diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
index b5ae87a..07cd079 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa/dpaa_eventdev.c
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ dpaa_event_dev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED |
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE |
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT |
-		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE;
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE |
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
index 3ae4441..712db6c 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dpaa2/dpaa2_eventdev.c
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ dpaa2_eventdev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK |
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT |
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE |
-		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES;
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES |
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID;
 
 }
 
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ dpaa2_eventdev_port_def_conf(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
 		DPAA2_EVENT_MAX_PORT_DEQUEUE_DEPTH;
 	port_conf->enqueue_depth =
 		DPAA2_EVENT_MAX_PORT_ENQUEUE_DEPTH;
-	port_conf->disable_implicit_release = 0;
+	port_conf->event_port_cfg = 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
index e796975..933a5a5 100644
--- a/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/dsw/dsw_evdev.c
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ dsw_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev __rte_unused,
 		.event_dev_cap = RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE|
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_DISTRIBUTED_SCHED|
 		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE|
-		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT|
+		RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
index 4fc4e8f..1c6bcca 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ ssovf_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev, struct rte_event_dev_info *dev_info)
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES|
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK |
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT |
-					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE;
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE |
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID;
 
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ ssovf_port_def_conf(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
 	port_conf->new_event_threshold = edev->max_num_events;
 	port_conf->dequeue_depth = 1;
 	port_conf->enqueue_depth = 1;
-	port_conf->disable_implicit_release = 0;
+	port_conf->event_port_cfg = 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.c b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.c
index b8b57c3..ae35bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev.c
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ otx2_sso_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *event_dev,
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_ALL_TYPES |
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK |
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT |
-					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE;
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE |
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
index 9b2f75f..3050578 100644
--- a/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evdev.c
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ opdl_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev, struct rte_event_dev_info *info)
 		.max_event_port_dequeue_depth = MAX_OPDL_CONS_Q_DEPTH,
 		.max_event_port_enqueue_depth = MAX_OPDL_CONS_Q_DEPTH,
 		.max_num_events = OPDL_INFLIGHT_EVENTS_TOTAL,
-		.event_dev_cap = RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE,
+		.event_dev_cap = RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE |
+				 RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID,
 	};
 
 	*info = evdev_opdl_info;
diff --git a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
index c889220..6fd1102 100644
--- a/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/skeleton/skeleton_eventdev.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ skeleton_eventdev_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev,
 	dev_info->max_num_events = (1ULL << 20);
 	dev_info->event_dev_cap = RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_QUEUE_QOS |
 					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE |
-					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_EVENT_QOS;
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_EVENT_QOS |
+					RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ skeleton_eventdev_port_def_conf(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
 	port_conf->new_event_threshold = 32 * 1024;
 	port_conf->dequeue_depth = 16;
 	port_conf->enqueue_depth = 16;
-	port_conf->disable_implicit_release = 0;
+	port_conf->event_port_cfg = 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
index 98dae71..058f568 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev.c
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ sw_port_setup(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
 	}
 
 	p->inflight_max = conf->new_event_threshold;
-	p->implicit_release = !conf->disable_implicit_release;
+	p->implicit_release = !(conf->event_port_cfg &
+				RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_DISABLE_IMPL_REL);
 
 	/* check if ring exists, same as rx_worker above */
 	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "sw%d_p%u, %s", dev->data->dev_id,
@@ -508,7 +509,7 @@ sw_port_def_conf(struct rte_eventdev *dev, uint8_t port_id,
 	port_conf->new_event_threshold = 1024;
 	port_conf->dequeue_depth = 16;
 	port_conf->enqueue_depth = 16;
-	port_conf->disable_implicit_release = 0;
+	port_conf->event_port_cfg = 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -615,7 +616,8 @@ sw_info_get(struct rte_eventdev *dev, struct rte_event_dev_info *info)
 				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE|
 				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_RUNTIME_PORT_LINK |
 				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_MULTIPLE_QUEUE_PORT |
-				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE),
+				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_NONSEQ_MODE |
+				RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID),
 	};
 
