diff --git a/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-filesystems-out.xml b/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-filesystems-out.xml
index 1af754485..0c8908474 100644
--- a/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-filesystems-out.xml
+++ b/tests/xmlparse-xml/change-filesystems-out.xml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
-
-
+
+
diff --git a/tests/xmlparse.py b/tests/xmlparse.py
index 8526a6017..cc29eadcd 100644
--- a/tests/xmlparse.py
+++ b/tests/xmlparse.py
@@ -781,9 +781,9 @@ class XMLParseTest(unittest.TestCase):
check("units", "MB", "KiB")
check = self._make_checker(dev6)
- check("type", "block")
check("source", "/foo/bar", "/dev/new")
check("readonly", False, True)
+ check("type", "block", "file")
check = self._make_checker(dev7)
check("type", "file")
diff --git a/virtinst/devicefilesystem.py b/virtinst/devicefilesystem.py
index 951b71653..fee9e8716 100644
--- a/virtinst/devicefilesystem.py
+++ b/virtinst/devicefilesystem.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class VirtualFilesystem(VirtualDevice):
DRIVER_DEFAULT]
- type = XMLProperty("./@type",
+ _type_prop = XMLProperty("./@type",
default_cb=lambda s: None,
default_name=TYPE_DEFAULT)
accessmode = XMLProperty("./@accessmode",
@@ -111,6 +111,25 @@ class VirtualFilesystem(VirtualDevice):
return setattr(self, self._type_to_source_prop(), val)
source = property(_get_source, _set_source)
+ def _get_type(self):
+ return getattr(self, '_type_prop')
+ def _set_type(self, val):
+ # Get type/value of the attrubute of "source" property
+ old_source_type = self._type_to_source_prop()
+ old_source_value = self.source
+
+ # Update "type" property
+ new_type = setattr(self, '_type_prop', val)
+
+ # If the attribute type of 'source' property has changed
+ # restore the value
+ if old_source_type != self._type_to_source_prop():
+ self.source = old_source_value
+
+ return new_type
+
+ type = property(_get_type, _set_type)
+
def set_defaults(self, guest):
ignore = guest