Adding upstream version 14.2.21.upstream/14.2.21upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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diff --git a/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/img/console.png b/src/spdk/dpdk/doc/guides/nics/img/console.png
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