 	*info = evdev_sw_info;
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
index 38c21fa..4a7d823 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/sw_evdev_selftest.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ create_ports(struct test *t, int num_ports)
 			.new_event_threshold = 1024,
 			.dequeue_depth = 32,
 			.enqueue_depth = 64,
-			.disable_implicit_release = 0,
 	};
 	if (num_ports > MAX_PORTS)
 		return -1;
@@ -1227,7 +1226,6 @@ port_reconfig_credits(struct test *t)
 				.new_event_threshold = 128,
 				.dequeue_depth = 32,
 				.enqueue_depth = 64,
-				.disable_implicit_release = 0,
 		};
 		if (rte_event_port_setup(evdev, 0, &port_conf) < 0) {
 			printf("%d Error setting up port\n", __LINE__);
@@ -1317,7 +1315,6 @@ port_single_lb_reconfig(struct test *t)
 		.new_event_threshold = 128,
 		.dequeue_depth = 32,
 		.enqueue_depth = 64,
-		.disable_implicit_release = 0,
 	};
 	if (rte_event_port_setup(evdev, 0, &port_conf) < 0) {
 		printf("%d Error setting up port\n", __LINE__);
@@ -3079,7 +3076,8 @@ worker_loopback(struct test *t, uint8_t disable_implicit_release)
 	 * only be initialized once - and this needs to be set for multiple runs
 	 */
 	conf.new_event_threshold = 512;
-	conf.disable_implicit_release = disable_implicit_release;
+	conf.event_port_cfg = disable_implicit_release ?
+		RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_DISABLE_IMPL_REL : 0;
 
 	if (rte_event_port_setup(evdev, 0, &conf) < 0) {
 		printf("Error setting up RX port\n");
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
index bb21dc4..8a72256 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_event_eth_tx_adapter.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ txa_service_conf_cb(uint8_t __rte_unused id, uint8_t dev_id,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	pc->disable_implicit_release = 0;
+	pc->event_port_cfg = 0;
 	ret = rte_event_port_setup(dev_id, port_id, pc);
 	if (ret) {
 		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("failed to setup event port %u\n",
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index 82c177c..3a5b738 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <rte_compat.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
 #include "rte_eventdev_pmd.h"
@@ -437,9 +438,29 @@ rte_event_dev_configure(uint8_t dev_id,
 					dev_id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (dev_conf->nb_event_queues > info.max_event_queues) {
-		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("%d nb_event_queues=%d > max_event_queues=%d",
-		dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_queues, info.max_event_queues);
+	if (dev_conf->nb_event_queues > info.max_event_queues +
+			info.max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("%d nb_event_queues=%d > max_event_queues=%d + max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs=%d",
+				 dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_queues,
+				 info.max_event_queues,
+				 info.max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (dev_conf->nb_event_queues -
+			dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues >
+			info.max_event_queues) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("id%d nb_event_queues=%d - nb_single_link_event_port_queues=%d > max_event_queues=%d",
+				 dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_queues,
+				 dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues,
+				 info.max_event_queues);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues >
+			dev_conf->nb_event_queues) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("dev%d nb_single_link_event_port_queues=%d > nb_event_queues=%d",
+				 dev_id,
+				 dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues,
+				 dev_conf->nb_event_queues);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -448,9 +469,31 @@ rte_event_dev_configure(uint8_t dev_id,
 		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("dev%d nb_event_ports cannot be zero", dev_id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (dev_conf->nb_event_ports > info.max_event_ports) {
-		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("id%d nb_event_ports=%d > max_event_ports= %d",
-		dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_ports, info.max_event_ports);
+	if (dev_conf->nb_event_ports > info.max_event_ports +
+			info.max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("id%d nb_event_ports=%d > max_event_ports=%d + max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs=%d",
+				 dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_ports,
+				 info.max_event_ports,
+				 info.max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (dev_conf->nb_event_ports -
+			dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues
+			> info.max_event_ports) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("id%d nb_event_ports=%d - nb_single_link_event_port_queues=%d > max_event_ports=%d",
+				 dev_id, dev_conf->nb_event_ports,
+				 dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues,
+				 info.max_event_ports);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues >
+	    dev_conf->nb_event_ports) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
+				 "dev%d nb_single_link_event_port_queues=%d > nb_event_ports=%d",
+				 dev_id,
+				 dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues,
+				 dev_conf->nb_event_ports);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -737,7 +780,8 @@ rte_event_port_setup(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (port_conf && port_conf->disable_implicit_release &&
+	if (port_conf &&
+	    (port_conf->event_port_cfg & RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_DISABLE_IMPL_REL) &&
 	    !(dev->data->event_dev_cap &
 	      RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE)) {
 		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR(
@@ -830,6 +874,14 @@ rte_event_port_attr_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id, uint32_t attr_id,
 	case RTE_EVENT_PORT_ATTR_NEW_EVENT_THRESHOLD:
 		*attr_value = dev->data->ports_cfg[port_id].new_event_threshold;
 		break;
+	case RTE_EVENT_PORT_ATTR_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE:
+	{
+		uint32_t config;
+
+		config = dev->data->ports_cfg[port_id].event_port_cfg;
+		*attr_value = !!(config & RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_DISABLE_IMPL_REL);
+		break;
+	}
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	};
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
index 7dc8323..ce1fc2c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev.h
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ struct rte_event;
  * single queue to each port or map a single queue to many port.
  */
 
