+/**
+ * init_new_hw_struct - initializes driver description structures for new hardware
+ *
+ * The function init_new_hw_struct() is used to initialize the hardware structure.
+ *
+ * Return Value: returns negative number in the case of fail
+ */
+int init_new_hw_struct(int devnr)
+{
+ int irq_param_idx=0;
+ int chan_param_idx=0;
+
+ if ( (hw[devnr] != NULL) & (devnr < MAX_HW_CARDS) ) {
+ hardware_p->nr_boards++;
+
+ if (init_device_struct(devnr, &chan_param_idx, &irq_param_idx)) {
+ CANMSG("Error initializing candevice_t structures.\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * init_device_struct - initializes single CAN device/board
+ * @card: index into @hardware_p HW description
+ * @chan_param_idx_p: pointer to the index into arrays of the CAN channel parameters
+ * @irq_param_idx_p: pointer to the index into arrays of the per CAN channel IRQ parameters
+ *
+ * The function builds representation of the one board from parameters provided
+ * in the module parameters arrays:
+ * @hw[card] .. hardware type,
+ * @io[card] .. base IO address,
+ * @baudrate[chan_param_idx] .. per channel baudrate,
+ * @minor[chan_param_idx] .. optional specification of requested channel minor base,
+ * @irq[irq_param_idx] .. one or more board/chips IRQ parameters.
+ * The indexes are advanced after consumed parameters if the registration is successful.
+ *
+ * The hardware specific operations of the device/board are initialized by call to
+ * init_hwspecops() function. Then board data are initialized by board specific
+ * init_hw_data() function. Then chips and objects representation is build by
+ * init_chip_struct() function. If all above steps are successful, chips and
+ * message objects are registered into global arrays.
+ *
+ * Return Value: returns negative number in the case of fail