+/**
+ * Parse a devargs string.
+ *
+ * For PCI devices, the format of arguments string is "PCI_ADDR" or
+ * "PCI_ADDR,key=val,key2=val2,...". Examples: "08:00.1", "0000:5:00.0",
+ * "04:00.0,arg=val".
+ *
+ * For virtual devices, the format of arguments string is "DRIVER_NAME*"
+ * or "DRIVER_NAME*,key=val,key2=val2,...". Examples: "net_ring",
+ * "net_ring0", "net_pmdAnything,arg=0:arg2=1".
+ *
+ * The function parses the arguments string to get driver name and driver
+ * arguments.
+ *
+ * @param devargs_str
+ * The arguments as given by the user.
+ * @param drvname
+ * The pointer to the string to store parsed driver name.
+ * @param drvargs
+ * The pointer to the string to store parsed driver arguments.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success
+ * - A negative value on error
+ */
+int rte_eal_parse_devargs_str(const char *devargs_str,
+ char **drvname, char **drvargs);
+
+/**
+ * Parse a device string.
+ *
+ * Verify that a bus is capable of handling the device passed
+ * in argument. Store which bus will handle the device, its name
+ * and the eventual device parameters.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * The device declaration string.
+ * @param da
+ * The devargs structure holding the device information.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success.
+ * - Negative errno on error.
+ */
+int
+rte_eal_devargs_parse(const char *dev,
+ struct rte_devargs *da);
+
+/**
+ * Insert an rte_devargs in the global list.
+ *
+ * @param da
+ * The devargs structure to insert.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success
+ * - Negative on error.
+ */
+int
+rte_eal_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da);
+