-extern int uci_lookup(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element **res, struct uci_package *package, char *section, char *option);
+extern int uci_lookup(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_element **res, struct uci_package *package, const char *section, const char *option);
+
+/**
+ * uci_add_section: Add an unnamed section
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @p: package to add the section to
+ * @type: section type
+ * @res: pointer to store a reference to the new section in
+ */
+extern int uci_add_section(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *type, struct uci_section **res);