#define RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(nm, alias)\
static const char *vdrvinit_ ## nm ## _alias = RTE_STR(alias)
+/**
+ * Initialize a driver specified by name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ * The pointer to a driver name to be initialized.
+ * @param args
+ * The pointer to arguments used by driver initialization.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int rte_vdev_init(const char *name, const char *args);
+
+/**
+ * Uninitalize a driver specified by name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ * The pointer to a driver name to be initialized.
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative on error
+ */
+int rte_vdev_uninit(const char *name);
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif