diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index 4b2dd770f..9127eb8c1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -1,32 +1,5 @@
-..  BSD LICENSE
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
     Copyright(c) 2010-2015 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.
 
 .. _kni:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index e1ac4153e..996f60847 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -1,32 +1,5 @@
-..  BSD LICENSE
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
     Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
 
 Kernel NIC Interface Sample Application
 =======================================
diff --git a/examples/kni/Makefile b/examples/kni/Makefile
index 08a4f0c57..35e280cf1 100644
--- a/examples/kni/Makefile
+++ b/examples/kni/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,5 @@
-#   BSD LICENSE
-#
-#   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
 ifeq ($(RTE_SDK),)
 $(error "Please define RTE_SDK environment variable")
diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c
index 3f1738544..19e036813 100644
--- a/examples/kni/main.c
+++ b/examples/kni/main.c
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
index 2ac879fdd..0f3665773 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
@@ -1,59 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   This file is provided under a dual BSD/LGPLv2 license.  When using or
- *   redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
- *
- *   GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2007-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *   as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
- *
- *
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
- *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: (BSD-3-Clause OR LGPL-2.1)
+ * Copyright(c) 2007-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _RTE_KNI_COMMON_H_
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/Makefile
index 154c528db..f05b57fc8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,5 @@
-#   BSD LICENSE
-#
-#   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/README b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/README
index 2cfefe720..723c96d77 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/README
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/README
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 ..
-     BSD LICENSE
-   
+     SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
      Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
 
 Description
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.c
index 5da7f91fd..7bfbbda4c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
 
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.h
index 185ccdf1a..bc6e20661 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_82575.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.c
index 220c9a400..18e2215a5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.h
index 55c8a5f42..cf002998e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_api.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_defines.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_defines.h
index d42c7998b..c0d1c79db 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_defines.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_defines.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_hw.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_hw.h
index 35886e931..8000a3d9f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_hw.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_hw.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.c
index 7e4c20a94..d812ec8d0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.h
index b8fa70d06..4f5158ad9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_i210.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 74319def3..c1e2ce7db 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.h
index 3bcdd88c0..b502598cb 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mac.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.c
index 51dfae5da..3e85f91c9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.h
index 0627f271b..9ebd25862 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_manage.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.c
index bd64429f6..86c9a59b1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.h
index 64685d9df..4ed27a4ee 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_mbx.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.c
index 1ce59154f..ee6223b19 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.h
index 17bc53c37..16f42a763 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_nvm.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_osdep.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_osdep.h
index c1ab60c49..d57599e5c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_osdep.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_osdep.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.c
index d8a77c455..f5017fe9a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.h
index db24fb0bf..089ee2f0a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_phy.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_regs.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_regs.h
index 830ec9918..55dcd2ab6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_regs.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/e1000_regs.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb.h
index 8667f29ca..fa82c8a60 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_ethtool.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_ethtool.c
index 95e262b78..e7f8a9f28 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_ethtool.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_ethtool.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_main.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_main.c
index e0f427a30..b37139f70 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_param.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_param.c
index c922ca2fc..b4e56e8c8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_param.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_param.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_regtest.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_regtest.h
index 9d49b45eb..4016190b3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_regtest.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_regtest.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.c
index 205da5628..c11fe677d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.h
index c6d4c568b..aa2ed625b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/igb_vmdq.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/kcompat.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/kcompat.h
index 443a3f28e..a791b5b1b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/kcompat.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/igb/kcompat.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 2007-2013 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
index 59415469c..459c60546 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
index e17b7f18b..4fcb71b9e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.h
index 00a584f46..ff8f75234 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82598.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index 30de47eb7..046e71a5f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.h
index 41024400a..d82488f0a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.c
index 4808d06ec..f945a5a4a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.h
index 98b740002..90bfcd514 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_api.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
index 2c861de5d..3b07e7432 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
index 6ae5926fc..1bfaec080 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb.h
index 5e6f9ac9e..9aca10272 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_dcb.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
index cdfcb9596..87dfd9b3a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.h
index 48f7dcfc4..3d58345c5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_fcoe.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index d26016c9e..2924e053b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
index 5ced84f8b..ac4689d01 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_mbx.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
index c6f8e21f3..a2b73a443 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index 234fa6324..1fa39a182 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
index 5ae171ac3..adbfb3740 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index bda61fa43..233d39f03 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
index 2affe242e..1e1830145 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
index 38bcc87b5..34677a06b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/ixgbe_x540.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.c
index d84c7ccbe..b584d0467 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.c
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.h
index f62a7b56e..ab7d83c6b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/ethtool/ixgbe/kcompat.h
@@ -1,23 +1,8 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-
-  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
   Copyright(c) 1999 - 2012 Intel Corporation.
 
-  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
-  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
-  more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
-  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
-  the file called "LICENSE.GPL".
+  Intel 10 Gigabit PCI Express Linux driver
 
   Contact Information:
   e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_dev.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_dev.h
index 72385ab4c..bfa632d65 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_dev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_dev.h
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *   The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
- *   in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _KNI_DEV_H_
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_ethtool.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_ethtool.c
index 0c88589c9..2b0762370 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_ethtool.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_ethtool.c
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *   The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
- *   in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_fifo.h b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_fifo.h
index 14f4141f9..df22dfcf0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_fifo.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_fifo.h
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *   The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
- *   in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _KNI_FIFO_H_
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
index 7590f1fdc..c3c605a03 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_misc.c
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *   The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
- *   in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/version.h>
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
index db9f48989..32d3b12b7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/kni/kni_net.c
@@ -1,25 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- *
- *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- *   it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- *   published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- *   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- *   General Public License for more details.
- *
- *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- *   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *   The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution
- *   in the file called LICENSE.GPL.
- *
- *   Contact Information:
- *   Intel Corporation
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/Makefile b/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
index 56b197604..181f7cc06 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,5 @@
-#   BSD LICENSE
-#
+#   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 8eca8c03b..2b5181234 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
index d43b5b287..93200ece4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _RTE_KNI_H_
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_fifo.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_fifo.h
index 6f2c3cb3b..300f5c426 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_fifo.h
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_fifo.h
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 
diff --git a/test/test/test_kni.c b/test/test/test_kni.c
index b95672755..d7a5fca60 100644
--- a/test/test/test_kni.c
+++ b/test/test/test_kni.c
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 /*-
- *   BSD LICENSE
- *
- *   Copyright(c) 2010-2014 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
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  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
