struct rte_pci_driver;
struct rte_pci_device;
+/**
+ * Add a PCI device to the PCI Bus (append to PCI Device list). This function
+ * also updates the bus references of the PCI Device (and the generic device
+ * object embedded within.
+ *
+ * @param pci_dev
+ * PCI device to add
+ * @return void
+ */
+void rte_eal_pci_add_device(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
+
+/**
+ * Insert a PCI device in the PCI Bus at a particular location in the device
+ * list. It also updates the PCI Bus reference of the new devices to be
+ * inserted.
+ *
+ * @param exist_pci_dev
+ * Existing PCI device in PCI Bus
+ * @param new_pci_dev
+ * PCI device to be added before exist_pci_dev
+ * @return void
+ */
+void rte_eal_pci_insert_device(struct rte_pci_device *exist_pci_dev,
+ struct rte_pci_device *new_pci_dev);
+
+/**
+ * Remove a PCI device from the PCI Bus. This sets to NULL the bus references
+ * in the PCI device object as well as the generic device object.
+ *
+ * @param pci_device
+ * PCI device to be removed from PCI Bus
+ * @return void
+ */
+void rte_eal_pci_remove_device(struct rte_pci_device *pci_device);
+
/**
* Update a pci device object by asking the kernel for the latest information.
*