-extern int uci_set(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, char *section, char *option, char *value, struct uci_element **result);
+extern int uci_set(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value, struct uci_element **result);
+
+/**
+ * uci_add_list: Append a string to an element list
+ * @ctx: uci context
+ * @package: package name
+ * @section: section name
+ * @option: option name
+ * @value: string value
+ * @result: store the updated element in this variable (optional)
+ *
+ * Note: if the given option already contains a string, convert it to an 1-element-list
+ * before appending the next element
+ */
+extern int uci_add_list(struct uci_context *ctx, struct uci_package *p, const char *section, const char *option, const char *value, struct uci_option **result);