diff --git a/app/test/process.h b/app/test/process.h
index 7f62f644f..998d65316 100644
--- a/app/test/process.h
+++ b/app/test/process.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ process_dup(const char *const argv[], int numargs, const char *env_value)
 /* FreeBSD doesn't support file prefixes, so force compile failures for any
  * tests attempting to use this function on FreeBSD.
  */
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 static char *
 get_current_prefix(char *prefix, int size)
 {
diff --git a/app/test/test_eal_flags.c b/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
index 81e345b87..e2864107c 100644
--- a/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
+++ b/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ process_hugefiles(const char * prefix, enum hugepage_action action)
 	return result;
 }
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 /*
  * count the number of "node*" files in /sys/devices/system/node/
  */
diff --git a/app/test/test_interrupts.c b/app/test/test_interrupts.c
index 4e82e9a22..d8c2d8124 100644
--- a/app/test/test_interrupts.c
+++ b/app/test/test_interrupts.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct rte_intr_handle intr_handles[TEST_INTERRUPT_HANDLE_MAX];
 static enum test_interrupt_handle_type test_intr_type =
 				TEST_INTERRUPT_HANDLE_MAX;
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 union intr_pipefds{
 	struct {
 		int pipefd[2];
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ test_interrupt_handle_compare(struct rte_intr_handle *intr_handle_l,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP */
+#endif /* RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX */
 
 /**
  * Callback for the test interrupt.
diff --git a/app/test/test_kni.c b/app/test/test_kni.c
index c92c09054..7a65de179 100644
--- a/app/test/test_kni.c
+++ b/app/test/test_kni.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "test.h"
 
-#if !defined(RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) || !defined(RTE_LIBRTE_KNI)
+#if !defined(RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) || !defined(RTE_LIBRTE_KNI)
 
 static int
 test_kni(void)
diff --git a/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c b/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
index b597dfcdf..2ac33f781 100644
--- a/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
+++ b/app/test/test_mp_secondary.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ run_secondary_instances(void)
 	int ret = 0;
 	char coremask[10];
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	char tmp[PATH_MAX] = {0};
 	char prefix[PATH_MAX] = {0};
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ run_secondary_instances(void)
 			prgname, "-c", coremask, "--proc-type=ERROR",
 			prefix
 	};
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	/* bad case, using invalid file prefix */
 	const char *argv4[]  = {
 			prgname, "-c", coremask, "--proc-type=secondary",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ run_secondary_instances(void)
 	ret |= launch_proc(argv2);
 
 	ret |= !(launch_proc(argv3));
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	ret |= !(launch_proc(argv4));
 #endif
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_pdump.c b/app/test/test_pdump.c
index 4a894c0e1..af206968b 100644
--- a/app/test/test_pdump.c
+++ b/app/test/test_pdump.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ run_pdump_server_tests(void)
 	int ret = 0;
 	char coremask[10];
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	char tmp[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
 	char prefix[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_timer_perf.c b/app/test/test_timer_perf.c
index 0fe2b74cd..0ede4b3e4 100644
--- a/app/test/test_timer_perf.c
+++ b/app/test/test_timer_perf.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ timer_cb(struct rte_timer *t __rte_unused, void *param __rte_unused)
 
 #define DELAY_SECONDS 1
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #define do_delay() usleep(10)
 #else
 #define do_delay() rte_pause()
diff --git a/app/test/test_timer_racecond.c b/app/test/test_timer_racecond.c
index d29048eaf..1edb44444 100644
--- a/app/test/test_timer_racecond.c
+++ b/app/test/test_timer_racecond.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 #undef TEST_TIMER_RACECOND_VERBOSE
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #define usec_delay(us) usleep(us)
 #else
 #define usec_delay(us) rte_delay_us(us)
diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp b/config/common_linuxapp
index 6c1c8d0f4..75334273d 100644
--- a/config/common_linuxapp
+++ b/config/common_linuxapp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "common_base"
 
 CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV="linuxapp"
+CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX=y
 CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP=y
 
 CONFIG_RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES=y
diff --git a/config/rte_config.h b/config/rte_config.h
index 7606f5d7b..9b2e813f0 100644
--- a/config/rte_config.h
+++ b/config/rte_config.h
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 #include <rte_build_config.h>
 
+/* legacy defines */
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
+#define RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP 1
+#endif
+
 /****** library defines ********/
 
 /* compat defines */
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
index 651fd224f..8779c4bc0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/design.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Per Execution Environment Sources
 The following config options can be used:
 
 * ``CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV`` is a string that contains the name of the executive environment.
-* ``CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP`` or ``CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP`` are defined only if we are building for this execution environment.
+* ``CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP`` or ``CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX`` are defined only if we are building for this execution environment.
 
