diff --git a/include/partition.h b/include/partition.h
index e76c6415c..524bfe95f 100644
--- a/include/partition.h
+++ b/include/partition.h
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ struct partition {
 
         unsigned long offset;
 
-        struct device_d *parent;
+        struct device_d *physdev;
         struct device_d device;
 
         char name[16];
 };
 
+struct device_d *dev_add_partition(struct device_d *dev, unsigned long offset,
+		size_t size, char *name);
+/* FIXME: counterpart missing */
+
 #endif /* __PARTITION_H */