diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index 97396c7b7..9b5cfbb83 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ This command is only available if your libusb1 is at least version 1.0.16.
 Specifies the @var{serial_string} of the adapter to use.
 If this command is not specified, serial strings are not checked.
 Only the following adapter drivers use the serial string from this command:
-arm-jtag-ew, cmsis_dap, esp_usb_jtag, ft232r, ftdi, hla (stlink, ti-icdi), jlink, kitprog, opendus,
+arm-jtag-ew, cmsis_dap, esp_usb_jtag, ft232r, ftdi, hla (ti-icdi), jlink, kitprog, opendus,
 openjtag, osbdm, presto, rlink, st-link, usb_blaster (ublast2), usbprog, vsllink, xds110.
 @end deffn
 
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ version reported is V2.J21.S4.
 Currently Not Supported.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Config Command} {hla layout} (@option{stlink}|@option{icdi}|@option{nulink})
+@deffn {Config Command} {hla layout} (@option{icdi}|@option{nulink})
 Specifies the adapter layout to use.
 @end deffn
 
@@ -3214,15 +3214,6 @@ Specifies the adapter layout to use.
 Pairs of vendor IDs and product IDs of the device.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn {Config Command} {hla stlink_backend} (usb | tcp [port])
-@emph{ST-Link only:} Choose between 'exclusive' USB communication (the default backend) or
-'shared' mode using ST-Link TCP server (the default port is 7184).
-
-@emph{Note:} ST-Link TCP server is a binary application provided by ST
-available from @url{https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/st-link-server.html,
-ST-LINK server software module}.
-@end deffn
-
 @deffn {Command} {hla command} command
 Execute a custom adapter-specific command. The @var{command} string is
 passed as is to the underlying adapter layout handler.
@@ -3232,9 +3223,12 @@ passed as is to the underlying adapter layout handler.
 @anchor{st_link_dap_interface}
 @deffn {Interface Driver} {st-link}
 This is a driver that supports STMicroelectronics adapters ST-LINK/V2
-(from firmware V2J24), STLINK-V3 and STLINK-V3PWR, thanks to a new API that provides
+(from 2015 firmware V2J24), STLINK-V3 and STLINK-V3PWR, thanks to a new API that provides
 directly access the arm ADIv5 DAP.
 