 Library Statistics
 ------------------
diff --git a/drivers/bus/pci/Makefile b/drivers/bus/pci/Makefile
index f33e0120f..88154b4de 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/pci/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bus/pci/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS := -I$(SRCDIR) $(CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -O3 $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),)
 SYSTEM := linux
 endif
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP),)
diff --git a/drivers/bus/vmbus/Makefile b/drivers/bus/vmbus/Makefile
index e54c557c6..3a344fc9c 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/vmbus/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bus/vmbus/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)
 CFLAGS += -O3 $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),)
 SYSTEM := linux
 endif
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP),)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index 832c465bc..0c0c64471 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
  #include <dirent.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/Makefile b/drivers/net/ark/Makefile
index 2e232be85..34d341c23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ARK_PMD) += ark_udm.c
 
 # this lib depends upon:
 LDLIBS += -lpthread
-ifdef CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+ifdef CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 LDLIBS += -ldl
 endif
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mbuf -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile b/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
index 81802d092..0d840a272 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE) += failsafe_rxtx.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE) += failsafe_ether.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE) += failsafe_flow.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE) += failsafe_intr.c
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 CFLAGS += -DLINUX
 else
 CFLAGS += -DBSD
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 65bbd7e2f..518d9e34a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int
 eth_pcap_update_mac(const char *if_name, struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		const unsigned int numa_node)
 {
-#if defined(RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP)
+#if defined(RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX)
 	void *mac_addrs;
 	struct ifreq ifr;
 	int if_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
index fbdc7eea1..0fbcd61af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_intr.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ sfc_intr_attach(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	sfc_log_init(sa, "entry");
 
 	switch (pci_dev->intr_handle.type) {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	case RTE_INTR_HANDLE_UIO_INTX:
 	case RTE_INTR_HANDLE_VFIO_LEGACY:
 		intr->type = EFX_INTR_LINE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tap.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tap.c
index bcc23a9f0..0cac876ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_tap.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #endif
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ softnic_tap_find(struct pmd_internals *p,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 
 struct softnic_tap *
 softnic_tap_create(struct pmd_internals *p __rte_unused,
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
index c8883c32e..adc02f96a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_pci.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
  #include <dirent.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/ethtool/Makefile b/examples/ethtool/Makefile
index 3d9d4f06e..70a4f5dc9 100644
--- a/examples/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 else
diff --git a/examples/ethtool/lib/Makefile b/examples/ethtool/lib/Makefile
index 6eaa640bc..ee83b8769 100644
--- a/examples/ethtool/lib/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ethtool/lib/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(error This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 endif
diff --git a/examples/exception_path/main.c b/examples/exception_path/main.c
index 4180a8689..8f37f5fbf 100644
--- a/examples/exception_path/main.c
+++ b/examples/exception_path/main.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #endif
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ signal_handler(int signum)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 /*
  * Create a tap network interface, or use existing one with same name.
  * If name[0]='\0' then a name is automatically assigned and returned in name.
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile b/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
index 41ba7df2c..8b1744d0d 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
index 11e4ad20e..ea979bdf8 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/tap.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 #endif
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tap_find(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 
 struct tap *
 tap_create(const char *name __rte_unused)
diff --git a/examples/kni/Makefile b/examples/kni/Makefile
index dd90d7d73..096ec4d97 100644
--- a/examples/kni/Makefile
+++ b/examples/kni/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(error This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 endif
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
index 772ec7ba5..61f151c12 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/Makefile
index b76b02fcb..4514014a0 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += client_server_mp
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += simple_mp
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += symmetric_mp
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += hotplug_mp
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += client_server_mp
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += simple_mp
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += symmetric_mp
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += hotplug_mp
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extsubdir.mk
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/Makefile
index 6f6c45228..76f895175 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += mp_client
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += mp_server
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += mp_client
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += mp_server
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extsubdir.mk
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
index 9c1caae79..09ee270c0 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(error This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 endif
diff --git a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/Makefile b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/Makefile
index 856c847bd..4c8981acb 100644
--- a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/Makefile
+++ b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/pthread_shim.c b/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/pthread_shim.c
index a02de0677..93e8dca3f 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/pthread_shim.c
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/pthread_shim.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ int pthread_rwlock_wrlock(pthread_rwlock_t *a)
 	return _sys_pthread_funcs.f_pthread_rwlock_wrlock(a);
 }
 
