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diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
index ac387082e5..b6b420e2f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/base/README
@@ -1,40 +1,13 @@
-..
-     BSD LICENSE
-   
-     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
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2010-2018 Intel Corporation
+ */
 
 Intel® IXGBE driver
 ===================
 
 This directory contains source code of FreeBSD ixgbe driver of version
-cid-10g-shared-code.2015.06.05 released by ND. The sub-directory of base/
+cid-ixgbe.2018.08.28.tar.gz released by the team which develop
+basic drivers for any ixgbe NIC. The sub-directory of base/
 contains the original source package.
 This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 
@@ -50,18 +23,12 @@ This driver is valid for the product(s) listed below
 * Intel® Ethernet Controller X540-AT2
 * Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series
 * Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520-T2
-* Intel® Ethernet Controller X550-BT2
-
-Updating driver
-===============
-
-The following modifications have been made to this code to integrate it with the
-Intel® DPDK:
+* Intel® Ethernet Controller X550 Series
 
+Updating the driver
+===================
 
-ixgbe_osdep.h
--------------
+NOTE: The source code in this directory should not be modified apart from
+the following file(s):
 
-The OS dependency layer has been extensively modified to support the drivers in
-the Intel® DPDK environment. It is expected that these files will not need to be
-changed on updating the driver.
+    ixgbe_osdep.h