+ * Return zero on success or error code on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even
+ * if it returned an error! Always use ipack_put_device() to give up the
+ * reference initialized in this function instead.
+ */
+int ipack_device_init(struct ipack_device *dev);
+
+/**
+ * ipack_device_add -- Add an IPack device
+ * @dev: the new device to add.
+ *
+ * Add a new IPack device. The call is done by the carrier driver
+ * after calling ipack_device_init().
+ *
+ * Return zero on success or error code on failure.
+ *
+ * NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even
+ * if it returned an error! Always use ipack_put_device() to give up the
+ * reference initialized in this function instead.