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 int
 pthread_yield(void)
 {
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/Makefile b/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
index 45b0a9eb6..e0d298345 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/quota_watermark/Makefile b/examples/quota_watermark/Makefile
index a37b8662f..ec7d989ae 100644
--- a/examples/quota_watermark/Makefile
+++ b/examples/quota_watermark/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += qw
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += qwctl
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += qw
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += qwctl
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extsubdir.mk
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/Makefile b/examples/server_node_efd/Makefile
index d23aba350..de90253fe 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += server
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += node
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += server
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += node
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.extsubdir.mk
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile b/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
index df6614c60..1ca958abb 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(error This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 endif
diff --git a/examples/tep_termination/Makefile b/examples/tep_termination/Makefile
index 4c1564325..44af6ca52 100644
--- a/examples/tep_termination/Makefile
+++ b/examples/tep_termination/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(error This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 endif
diff --git a/examples/vhost/Makefile b/examples/vhost/Makefile
index c6964381b..540ccaaee 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
index a620abf49..719cc5595 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/examples/vhost_scsi/Makefile b/examples/vhost_scsi/Makefile
index 523aee0bf..3392d24b2 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_scsi/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost_scsi/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RTE_TARGET ?= x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 $(info This application can only operate in a linuxapp environment, \
 please change the definition of the RTE_TARGET environment variable)
 all:
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 8948d0425..6716b566c 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += linux
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += linux
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += freebsd
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index ffbfd0d94..a358f1c19 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ DEPDIRS-librte_ipsec := librte_eal librte_mbuf librte_cryptodev librte_security
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY) += librte_telemetry
 DEPDIRS-librte_telemetry := librte_eal librte_metrics librte_ethdev
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KNI) += librte_kni
 endif
 DEPDIRS-librte_kni := librte_eal librte_mempool librte_mbuf librte_ethdev
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/Makefile
index c6bd39f02..8b773da70 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 DIRS-y += common
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += linux
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += linux
 DEPDIRS-linux := common
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) += freebsd
 DEPDIRS-freebsd := common
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/x86/rte_cycles.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/x86/rte_cycles.c
index 23c67d24c..edd9621ab 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/x86/rte_cycles.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/x86/rte_cycles.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ rte_cpu_get_model(uint32_t fam_mod_step)
 static int32_t
 rdmsr(int msr, uint64_t *val)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 	int fd;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
index a0fffa98e..4c68bd61b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
-DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal
+DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal
 DEPDIRS-kni := eal
 
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/Makefile
index 51deb5797..9e32f1174 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal/Makefile
@@ -30,58 +30,58 @@ LDLIBS += -lnuma
 endif
 
 # specific to linuxapp exec-env
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) := eal.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_cpuflags.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_hugepage_info.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_memory.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_thread.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_log.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_vfio.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_memalloc.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_debug.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_lcore.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_timer.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_interrupts.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_alarm.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_dev.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) := eal.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_cpuflags.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_hugepage_info.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_memory.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_thread.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_log.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_vfio.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_vfio_mp_sync.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_memalloc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_debug.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_lcore.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_timer.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_interrupts.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_alarm.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_dev.c
 
 # from common dir
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_lcore.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_timer.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_memzone.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_log.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_launch.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_memalloc.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_memory.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_tailqs.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_errno.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_cpuflags.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_hypervisor.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_string_fns.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_hexdump.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_devargs.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_class.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_bus.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_dev.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_options.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_thread.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_proc.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_fbarray.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += eal_common_uuid.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_malloc.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += hotplug_mp.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += malloc_elem.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += malloc_heap.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += malloc_mp.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_keepalive.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_option.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_service.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_reciprocal.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_lcore.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_timer.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_memzone.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_log.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_launch.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_memalloc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_memory.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_tailqs.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_errno.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_cpuflags.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_hypervisor.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_string_fns.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_hexdump.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_devargs.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_class.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_bus.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_dev.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_options.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_thread.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_proc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_fbarray.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += eal_common_uuid.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_malloc.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += hotplug_mp.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += malloc_elem.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += malloc_heap.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += malloc_mp.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_keepalive.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_option.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_service.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_reciprocal.c
 
 # from arch dir
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_cpuflags.c
-SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP) += rte_hypervisor.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_cpuflags.c
+SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX) += rte_hypervisor.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_ARCH_X86) += rte_spinlock.c
 SRCS-y += rte_cycles.c
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ endif
 
 INC := rte_kni_common.h
 
-SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP)-include/exec-env := \
+SYMLINK-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX)-include/exec-env := \
 	$(addprefix include/exec-env/,$(INC))
 
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.lib.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/meson.build b/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
index cb8d1094f..61b1016af 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ subdir('common') # defines common_sources, common_objs, etc.
 # Now do OS/exec-env specific settings, including building kernel modules
 # The <exec-env>/eal/meson.build file should define env_sources, etc.
 if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
-	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP', 1)
+	dpdk_conf.set('RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX', 1)
 	subdir('linux/eal')
 
 elif host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
index 949618700..53079f4c2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LIBABIVER := 6
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 CFLAGS += -DLINUX
 else
 CFLAGS += -DBSD
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index 73aeccccf..492e207a3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP
+#ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX
 #error "KNI is not supported"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/mk/rte.app.mk b/mk/rte.app.mk
index d0ab942d5..e2712047a 100644
--- a/mk/rte.app.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.app.mk
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE)        += -lrte_cmdline
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_REORDER)        += -lrte_reorder
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SCHED)          += -lrte_sched
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX),y)
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KNI)            += -lrte_kni
 endif
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),n)
 # The static libraries do not know their dependencies.
 # So linking with static library requires explicit dependencies.
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL)            += -lrt
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUXAPP)$(CONFIG_RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES),yy)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_LINUX)$(CONFIG_RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES),yy)
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL)            += -lnuma
 endif
 _LDLIBS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SCHED)          += -lm
