and clear its configuration to force the user
- * application to reconfigure it. It is for internal use only.
- *
- * @param dev
- *  Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
- *
- * @return
- *  void
- */
-void _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-
 /**
  * Allocate and set up a receive queue for an Ethernet device.
  *
@@ -3573,28 +3513,6 @@ int rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister(uint16_t port_id,
 			enum rte_eth_event_type event,
 		rte_eth_dev_cb_fn cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
-/**
- * @internal Executes all the user application registered callbacks for
- * the specific device. It is for DPDK internal user only. User
- * application should not call it directly.
- *
- * @param dev
- *  Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
- * @param event
- *  Eth device interrupt event type.
- * @param cb_arg
- *  callback parameter.
- * @param ret_param
- *  To pass data back to user application.
- *  This allows the user application to decide if a particular function
- *  is permitted or not.
- *
- * @return
- *  int
- */
-int _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-		enum rte_eth_event_type event, void *cb_arg, void *ret_param);
-
 /**
  * When there is no rx packet coming in Rx Queue for a long time, we can
  * sleep lcore related to RX Queue for power saving, and enable rx interrupt
@@ -4465,30 +4383,6 @@ int rte_eth_timesync_read_time(uint16_t port_id, struct timespec *time);
  */
 int rte_eth_timesync_write_time(uint16_t port_id, const struct timespec *time);
 
-/**
- * Create memzone for HW rings.
- * malloc can't be used as the physical address is needed.
- * If the memzone is already created, then this function returns a ptr
- * to the old one.
- *
- * @param eth_dev
- *   The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure
- * @param name
- *   The name of the memory zone
- * @param queue_id
- *   The index of the queue to add to name
- * @param size
- *   The sizeof of the memory area
- * @param align
- *   Alignment for resulting memzone. Must be a power of 2.
- * @param socket_id
- *   The *socket_id* argument is the socket identifier in case of NUMA.
- */
-const struct rte_memzone *
-rte_eth_dma_zone_reserve(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, const char *name,
-			 uint16_t queue_id, size_t size,
-			 unsigned align, int socket_id);
-
 /**
  * Config l2 tunnel ether type of an Ethernet device for filtering specific
  * tunnel packets by ether type.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_driver.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e77d1439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*-
+ *   BSD LICENSE
+ *
+ *   Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *   All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *   are met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *       the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *       distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+ *       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ *   A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ *   OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ *   SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *   LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ *   DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ *   THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ *   (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_ETHDEV_DRIVER_H_
+#define _RTE_ETHDEV_DRIVER_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * RTE Ethernet Device PMD API
+ *
+ * These APIs for the use from Ethernet drivers, user applications shouldn't
+ * use them.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Returns a ethdev slot specified by the unique identifier name.
+ *
+ * @param	name
+ *  The pointer to the Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
+ * @return
+ *   - The pointer to the ethdev slot, on success. NULL on error
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_allocated(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Allocates a new ethdev slot for an ethernet device and returns the pointer
+ * to that slot for the driver to use.
+ *
+ * @param	name	Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
+ * @param	type	Device type of this Ethernet device
+ * @return
+ *   - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_allocate(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Attach to the ethdev already initialized by the primary
+ * process.
+ *
+ * @param       name    Ethernet device's name.
+ * @return
+ *   - Success: Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for attached
+ *        device.
+ *   - Error: Null pointer.
+ */
+struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Release the specified ethdev port.
+ *
+ * @param eth_dev
+ * The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure.
+ * @return
+ *   - 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int rte_eth_dev_release_port(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Release device queues and clear its configuration to force the user
+ * application to reconfigure it. It is for internal use only.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *  Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  void
+ */
+void _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal Executes all the user application registered callbacks for
+ * the specific device. It is for DPDK internal user only. User
+ * application should not call it directly.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *  Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
+ * @param event
+ *  Eth device interrupt event type.
+ * @param cb_arg
+ *  callback parameter.
+ * @param ret_param
+ *  To pass data back to user application.
+ *  This allows the user application to decide if a particular function
+ *  is permitted or not.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  int
+ */
+int _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+		enum rte_eth_event_type event, void *cb_arg, void *ret_param);
+
+/**
+ * Create memzone for HW rings.
+ * malloc can't be used as the physical address is needed.
+ * If the memzone is already created, then this function returns a ptr
+ * to the old one.
+ *
+ * @param eth_dev
+ *   The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the memory zone
+ * @param queue_id
+ *   The index of the queue to add to name
+ * @param size
+ *   The sizeof of the memory area
+ * @param align
+ *   Alignment for resulting memzone. Must be a power of 2.
+ * @param socket_id
+ *   The *socket_id* argument is the socket identifier in case of NUMA.
+ */
+const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_eth_dma_zone_reserve(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, const char *name,
+			 uint16_t queue_id, size_t size,
+			 unsigned align, int socket_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_ETHDEV_DRIVER_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_pci.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_pci.h
index 722075e09..2af330a09 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_pci.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * Copy pci device info to the Ethernet device data.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_vdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_vdev.h
index ff92e6ed0..a753c379f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_vdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev_vdev.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
-#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev_driver.h>
 
 /**
  * @internal
