+
+/**
+ * part_get_info_by_name_type() - Search for a partition by name
+ * for only specified partition type
+ *
+ * @param dev_desc - block device descriptor
+ * @param gpt_name - the specified table entry name
+ * @param info - returns the disk partition info
+ * @param part_type - only search in partitions of this type
+ *
+ * @return - the partition number on match (starting on 1), -1 on no match,
+ * otherwise error
+ */
+int part_get_info_by_name_type(struct blk_desc *dev_desc, const char *name,
+ disk_partition_t *info, int part_type);
+
+/**
+ * part_get_info_by_name() - Search for a partition by name
+ * among all available registered partitions
+ *
+ * @param dev_desc - block device descriptor
+ * @param gpt_name - the specified table entry name
+ * @param info - returns the disk partition info
+ *
+ * @return - the partition number on match (starting on 1), -1 on no match,
+ * otherwise error
+ */
+int part_get_info_by_name(struct blk_desc *dev_desc,
+ const char *name, disk_partition_t *info);
+
+/**
+ * part_set_generic_name() - create generic partition like hda1 or sdb2
+ *
+ * Helper function for partition tables, which don't hold partition names
+ * (DOS, ISO). Generates partition name out of the device type and partition
+ * number.
+ *
+ * @dev_desc: pointer to the block device
+ * @part_num: partition number for which the name is generated
+ * @name: buffer where the name is written
+ */
+void part_set_generic_name(const struct blk_desc *dev_desc,
+ int part_num, char *name);
+