+#define RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_CARRY_FLOW_ID (1ULL << 9)
+/**< Event device preserves the flow ID from the enqueued
+ * event to the dequeued event if the flag is set. Otherwise,
+ * the content of this field is implementation dependent.
+ */
+
 /* Event device priority levels */
 #define RTE_EVENT_DEV_PRIORITY_HIGHEST   0
 /**< Highest priority expressed across eventdev subsystem
@@ -380,6 +386,10 @@ struct rte_event_dev_info {
 	 * event port by this device.
 	 * A device that does not support bulk enqueue will set this as 1.
 	 */
+	uint8_t max_event_port_links;
+	/**< Maximum number of queues that can be linked to a single event
+	 * port by this device.
+	 */
 	int32_t max_num_events;
 	/**< A *closed system* event dev has a limit on the number of events it
 	 * can manage at a time. An *open system* event dev does not have a
@@ -387,6 +397,12 @@ struct rte_event_dev_info {
 	 */
 	uint32_t event_dev_cap;
 	/**< Event device capabilities(RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_)*/
+	uint8_t max_single_link_event_port_queue_pairs;
+	/**< Maximum number of event ports and queues that are optimized for
+	 * (and only capable of) single-link configurations supported by this
+	 * device. These ports and queues are not accounted for in
+	 * max_event_ports or max_event_queues.
+	 */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -494,6 +510,14 @@ struct rte_event_dev_config {
 	 */
 	uint32_t event_dev_cfg;
 	/**< Event device config flags(RTE_EVENT_DEV_CFG_)*/
+	uint8_t nb_single_link_event_port_queues;
+	/**< Number of event ports and queues that will be singly-linked to
+	 * each other. These are a subset of the overall event ports and
+	 * queues; this value cannot exceed *nb_event_ports* or
+	 * *nb_event_queues*. If the device has ports and queues that are
+	 * optimized for single-link usage, this field is a hint for how many
+	 * to allocate; otherwise, regular event ports and queues can be used.
+	 */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -519,7 +543,6 @@ int
 rte_event_dev_configure(uint8_t dev_id,
 			const struct rte_event_dev_config *dev_conf);
 
-
 /* Event queue specific APIs */
 
 /* Event queue configuration bitmap flags */
@@ -671,6 +694,20 @@ rte_event_queue_attr_get(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t queue_id, uint32_t attr_id,
 