+The older API that requires HLA transport is deprecated and will be dropped
+from OpenOCD. In mean time it's still available by using @file{interface/stlink-hla.cfg}.
+
 The new API provide access to multiple AP on the same DAP, but the
 maximum number of the AP port is limited by the specific firmware version
 (e.g. firmware V2J29 has 3 as maximum AP number, while V2J32 has 8).
@@ -10677,7 +10671,7 @@ baud with our custom divisor to get 12MHz)
 @item OpenOCD invocation line:
 @example
 openocd -f interface/stlink.cfg \
--c "transport select hla_swd" \
+-c "transport select dapdirect_swd" \
 -f target/stm32l1.cfg \
 -c "stm32l1.tpiu configure -protocol uart" \
 -c "stm32l1.tpiu configure -traceclk 24000000 -pin-freq 12000000" \
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_b-l475e-iot01a.cfg b/tcl/board/st_b-l475e-iot01a.cfg
index e75c99d7a..3f3db125c 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_b-l475e-iot01a.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_b-l475e-iot01a.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 96KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x18000
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8l152r8.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8l152r8.cfg
index 7cb8bcecd..681b5a243 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8l152r8.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8l152r8.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This is a ST NUCLEO 8L152R8 board with a single STM8L152R8T6 chip.
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-8l152r8.html
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
 transport select swim
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8s208rb.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8s208rb.cfg
index 0d3c0c912..0f6bde215 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8s208rb.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_8s208rb.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This is a ST NUCLEO 8S208RB board with a single STM8S208RBT6 chip.
 # https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-8s208rb.html
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
 transport select swim
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f0.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f0.cfg
index 31a95f59d..00c131fd6 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f0.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f0.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f0x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f103rb.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f103rb.cfg
index 9815d4546..892bdda99 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f103rb.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f103rb.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f1x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f3.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f3.cfg
index 883372494..38f49e3d5 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f3.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f3.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f3x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f4.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f4.cfg
index a1908e403..7617a1758 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f4.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f4.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f4x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg
index 9c5b36ea4..41f8b2129 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_f7.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f7x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g0.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g0.cfg
index f8e67a043..f22a7e397 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g0.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g0.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32g0x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g4.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g4.cfg
index 8e583e77d..309f7a4c8 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g4.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_g4.cfg
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32g4x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h743zi.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h743zi.cfg
index b857b00e0..be2d42fb8 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h743zi.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h743zi.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32h7x_dual_bank.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h745zi.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h745zi.cfg
index ad563b7d3..84865f422 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h745zi.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_h745zi.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This is an ST NUCLEO-H745ZI-Q board with single STM32H745ZITx chip.
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # STM32H745xx devices are dual core (Cortex-M7 and Cortex-M4)
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l073rz.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l073rz.cfg
index 10fac5ef8..317c86e21 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l073rz.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l073rz.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-l073rz.html
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l1.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l1.cfg
index 50688d2b6..d7474d0fe 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l1.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l1.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32l1x_dual_bank.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l4.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l4.cfg
index 8c63d8cbf..b0a75afe0 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l4.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l4.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32l4x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l5.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l5.cfg
index 6450f08b8..626914aa7 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l5.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_l5.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This is for STM32L5 Nucleo Dev Boards.
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/stm32-mcu-nucleo.html
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
 transport select dapdirect_swd
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_wb55.cfg b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_wb55.cfg
index 29b7ec98d..ab7307c68 100644
--- a/tcl/board/st_nucleo_wb55.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/st_nucleo_wb55.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32wbx.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
index 153f7e5cb..997bb4af9 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm320518_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 8KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
index d5296720c..4233d04f1 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm3220g_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
index d2d579077..3bccd2866 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm3241g_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32429i_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32429i_eval_stlink.cfg
index be3c48226..7d04aa7f3 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32429i_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32429i_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32439i_eval_stlink.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32439i_eval_stlink.cfg
index 7a1a396fc..b9ea084df 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32439i_eval_stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32439i_eval_stlink.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
index 60fb4a65e..398ecc103 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f0discovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 source [find target/stm32f0x.cfg]
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f3discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f3discovery.cfg
index f28e11f6a..73c349a6e 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f3discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f3discovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f3x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f412g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f412g-disco.cfg
index 757b25d75..30a9537f0 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f412g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f412g-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f413h-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f413h-disco.cfg
index 6abf49551..c82d0d434 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f413h-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f413h-disco.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f429disc1.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f429disc1.cfg
index 657aa1986..0a8e7ef4e 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f429disc1.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f429disc1.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32f4x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f429discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f429discovery.cfg
index d1b5f5a11..865602ab6 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f429discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f429discovery.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f469discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f469discovery.cfg
index cca25b7f0..c9acbbbd0 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f469discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f469discovery.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f469i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f469i-disco.cfg
index 7ce57f6e7..63c42c64e 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f469i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f469i-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
index 714f1e903..d96e2dbd3 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f4discovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 64KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x10000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f723e-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f723e-disco.cfg
index 2dee2f902..020795620 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f723e-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f723e-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 128KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x20000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f746g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f746g-disco.cfg
index fed1d8ec9..75ff4ec1e 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f746g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f746g-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 256KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x40000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f769i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f769i-disco.cfg
index 2969bb927..cd6383a70 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f769i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f769i-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 256KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x40000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32f7discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32f7discovery.cfg
index 4cc22ea62..6fd6c64b3 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32f7discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32f7discovery.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK/V2-1
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 256KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x40000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h735g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h735g-disco.cfg
index 4097ae28b..327a36418 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h735g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h735g-disco.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set CHIPNAME stm32h735igk6
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h745i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h745i-disco.cfg
index 1c0bc6748..9da1daefc 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h745i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h745i-disco.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set CHIPNAME stm32h745xih6
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h747i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h747i-disco.cfg
index e0a348ef0..7f8eda8c4 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h747i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h747i-disco.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set CHIPNAME stm32h747xih6
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h750b-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h750b-disco.cfg
index efb32b1df..8b254f21f 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h750b-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h750b-disco.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set CHIPNAME stm32h750xbh6
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h7b3i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h7b3i-disco.cfg
index 58ad9f781..df0d0a6f2 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h7b3i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h7b3i-disco.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set CHIPNAME stm32h7b3lih6q
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32h7x3i_eval.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32h7x3i_eval.cfg
index b9c4c74c2..508f10d5d 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32h7x3i_eval.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32h7x3i_eval.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32h7x_dual_bank.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l0discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l0discovery.cfg
index c711d9c8a..59aed3405 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l0discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l0discovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 source [find target/stm32l0.cfg]
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l476g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l476g-disco.cfg
index a32d20fb3..fe33ffefb 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l476g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l476g-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 96KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x18000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l496g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l496g-disco.cfg
index 1ba2299ca..823fa6e38 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l496g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l496g-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 96KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x18000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l4discovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l4discovery.cfg
index f08955078..64a456b61 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l4discovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l4discovery.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 source [find target/stm32l4x.cfg]
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l4p5g-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l4p5g-disco.cfg
index 20d781a1a..33bb9a766 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l4p5g-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l4p5g-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 96KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x18000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32l4r9i-disco.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32l4r9i-disco.cfg
index f364ad3d5..cbb86669f 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32l4r9i-disco.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32l4r9i-disco.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # This is for using the onboard STLINK
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 # increase working area to 96KB
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x18000
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
index d760edaba..e39b52295 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32ldiscovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x4000
 source [find target/stm32l1.cfg]
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32mp13x_dk.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32mp13x_dk.cfg
index 6328ddb4c..08377ca76 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32mp13x_dk.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32mp13x_dk.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # board MB1635x
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/stm32mp135f-dk.html
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
 transport select dapdirect_swd
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32mp15x_dk2.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32mp15x_dk2.cfg
index 9503428d1..0e71e05ee 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32mp15x_dk2.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32mp15x_dk2.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/stm32mp157a-dk1.html
 # http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/stm32mp157c-dk2.html
 
