Index: uspace/srv/devman/devman.c
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--- uspace/srv/devman/devman.c	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/devman/devman.c	(revision 67ba3090d4246ace5e0aefc167571850e5b115b1)
@@ -428,12 +428,57 @@
 }
 
+void set_driver_phone(driver_t *driver, ipcarg_t phone)
+{		
+	fibril_mutex_lock(&driver->driver_mutex);	
+	assert(DRIVER_STARTING == driver->state);
+	driver->phone = phone;	
+	fibril_mutex_unlock(&driver->driver_mutex);	
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notify driver about the devices to which it was assigned.
+ * 
+ * The driver's mutex must be locked.
+ * 
+ * @param driver the driver to which the devices are passed.
+ */
+static void pass_devices_to_driver(driver_t *driver)
+{	
+	node_t *dev;
+	link_t *link;
+	
+	link = driver->devices.next;
+	while (link != &driver->devices) {
+		dev = list_get_instance(link, node_t, driver_devices);
+		add_device(driver, dev);
+		link = link->next;
+	}	
+}
+
+/** Finish the initialization of a driver after it has succesfully started and registered itself by the device manager.
+ * 
+ * Pass devices formerly matched to the driver to the driver and remember the driver is running and fully functional now.
+ * 
+ * @param driver the driver which registered itself as running by the device manager.
+ */
+void initialize_running_driver(driver_t *driver) 
+{
+	fibril_mutex_lock(&driver->driver_mutex);
+	
+	// pass devices which have been already assigned to the driver to the driver
+	pass_devices_to_driver(driver);	
+	
+	// change driver's state to running
+	driver->state = DRIVER_RUNNING;	
+	
+	fibril_mutex_unlock(&driver->driver_mutex);
+}
+
 /** Pass a device to running driver.
  * 
  * @param drv the driver's structure.
  * @param node the device's node in the device tree.
- * 
- * @return true on success, false otherwise.
- */
-bool add_device(driver_t *drv, node_t *node)
+ */
+void add_device(driver_t *drv, node_t *node)
 {
 	printf(NAME ": add_device\n");
@@ -506,2 +551,4 @@
 }
 
+/** @}
+ */