 /* Event port specific APIs */
 
+/* Event port configuration bitmap flags */
+#define RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_DISABLE_IMPL_REL    (1ULL << 0)
+/**< Configure the port not to release outstanding events in
+ * rte_event_dev_dequeue_burst(). If set, all events received through
+ * the port must be explicitly released with RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE or
+ * RTE_EVENT_OP_FORWARD. Must be unset if the device is not
+ * RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE capable.
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_PORT_CFG_SINGLE_LINK         (1ULL << 1)
+/**< This event port links only to a single event queue.
+ *
+ *  @see rte_event_port_setup(), rte_event_port_link()
+ */
+
 /** Event port configuration structure */
 struct rte_event_port_conf {
 	int32_t new_event_threshold;
@@ -698,13 +735,7 @@ struct rte_event_port_conf {
 	 * which previously supplied to rte_event_dev_configure().
 	 * Ignored when device is not RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_BURST_MODE capable.
 	 */
-	uint8_t disable_implicit_release;
-	/**< Configure the port not to release outstanding events in
-	 * rte_event_dev_dequeue_burst(). If true, all events received through
-	 * the port must be explicitly released with RTE_EVENT_OP_RELEASE or
-	 * RTE_EVENT_OP_FORWARD. Must be false when the device is not
-	 * RTE_EVENT_DEV_CAP_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE capable.
-	 */
+	uint32_t event_port_cfg; /**< Port cfg flags(EVENT_PORT_CFG_) */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -769,6 +800,10 @@ rte_event_port_setup(uint8_t dev_id, uint8_t port_id,
  * The new event threshold of the port
  */
 #define RTE_EVENT_PORT_ATTR_NEW_EVENT_THRESHOLD 2
+/**
+ * The implicit release disable attribute of the port
+ */
+#define RTE_EVENT_PORT_ATTR_IMPLICIT_RELEASE_DISABLE 3
 
 /**
  * Get an attribute from a port.
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
index 443cd38..a3f9244 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_pmd_pci.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ rte_event_pmd_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv,
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * @internal
  * Wrapper for use by pci drivers as a .remove function to detach a event
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_trace.h b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_trace.h
index 4de6341..5ec43d8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_trace.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_trace.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT(
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(dev_conf->nb_event_port_dequeue_depth);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(dev_conf->nb_event_port_enqueue_depth);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(dev_conf->event_dev_cfg);
+	rte_trace_point_emit_u8(dev_conf->nb_single_link_event_port_queues);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_int(rc);
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT(
 	rte_trace_point_emit_i32(port_conf->new_event_threshold);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->dequeue_depth);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->enqueue_depth);
-	rte_trace_point_emit_u8(port_conf->disable_implicit_release);
+	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(port_conf->event_port_cfg);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_int(rc);
 )
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT(
 	rte_trace_point_emit_i32(port_conf->new_event_threshold);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->dequeue_depth);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->enqueue_depth);
-	rte_trace_point_emit_u8(port_conf->disable_implicit_release);
+	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(port_conf->event_port_cfg);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_ptr(conf_cb);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_int(rc);
 )
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT(
 	rte_trace_point_emit_i32(port_conf->new_event_threshold);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->dequeue_depth);
 	rte_trace_point_emit_u16(port_conf->enqueue_depth);
-	rte_trace_point_emit_u8(port_conf->disable_implicit_release);
+	rte_trace_point_emit_u32(port_conf->event_port_cfg);
 )
 
 RTE_TRACE_POINT(
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
index 3d9d0ca..2846d04 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/rte_eventdev_version.map
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	# added in 20.05
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_configure;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_queue_setup;
-	__rte_eventdev_trace_port_setup;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_port_link;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_port_unlink;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_start;
@@ -134,4 +133,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_crypto_adapter_queue_pair_del;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_crypto_adapter_start;
 	__rte_eventdev_trace_crypto_adapter_stop;
+
+	# changed in 20.11
+	__rte_eventdev_trace_port_setup;
 };