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
 transport select dapdirect_swd
 
diff --git a/tcl/board/stm32vldiscovery.cfg b/tcl/board/stm32vldiscovery.cfg
index 30e35b981..57852bfd4 100644
--- a/tcl/board/stm32vldiscovery.cfg
+++ b/tcl/board/stm32vldiscovery.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-transport select hla_swd
+transport select dapdirect_swd
 
 set WORKAREASIZE 0x2000
 source [find target/stm32f1x.cfg]
diff --git a/tcl/interface/stlink-dap.cfg b/tcl/interface/stlink-dap.cfg
index 99c81c180..009fdb7e0 100644
--- a/tcl/interface/stlink-dap.cfg
+++ b/tcl/interface/stlink-dap.cfg
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-#
-# STMicroelectronics ST-LINK/V1, ST-LINK/V2, ST-LINK/V2-1, STLINK-V3 in-circuit
-# debugger/programmer
-#
-# This new interface driver creates a ST-Link wrapper for ARM-DAP named "dapdirect"
-# Old ST-LINK/V1 and ST-LINK/V2 pre version V2J24 don't support "dapdirect"
-#
-# SWIM transport is natively supported
-#
+echo "WARNING: interface/stlink-dap.cfg is deprecated, please switch to interface/stlink.cfg"
+source [find interface/stlink.cfg]
 
