+ * Utility function to write a pci device name, this device name can later be
+ * used to retrieve the corresponding rte_pci_addr using eal_parse_pci_*
+ * BDF helpers.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * The PCI Bus-Device-Function address
+ * @param output
+ * The output buffer string
+ * @param size
+ * The output buffer size
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_pci_device_name(const struct rte_pci_addr *addr,
+ char *output, size_t size)
+{
+ RTE_VERIFY(size >= PCI_PRI_STR_SIZE);
+ RTE_VERIFY(snprintf(output, size, PCI_PRI_FMT,
+ addr->domain, addr->bus,
+ addr->devid, addr->function) >= 0);
+}
+
+/* Compare two PCI device addresses. */
+/**
+ * Utility function to compare two PCI device addresses.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * The PCI Bus-Device-Function address to compare
+ * @param addr2
+ * The PCI Bus-Device-Function address to compare
+ * @return
+ * 0 on equal PCI address.
+ * Positive on addr is greater than addr2.
+ * Negative on addr is less than addr2, or error.
+ */
+static inline int
+rte_eal_compare_pci_addr(const struct rte_pci_addr *addr,
+ const struct rte_pci_addr *addr2)
+{
+ uint64_t dev_addr, dev_addr2;
+
+ if ((addr == NULL) || (addr2 == NULL))
+ return -1;
+
+ dev_addr = (addr->domain << 24) | (addr->bus << 16) |
+ (addr->devid << 8) | addr->function;
+ dev_addr2 = (addr2->domain << 24) | (addr2->bus << 16) |
+ (addr2->devid << 8) | addr2->function;
+
+ if (dev_addr > dev_addr2)
+ return 1;
+ else if (dev_addr < dev_addr2)
+ return -1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Scan the content of the PCI bus, and the devices in the devices
+ * list
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int rte_pci_scan(void);
+
+/**
+ * Probe the PCI bus
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success.
+ * - !0 on error.
+ */
+int
+rte_pci_probe(void);
+
+/**
+ * Map the PCI device resources in user space virtual memory address
+ *
+ * Note that driver should not call this function when flag
+ * RTE_PCI_DRV_NEED_MAPPING is set, as EAL will do that for
+ * you when it's on.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * A pointer to a rte_pci_device structure describing the device
+ * to use
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative on error and positive if no driver
+ * is found for the device.
+ */
+int rte_pci_map_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * Unmap this device
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * A pointer to a rte_pci_device structure describing the device
+ * to use
+ */
+void rte_pci_unmap_device(struct rte_pci_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Map a particular resource from a file.
+ *
+ * @param requested_addr
+ * The starting address for the new mapping range.
+ * @param fd
+ * The file descriptor.
+ * @param offset
+ * The offset for the mapping range.
+ * @param size
+ * The size for the mapping range.
+ * @param additional_flags
+ * The additional flags for the mapping range.
+ * @return
+ * - On success, the function returns a pointer to the mapped area.
+ * - On error, the value MAP_FAILED is returned.
+ */
+void *pci_map_resource(void *requested_addr, int fd, off_t offset,
+ size_t size, int additional_flags);
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Unmap a particular resource.
+ *
+ * @param requested_addr
+ * The address for the unmapping range.
+ * @param size
+ * The size for the unmapping range.
+ */
+void pci_unmap_resource(void *requested_addr, size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Probe the single PCI device.
+ *
+ * Scan the content of the PCI bus, and find the pci device specified by pci
+ * address, then call the probe() function for registered driver that has a
+ * matching entry in its id_table for discovered device.
+ *
+ * @param addr
+ * The PCI Bus-Device-Function address to probe.
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success.
+ * - Negative on error.
+ */
+int rte_pci_probe_one(const struct rte_pci_addr *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Close the single PCI device.