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diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
index 04d9c28cf3..9f2765d514 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_dev.h
@@ -183,13 +183,46 @@ int rte_eal_dev_attach(const char *name, const char *devargs);
 /**
  * Detach a device from its driver.
  *
- * @param name
- *   Same description as for rte_eal_dev_attach().
- *   Here, eal will call the driver detaching function.
+ * @param dev
+ *   A pointer to a rte_device structure.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative on error.
+ */
+int rte_eal_dev_detach(struct rte_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Hotplug add a given device to a specific bus.
+ *
+ * @param busname
+ *   The bus name the device is added to.
+ * @param devname
+ *   The device name. Based on this device name, eal will identify a driver
+ *   capable of handling it and pass it to the driver probing function.
+ * @param devargs
+ *   Device arguments to be passed to the driver.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, negative on error.
+ */
+int rte_eal_hotplug_add(const char *busname, const char *devname,
+			const char *devargs);
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Hotplug remove a given device from a specific bus.
+ *
+ * @param busname
+ *   The bus name the device is removed from.
+ * @param devname
+ *   The device name being removed.
  * @return
  *   0 on success, negative on error.
  */
-int rte_eal_dev_detach(const char *name);
+int rte_eal_hotplug_remove(const char *busname, const char *devname);
 
 /**
  * Device comparison function.