-adapter driver st-link
-st-link vid_pid 0x0483 0x3744 0x0483 0x3748 0x0483 0x374b 0x0483 0x374d 0x0483 0x374e 0x0483 0x374f 0x0483 0x3752 0x0483 0x3753 0x0483 0x3754 0x0483 0x3755 0x0483 0x3757
-
-# transport select dapdirect_jtag
-# transport select dapdirect_swd
-# transport select swim
-
-# Optionally specify the serial number of usb device
-# e.g.
-# adapter serial "\xaa\xbc\x6e\x06\x50\x75\xff\x55\x17\x42\x19\x3f"
diff --git a/tcl/interface/stlink-hla.cfg b/tcl/interface/stlink-hla.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c4adb897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tcl/interface/stlink-hla.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#
+# STMicroelectronics ST-LINK/V1, ST-LINK/V2, ST-LINK/V2-1, STLINK-V3 in-circuit
+# debugger/programmer
+#
+
+echo "DEPRECATED: OpenOCD support for ST-Link HLA transport will be dropped soon!"
+echo "Consider updating your ST-Link firmware to a version >= V2J24 (2015)"
+
+adapter driver hla
+hla layout stlink
+hla device_desc "ST-LINK"
+hla vid_pid 0x0483 0x3744 0x0483 0x3748 0x0483 0x374b 0x0483 0x374d 0x0483 0x374e 0x0483 0x374f 0x0483 0x3752 0x0483 0x3753 0x0483 0x3754 0x0483 0x3755 0x0483 0x3757
+
+# Optionally specify the serial number of ST-LINK/V2 usb device.  ST-LINK/V2
+# devices seem to have serial numbers with unreadable characters.  ST-LINK/V2
+# firmware version >= V2.J21.S4 recommended to avoid issues with adapter serial
+# number reset issues.
+# eg.
+# adapter serial "\xaa\xbc\x6e\x06\x50\x75\xff\x55\x17\x42\x19\x3f"
diff --git a/tcl/interface/stlink.cfg b/tcl/interface/stlink.cfg
index 9b7f1f9eb..99c81c180 100644
--- a/tcl/interface/stlink.cfg
+++ b/tcl/interface/stlink.cfg
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@
 # STMicroelectronics ST-LINK/V1, ST-LINK/V2, ST-LINK/V2-1, STLINK-V3 in-circuit
 # debugger/programmer
 #
+# This new interface driver creates a ST-Link wrapper for ARM-DAP named "dapdirect"
+# Old ST-LINK/V1 and ST-LINK/V2 pre version V2J24 don't support "dapdirect"
+#
+# SWIM transport is natively supported
+#
 
-adapter driver hla
-hla layout stlink
-hla device_desc "ST-LINK"
-hla vid_pid 0x0483 0x3744 0x0483 0x3748 0x0483 0x374b 0x0483 0x374d 0x0483 0x374e 0x0483 0x374f 0x0483 0x3752 0x0483 0x3753 0x0483 0x3754 0x0483 0x3755 0x0483 0x3757
+adapter driver st-link
+st-link vid_pid 0x0483 0x3744 0x0483 0x3748 0x0483 0x374b 0x0483 0x374d 0x0483 0x374e 0x0483 0x374f 0x0483 0x3752 0x0483 0x3753 0x0483 0x3754 0x0483 0x3755 0x0483 0x3757
 
-# Optionally specify the serial number of ST-LINK/V2 usb device.  ST-LINK/V2
-# devices seem to have serial numbers with unreadable characters.  ST-LINK/V2
-# firmware version >= V2.J21.S4 recommended to avoid issues with adapter serial
-# number reset issues.
-# eg.
+# transport select dapdirect_jtag
+# transport select dapdirect_swd
+# transport select swim
+
+# Optionally specify the serial number of usb device
+# e.g.
 # adapter serial "\xaa\xbc\x6e\x06\x50\x75\xff\x55\x17\x42\x19\x3f"