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diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
index da52b70263..c2ac263283 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_allocated(const char *name);
  * to that slot for the driver to use.
  *
  * @param	name	Unique identifier name for each Ethernet device
- * @param	type	Device type of this Ethernet device
  * @return
  *   - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
  */
@@ -59,10 +58,17 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *rte_eth_dev_attach_secondary(const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @internal
- * Release the specified ethdev port.
+ * Notify RTE_ETH_EVENT_DESTROY and release the specified ethdev port.
+ *
+ * The following PMD-managed data fields will be freed:
+ *   - dev_private
+ *   - mac_addrs
+ *   - hash_mac_addrs
+ * If one of these fields should not be freed,
+ * it must be reset to NULL by the PMD, typically in dev_close method.
  *
  * @param eth_dev
- * The *eth_dev* pointer is the address of the *rte_eth_dev* structure.
+ * Device to be detached.
  * @return
  *   - 0 on success, negative on error
  */
@@ -101,6 +107,20 @@ void _rte_eth_dev_reset(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int _rte_eth_dev_callback_process(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		enum rte_eth_event_type event, void *ret_param);
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * This is the last step of device probing.
+ * It must be called after a port is allocated and initialized successfully.
+ *
+ * The notification RTE_ETH_EVENT_NEW is sent to other entities
+ * (libraries and applications).
+ * The state is set as RTE_ETH_DEV_ATTACHED.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ *  New ethdev port.
+ */
+void rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+
 /**
  * Create memzone for HW rings.
  * malloc can't be used as the physical address is needed.