Index: uspace/srv/Makefile.common
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/Makefile.common	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/Makefile.common	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@
 LIBPCI_PREFIX = $(USPACE_PREFIX)/lib/libpci
 SOFTINT_PREFIX = $(USPACE_PREFIX)/lib/softint
+LIBDRV_PREFIX = $(USPACE_PREFIX)/lib/libdrv
 
 LINK_SCRIPT ?= $(LIBC_PREFIX)/arch/$(UARCH)/_link.ld
Index: uspace/srv/devman/devman.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/devman/devman.c	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/devman/devman.c	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -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 @@
 }
 
+/** @}
+ */
Index: uspace/srv/devman/devman.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/devman/devman.h	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/devman/devman.h	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -191,8 +191,10 @@
 void add_driver(driver_list_t *drivers_list, driver_t *drv);
 void attach_driver(node_t *node, driver_t *drv);
-bool add_device(driver_t *drv, node_t *node);
+void add_device(driver_t *drv, node_t *node);
 bool start_driver(driver_t *drv);
 
 driver_t * find_driver(driver_list_t *drv_list, const char *drv_name);
+void set_driver_phone(driver_t *driver, ipcarg_t phone);
+void initialize_running_driver(driver_t *driver);
 
 
@@ -260,2 +262,5 @@
 
 #endif
+
+/** @}
+ */
Index: uspace/srv/devman/main.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/devman/main.c	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/devman/main.c	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -60,30 +60,4 @@
 
 /**
- * 
- * 
- * Driver's mutex must be locked.
- */
-static void pass_devices_to_driver(driver_t *driver)
-{
-	
-
-	
-	
-}
-
-static void init_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);
-}
-
-/**
  * Register running driver.
  */
@@ -134,8 +108,6 @@
 	}
 	
-	fibril_mutex_lock(&driver->driver_mutex);
-	assert(DRIVER_STARTING == driver->state);
-	driver->phone = IPC_GET_ARG5(call);	
-	fibril_mutex_unlock(&driver->driver_mutex);	
+	// remember driver's phone
+	set_driver_phone(driver, IPC_GET_ARG5(call));
 	
 	printf(NAME ":  the %s driver was successfully registered as running.\n", driver->name);
@@ -160,5 +132,5 @@
 		return;
 		
-	init_running_driver(driver);
+	initialize_running_driver(driver);
 	
 	ipc_callid_t callid;
@@ -251,2 +223,5 @@
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/** @}
+ */
Index: uspace/srv/drivers/root/Makefile
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/drivers/root/Makefile	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/drivers/root/Makefile	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 
 USPACE_PREFIX = ../../..
-LIBS = $(LIBC_PREFIX)/libc.a
+LIBS = $(LIBC_PREFIX)/libc.a $(LIBDRV_PREFIX)/libdrv.a
 
 OUTPUT = root
@@ -35,2 +35,4 @@
 
 include ../../Makefile.common
+
+EXTRA_CFLAGS = -I$(LIBDRV_PREFIX)/include
Index: uspace/srv/drivers/root/root.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/drivers/root/root.c	(revision 92413defc319a30e0b83ed8a0996c59ffd9cd882)
+++ uspace/srv/drivers/root/root.c	(revision c16cf623b359a6846e36f73f2bc995be0ffb2716)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
 
 /**
- * @defgroup root device driver.
+ * @defgroup root Root device driver.
  * @brief HelenOS root device driver.
  * @{
@@ -37,7 +37,4 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <ipc/services.h>
-#include <ipc/ns.h>
-#include <async.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -48,136 +45,12 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#include <driver.h>
 #include <devman.h>
 #include <ipc/devman.h>
 
-
-////////////////////////////////////////
-// rudiments of generic driver support
-// TODO - create library(ies) for this functionality
-////////////////////////////////////////
-
-typedef enum {
-	DRIVER_DEVMAN = 1,
-	DRIVER_CLIENT,
-	DRIVER_DRIVER
-} driver_interface_t;
-
-typedef struct device {
-	int parent_handle;
-	ipcarg_t parent_phone;	
-	// TODO add more items - parent bus type etc.
-	int handle;	
-} device_t;
-
-typedef struct driver_ops {	
-	bool (*add_device)(device_t *dev);
-	// TODO add other generic driver operations
-} driver_ops_t;
-
-typedef struct driver {
-	const char *name;
-	driver_ops_t *driver_ops;
-} driver_t;
-
-
-static driver_t *driver;
-
-
-static void driver_connection_devman(ipc_callid_t iid, ipc_call_t *icall)
-{
-	/* Accept connection */
-	ipc_answer_0(iid, EOK);
-	
-	bool cont = true;
-	while (cont) {
-		ipc_call_t call;
-		ipc_callid_t callid = async_get_call(&call);
-		
-		switch (IPC_GET_METHOD(call)) {
-		case IPC_M_PHONE_HUNGUP:
-			cont = false;
-			continue;
-		case DRIVER_ADD_DEVICE:
-			// TODO
-			break;
-		default:
-			if (!(callid & IPC_CALLID_NOTIFICATION))
-				ipc_answer_0(callid, ENOENT);
-		}
-	}
-	
-}
-
-static void driver_connection_driver(ipc_callid_t iid, ipc_call_t *icall)
-{
-	// TODO later
-}
-
-static void driver_connection_client(ipc_callid_t iid, ipc_call_t *icall)
-{
-	// TODO later
-}
-
-
-
-
-/** Function for handling connections to device driver.
- *
- */
-static void driver_connection(ipc_callid_t iid, ipc_call_t *icall)
-{
-	ipc_callid_t callid;
-	/* Select interface */
-	switch ((ipcarg_t) (IPC_GET_ARG1(*icall))) {
-	case DRIVER_DEVMAN:
-		// handle PnP events from device manager
-		driver_connection_devman(iid, icall);
-		break;
-	case DRIVER_DRIVER:
-		// handle request from drivers of child devices
-		driver_connection_driver(iid, icall);
-		break;
-	case DRIVER_CLIENT:
-		// handle requests from client applications 
-		driver_connection_client(iid, icall);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		/* No such interface */ 
-		ipc_answer_0(iid, ENOENT);
-	}
-}
-
-
-
-int driver_main(driver_t *drv) 
-{
-	// remember driver structure - driver_ops will be called by generic handler for incoming connections
-	driver = drv;
-	
-	// register driver by device manager with generic handler for incoming connections
-	printf("%s: sending registration request to devman.\n", driver->name);
-	devman_driver_register(driver->name, driver_connection);		
-
-	async_manager();
-
-	// Never reached
-	return 0;
-	
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////
-// ROOT driver 
-////////////////////////////////////////
-
 #define NAME "root"
 
-
-
-bool root_add_device(device_t *dev) 
-{
-	// TODO add root device and register its children
-	return true;
-}
+static bool root_add_device(device_t *dev);
+static bool root_init();
 
 static driver_ops_t root_ops = {
@@ -190,5 +63,11 @@
 };
 
-bool root_init() 
+static bool root_add_device(device_t *dev) 
+{
+	// TODO add root device and register its children
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool root_init() 
 {
 	// TODO  driver initialization	
@@ -206,2 +85,6 @@
 	return driver_main(&root_driver);
 }
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
